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. mfter saw sits below stoke on the wall near ooorway . TOP VIEW A little planning now will save a lot of time and frustration later. Let's face it. Lumber storage is not very glamorous. Oh, we're all proud to show off a new table saw or new shop cabinets, but no one gets real excited about the wood piled over in the corner or along the walls of our shop. But proper lumber storage is just as important as placement of your tools. If your lumber ends up damp, warped, twisted, or cracked because of poor storage, the best tools can't undo the damage, no matter how good they are. So, if you feel you need to rethink how to store your lumber, here are a few tips to consider. Easy Access. The best place in your shop to store lumber is near the entry door. It can be quite hazardous to try to snake an 8-long board through the door, over your workbench, and around the band saw. So, look near the door for storage space. Another good idea is to have your chop saw or another cutoff tool nearby your storage area. If you only need 2' of an 8' board, why tote that 8' board to your saw on the other side of the shop, cut it, and then have to take the remaining 6' back to the storage area? Having a cutoff tool near your storage space eliminates a lot of extra work — believe me. Vertical. If your shop ceiling is high enough and you have no wall cabinets in the way, you can stack the boards vertically, like most home centers do. While this saves a lot of floor space, you need to make sure the boards stay upright. Vibrations caused by such ordinary things as opening and closing tine door can send the boards crashing to the floor or onto whatever tool or vehicle is nearby. One remedy I found is to screw eyebolts into studs about 5' off the floor and attach bungee cords between them to hold the tops of the boards in place, as you can see in the drawing on the far right of the opposite page. This drawing also shows a clamp about midway up tine stack of lumber. Stacking lumber vertically can cause the boards to bow in the middle. By clamping the 42 ShopNotes No. 80 |
