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I liked Jim Tolpin's arrangement, with chisels resting on an angled shelf behind his bench. This isn't highest density, but it gives very good access to your core chisels. I did something similar just below my joinery saws, although I put small wooden dividers to keep the irons from bumping..
See ~2:50 in his shop tour video:
https://www.byhandandeye.com/tour-of...ool-only-shop/
Last edited by Matthew Hills; 02-16-2018 at 10:47 AM.
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I just checked this.
You guys are total class
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Every time I see this thread's title bubble up I'm tempted to post something that would probably not be considered "total class"...Originally Posted by Matt Lau
Last edited by Patrick Chase; 02-17-2018 at 7:48 PM.
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Post it up, please. 👹
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I like it! A plane sauna
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FWIW -
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I pretty much use the "Keyhole" approach.
Last edited by Bill McNiel; 02-18-2018 at 9:52 PM.
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Nice shop, Bill!
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Is this close enough to wall mounted? Three of the top drawers hold my minimal set of chisels
I don't need many chisels, however I do have chisel envy looking at Brian and Derek's stashes
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I keep mine in canvas rolls. When I started woodworking (after I retired) I built a tool box to hold my tools. The problem was that my tools were always changing. I would add new planes, and sell a few that I wasn't satisfied with. And I wouldn't have room for the new things. Same with chisels. Mostly I added chisels but I also sold some. The "tool box" approach just didn't work for me.
Then I began teaching and had to take my tools with me. Chisels in rolls were much more convenient for that.
So today, I take out whatever roll of chisels I want to use and lay them on my workspace. They keep my chisels ready at hand and organized. If they get dull while I'm working and I don't want to sharpen right then, I'll get another roll and lay them over the previous roll.
Finally, I discovered that if I leave tools "exposed" to the atmosphere, such as in racks, they rust. In a roll, they don't rust.
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Nice setup!Is this close enough to wall mounted? Three of the top drawers hold my minimal set of chisels
I don't need many chisels, however I do have chisel envy looking at Brian and Derek's stashes
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Bumbling forward into the unknown.
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Thanks Brian! It may not be as refined as your space but I do enjoy working out of my shrine to handtools
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Are you being sarcastic? :-)
Paul
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I would hope so.
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