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#1 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
 

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#2 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Well done Paul great planning and organizing .
 

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#3 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.



It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.



They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.



Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.



These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.



I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)



Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.



Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.



It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.



And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.



So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Paul, It definitely shows that you are having fun with your marquetry. When you enjoy what you do nothinh is too much work or trouble.
 

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#4 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
With all the left over sailboat hardware/parts from my sailing days past, I also used them to rig hoists for hanging plants at the front and back porches, bicycles from the garage ceiling, a dumb waiter from the loft and more. I also have a line bag (rope sack to non sailors) that I reach into from time to time . . . sure bring back pleasant memories from my sailing days. Nice job, Paul!
 

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#5 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Glad you are so homogenised…
 

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#6 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Paul,

You certainly have some great ideas for storage! When we first started reading your blog, we thought we should sell you our sheet music cabinet. It would be pretty good for a veneer cabinet for smaller pieces, too.

We really like the ascending/descending storage table. How does it work to assure that it draws up/down level? It would be quite a mess to have all the work on top of it slide off the end!

Thanks for sharing another of your brilliant ideas!

L/W
 

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#7 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
I absolutely love your idea of the ceiling storage. Currently I don't get to do any woodworking, but I can see myself making one of these as well and think it might be a nice idea to plan it out to include lighting on the bottom. That way it would act as ceiling light over my workbench and storage at the same time. Just need to make sure it doesn't get too warm in there so the veneers don't dry out too much I guess, but it shouldn't be an issue with the lighting I have in mind and some proper construction.

Thank you for sharing this.
 

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#8 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
It looks like you have a system that works for you. You might also keep on the lookout for a blueprint cabinet or a flat file cabinet.

I've realized over the last year that it would behoove me to organize some containers of various sizes/shapes to store projects in progress. I rarely have just one thing in progress at a time. I bounce from one to the other depending on the phase of the moon(it seems like). If all the parts for a project are not properly coralled together, pieces can(and sometimes do) easilly get lost.

I am curious though about your 12' pieces. Given your typical use of smaller pieces, I would imagine that you could easilly cut those in half to make storage easier without much risk of making a piece of veneer unusable.

I recently got a bunch of veneers from an auction and they are in rolls that don't store very well. I've got to come up with a better way to store them. Thanks for sharing your solutions.
 

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#9 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Great thinking.

I was suspending bicycles in the garage with pulley for a short time until the litle one decided to take his down…
Certainly a great use of space especially for 12'.
 

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#10 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Paul, Nice way and great idea. It is just like a filing cabinet in our office. The hanging storage is space saver. That is what we call… ship's housekeeping to be seaworthy. Thanks for posting.
 

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#11 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Creative and practical solutions Paul. It'a always interesting to see how shops evolve with changing interests and priorities. Boat builders probably have stowage solutions in their DNA.
 

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#12 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Hi Paul;

When you get into someting, you really get into it, huh!

Nice set-up.

Lee
 

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#13 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Thanks everyone. Just pointing out that a new venture may not always be as simple as it first appears.

L/W The four lines all terminate in a "manifold" board for lack of a better description. Then a single line pulls on that piece and assures that all lines are pulled equally.

Rance I don't just use veneer for marquetry and besides it's just not in my wiring to cut a piece that doesn't have to be cut. You can really regret that sort of thing sometimes.

Mike That's probably true.

Lee No point in doing it if you aren't prepared to do it right. (OK correctly)
 

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#14 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Paul, Do you use some kind of counter weight on your floating table? How much does it weigh?
(floating table because I didn't have a better noun to describe it)
 

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#15 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
No it pulls down with a three part tackle.
It's still a little heavy but not too bad. I'll post a photo later today.
 

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#16 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
This is the "manifold" board. It needs to be a little stronger or have the single line pulling from a harness to both ends.

Wood Flooring Composite material Hardwood Plywood


This is the tackle. The shaper finally has a use. I actually do use it, just not all that often.

Gas Electrical wiring Electricity Electrical supply Machine
 

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#17 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Always amaze me that your sense of organization .. meticulousness.. and a sense for details ..
Thanks Paul. for the inspiration.
 

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#18 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Hi Paul,

As I don't enjoy a workshop, every space saving solution is always interesting.

If i may make some suggestions…
The single line in the center of the "manifold" makes a pivotal point. It seems that if you put (clamp?) something really heavy, let's say on the starboard side of your table, your table will end up more or less vertically with the port side on the top.
So a harness to both ends of the manifold board seems necessary. You need to fix the single line in the middle of the harness otherwise the problem is not solved. A simple sheet bend knot would be ok.
As a shipwright, you will surely fix a nice wooden (ship) cleat on the wall… ;-)
I fail to identify the kind of knot you use on the shaper… LOL

The nice thing about the way you use the tackle is that you can use the force of your legs to pull the line (which is more powerfull than pulling downard) . Be sure to maintain your back strait while pulling.
 

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#19 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
I'm not sure I understand you.
All four lines pull evenly when the single line pulls on the manifold. The only problem is there is a little too much flex for comfort. There is no way one end could stay down no matter how much heavier than the other it was.
I agree about the strange looking knot. It's actually a clove hitch but hastily applied and a bit twisted. I agree it doesn't look like one.
That tackle would actually have more purchase the other way up but pulling the last foot or so while lying on the floor would be awkward.
 

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#20 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Hi paul,
Looking at the pictures, it looks like if, let's say, the two lines on the left of the manifold are lifting the long left side of the box and the two lines on the right are lifting the long right side of the box.
So we can only say that the force in the single line is the sum of the forces on the left added to the force on the right of the manifold. But nothing prevent the force on the right of being different from the force on the left.
Make the following test :
Lift the box [with nothing on top preferably] about one foot above the saw horses and make a knot with the single line on the shaper. Place yourself in the middle of on long side and try to lift or push down that side. (Or if you are not afraid to twist the box you could try to turn it from one little side) If I am right, it is possible.
Let me know.
 

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#21 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.

Wood Plant Table Outdoor furniture Street furniture


These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.

Brown Rectangle Wood Art Font


I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)

Cabinetry Table Desk Wood Drawer


Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Hardwood


Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.

Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Tire


It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.

Furniture Cabinetry Table Wood Interior design


And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.

Shelf Picture frame Wood Shelving Building


So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Sylvain, sorry, I misunderstood you the first time. I thought you were referring to the box tipping end for end. So, yes, in theory it can tip side for side as per ypur observation, but I tried it and it would be hard to see it happening in real life.

First and foremost the whole idea here is to be light so when I speak of "work in progress" I'm referring more to bits of partly assembled marquetry weighing up to several ounces and maybe a cutting surface and a ruler. It is unlikely That I will be trying to raise it with anything heavy aboard.

Secondly, the drag involved in the cheap blocks I'm using at the ceiling cause it to react very slowly to the sort of force you refer to and

thirdly it would be immediately noticable and is unlikely to get to the point of actually tipping.

It works very well and all I plan to change is to strengthen the bar.

All that said, good engineering analysis of what might be possible in the right / wrong circumstances.
 

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#22 ·
Creating new kinds of storage.

It all started when I got my first "Pizza Box of Veneer" from Lee Valley.

Textile Wood Beige Hardwood Font


It's not too hard to find a place around a shop the size of mine for a pizza box but veneer is
fragile and I already had quite a bit of shop cut veneer lying around that needed a home so I made my first veneer storage drawers. This is just one pizza box of veneer.

Shipping box Automotive design Wood Hardwood Flooring


They worked very well and the shop was much less cluttered. They are built inside my vertical plywood storage area so they are 4 feet deep and held even my longest shop cut pieces.

Wood Gas Hardwood Metal Machine


Then I built my chevalet and the complexity of my marquetry became much greater and the pieces became much smaller. It was clear that I now needed marquetry shelves (trays). and a place to store them along with the assorted veneer saws, veneer tape, brass wire brush etc., etc., ect. that were accumulating in support of the new venture.



These are three of the marquetry shelves that I made. They are used to organize the many small parts prior to assembly.



I decided to make use of a gap between two sets of drawers in my outfeed table and make room for the shelves and a few more drawers there. They currently have no handles and are bare MDF because of course there will be a large marquetry piece that covers the area. (eventually)



Again all was organized, not a common thing around my shop, and all was working well until I ordered a variety of veneer from a mail order supplier. When it arrived I found that most of it was in 12' pieces.



Clearly more storage was required but this was going to be a little harder than finding room for a pizza box. Here's my solution. The box is over twelve feet long and about four inches deep by two feet wide.



It serves as a marquetry work space on the closed end and when the other end isn't needed open I can use the whole box as a bench for cutting and assembling.



And of course you will have noticed the lines (ropes to non sailors) to the ceiling. They pull the whole thing including work in progress on top up out of the way when not in use.



So there you have it, a few small changes that you too may have to make if you fall for marquetry. It may seem like a lot of trouble but I have had more fun with this than I ever would have thought.

That's it. comments,etc always welcome.

Paul
Hi Paul,
I had the intuition that my concerns could be more theoretical than practical, at least in your use of the system.
As the system might be used by other Lumberjocks for heavier use, I just wanted to draw the attention on potential problem to avoid any mishap.
I hope you didn't took it as a critic,otherwise I apologies. As my mother tongue is French, i don't know the fine nuances of English. One of the reasons I registered on this forum and not on a French speaking forum is that on Lumberjocks people are really nice with each other.
Have a nice day.
 

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