Hand Tool Storage

[duke]

LLet's See Your Hand Tool Storage as per nudge from Mike G.
Yea, I need to label doors and drawers otherwise I can't find anything.

 

[Mike G]

I like the utilitarian nature of that, Duke. It looks like a working space, rather than a showroom. I like those cranked paring gouges.

 

[MattS]

I agree, utilitarian and everything is to hand. I like the artwork to - I have posters and pictures around my shop.

 

[duke]

Thanks Mike, I need to make a proper holder in the drawer for the gouges and chisels .

 

[duke]

Forgot this.

 

[Cabinetman]

And actual real live dust —a working workshop, you’re to be congratulated Duke.
You don’t see much of that in a lot of the tool collectors displays that pass for workshops particularly on YouTube, it makes me think a lot of our American friends must be extremely tidy lol.
Ian

 

[duke]

And actual real live dust —a working workshop, you’re to be congratulated Duke.
You don’t see much of that in a lot of the tool collectors displays that pass for workshops particularly on YouTube, it makes me think a lot of our American friends must be extremely tidy lol.
Ian

Ha ha, the shop was relatively clean last night of the pic. Now its messy. With the ceiling air scrubber and dust collection system in use dust is somewhat controlled. I only buy tools that I need. I understand the draw of collecting.

 

[Mike]

And actual real live dust —a working workshop, you’re to be congratulated Duke.
You don’t see much of that in a lot of the tool collectors displays that pass for workshops particularly on YouTube, it makes me think a lot of our American friends must be extremely tidy lol.
Ian

I don't know if it's an American trait to keep a tidy shop, but it is certainly my goal. My shop is not a separate building, but is part of the living space in our house. I try to eliminate, or at least minimize, the amount of dust, chips, and noise that escape from my shop and filter through the rest of the house.

When I take photos of an ongoing work in progress, I clean up around the project and remove anything that might distract from the subject. Otherwise, I let the chips fall where they may, and tidy up when I take a break, but always leave a clean shop when I am finished for the day. This lifelong habit surprised the late David Charlesworth when I attended the first of his courses. After he left at the end of the first day, I tidied up my bench and cleaned up the rest of the shop, as I do at home. It was apparent that some areas had not been cleaned for a long time.

Last year, I shared some photos on the Festool Owners Group of the modifications I made to my spindle moulder. A UK member commented on the tidy shop and added he had better things to do in his shop than polishing his tools. I suppose this is a inverse of the classic method of identifying a king that can be used to identify a real woodworker, and not a pretender.

 

[AndyP]

OSB was used on my workshop walls. Painting them white really helps with the light. A bit hard to do that once the furniture is in though.

 

[duke]

OSB was used on my workshop walls. Painting them white really helps with the light. A bit hard to do that once the furniture is in though.

I thought I would paint also, quickly calculated labour and cost so nixed it.

 

[duke]

I am a cheap bugger, so my wife says.

 

[duke]

I don't know if it's an American trait to keep a tidy shop, but it is certainly my goal. My shop is not a separate building, but is part of the living space in our house. I try to eliminate, or at least minimize, the amount of dust, chips, and noise that escape from my shop and filter through the rest of the house.

When I take photos of an ongoing work in progress, I clean up around the project and remove anything that might distract from the subject. Otherwise, I let the chips fall where they may, and tidy up when I take a break, but always leave a clean shop when I am finished for the day. This lifelong habit surprised the late David Charlesworth when I attended the first of his courses. After he left at the end of the first day, I tidied up my bench and cleaned up the rest of the shop, as I do at home. It was apparent that some areas had not been cleaned for a long time.

Last year, I shared some photos on the Festool Owners Group of the modifications I made to my spindle moulder. A UK member commented on the tidy shop and added he had better things to do in his shop than polishing his tools. I suppose this is a inverse of the classic method of identifying a king that can be used to identify a real woodworker, and not a pretender.

Nothing wrong with keeping your shop clean seeing that it is not stand alone. The dust can get into everything. I usually tidy up in the mornings.

 

[SamQ aka Ah! Q!]

OSB was used on my workshop walls. Painting them white really helps with the light. A bit hard to do that once the furniture is in though.

I found it made a huge difference to the airiness and visibility.