Popular Woodworking 2000-12 № 119, страница 32

Much like a skyscraper,

this tower manages to pack tons of office stuff into a tiny footprint.

modernstorage

the last thing I want to do when starting work at my computer is to clear out a place to work. Unfortunately, some years ago my piles of stuff overpowered what little storage space I had. And all that junk sitting around has a tendency to make a spouse go ballistic.

Enter this modern storage tower. It will tame almost any wild pile of junk, and yet it takes up less than 2 square feet of floor space. The open shelves are designed to hold magazine storage boxes you can buy at an office supply store. The CD drawer holds 38 CDs — that's not enough space for a music collection, but it should handle an average collection of computer CD-ROMs. And the see-through doors let you display stuff or protect a few books.

I built this project using the Little Shop That Could Mark II, a rolling workshop on wheels that contains only $1,000 in tools. It was featured in the September 1999 issue of Popular Woodworking. And though we're sold out of that issue, you can see the plans for this rolling shop on our website (www.popularwoodwork-ing.com) or you can pick up a copy of the new book "25 Essential Projects for Your Workshop" (Popular Woodworking Books) that features complete plans for the Little Shop.

This tower project is great for the beginner because it gives you a chance to try out some simple techniques you won't learn anywhere else. You'll learn to make

by Jim Stuard

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