How do you store your hardware?

sorry mines a bucket lol

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Some like this that tilts out and pivots at the bottom would be nice.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I built this 8 or 9 years ago. The arms (2X2) swing out to access the jars. The jar lids are screwed to the arms with 2 screws. I used spaghetti sauce jars. If I remember right, there’s a 4X4 inside the 1/8” plywood. There are notches to allow the arms to swing as well as a vertical notch to hold a 1/2” piece of steel rod.

It’s a compact way to hold lots of different stuff.

-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org - AnConn.com

Wow Rustic,that’s pretty awesome! See I knew I’d get something interesting if I put it out there. I like how you can see everything, and that it’s sealed from dust. Also like the low cost; although I will be eating spagetti everyday for a month! Now I imagine they are not the quickest to access, but I bet you are a hand tool kind of guy if you have “Rustic” in your name! Thanks for the input!

Sorry, bro. I use old peanut/coffee cans and just dump everything in them willy-nilly…. Kinda sucks to have to dump them out and sort through when I need something, but I’m way too LAZY to get highly organized.

Come to think of it….getting organized isn’t that bad. It’s STAYING organized that’s hard work.

-- Jarrod, Eagle Nest, NM http://anthologyfinefurniture.wordpress.com

i just have a little 20 drawer thing that i got at lowes. it works fine but, i don’t have a lot of fasteners or hardware. mostly just brads and random stuff but it does work great.

I’m with Jarrod on this one. I use the time tested Coffee can method. Now I do order my screws in 1000 count lots, so I have a seperate can for the different sizes, 1 1/4” 1 1/2” etc. I have one of those rubbermaid tubs with the lid where I keep my drawer slides, must be about 40 sets in there. As for pulls and hinges, I keep them in thier original packaging and they reside in a 5 gallon bucket. But, I am building more storage so I hope to resolve this mess soon.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

I have organized my stuff so many times, but I’m such a lazy slob that pretty soon all my efforts at organization are wasted. I give up… I’ve been getting coffee in the really big cans.

-- There are three kinds of people... those who can count, and those who can't

This has worked for me, mainly for mechanical what-nots. It is a cabinet with drawers filled with the semi-disposable Rubbermaid containers. 6 of them fit nicely in one drawer. I can pick out container, snap a lid on it, and carry it around. They go on sale every now and then for pretty cheap, and are curiously strong. They also stack on a shelf pretty well.

Here is a pic. The drawers are pulled out for clarity.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

There is always a couple ORGANIZED guys to ruin the fun ….!

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

This is what I’ve done. It’s a 24 drawer cabinet about 12×18 in. About half of the drawers are divided because I didn’t require the whole space for some small hardware. I figure when it fills I can just make another and stack it on top or below. Much of this wood was from the damaged section at Home Depot so it didn’t cost me very much. It’s hung with a french cleat. Thanks again for all your input and ideas!

Here’s how I store mine.

http://lumberjocks.com/reviews/314

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I use the clear tackle box dividers for the parts that I have just a few of…other then that its coffee cans and yogurt containers

I am a Kraft peanut butter jar kinda guy. I do however make sue I use specifis forms of Kraft peanut butter at times just so as to get different coloured lids.

Chunky peanut butter has a Yellow lid…..
Smooth peanut butter has a Green lid…..
Creamy peanut butter has a Red lid…...

Now I can get organized based upon colour as well.

Yes if I need a specific lid colour I will buy that kind of peanut butter that week!

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)