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Swing-Out Plywood Storage I was looking for a way to keep my small inventory of plywood organized and easy to access. The garage at my town house is small, but...

    Here’s a chisel rack that protects those sharp edges and allows me to see the right chisel for the job at hand. The rack is easy to customize for...

            Small Parts Carousel    While visiting an antique shop, I discovered a way to store all that indispensible small stuff that used to [...]

      I’ve got a lot of clamps, but they don’t take up much space. I simply drilled 5/8-in.-dia. holes through 3/4-in. plywood at a slight upward angle and...

          Inspired by the pantry cabinet in the kitchen of our new house, I built this compact version for my workshop. It has the same deep...

          Sliding Wall-O-Tools   I built this 8-ft.-long shelf system to take advantage of the narrow space in the corner of my garage. When the unit...

      I transformed this dresser for my daughter, who didn’t like the way her husband’s metal tool chest looked in their apartment. For these newlyweds, shop space [...]

          In my crowded shop, there’s no such thing as unusable space. My router bits store under a shop cabinet, out of the way until I...

General International's lumber storage system is a sturdy solution for storing all of your wood. It features six levels and can be used indoors or outdoors. Installation is easy in...

    I don’t like to throw wood away; offcuts and other short boards work great for small projects, jigs and shop fixtures. But until I built this mobile cart,...

        Horsing my bandsaw out of the way was a real pain until I installed a pair of large casters (see Source, below). Now my saw has...

Ladder Lumber Rack I organized all my short boards by turning an inexpensive 6-ft. stepladder (about $30 at a home center) into a lumber rack. Now every board is easy...