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SHOP PROJECT most aren't the ones shown here — I it's easy to customize your organizer. Tool Rack - The tool rack is made by cutting a series of dadoes in a piece of plywood that starts out a little more than twice as tall as the finished height of the back. (I made my rack slightly taller than my longest chisel blade.) That way, after the dadoes are cut, you can just rip the plywood in half and glue it together to create pockets for the tools. Layout - It's best to start out by arranging your tools on an oversized piece of 3A" plywood, as in Figure 2. This not only lets you get a feel for how many tools to include, it also helps you figure out the room you'll need for proper spacing, as you can see in the cross section at right. With the spacing set, you can lay out the pockets for each tool. And, to keep things straight, I marked the dadoes with an "X" on the edge of the plywood, as in Figure 3a. Now the pockets can be cut in the back (A) blank on the table saw. To 1 save time, I cut them all with a W dado blade, making multiple passes for the wider pockets and adjusting the depth of the pocket for each tool, as you can see in Figure 3. Then after all the dadoes are cut, you can rip the blank in half and glue the pieces back together. Tool Stops - To keep the shorter tools from dropping out of reach, I added some dowel stops. To do this, simply drill a hole in the back and fill it with a Vs" dowel, as shown in Figures 1 and la. To complete the basic shelf, I cut a base (B) from 3A" plywood and attached it with screws, as in Figure lb. The back is recessed V2" in case you want to mount a hanging cleat. Bin Stops - Along the left side of the organizer base there's a space for several plastic storage bins for project supplies and hardware. You can find these bins at most home centers or hardware stores. To keep them from sliding off the shelf, I added V4" hardboard bin stops (C). They're just mitered to fit and glued in place (Figure lc). But first, I eased the sharp edges with sandpaper. lay our tools on plywood blank ^^ - •SNv FIRST: cut half pockets in blank SECOND: rip blank into two 6V2" halves, then glue up, (see fig. 1) No. 68 ShopNotes 7 |
