Compact Tool Tidy

Great job I think your correct that we all can get tools scattered aroung the bench at times. Love the wood.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Wow – you get a lot stored in that little space. How did you attach the top (the part that holds down the dividers)? – is it permanantl or does it come out for the rearrangement? I really could use a couple of these – I have the same problem at my workbench, at my computer desk, at my glass cutting table . . . . oh, so many places. And the lacewood is really pretty!

-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.

Very nice storage solution and the Lacewood looks great !
Added to my favorites for future use …thank you : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

JR,

This is everything a shop box (or any box) should be. It solves a problem, is attractive, and is a well thought out design. I checked your home page and noted that most, if not all, of your posted projects are on this theme. The mat at the bottom is an especially thoughtful idea.

It seems to me that boxes should always do something not just be pretty. That said…a box that is both pretty and attractive (as this one is) is the ideal. Making shop aids that please the eye (like this lacewood does) makes working in the shop more fun, and it is just pleasant to take pride in your tools as you use them. To me, there is nothing that is a more irritating waste of time and energy than wandering around the shop looking for a tool or material needed to do a job. Organization is the absolute key to efficiency.

It is a constant surprise to me that I can share woodworking ideas with a craftsman in England through this LJ web site. Keep boxing and keep posting. Thanks for sharing this.

-- Big Al in IN

This is an excellent idea.. I’m gonna make me a couple of these right now. Thanks for sharing! :)

-- I'll grow up when ketchup bottle farts stop being funny.

You can never be too organised Jim. Actually it is nice to be able to spell organised with an ’s’ for once since I’m talking to a fellow Englishman. :-) These Americans take our language and send it back to us with ‘z’ instead of ’s’ and miss the ‘u’ out of words like colour. Rabbet instead of rebate, aluminum instead of aluminium. What a liberty! LOL. Only joking guys, before someone bites my head off.

I love that Snakewood Jim and how you got all those tools in such a small footprint. Well done!

-- Andy -- Old Chinese proverb say: If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it.

Jim…..I need a couple of those. I have it on my To Do list. I like the use of the green cutting mat material in the bottom.

-- And my head I'd be a scratchin'

Nice solution to an all to common problem for LumberJocks and it looks really nice to boot.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

.....it doesn’t tip over?

regardless, nice work colour and all!

-- Everyday Woodworking is saving my life.

Nope! It defies gravity and helps me keep organised.
Jim

-- It always looks better when it's finished!