Preparing to store the planes.........

[Terry Hatfield]

Howdy everyone,

I actually got done with work late this morning (yipeeeee) and I headed out to the shop to work on the plane storage problem...got planes...got more on the way...got no storage. I'm so excited to actually be able to work in the shop that I had to share. :D

I decided that I would clean out the bottom drawer in my bench and rearrange the right hand side of the bench for that stuff. That would leave a nice big drawer that would hold lots-a-planes etc...

I decided to make pull out shelves. I slapped together some boxes out of scrap 1/2" baltic birch and used some 100 lb full ext. slides that I got at an estate auction. Cost..close to zip. That is a good thing considering how much I've spent on planes. :eek:

The bottom drawer is actually 32" long and 14" wide. The longest slides I have are 24" so it doesn't pull all the way out but I have access from the other side for the stuff on that end. Mostly Kreg stuff, brad nailers etc...

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Here's the lower pulled out.....

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I decided to use some 16" slides and make two 16" X 14" trays for the upper level pull outs. The one over the lower drawer has jig parts and measuring equip. etc...

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The opposite side ....

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And is the cool one. Sharpening drawer!!! Float glass, LV angle guide goodies and lots of sandpaper.

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As for the plane drawer itself, I got the angled insert cut from some left over 3/4" white oak ply and it's just sitting in there with the 3 planes I do have and some other neander type stuff on it. I will wait for the rest of the planes to arrive before dividing the drawer up so each item will have it's own home. All this stuff will be very easily accessed in the bench. Saving a few steps vs storing it else where in the shop.

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I had almost forgot how much fun it was to be in the shop doing something without 3 phones ringing!!!! Work has been so stinkin' crazy that I have had zero shop time lately. I'm glad to get some today and put it to productive use.

Thanks for looking!!!

Terry

[John Dingman]

Terry,

Very Nice! Only one problem...........There is not enough room in that one drawer for the other planes you are going to buy as you slide down the slope ;)


Looks Great,
John

[Terry Hatfield]

Terry,

Very Nice! Only one problem...........There is not enough room in that one drawer for the other planes you are going to buy as you slide down the slope ;)


Looks Great,
John

Don't remind me John!! :D I thought the same thing already...hmmm...maybe I could move the hardware out of it's drawer..........

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[Jim Dunn]

You could always build another bench. As pretty as this one is the additional experience would probably provide some additional skills :')

[Bart Leetch]

You could always build another bench. As pretty as this one is the additional experience would probably provide some additional skills :')

Ya & you'd have something to break the new neander tools in an as you receive them. :eek: :D

[Terry Hatfield]

Bart...Jim....

Well, first I'd hafta build more shop to put it in. :D No room for any more benches.

I am currently *trying* to work on a A&C grandfather clock for the LOML but real work keeps gettin' in the way. I'll get in some hand planing practice on the clock for sure once I eventually get back to it!!

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