Tool Holding: Lecture 9/11 & 9/12

Creating efficient systems for tools.

The first thing that we will be making in Woodworking this year are tool holders. Part of being a founder of Woodworking at Grant means that you have to help invent things right off the bat.

We have many tools, and while some like a battery operated drill can efficiently and safely be put in

drawers, other tools, like the standard hand tools here (back saw; marking knife; coping saw; chisel; mallet, and square) need to be more readily accessible AND stored in a way that protects their cutting edges, and safely keeps those edges from our skin.

We will begin these projects this week once folk have passed safety testing on the bandsaw; compound miter saw; drill press; and hand drill.

Meanwhile, the following photos may give you some inspiration and ideas.

Here are two photos of an adult school in Portland The Northwest Woodworking Studio; notice the hand tools on the far wall.

This is a holder for drill bits in our space.

This wall will be the main storage area for the hand tools we use all the time.

This is my teacher, Gary Rogowski. Behind him you can see one of the tool chests he uses to have ready access to the tools he uses everyday. 

Gary has a LOT of tools; what else do you see in these photos?

Here is another tools chest:

The Studley Tool Chest (many think it is the most magnificent chest ever made.) Don't worry this is just here to show you what you could do with a lifetime of woodworking.

This is a tool tote that I use to carry tools when I teach other places or when I need to bring my tools somewhere else. What are the principles of it's design?

Here is a tool box I made about seven years ago; really, don't panic, we are all beginners at some point!

This is my shop at home. A combination of nails and nicely made wood holders. 

We can do this!