Roger Myers
03-21-2004, 2:15 PM
Having a quiet Sunday afternoon in the shop spending some time installing french cleats around the perimeter of the shop and making some tool racks for them. I wanted a flexible set-up that could accomodate my hand tools and could be modified over time as the shop and tool assortment evolves.
I use both power and hand tools in my woodworking but frequently find that the hand tools provide more satisfaction, less noise, less dust, and can often do the same job in less time....
The french cleats were made from Cherry, to dress up the shop walls a bit, and the tool racks will be primarily made of cherry and maple...
As a bit of detail on the french cleats, and on some of the tool racks I planed a small 3/16" bead...just enough detail to catch the eye. This was planed with a wooden molding plane and the cleats were surfaced with a smooting plane.... and the ensuing quiet in the shop leads to this posting...
here are the cleats installed, and a few pictures of the process of detailing them...noting fancy, just some food for thought for those who think of venturing more into hand tools...
Roger
I use both power and hand tools in my woodworking but frequently find that the hand tools provide more satisfaction, less noise, less dust, and can often do the same job in less time....
The french cleats were made from Cherry, to dress up the shop walls a bit, and the tool racks will be primarily made of cherry and maple...
As a bit of detail on the french cleats, and on some of the tool racks I planed a small 3/16" bead...just enough detail to catch the eye. This was planed with a wooden molding plane and the cleats were surfaced with a smooting plane.... and the ensuing quiet in the shop leads to this posting...
here are the cleats installed, and a few pictures of the process of detailing them...noting fancy, just some food for thought for those who think of venturing more into hand tools...
Roger