| Clutter is the woodworker's enduring enemy. Whether | | | | In evaluating your own storage options begin by taking |
| your workshop is shoehorned into the corner of the | | | | two inventories:one of your tools and materials and the |
| basement or spread out in a two-car garage, it's no | | | | other of unused space-corners, spaces under the |
| doubt accumulates things at an astonishing rate: | | | | stairs,between wall studs,below the workbench,and |
| Lumber plywood, saws, saw blades, drills,drills | | | | between the ceiling joists. Lumber and plywood are |
| bits,planes, clamps, chisels, | | | | best stored on racks that prevent warping and water |
| files,grinders,screwdrivers,punches,wrenches,and | | | | damage.keeping the wood ot of the way and easy to |
| hammers are just a few of the hand and power tools | | | | reach. Shelves ,drawers,and cabinets are the most |
| that must be conveniently available when needed-and | | | | convenient and economical spaces for storing tools. |
| out of the way when not. | | | | There are a variety of commercial storage devices on |
| Add to these the lumber | | | | the market,but you can build a tool cabinet and |
| scraps,locks,hings,screws,nails,spare parts,and | | | | inexpensively.Hardware can be sorted in |
| containers half full of finishes--all sure to be invaluable | | | | drawers,subdivided into separate compartments or, for |
| some day very soon--and you may have the making | | | | greater visibility,in glass containers. For tools like clamps |
| of a monumental storage problem. | | | | that are used all over the shop,consider a wheeled |
| Adequate workshop storage should accomplish two | | | | rack. |
| goals: Tools and materials should be kept within easy | | | | No matter what devices and techniques you choose, |
| reach of each operation, and the storage devices | | | | you may find that proper storage not only provides |
| should encroach as little as possible on work space. | | | | more space and convenience,but conveys a sense of |
| No matter what your particular needs, you should find | | | | order and purpose that will make your shop an even |
| a number of storage ideas that conserve space. may | | | | more pleasant and productive place to work. |
| find that proper storage not only provides more space. | | | | |