Comments on: Tool Racks-Then & Now

By: milesthom

milesthom — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:11:17 +0000

Thanks for the inspiration to get things organized. Just finished one modeled on your photos – spruce for structure, chisel shelf cut from 2 x 4 and pine shelf supported by brackets built from the spruce.

Tried to use hand tools throughout, and adjusted on the fly for discrepancies of structural lumber.

My big win? Sacrifice of about a foot and a half of 2 x 4 practice sawing the deep dado for the shelf – victory was two brackets that fit the shelf as they came from the saw.

Now on to shooting board, bench hook and dovetail gauge.

Cheers – Miles

By: Robert W. Lang

Robert W. Lang — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:41:27 +0000

Hi Steve,

In the last photo, behind the rabbet plane and in front of the Glen-Drake hammer is a 35mm film container. The toilet bowl ring is made of beeswax, and I transfer a glob every now and then to the film container for lubricating screws. Cheap source of beeswax, and a ring lasts several years.

Sharp eye!

Bob

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:32:51 +0000

I like the tool rack, Bob. Thanks for sharing your updated observations.

But what’s with the toilet wax ring in the second photo? Is it a tool accessory or perhaps for an upcoming project?

Thanks,
Steve

By: Pkorman1

Pkorman1 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:17:53 +0000

I have a 1 car garage shop so space is always at a premium. My plane shelf is wide enough to accommodate up to my #6 across the shelf from front to rear. I mount my #7 under the shelf with 2 wood U brackets, 1/2′ wider than my plane. Strategically placed, the long tail slides in first and then the front slides up and in allowing the plane to hang upside down along the length of the shelf. It looks like your shelf is high enough to fit an inverted bench plane. Access is very easy.

By: Robert W. Lang

Robert W. Lang — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:41:21 +0000

Another variation, that I should have mentioned is the “I Can Do That” project from the April 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. That uses the spaced horizontal pieces as well, but puts a wider shelf above.

I’ll be making one of those for my shop at home.

Bob Lang

By: rdeanspoon

rdeanspoon — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:30:35 +0000

A nice shelf. I just discovered the Pop Wood Blogs and am really enjoying them. A similar shelf will be going up in my shop soon. With a veiw of the old folks parking lot how do you keep Chris from sneaking off to get a piece of b’day
cake when he sees one go by?
Keep up the good work. You produce a great product.
Dean