Tool Wall

I think the tool wall was a perfect solution for me to be able to gawk at your crispy tools. What kind of egg beater drill is that?

A wall after my own heart, Mike!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Mike,

I had some crudely built doors on my tool cabinet until one fell off (I said crudely built!). So I just took the other door off. Reorganized a bit and I haven’t missed them. I enjoy turning around at my bench and grabbing what I need without opening the doors. Doors make the shop look neater, of course, and add a bit of tool hanging space. But unless you can prop the doors open to where they’re not blocking anything else, and/or drift closed, after you’ve grabbed the tool out of the door . . . the flat approach may actually be better. I went and bought materials to rebuild the doors well, but I’m not in any great rush to get them done anymore.

-- Paul, Texas

Nice Job… Is that a L&N shoulder plane on that wall? How do you like it?

-- Chris

Man I wish I was half as organized as you. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Tex – That is a Millers Falls No. 2, I purchased from Wiktor Kuc.

Paul – Weight on the doors also had me worried a little. If I had gone that route I going to try and keep the heavy stuff off of the doors. I guess everything adds up though.

Chris – Yes that is a LN Large Shoulder plane. I love it, it works great. It came in real handy during the class I just took.

-- http://theinquisitivewoodworker.com/

Nice! I can see the top of your bench now! Good strategies used throughout.

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

You have given a very good answer to many wood workers who face the problem of storing their ever increasing number of tools, at the same time keeping them handy. Your beautiful collection of tools looks so nice when properly stored. Hope everybody gets that much of wall space. Thanks for sharing.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Great looking wall. Beats the heck out of pegboard.

-- I never started a project I couldn't screw up.

Nice Job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Very functional. In my mind, convenience is very important in the shop. There is nothing more frustrating when you are short on time and you can’t find what you need. Nice layout. I like getting ideas from others.

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA

In retail we used to call (and they probably still do) a large display a power wall. Even though there are no power tools here it is definately a Power Wall!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

I’m sure you’re going to appreciate that wall more and more each day. It’s nice knowing where your tools are (as long as you put them back!).

Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

My walls are envious of your walls.

-- Martin, Kansas

Woodhacker said it all!

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

What’s that address again?

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

I’ve got hand tool envy looking at that wall !

I need something like that.
Right now I’m using the floor for a lot of stuff.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

It looks like you have an interesting bench under that tool wall. Seems almost roubo-like. You ought to post that up in your projects!

Jon – It will be posted as a project soon, but check out my blog on building the bench :).

-- http://theinquisitivewoodworker.com/

Love your collection of hand planes!! Impressive.

Mine are all very old, but it’s been fun restoring them.

I just found 2 more old wood smoothers on ebay, and a box of 9 random size blades that I’ll be making planes for.

Great wall!!

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

Good job. Has me thinking of doing something like that on a smaller bases next to my workbench.

-- Bud, NY, http://tpww.libsyn.com/

Really nice tool wall Mike. I’ve outgrown mine and plan something similar to yours.
I like being able to just walk over and grab a tool instead of rooting around for it in a drawer or pile.
Thanks for the pictures.

-- Eric

Nice work, Mike.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I need to do something like this… I started.. .just didn’t finish! :-)

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †