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    Just the standard keyhole rack. In the two years that they have been in these racks, only one chisel has fallen from the handle. In my case, they don’t have far to drop. if i were hanging them over concrete, I would probably use one of the other ways posted above.

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  2. Why, it has the "pipe organ" look to it, Derek! How stylish of you!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Derek Cohen View Post
    I built this chisel holder on the weekend. Does this count?



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    I have a simple solution: fewer chisels! After all, how many chisels does one really need?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stanley Covington View Post
    Brian:

    You need to get a long level!
    Hah!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty R Schlosser View Post
    Why, it has the "pipe organ" look to it, Derek! How stylish of you!!
    Marty, things have changed somewhat since you were last here

    I need to make a bench top or wall mounted chisel rack and need some ideas...
    The chisels I use are in the tool tray behind the bench ...



    Until needed, others are packed out of sight. Some ...



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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Launier View Post
    I have a simple solution: fewer chisels! After all, how many chisels does one really need?
    This is really my wife, posing as Al Launier, isn’t it? You’re not fooling me, honey, and I’m not getting rid of any of my chisels. Nice try.

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    Holes drilled with unibit(s); gives some taper and adjusting the depth allows various sizes ferrules/sockets to sit securely.
    The shelves are on sliding dovetail, so they can be removed and remade when the Acquisition Virus strikes me down.
    Non-sharp stuff gets put elsewhere - to minimize the bloodletting.
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    Bonus points for hanging your chisel cabinets on the doors of your existing wall cabinets. Now *that* is efficient space utilization.

    Further extra credit should be awarded for the complete set of Buck-of-Borg chisels.

  9. #39
    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chase View Post
    ... the complete set of Buck-of-Borg chisels.
    ^ ~40yo hand-me-downs from a cousin. They are kept closest to the door and are the renowned Stanley Neighbor's Borrowing-series: equally adept at chiseling, paint scraping, prying, can opening, brick laying, lawn-darts, and window-sash-latching!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Al Launier View Post
    I have a simple solution: fewer chisels! After all, how many chisels does one really need?
    Blasphemy!

    Remind me to never let you meet my wife.

    One always needs chisels that are of lower quality as loaners. Then spares of those in case one never comes back or another neighbor wants to borrow one that another neighbor is borrowing.

    Then there are chisel for paring, chisels for mortising, chisels for cleaning - cutting dados, butt chisels for mounting hinges and other hardware, chisels for use with a mallet and of course all the back up chisels so one doesn't have to sharpen as often. Then there should be a few more just because.

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    Sometimes, you need to have a drawer to stash some in..
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    When there seems to be a few too many..
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    Some just get tossed in a drawer, for another day...

  12. #42
    A few of my chisels in this enclosed cabinet.. bevel-edge and mortise. Keeps the dust out. the most-used chisels I tend to keep on my workbenches but debating whether to make a small, vertical chisel holder for the center-mounted tool trays of the workbenches. This would keep the chisels from rolling around the workbench top although these little horizontal stands come in handy..BevelEdgeChisels.jpg ChiselCabinet.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Koepke View Post
    Blasphemy!

    Remind me to never let you meet my wife.

    One always needs chisels that are of lower quality as loaners. Then spares of those in case one never comes back or another neighbor wants to borrow one that another neighbor is borrowing.

    Then there are chisel for paring, chisels for mortising, chisels for cleaning - cutting dados, butt chisels for mounting hinges and other hardware, chisels for use with a mallet and of course all the back up chisels so one doesn't have to sharpen as often. Then there should be a few more just because.

    jtk
    Sounds reasonable.

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    Need is relative, as Jim notes.

    I do have one really ugly chisel that can be a loaner, but I've never been asked.
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    Hi John! I'm only planning to build mine. So, this is very useful to me too.

    I've recently seen this one that I really like:

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    The rack itself also serves as a guard to protect edges of chisels that are in the rack above. And it holds chisels at 15° angle. Picture is taken from this video: https://youtu.be/5YOD_ZXIULc?t=7m41s

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