Small Wood Shop Storage Ideas 

Rookie of the year for new woodworking youtubers so far.

I've been watching woodworking videos on RU-vid for 8 years now. All of those other channels should watch this video , including the big ones . This was the best on organizing a small shop. Thanks for being on RU-vid. Much success !

I got that same remote clipped to my shop apron for my dust collection system. Super convenient.

Only in America is a two car sized shop referred to as "small" 😄 lovely shop though! Thanks for the tour, I'll head back to my tiny 13m2 (140square feet?) shop hehe

Small 2 car garage? Sir, for the majority of the UK, that space would be advertised as a indoor stadium. Jokes aside, great video. My shed is less than half a garage sized for comparison and I'm trying to maximise storage with modular power tool trolleys that roll out, but that means I can only work when the weather is nice, as I've got to roll everything out before I can walk in. A shelter is in the works, but for now, I make it work and I'm going to be using some tips from you, so thanks!

Dude, this was so incredibly helpful! I especially appreciate that I'm looking at a real shop and not an influencer product commercial. Your solutions are elegant and approachable; in fact most of it looks totally doable without having to go out and spend ten grand on shop tools, non-existent baltic birch, or having to hand plane a maple, butcher block counter top for offcut storage or some bs.. . Thanks man. Seriously. Thanks! Subscribed.

Another good use for an awkward corner is as a parking lot for tools on wheels. All the things you don't use every day but don't have room to leave out in the working area. My jointer and thickness planer live there.

Absolutely fantastic organization.

Thank you for your showing all your secrets. I also stole my husbands 20x30 garage for my shop. It was really nice to see another shop that is realistic and has the same tools and storage issues as mine. So many other videos show shops that are unattainable for the “regular” person. I’m in the process of reconfiguring and am going to steal some of your tips. Thanks again.

I e actually in this shop as I bought his old jointer…I can say he has made every inch work for hm in a crazy clever way..great channel!..keep up the great work!!..

I wish you had plans for that out feed table.. I love it. You have a well laid out shop.

I like your demeaner a lot. I love your shop even more. Great plan for my 2 car garage . Thanks.

At last! A wood workshop that has not just ignored all that stuff that “goes out in the garage” in every household. E.g. bikes, inflatable kayaks etc. they are usually missing from shop tours. So that usually means [A] the tour has carefully hidden all that junk or [B] there’s another storage area that’s not mentioned Thank you for showing us how you deal with that problem we all have but is rarely mentioned in shop tours.

One thing that can be done in small to medium shops (hard to honestly call yours small) is to make the top surface of all of the benches and tools the same height. I used my table saw as the standard and made all of the benches, thickness planer bed, jointer bed, assembly table top, small bench tools bench all match the level of the table saw. That allows me to run an extra long piece over the top of the other surface and keep it flat on the table saw. That also makes everything a potential infeed/outfeed table.

Thanks, I got some great ideas.

I got a lot out of the organization you have in your shop. I’m just getting started so I appreciate your ideas thanks

I love this shop! I am an artist, easy furniture maker/wood worker and love things organized. I keep my house pretty darn clean and organized and it drives me crazy when the garage doesn't stay that way. I do not want to have to clean the garage before I start a project. So thank you for the video. I am going to utilize much of this. Great job!

Nice! Thanks for details and comments why you do things.

Thanks for the layout idea. I too have the 2 car garage but mine is a single door / no divider. For some reason, yours looks a lot bigger than mine but I may have more things that take up floor space too. I will do a video on mine soon so you and others can see the mess. You have given me a few ideas and I thank you for that. I will try the E shape you have and see if that works.

Excelente 👌

Justin you are my favorite hero. I just wannabe like you. You wouldn’t believe my garage. It is just the opposite of yours. Keep up the good work…very inspiring! ❤Ajusssi

very helpful, thank you! i actually don't mind the look of the bike tires in the video, gives the space more of a sports store vibe and looks different from all the other woodworking youtubers. enjoyed your war stories about the bike pulleys and winches, nice to hear how other folks 'try, try again'

This is one of the things that gets me with most workshop tours is that the presenters go "Look at my tools and this is where I store this tool, this is my work bench". But where is everything else stored like paint cans, timber, pvc plumbing, mowers, chainsaws etc? The actual wood working tools don't take up that much space, its all the other crap that goes along with it LOL. So good to see some actual storage tips here. I like the thoughts behind what to do with the corners, using large storage tubs for general items (I've come to that conclusion as well for plumbing & electrical stuff). I think it all just comes down to having a dedicated area for jobs and having those items you use for that task within easy reach. And using your vertical space as well. The other thing I thought was clever was building light holders off the cabinets instead of suspending them from the ceiling.

I'm starting on building out a woodshop and this video was great inspiration. Thanks very much for making it, looking forward to seeing more of your work!

Great Ideas. I'm a woman and I love working with wood. I've watched plenty of videos to organize my stuff. Not that I have much, however it's good to know how, or to see things through someone else's eyes. Thank You for this thorough video. Stopped in to check your ideas and decided to subscribe.

As someone else commented in this vid,yours is at the top from the get go. Saw some areas where I can improve. Also I’ve decided to repurpose my 10x10 shed like yours leaving my 24 x24 garage to organize. Best video of 2023.

So glad I found your channel! No bs, VERY efficient shop, I’ve been a carpenter for 40!years but am new to setting up shop and you have TONS of good info! You’ll do great! Where are you located?

Great video. Lot's of good ideas. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for this. Got some good ideas. You’re doing a great job with your channel!

Hi Justin, this video has great ideas and information for two car garage shop.

Great video Sir!! I love the honesty with the river table. The “shelve and put to the side” comment had me cracking up! We have all been guilty of that. I saw the JUMBO harbor freight clamps you have. I am of the same mindset. When I have a LOT of clamps I use for every project I use harbor freight for the affordability mindset. But for the one off’s I find the cheapest I can haha. Thanks for the great video. Just found your channel and will be giving your other videos a watch next!

Very useful. Thanks!

Great looking shop

Awesome space. What I would do for the corner is make it on a 45. Even though really nice shop, I am going to steal some of your ideas. Too cool

Thanks

Very Useful tips;thanks!!​

Great lay outs , thanks

Pleas sir, I would like to see and hear more about that beautiful work bench or assembly table you have in garage.

sweet video, thanks for posting

You have a lot of good ideas thank you

Wow. You are so talented. You have done a great job. Well done.

Subscribed and looking forward to your next videos! Very helpful video with clear explanations of the reasons and logic behind your layout and great inspiration for others trying to figure out how to maximize the space they have.

I have a high ceiling 2 car garage and I realize after watching this that I don't use nearly as much space as I could be using. Great video

Do you have a video for how you built the tabletop tool caddy that holds your pliers and smaller sanding supplies? That is EXACTLY the solution I have been looking for - everything is visible, easy to retrieve in an instant, and still organized. It looks like you have dado cuts every couple of inches for removable dividers im assuming? I don't have a ton of experience building things quite yet and I might try to reverse engineer it from what I could see but a detailed video with dimensions would make it much easier for me! Thanks. Awesome shop btw, your shop is what I hope to have many years down the road! I try to remember, slow and steady - no shop is built in a week!

Great video, thanks

Looks like you've made it to 1k subscribers... and then some. Found your channel yesterday. I enjoy your content. This video is helpful. Although... I have a large shop. And it's not a garage. It's an addition someone made to the house years ago... for a woodshop. Fell in love with this house the first day I stepped foot in it. We entered through the shop and this was my dream home... before I made it out of the shop. I've been blessed to have all kinds of space after moving from a small undersized one car garage with low ceilings. I really don't maximize my space. We've only lived here for four years and I've grown quite a bit in that time. Adding things here and there where it fits has made my shop not as useful as it could be. I did recently change the layout and it's so much better. But I have so much wasted space. Some of these ideas are great to help me maximize the space I have so that it doesn't feel so cluttered. Thanks for sharing.

nice shop and nice new channel. I'm liked and subbed, so eager to see more.

Nice shop. I can dig-it.👍🇺🇸

That's awesome!

Nie content and a nicely organized shop! Good luck with the channel!!

Great video! I learned a few things and got some ideas for my own shop. Thank you!

Holy shit that things fast. That's GREAT! LOL

Dude, your shop is #goals

Your "small wood shop" is 4 of mine. 😂

Nice video. Some great ideas.

Love it. New subscriber here!

Small?! That wood shop is bigger than many apartments where I live. It's a great workspace though, and nicely planned and executed.

Very nice shop layout! You've given me some great ideas for my small shop. Great video! Keep them coming.

Very organized shop!

I have a welding shop …and got pretty good ideas how im gonna organize it now..thanks !!!!!!!

Nicely done! Thanks for the ideas. Sadly, my two car garage has neither the width nor the height to incorporate some of your ideas but I see a few ideas i can use. Thanks

Inspiration!

Can you do a video of step by step how you made the small tools organizer? Where you keep your tweezers, wrenches etc?

!!!!! Wow Now were talkin tools every were is over thks for great Ideas to Share with us makes the Shop more easier to get around and of Course not spend Half Hr lookin were ya Left that !!!!! Tool cause ya Had it 5 mins ago Your shop is small so ya have that Mine is 40 by 40 and 12 ft Ceilings and still got no room cause cant find room so this winter that's it makin room with these Ideas of Yours Look Out cause got Wall Space just Hav to use it so any way thks for sharin ya got My Vote I'm up for more Ideas to make My Shop easier to Understand and Enjoy what I Know Can find cause this Cleat Idea Is !!!! Great keep them comin From Canada SK we on Board Later

Hey looks great, thanks for the video. Question: how bad is the dust collecting on your monitors and TV?

Great channel!

This is super nice!! :)

Great organized and well laid shop. I have subscribed and liked and am looking forward to the content your channel has sir. Thanks so much for the shop tour and best of luck to you.

I am new to woodworking and am learning a lot from your channel, so thank you. Do you have any plans that show how to build the cubbies for your drills, impact driver, and other battery powered had tools? I’ve seen them on other channels but can’t find any plans. Thank you

Great ideas for a small shop. Just starting my shop again and looking to maximize my space. Looking forward to your content especially your cnc enclosure. Glad to see a new great RU-vidr. Your doing an amazing job so far. Sub 892

Great video! Do you have a suggestion on the compartment part boxes? Most of what I find is such poor quality with heavy contents, hinges and locks break….. Thanks!

When your shop is also that 10x10 shed....

I love your idea of your small shop, I so wish my shop was that small buddy 😂😂

Like the hand tool storage idea. Could you please do a build vid to make one?

Just found this…..You could store a flip cart in your junk corner if you decide to re-do it. If you go the vertical lumber storage like you suggested, perhaps you could make a roller caddy with a segmented arm pinned to the wall. The stack is stabilized, when the caddy pulls out and spins on a lazy Susan. When it’s unloaded or has minimal inventory, you can in pin it and clean behind it. v/r wh

The biggest hurdle to overcome in setting up a 2 car garage shop is to get the cars out of there permanently and therefore transform the space from "garage" to "shop" space. If your wife insists her car be in the garage, then everything you do in the shop is going to have to be done in such a way that it can be set up for use and then rolled to the side of the shop after use. After that, you are 1000% correct, the yard equipment needs its own space. The bottom line is you have to get as much "stuff" as possible that is non shop related out of your shop space. The key to getting the stuff out of the garage is to not be a pack rat to begin with. People with garages tend to throw their crap in the garage, so you have to have the right mentality of not retaining non-useful items "just in case." Have a garage sale, spring clean and organize the house. Once the house is good, then you can tackle the garage and see what issues you have left. The last thing you want happening is your family throwing crap in your work space.

Some great ideas enjoyed the video just subbed from australia steve.

Thanks for the detailed tour - you did a great job answering my questions! I got a number of other new ideas from the tour, too. Your layout and carts are impressive - it looks like you coordinated all your counter heights(?) Was that based off the table saw height? (clearly the outfeed table was). I would really appreciate a quick video of your (apparently?) adjustable rack for hanging your drills. (I noticed wingnuts, so I assume the dividers slide in a track of some kind? Maybe do a YT Short of that?) Ditto for that nifty vertical hand tool holder! I was JUST drawing up plans for drawers, but your divided system looks much better. Your experience on height, spacing, and divider material and height would be really helpful. (Just a few measurements and "gotcha's" you ran into, not a detailed build vid.) Finally, do you have any tricks for storing corded tools? I've got corded drills, heat guns, two angle grinders, routers of various sizes, saber saw, palm sander, etc. I always struggle with what to do with the !@#$% cords. Again, thanks for the great channel. I look forward to following your future vids.

I love clamps. I hate clamps. Sound familiar? Lots of great ideas here.

Seriously NOT a small wood shop, But a great video.

Great video and ideas for efficient organization. Do you remember where you sourced the milk crate style storage bins?

Small 2 car garage I wished I had lol!!!!!

RE: tight corners -In a really tight space where you have to build into the corner AND make it useable, do what it looks like he did and add a rolling unit just around the corner. Make it something you can easily pull out to give yourself space and inclination to move it and put it back.

Excellent Layout both functional and efficient! Question, what is the floor surfacing and do you like it?

I've got a 36" table saw, 14" floor standing bandsaw, floor standing drill press, 8" jointer, 15" planer, lathe, a bunch of cabinets and too racks all in a two car garage and we park are vehicles in there every day. It takes a bit of thought, but it all easily fits. I wouldn't have room for anything else at the moment as my wife likes to have nothing surrounding her vehicle, so her side is mostly off limits.

It looks like you could easily double stack your Bessey Evo clamps. Just make the shelves 12" deep instead of 6". You'll only lose like 2" of depth at eye level if the first layer faces away from you and the second layer faces towards you.

I've been subscribed for a while now and I finally got around to watching this video. IMO, its a great compliment to your shop tour video, full of really useful storage ideas without going so over the top like some other content creators. You are organized with a purpose and I hope to get there one day also. I am organized but its not nearly as neat and well thought out as your shop. I am an "every tool has a home where I use it most type of guy" but the tool certainly isn't tucked away so nicely as yours..Glad I watched, keep it going!

Hi Justin, any chance you have plans for the Bessey clamp rack you showed in this video? Or perhaps you have / will make a how to video with respect to those racks? Loving your content … Mike

I like your hand tool holder. Interested in how wide and deep are you slots? Height difference from front and back? Thanks!

lazy susan type solutions work great for corners ... "inevitably you just have to chuck stuff in a bin sometimes" .... nice, i thought it was just me ... thanks! XD

Awesome job. My problem isn't space, it's money, lol. Not even counting the CNC, that's gotta be 10K just in materials

Nice space utilization, particularly the sides outside of garage door tracks (which is usually dead space anyway). I also like the bin storage for lesser used items stored above the day to day things. Can you give links to the bins and organizers you have used? The small parts organizers look like the smaller Husky units, but the open bins I am unsure about. Just found your channel and subbed. You are delivering great tips not covered in other YT videos.

I am in Europe so the American definition of 'small' double car garage has totally different meaning to me hehe.

Your ceiling height is what makes your shop look huge

A 10×9 shed IS my shop. 😂

Nice shop but where is the saw dust . With the Christmas decertification overhead how do you keep dust free?

I wish my workshop was half that size haha

You appear to have no dust in all the nooks and crannies of your torsion box storage, all the areas around the tool bins , hand tool organizers, etc. How do you keep those areas clean? Is dust collection and air cleaning enough to keep floating dust from settling?

Does this count as a small shop?? My garage is half the size of yours! Typical England. Some great ideas though. You've got me really excited about french cleats :D

Nice launch videos, What are using fire dividers in the wrench box? I also stack store my clamps but stagger them with 5 clamps in each holder. Sub'd fit future videos, hope there are more build videos and less unboxing and review ones.