What did you do in your shop today?

The white wire (neutral) is needed to complete the circuit when both 120v and 240v are needed for certain appliances. An oven for example, uses 240v for the heating elements, but also needs 120v to run the clock, timer, display etc. in this case one hot leg is used along with the neutral(white).
 
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About 80% done, still need to design and make the storage boxes on top of the multi-drawer bins for glue, pencil holder, etc. Also thinking about making another rack that will sit right in front of the chisels for screw drivers. There's room and the handles will be half again lower than the chisels so access will be easy. Maybe.

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DLJeffs said:
About 80% done, still need to design and make the storage boxes on top of the multi-drawer bins for glue, pencil holder, etc. Also thinking about making another rack that will sit right in front of the chisels for screw drivers. There's room and the handles will be half again lower than the chisels so access will be easy. Maybe.

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Instead of a rack, how about a magnet strip? Easy to put things back, you can see the tool you want the first time...side effect, some of the tools become magnetized and more handy in many cases.

Not a big fan of tool pockets. I often work with high moisture wood, so I'd have to wipe the tool down, wait a bit, then put away. One benefit to peg board style, you can wipe the tool and put back rite away. Some lower moisture woods, just put the tool back without the need to wipe off.
 
Mr. Peet said:
Instead of a rack, how about a magnet strip? Easy to put things back, you can see the tool you want the first time...side effect, some of the tools become magnetized and more handy in many cases.

Not a big fan of tool pockets. I often work with high moisture wood, so I'd have to wipe the tool down, wait a bit, then put away. One benefit to peg board style, you can wipe the tool and put back rite away. Some lower moisture woods, just put the tool back without the need to wipe off.
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Is your concern with tool pockets the possibility of rusting? Chuck
 
Mr. Peet said:
Instead of a rack, how about a magnet strip? Easy to put things back, you can see the tool you want the first time...side effect, some of the tools become magnetized and more handy in many cases.

Not a big fan of tool pockets. I often work with high moisture wood, so I'd have to wipe the tool down, wait a bit, then put away. One benefit to peg board style, you can wipe the tool and put back rite away. Some lower moisture woods, just put the tool back without the need to wipe off.
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I like the magnetic strip idea too but I don't have the magnet, I do have lots of scrap wood. Plus, to use a magnetic strip in a second row in front of the chisels, I'd still have to install a strip of wood to provide the clearance for handles, so almost the same effort as drilling some holes in that same piece of wood before I glued it on. The wall behind my fixed bench is all pegboard and it is by far the best tool storage I think. But I needed more and this little rack on an existing bench seemed like the place to get it. My chisels and planes were all stored in one of the drawers you see which wasn't a great way to keep them sharp, etc. Now I have a large swath of pegboard open and my chisels edges are at least protected.

Still need to get my planes out of the drawer too.
 
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IMG_20241201_165101.webp IMG_20241201_165052.webp my Dad had a piece of spalted hickory in his wood pile that found its way home with me. The wife likes cooking so a rolling pin is always an acceptable run.

I was hoping to get a small mallet but by the time I turned away the damage from the wood splitter, it said it wanted to be a French rolling pin.
 
While I did my half hour on the elliptical machine at the gym, I was thinking about Mark's comment about wet wood and letting tools dry before putting them in pocket type storage. I could drill holes into the pockets, in fact drill all the through, so both sides got air circulation. Don't drill down where the sharp edge is and you'd still get the protected storage with air circulation to limit rust. Just thinking out loud.
 
Yup, put this together this afternoon. It slips right in below the chisels. I'll only screw it in place so I can take it out, modify later after using it for awhile.

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Not my shop. BIL is getting into woodworking. Helped install the heater in his garage/shop.
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DLJeffs said:
Yup, put this together this afternoon. It slips right in below the chisels. I'll only screw it in place so I can take it out, modify later after using it for awhile.

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Is that what I order in a bar near you- “bottomless screwdrivers” and a round of “Cerveza Cristal”! Put it on Doug’s tab…..:drinks::drinks::drinks:
 
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We had my buddy’s grandkids in the shop this morning. The boy completed a couple of ornaments that he had been working on. Today was the girls first time in this shop. She got a safety briefing and the spindle roughing gouge was practiced and utilized on her icicle ornament. We also practiced beads and coves with the spindle detail gouge. Loose clothing and long hair was mitigated while working. The doctor cleared me to be back in the shop so I’m happy.

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Been working through boxes and bins of stuff I hauled out of the shop when we put it on the market, Still hasn't sold and at this point I don't know that it will unless I take a fire sale price for it......
 
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