Woodworking storage

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Having spent many hours documenting clever shop storage solutions in visits to woodworkers around the country, Asa Christiana incorporated some of the most ingenious when building his own shop cabinets, most notably from Clark Kellogg. His system includes tongue-and-groove drawers with labels, plywood shelves that can be set to any depth using a series of slots, a stack of shallow drawers for sandpaper and disks, and a place to add a clamp rack.

Parts Organizer Cabinet: As much as I would like for my time to be unlimited, it’s not. The minutes that disappear in droves hunting through a myriad of random tackle boxes, loose bins, jars, drawers and general mess, that even appears to be neat, in order to find that righ…

Lot of great ideas to store scrap wood.

The stand is a full 8 ft. long, in order to provide generous support tables on either side of the saw. They'll help you cut down long stock with ease.

By Tom Caspar…

An evening spent building no-cost shop storage is an evening well spent.

Storing lumber can be pretty simple, but you will need to put some thought into it. Continue reading to find out how to prevent warping, what your storage rack options are, and how to organize your scrap wood collection.