WHAT'S UP? "While I'm out in my Shop". #8: Slatwall storage system, Homemade, paneled walls are done now.

Very neat Dick. The timber slats really add to the look.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thank you Grumpy!

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Looks great Dick!. I love seeing an organized shop. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I really like the way this looks, Dick. This should help organize your shop and provide plenty of storage. I have been considering replacing my pegboard walls with slats. This looks like it would work in my shop.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I like this idea, Dick. I have sections in my shop, that I’ve never put up sheet rock, and this would be a great way to cover the insulation and organize some stuff that’s laying around or in boxes. Some of the things I have to organize, I would have to go with the metal hooks, but I believe the plastic ones would work for most things. Thanks for the post.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Makes my nails driven everywhere with stuff hanging on them seem outclassed :)

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

That is a very tidy job Dick. Its making me rethink my current setup.

Is that a slight bevel I see on the upper board to hold the bracket?

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

Good job Dick! The work is almost done and so the fun begins!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Looks really great. You ran vertical strips to fasten the horizontal slats to?
Sure is clean looking.

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas

Wow…..it looks great! It’s nice to know where everything is.

Robin Renee’

AKA…........Woodchic

-- Robin Renee'

A big thank you! to all.

Zuki, I just changed the picture to show how the slats are cut at a 15 degree angle.

Gary, I used 1/4” vertical furring behind the slats.

I painted the background green for contrast.

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Ahhhhhh . . . the hooks then go in between the vertical slats.

I have bare stud wall in my shop so it should work ok.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

The space between the slats is 5/16”.

You can jump back to #5 in this series for more pictures of the shop walls.

I added a few more parts in this series, & they’re are out of order now.

I can’t figure out how to change the numbers.

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Hey Dick you’re way ahead of me. I just sent away for some cyclones I can hook up to my shop vac and to my 1hp shop dust collector. They should help me a lot in the dust clean up part. I’ve made a couple of tall cabinets that I’ve put peg board on the sides, and wheels so I can move them around where I need them. I got the kids promise to help me clean up the clutter and the best news is I just got a call to come and pick up a good size walnut tree a friend of mine just dropped and cut up. So I gotta round up some workers for Sunday and go pick it up. Your ideas are great, and you sure have a lot of tools. Thats my problem. Too many dang tools. But you have found a nifty way to organize them with the french cleat. kudos cheif. m

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Thanks Mike,

That’s great news about the walnut tree. It makes me drool.<(;O)#

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Good Idea looks good

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Thank you Jim!

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very good looking space dick i like the slates they look cool

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Thank you pommy!

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Happy Mothers Day to all you great mothers out there.

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Hi Dick;

My only question is, why now?

Haven’t things been working out before?

Now, you’ll never find anything!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

I don’t have a problem Lee, whenever I can’t find a tool, I just go buy a new one.<(;O}#

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That’s pretty slick, Dick! :-)

-- It's better to have people think you're stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Thank you Miket,

I think I’ll do a better job at keeping my shop organized now.

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I renamed this blog, for those who may be interested in doing something like this.

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great idea. I was looking at something similar for 2 reasons:

1. storage (obviously)
2. warmer look to the walls

this looks great, and seems so much easier to accomplish than routing slat slots in large panels… thanks for the post and the idea! looks great

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Thanks PurpLev,

I’m glad you like it.

That’s why I changed the name of the blog, because it didn’t steer people with this interest.

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Sweet! I wish I had that system on my wall. Looks great.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Thanks Keith,

I still can’t seem to clear all of the junk off of my benches.

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