{"id":1473,"date":"2012-01-17T23:58:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T04:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2013-04-19T23:06:01","modified_gmt":"2013-04-20T04:06:01","slug":"a-practical-tool-cabinet-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/17\/a-practical-tool-cabinet-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Practical tool cabinet, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In small-shop woodworking, space management<\/strong> is important, unless you happen to have just too darn much shop space and don\u2019t know what to do with all of it. Anybody? I guess not. OK, then, let\u2019s look at space economy and overall organization in this tool cabinet.<\/p>\n

A structure of this size effectively creates walls<\/strong> that can be put to use. On the left outside “wall” of the cabinet, hang four pairs of pinch rods, a pair of 30″ winding sticks, and a 4-foot stick for trammel points. The right side (hidden from view) provides storage for a crosscut handsaw<\/a>, a 50″ straightedge, and a 24″ level. The left door front holds a couple of handy reference charts and the Lee Valley Wood Movement Reference Guide.<\/p>\n

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The insides of the doors<\/strong> hold mostly saws<\/a>\u00a0because they are big, flat, and would be awkward to store on shelves. Paring chisels<\/strong> are too long for the depth of the case so they get an area on the lower right door. Most of the remaining door space is used for measuring and marking tools that I use very often<\/strong> such as marking knives, everyday squares, rules and pencils, as well as sundry items whose berth evolved<\/strong> there.<\/p>\n

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The holders for these tools will be discussed later, but here I emphasize that the layout often changes.<\/strong> If a new or upgraded tool comes into the family, I have no qualms about drilling some new holes, making a new structure, or cutting out a place for it. I don\u2019t mind one bit that the doors are pockmarked with some tool history.<\/p>\n

More detail will come in later posts,<\/strong> but here is the basic layout<\/strong> of the case:<\/p>\n