The American Craftsman WorkShop #19: Lumber Storage Under Control

I’m working on mine too Todd, but you are on a roll!! :-))

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

wow… i wish i had your lumber problems LOL… I can barely afford to buy 1 or 2 boards here and there.

-- San Diego, CA

As a business material flows the shop pretty regularly. I used to have a hard time throwing anything away.

Now I have someone that I can share my excess with (local LJ member) or I will collect the heat value out of it.

After all this work I will have no problem separating myself from the material.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

What have I done in my shop lately? Re-arranged it into a garage so the LOML can park her car in there and not have to scrape frost in the morning before going to work… Not that I can work out there in the winter, it’s unheated and unheatable. (No ceiling, that will be fixed this spring.)

-- Derek, Bremerton WA --

Looks like that cleaning has paid off with a clean shop, I have been cleaning also, concentrating on making more floor space.

-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.

Thanks, just did a bit of this myself.

-- Even a broken clock is right twice a day, unless, it moves at half speed like ....-As the Saw Turns

Though I’m not very good at it, I’m a big fan of organization. And, I’m impressed by your zeal. However, you used a phrase I’m unfamiliar with, “extra lumber”. I was unaware there was such a thing. ;-)

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

way to go there todd ,
space for work is definitely a good idea !

i’m still working towards a dust system ,
( i’ve got most of the parts ),
will make a down draft sanding table then .
and a sheet goods rack .

thanks for the push !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Todd, you certainly are an inspiration. I have got to reorganize mine since it is way to inefficient to work in there. If you can find the time to do yours with the schedule that you have there is no excuse, other than simple procrastination, why I, for instance, could not get in there and do something.

Like David said, thanks for the push.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Scott – I was supposed to start cutting the timbers on Monday but that got pushed back until I could get the organization done. For the delay, the payoff will be huge.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Extra Lumber – Material that is of a reasonable size that it can be used in a project but I don’t have the time.

My wife is looking at all the wood we are burning and wondering how many boxes I could have made for her.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

I keep trying to explain to my wife, Todd builds big things, he doesnt have time for small things. I build small things, i dont have time for big things. Does this mean i should be dropping off all of my large stock at your place?

MTBrian – The logic is reasonable.

I have some more wood that I hung on to for the moment. But I have an idea that if it doesn’t get used soon you will be getting a call.

I have no doubt that you will be used as my dumping grounds for usable wood. I can’t let this stuff build up anymore.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Todd. A very nice looking improvement in your shop organization.
Work safe my friend.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Karson – Safely and joyously.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com