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boards together, their combined thickness helps the stack stay straight and keeps the individual boards from sagging. And just to be on the safe side, I rotate the vertical stacks every so often to reverse any slight bowing that still may occur. Horizontal. Storing lumber horizontally, or flat, is a good option if you have enough wall space. Commercial storage systems are available, as we/i as tots of plans to make one yourself — just think of shelving systems without the shelves. Tine two drawings above show you a couple of ideas on Storing Cutoffs how to build your own horizontal storage system using either 2x4s or pipes for the supports. Make sure to secure the storage system adequately to the wall studs. It doesn't take much lumber to make a heavy load. A good reason to avoid stacking a lot of lumber on the storage system is that the board you really want will almost always be on or near the bottom of a stack. The higher the stack, the more boards you'll have to move to get to that board. This brings up another point. Don't stack your lumber across the entire width of your shelf brackets. When vou have to move One answer to storing cutoffs is to place them in trash cans or 5-gaUon buckets. The pieces will stand vertically, they'll be in a single location, and they will be oft' the floor. For longer pieces, I prefer a heavy-duty 33-gaDon plastic trash can. The metal ones can be noisy when pieces are thrown in and are all too easy to dent. For shorter pieces, a smaller trash can or empty bucket works great. boards around, the extra space on the brackets gives you a place to put the boards you don't want to get to tine board you do want. Off the Floor. No matter which storage method you choose, an important thing to remember is to get your lumber off the floor. In many garages and basements, moisture can seep up through the floor and be absorbed into your wood, especially through the end grain. If you stack your lumber vertically, try to get the boards off the floor by using some sort of platform, such as the one at the bottom of the drawing on the right. If you store your lumber horizontally on sheff brackets, you've pretty much eliminated a lot of moisture concerns. Cutoffs. If you're a packrat like me, you hate throwing away wood, even small pieces. You just never know when you might need that 2-lon^ strip of red oak that tapers from to %". Stacking it vertically doesn't work very well because it can get lost behind the longer boards, and storing it horizontally just clutters your brackets. The box at left illustrates my solution to storing cutoffs. So, you see, protecting your lumber investment requires a little more thought than just piling it all in a corner. You need to consider the amount of space you have and the layout of your shop. Then, when you bring in the expensive walnut to build that bedside table, you'll have the right spot to keep it safe and sound. A a "two-fyr built platform keeps lumber off fl |
