Show us your carving area PART II

[Plain_Ol_Ed]

The original thread is getting a bit long and starting to occassionaly weird out so figured this might be a good idea.

[Ky_Whittler]

Not a bad idea Ed. I am in the process of cleaning and rearanging my shop. Thank goodness I bought a shop smith years ago. Another handy gadget was the chainsaw mill I bought this past fall. At least with these two toys I don't have to buy all the lumber I've used up in the last few days .

I've added new shelving and am planning f0or drawers in old workbenches. I even built an incubator and brooder combo for raising my birds in. Whittler

[Thomp]

Had little time in the shop today,
thought i would show my remedy to the paint rack /caddy/ solution...

Appears i solved the current problem,

this frame holds 55 bottles .11 per shelf.

if need be another frame can be made and henged to this one, and togather hold 110 bottles,

materials: 2" x 3/4" pine 1/4" luan yellow carpender glue and staples...

[dryheat]

I finally remembered to take the camera to the shop. I did try to take this picture before but set the camera down and the batteries ran down. I just pull the tool rack up to the best light, turn on the radio, and whack away.
Ed

[squbrigg]

Dryheat.....I love that set up, nice and convenient, everything to hand and nothing left rattling around loose threatening to fall off the bench. Lets you focus on the carving and not ..."Now where did I ...?" Smile

Well done and thanks for sharing that pic with us.

Bob

[Anthony Filetti]

Ed,

Great setup!! Any chance we can get a closer look at the tool rack???

[Ky_Whittler]

Not just the tool rack fellas, notice the wood in most of the cabinets and benches is a match!. I think he has done a fine job all the way around. I would like to hear more about his work. Whittler

[dryheat]

Thanks for the kind comments. Actually the wood doesn’t match (it’s the lighting and digital photography); it’s just what I had on hand from other projects. The tool rack frame is Poplar as are some of the bases for the tools. Most of the rest of it is Alder and some scraps of Cherry. This rack is an adaptation from one Dave Stetson has in his studio. I made several changes as my tools aren’t exactly like his and my shop is used for many things besides carving. Because I like to set it aside when I’m working on other stuff I put small magnets in the upper slots of the tool holders. This keeps them from falling out and it’s nice to hear that click when you put them back, you know they are secure. I still have to find a way to secure the knife blades. I’m going to try to put a magnet in from the back of the slot so there is wood between the blade and the magnet. If the magnet is installed the way it is in the chisel slots and you put the knife in edge first it would put a nick in the blade and I don’t need any help doing that. There are many extra holes in the rack due to revisions and changes after using it for a while.

We lived in Vermont for several years and I had a basement where I could set up a wood shop and started doing some general cabinetry and making stuff for the kids and grandkids. Then I met a man that took a Windsor Chair making class from Mike Dunbar, one thing led to another and I ended up taking some WC classes from Mike, and 3 years ago made one for each of my children and the 2 youngest grandchildren. We ran out of places to put WCs so I thought back to when as a youngster, I had always admired the men I saw carving (when on fishing trips with my parents) in the Ozarks. Some inquires, one thing led to another and I took several classes from Dave Stetson and thus the tool rack. If you need additional info on the rack drop me a pm and I’ll do whatever I can. The cup hook is left over from before I put the magnets in, I had a rubberband across the tool shanks.

Ed

[squbrigg]

Thats a beautiful piece of work Ed, well thought out, organized and practical. Thank you for the showing us the detail. I wonder how much (thickness) wood in front of the magnets would weaken the holding power of them? I suppose you could experiment with different thicknesses, or maybe another material would work, leather perhaps?

Bob

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

You can use leather, naugahyde, plastic or teflon....just some alternatives....all depends on the magnets...the small earth magnets are "strong"! The bigger ones are a pain in the neck to even use, they grab everything LOL