Great ideas! When I built mine I went back and made changes. I did my chisel holder like you did but found that if you use a magnetic strip from Harbor Freight ($5) I can get my set of stanley and Marple's on one bar. Saved a lot of room. I'm still making changes to the walls 2 years later. It works so well. Hang on to your Grandpa's tools. I've only got a couple of mine but I do have a Henry Disston Back saw that was his from 1880 that still cuts like new and I use it almost every day. Brings back memories!
Awesome video, man! That trick with the dowel for the saws is GENIUS! I just moved into a new shop and I can't wait to start making my French cleat wall. - Joe
Rotary drill mentioned is a brace and uses an auger bit. Uses a two piece chuck with a spring to keep it together. Rachet back and forwards for tight spaces. Often used for mortice and tenons in upright rustic studs and beams, fences gates etc. Vertical boring was done with your chest against the round pad on the top that had a bearing in it. No carpenter or bridge builder in the past was ever without one. Cheers from Australia.
Watched your shop tour again. Great shop. Hope to see more changes in another shop tour in a year or two. I’d put your grandpas toolbox on a platform with casters so you can move it around. If you have spare casters it’s an easy win.
Thanks I appreciate the comments. We actually just moved so you’ll get to see a whole new shop tour soon and I get to redo the shop layout. It’ll be fun. Thanks
Interesting, I use a hive system and bulbs, linked back to both hive and the Apple home app, and have had them for around three years. I have not seen any of these issues at all.
I’m interested in your vacuum system? I’m trying to set up my workshop now and I really need to have ideas on how to make my vacuum system work for me and my tools around the shop?
I have a video previous to this video that is all about setting up my system. This year I’ll be setting up a new system in my new shop, so be on the look out for that as well.
It's called activator spray. You add it on one surface you're gluing, & add the CA glue to the other surface, then put them together. The activator spray speeds the ability of the CA glue to adhere the pieces together.
It's called French Cleats because they were brought to America on a French boat. Meaning, it was used on the boat and someone thoutght " Wow, these are geneous. Guess they were created in France.
