{"id":1506,"date":"2012-01-29T01:11:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T06:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2013-04-19T23:05:12","modified_gmt":"2013-04-20T04:05:12","slug":"a-practical-tool-cabinet-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/29\/a-practical-tool-cabinet-part-6\/","title":{"rendered":"A Practical tool cabinet, part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1510  aligncenter\" title=\"img_0526_edited-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/img_0526_edited-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>lots of ways<\/strong> to store hand tools. Among these are drawers and cabinets under the workbench, open shelves and pegboard systems, a large lidded joiner\u2019s chest, Gerstner-style chests, steel mechanic\u2019s chests, and wall cabinets. Some woodworkers may even feel comfortable with their tools simply scattered about the shop and constantly shifting places.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why<\/strong> store your tools in an enclosed unit? Tools work best when they are kept free of debris and rust. An ordered, safe place for tools improves your efficiency. In short, <strong>your tools are valuable<\/strong> and deserve their own place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This series<\/strong> has described my approach; it works for me. It is neither perfect nor original, but it does have a<strong> solid rationale<\/strong> and will hopefully be useful for ideas as readers make or alter their own set ups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a summary of the underlying concepts in this tool cabinet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Space economy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small footprint; use of airspace (For me, this is the biggest advantage of this design.)<\/li>\n<li>Outer surfaces, top, and stand are put to use<\/li>\n<li>Efficient use of room inside the cabinet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Accessibility and convenience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Majority of tools can be reached directly without shifting other tools out of the way<\/li>\n<li>Little or no bending<\/li>\n<li>The cabinet is placed next to the workbench<\/li>\n<li>Wide-open presentation of the tools provides mental access to them<\/li>\n<li>No need to use separate saw guards and tool sheaths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Flexibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Layout is easily changed as tools are added or retired<\/li>\n<li>Generally logical storage<\/li>\n<li>Storage conflicts are resolved based on the frequency of use and protection required by the tool\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Practical:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple, undandified aesthetic<\/li>\n<li>Simple construction<\/li>\n<li>Inexpensive<\/li>\n<li>Durable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This tool cabinet with its many features substantially adds to my <strong>ease and clarity<\/strong> in the shop. Most important is to set up your tool cabinet and your shop to suit, to the extent possible, how you prefer to work. In this way <strong>your environment contributes<\/strong> to your <strong>ease<\/strong> and <strong>efficiency<\/strong>, and ultimately, to the <strong>quality<\/strong> and <strong>joy<\/strong> of your work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1467  aligncenter\" title=\"img_0496_edited-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/img_0496_edited-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/img_0496_edited-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/img_0496_edited-2-325x600.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of ways to store hand tools. Among these are drawers and cabinets under the workbench, open shelves and pegboard systems, a large lidded joiner\u2019s chest, Gerstner-style chests, steel mechanic\u2019s chests, and wall cabinets. Some woodworkers may even feel comfortable with their tools simply scattered about the shop and constantly shifting places. Why [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-1506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jigs-and-fixtures","tag-a-practical-tool-cabinet-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1506"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2276,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506\/revisions\/2276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rpwoodwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}