Never enough storage for tools in the Shop/Garage

[Tom Hoffman]

After attending a Waterloo Ia Woodworkers Tour of Shops meeting last August and SWMBO commenting "Why can't your shop look nice and neat like those other shops?":huh: (I knew it was a mistake to take her to the meeting):dunno: We came up with a fix for the clutter problem.:D

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/slvrgost/Cabinets001.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/slvrgost/Cabinets002.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/slvrgost/Cabinets008.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/slvrgost/Cabinetsdone002.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/slvrgost/Cabinetsdone001.jpg

They are made using plain BCX for the cases, maple with some figure in it for the face frames, and Birch Plywood for the doors. All were painted white inside and several coats of Marine Spar Polyurethane for the doors and face frames. SWMBO kept saying. Its just for a garage, its just for a garage, its just a garage.......:D

[Bruce Page]

SWMBO kept saying. Its just for a garage, its just for a garage, its just a garage.......:D
I've heard that one a few times myself.

Nice job on the cabinets!
I would have a hard time remembering which cabinet was which. :o

[Bill Simpson]

Watch your step, I'm Drooling on the floor......

I have slobbered myself and may surcome to great dispare as I want some in my garage (why we call it a garage when a car never sleeps there)....

Thanks, I think, for the post..... :thumb:

[Tom Hoffman]

Bruce, I know what you mean, I have to open a lot of doors to find what I want, I am getting better at remembering where stuff is. They were very satisfying to complete and to start to fill with "stuff".

Tom....

[larry merlau]

thats alot of fillun the bud:D but they turned out real ni8ce i agree i would get lost lookun for the tools... wasnt good at concentration either.. could name them like we had in school shop.

[Don Taylor]

Looks great to me! :thumb:

I would get some of those little brass or gold colored
windowed holder thingies and label what's in each one.

DT

[Wes Bischel]

Wow! Big project - figuratively and literally! That should do well for a long time. Nicely done.

Wes

[Stuart Ablett]

I'm with Don about the labels, save you some searching time :D

VERY nice job, and while it may only be a "Garage" it's YOUR Garage :D :thumb:

[Allen Bookout]

I wouldn't call that a fix-------I would call it a major overhaul.

[Joe Mioux]

Nice solution.

Which cabinet houses your table saw? ;)

joe

[Tom Hoffman]

Table saw has to stay out on the floor. all the floor tools have a home on the floor, all the hand tools and hand power tools were normally on top of them, so it made it very hard to just go out and start or continue to work on a project, you always had to clear off the surfaces first. That was a pain.

As far as labeling things, by the time I bend over to read the labels with my bi-focals, get them in focus, I might just as well open the door and look.

I have enjoyed your comments.

Here is a link to another forum that I haunt, it shows another major wood project that I completed this summer.

http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=50600

Have a good one....

[Vaughn McMillan]

Welcome the the forums, Tom. :wave: Man, that's some nice storage. :thumb:

BTW, I tweaked your username a bit. Check your PMs or your e-mail for details. ;)