Wheeled hand-tool rack

**zenwood** · 22nd February 2006, 10:23 PM

One of these days, I'm going to make a nice cabinet for all my hand tools. In the meantime, this is the latest iteration that began as a piece of poplar to hold my chisels and files. It's on wheels so that my most frequently used tools are always at hand. It normally sits at the back of the bench, but I like to be able to wheel it out of the way so I can access all four sides of the bench.

**Bodgy** · 22nd February 2006, 10:27 PM

Like your tools, Zen, particularly the chisels.

How do you manage to keep the plastic thingies on the end? My DC seems to eat mine and I'm too lazy to go thru the dust and shavings.

**Andy Mac** · 22nd February 2006, 10:37 PM

Nice one Zenwood! Very organised and well thought out. Does it wheel around easily, or is it bit ungainly?

Cheers,

**zenwood** · 22nd February 2006, 11:51 PM

Bodgy: never been a problem to keep the plastic doovers on.

Andy: it has fixed wheels on one end and swivel wheels on the other. Works pretty well. Sometimes I have to lift the end with the fixed wheels to get it round a tight corner.

**BobL** · 23rd February 2006, 12:59 AM

This is a great idea and well executed. I really like the idea of wheels because I have to work outside on big pieces and I'm forever walking back and forth to the shed to get that next chisel.

**9Fingers** · 23rd February 2006, 01:00 AM

Nicely done. Where do you keep the rest of your clamps?

**zenwood** · 23rd February 2006, 09:09 AM

9Fingers: I've got 4 1500mm Kbodys sitting on the floor in the corner, and a box of spring clamps in a cupboard, plus a bag of pegs, bag of rubber bands, masking tape and a bundle of bent bits of coathanger. Oh, and some more Besseys are being babysat by Ian007 until Sunday's barbie.

**woodbe** · 23rd February 2006, 09:15 AM

Noice.

Is that a Japanese razor saw there on the right with the black handle?

I was introduced to them at a WW course I'm doing, and I can't go back to the western push saw for fine work. Everything about them makes sense to me - the fine kerf (mine is 0.3mm), the cut on pull, the alignment of the cutting edge and the hand. Not cheap, but great!

woodbe

**zenwood** · 23rd February 2006, 09:30 AM

Yep: it's a Veritas double sided flush cut saw. $40 from Mik at Norwood, or you can also get them from Lee Valley

I have a finer saw that has 150 (yes *150*) teeth per inch; it's a push-saw that yields a very finely polished surface. Great for cutting up matchstick sized pieces for model boats etc.

What course are you doing?

**woodbe** · 23rd February 2006, 09:35 AM

It's at Mik. Basic WoodWork. It's good. I never had the opportunity at school, so I'm learning all sorts of stuff about joints and tools etc, that I had no idea about.

They should offer the course for free though, it's hard to escape without buying something. I've spent more than the course fee already...

woodbe.

**zenwood** · 23rd February 2006, 09:56 AM

Cool. Thought they only did woodturning courses.

**woodbe** · 23rd February 2006, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by zenwood

Cool. Thought they only did woodturning courses.

It's on their webpage under WW Courses in the drop-down menu on the left.

Apart from various woodturning, there's Basic WW, Leigh Jigs, Routing.

woodbe

**Jill** · 23rd February 2006, 10:41 AM

Neat, Zenwood! I might borrow the idea for later when we have our workshop, as I will probably still do a lot of work on the veranda of the workshop.

Cheers,

Jill

**javali** · 23rd February 2006, 01:31 PM

Nice rack, Zenwood.

**kiwigeo** · 23rd February 2006, 02:18 PM

The wheels are great...youll be able to wheel the rack around to Ian's on Sunday!!

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