TS blade storage ???

[Terry Achey]

I've been thinking about a simple, yet effective method to store my TS blades on a wall mounted fixture. Then, I thougth surely the Sawmill panel of experts must have already invented this wheel (in a variety of styles, too)!:D

What say? ... any clever and simple designs you would like to share?

Thanks in advance.
Terry

[Eric Fuller]

3/4" MDF box. Knock out a quick rabbit on the edges, then cut kerfs 1/2 way through as slots (bump 'em a 64th for clearance) spaced about 5/8" apart. Bolt to wall. Slide blades in. Should take about 10 minutes.

[Jamie Buxton]

My blades hang on a nail driven into a stud. No need to make this more complex than it is.

[Eric Fuller]

My blades hang on a nail driven into a stud. No need to make this more complex than it is.

I'm not comfortable with a thousand bucks in Forrest/Freud marked metal banging around on a nail. Solution doesn't have to be complex, but it doesnt have to thrash your blades either ;)

[glenn bradley]

Mine is the one you've seen a few variations of in almost any of the mags. It isn't really leaning. I was leaning over the saw to snap the pic ;-) I banged this one together as a temporary and have had it for years. Must've taken all of an hour to make and mount.

[David DeCristoforo]

We have a simple box of 3/4" ply with 1/4" X 3/8" dados in the sides spaced about 1.5" apart to hold 1/4" plywood "slide out trays". Very neat, protects the blades and stashes under the extension table. But before that it was as Jamie said... nails stuck in the wall.

YM

[Rob Will]

I have all sorts of saw blades that have different diameters. Each has it's own nail on he wall.

Rob

[Joe Chritz]

My nails are on the back panel of a cabinet. Same principal just contained in a cabinet. I may run a piece of masking tape around a freshly sharpened blade but normally they just hand there.

Since I only have 10" and 12" and they are on opposite ends of the shop I may make a box someday.

Joe

[Clay Crocker]

Terry,

I have found the best solution for storing my 10" saw blades is the saw jaw and a peg board hook:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/Crocker85/Saw-Jaw.jpg

They protect the blades and make them easy to handle. They also protect me from the blades;).

Clay

[Prashun Patel]

A cheaper soln (but not as pretty?):

Get 3/8" clear poly tubing (< $0.50/lf).
Cut it to length (= circumference of each blade).
Slice it length-wise.
Tuck the blade teeth into the slot. When you get to the end, tuck the tube onto itself. If it won't stay, clip it with a binderstyle paper clip.
Hang the blade on a nail or pegboard hook through the center or through the clip.

I prefer stacking blades instead of 'displaying' them bkz it takes up less space. Protecting the teeth makes it simple and safe to sort through the stack to find the good'n.

[Matt Meiser]

I have a box like Eric's, but mine is on a shelf next to the saw instead of on the wall. Mine tilts back slightly by way of cleat under the front edge to keep the blades from accidentally rolling out.

[John Thompson]

Simple piece of MDF with dowels inserted an angled slightly up for me. I haven't chipped a tooth in the 12 years I have been using the method. Nor the 24 years before that with nails driven in a 2 x 4 mounted vertically to a wall stud.

Sarge..

[John Pahl]

I'm not comfortable with a thousand bucks in Forrest/Freud marked metal banging around on a nail. Solution doesn't have to be complex, but it doesnt have to thrash your blades either ;)
I used to use a box with grooves cut in it to store my blades but I find the getting the blades in and out requires more handling of the blades. I don't want to drop the blade so I try and handle them as little as possible. A nail in the wall at a slight angle has worked well for me.

John

[Rick Hubbard]

All depends on just how anal you want to be (or how you want others to think you are). I treat my blades like gold, but I'm sure this would not work for everyone.:)

[Bart Leetch]

Here is my solution.

[Michael Lutz]

I hang them on one of 4 - 5/8" dowels with 1/8" hardboard spacers in between. Each dowel is for different sized blades.

Mike

[Adam Cavaliere]

Wood Magazine this month has a write up on what you are looking for - it looks like a simple project.

[Terry Achey]

Thanks for lots of simple (and some more elegant) solutions! Appreciate all the photos, too. As usual, many acceptable methods to achieve the goal. The "saw jaw" is a unique and interesting device, but I can tell that many of you enjoy the opportunity to "build it".:) Thanks again... Terry

[Peter Quinn]

I'm using the cardboard packaging each blade came in from the factory, stacked in a drawer under the out feed table of the saw. I've been meaning to make something more elegant, but my hardware store is out of round tuits! I am envious of a finer approach but never seem to find the time.

[Tone Ricciardi]

I built a simple cabinet from a design in Woodsmith or shopnotes a few years ago. It works well for me. Sorry the pics aren't bigger. Tone