2016 monthly contest categories

[Phil S]

The staff has decided on the following monthly contest categories.

Jan - Shop storage
Feb - Hand tool made
Mar - Scroll saw
Apr - Toy
May - Shop tip
Jun - Veneer
Jul - Boat
Aug - Carving
Sep - Mixed media
Oct - video created
Nov - Turning
Dec - Holiday gifts

 

[Berta]

It is January...get posting!

 

[KenOfCary]

I'll get the poll up for December this afternoon. Gotta run over to our friends in Gibsonville this morning.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

I'm going to assume this is the type of shop storage we're talking about. This holds a number of the tools I use on a regular basis, and is near my bench.


With the doors open.



With the doors closed.

 

[mpholway]

Bill
Gorgeous! I now have wicked case of shop envy.
Matt

 

[KenOfCary]

Bill
Gorgeous! I now have wicked case of shop envy.
Matt

If you're envious already, wait until you see the rest of his shop.

 

[tri4sale]

I'm going to assume this is the type of shop storage we're talking about. This holds a number of the tools I use on a regular basis, and is near my bench.


With the doors open.
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With the doors closed.
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After seeing that I see no reason to bother posting pictures of my storage

 

[KenOfCary]

This is an attempt to organize my air-guns and rechargeable drill / drivers. A couple of the drivers are on separate peg-board hangers, but this holds all the air gun pinners and the pins along with battery chargers for the drivers and spare batteries.

Just a little less clutter on the work surfaces now. Plus I got rid of all those plastic cases lined up under the counter (well most of them anyway.)

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This is just made out of scraps of 3/4" plywood that I had laying around. Some Oak, some Cherry and some Baltic Birch.

Nothing fancy here.

 

[Phil S]

Bill, That is exactly what we had in mind. Great work

 

[Bill Clemmons]

This is an attempt to organize my air-guns and rechargeable drill / drivers. A couple of the drivers are on separate peg-board hangers, but this holds all the air gun pinners and the pins along with battery chargers for the drivers and spare batteries.

Just a little less clutter on the work surfaces now. Plus I got rid of all those plastic cases lined up under the counter (well most of them anyway.)

​

This is just made out of scraps of 3/4" plywood that I had laying around. Some Oak, some Cherry and some Baltic Birch.

Nothing fancy here.

Thanks Ken. I need to do something different for my hand drills. I like this idea.

 

[KenOfCary]

I wrote in magic marker above each air gun what size pins (min and max length) it takes - saves time.

 

[Phil S]

Still looking for more shop storage photos

 

[Mark Gottesman]

This was put together out of repurposed materials for storing luthier tools and small supplies. The top case was from a last item sale at Sam's. the middle case was made from a curbside salvage and scrap lumber. The bottom was from a bbq. I like the folding wings and it is on wheels.

So, nothing fancy, costly or time intensive(open to debate), but functional.

Album with a few other pictures. http://s164.photobucket.com/user/gyozu/library/Woodworking%20Projects/Luthier%20toolbox

The shop shares space with two cars so wheels are heavily used as is overhead storage.

Here are album links to several other projects:

Rolling Tool Tower: http://s164.photobucket.com/user/gyozu/library/Woodworking Projects

Overhead Wood storage: http://s164.photobucket.com/user/gyozu/library/Woodworking%20Projects/Overhead%20Storage%20Rack

Japanese tool storage chest (I thought this might be a bit better than a drywall bucket): http://s164.photobucket.com/user/gyozu/library/Woodworking%20Projects/Japanese%20Tool%20box%20MDG%202014

 

[KenOfCary]

OK, since this is serving as the January contest entry, we're closing it now. Look for the voting poll and the February announcement same channel.