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Tackle Box Storage
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, March 8, 2010
This is my all-time favorite way to store screws, small hardware and router bits. Fishing tackle boxes come in a variety of sizes and shapes but I picked this one because the inner utility boxes have lids to keep stuff from spilling and the adjustable...
Tablesaw Tool Drawer
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, March 8, 2010
It seems like I’m always misplacing my push sticks, blade wrench, featherboards and other small tablesaw accessories. To solve my problem I added a shallow drawer under the side feed table. I simply built a wood box that was open in the front and...
Spray Can Storage
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, March 8, 2010
I’m a great fan of aerosol finishes, especially now that many of them have adjustable tips that make much less splatter. But my shop got so cluttered with half-used cans that I had trouble finding the color I wanted, so I built this simple storage...
Tubular Storage
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, March 8, 2010
Here’s my solution for storing skinny things like wood trim and edge banding. I bought a 12-in.-dia. by 8-ft.-long cardboard concrete form at a home center for about $14. I slid plywood dividers into the tube and added a few screws to hold the dividers...
Get the Clutter Off Your Bench
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
I found a new place to store dispensers right under my nose. Any lightweight stuff that comes in a box can be fastened to the bottom of a cupboard and still leave plenty of room over the counter below. A little double-faced tape or hot-melt glue makes...
Fold-Down Cutting Rack
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
There was no room in my basement shop to cut full sheets of plywood. I always had to have the home center guy cut it down to size with his panel saw. What a hassle. I wanted my own panel saw, but I knew there was simply no room in my shop or budget. Then...
Cabinet Door Clamp Rack
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
My burgeoning collection of spring clamps and small bar clamps was crying out for a storage solution. The doors on my shop cabinet offered just the place for hanging a couple simple racks for my wayward clamps. Just screw a 1x2 strip to the door for small...
Storage Hang-Up
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
I’m a neat freak and I jump at any idea that keeps stuff off my bench. I built a glue bottle perch for my pegboard just for that reason. It’s just a couple of boards with a cutoff section of PVC pipe screwed to the back and a pair of holes...
Swing-Out Plywood Storage
by American Woodworker Editors Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I was looking for a way to keep my small inventory of plywood organized and easy to access. The garage at my town house is small, but I did have a narrow space along one of the sidewalls next to the overhead door. After some head scratching I designed...
See-Through Chisel Holder
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, December 14, 2009
Here’s a chisel rack that protects those sharp edges and allows me to see the right chisel for the job at hand. The rack is easy to customize for any size chisels. Glue a 1-in.-wide strip of 1/2-in.-thick wood across a plywood backer board. Next...
Small Parts Carousel
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Small Parts Carousel While visiting an antique shop, I discovered a way to store all that indispensible small stuff that used to clutter my workshop. On display was a rotating bolt cabinet from an old-fashioned hardware store. When I got home, I design...
Clamp Camp
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
I’ve got a lot of clamps, but they don’t take up much space. I simply drilled 5/8-in.-dia. holes through 3/4-in. plywood at a slight upward angle and glued in 9-in.-long 5/8-in.-dia. dowels. Each pair of dowels holds six clamps, so I can hang...
Pantry Door Tool Cabinet
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Inspired by the pantry cabinet in the kitchen of our new house, I built this compact version for my workshop. It has the same deep double-hinged doors that make everything inside easy to reach. I used 3/4-in.-thick stock so I could use screws to hang...
Sliding Wall-O-Tools
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sliding Wall-O-Tools I built this 8-ft.-long shelf system to take advantage of the narrow space in the corner of my garage. When the unit is “closed,” I’ve got ready access to the tools hanging on both doors. By sliding one or both doors...
Clandestine Tool Chest
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
I transformed this dresser for my daughter, who didn’t like the way her husband’s metal tool chest looked in their apartment. For these newlyweds, shop space wasn’t in their budget and he needed a place to park his tools. My daughter...

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