5/03/2009
This past week over at Handi's workshop he wrote a post entitled "Woodworking tip of the week- organizing drawers." A great tip on making drawers that will be easier to use and much more helpful to us woodworkers. You can find that here.
In reading this it reminded me of a post I was going to write about something my husband made me awhile back. I do not know why I got sidetracked and did not write it at the time, but since I still have the pictures I was going to use I might as well write it now!
Let me start off that I have an extremely small and weird shaped shop, so anything that saves space for me is not only a must do it is an absolute necessity. It is 25 feet long by 6 feet wide. In it I have a couple scrollsaws out at one time, 2 belt sanders out at once, one is a 1x40 and the other is a 4x36. Along with that is a standing drill press. Add to that a band saw. So you can just imagine I am sure just how "crafty" I have to be with "my space"
In the pictures below is what I call my "intarsia" table.It is here that after cutting , sanding etc. all the little pieces, I will bring them to this table to lay out on the pattern. To fit them together.
Anyone that knows intarsia knows there can be (and often are) hundreds of little pieces that need to be put together and glued.
Again anyone that knows intarsia knows what a complete nightmare it can be to lose just one of these pieces.
My husband built me a pull out drawer for underneath my table. It is here that I can safely put all my pieces on without worrying that they will fall off, get lost etc. I do not know what I would do without this one pull out table. It is without a doubt THE most important piece of "furniture" in my shop. My pieces are always secure and always right there where I am working.
He also has made me a similiar item on my regular desk where I place my computer. Underneath the "top drawer" he has made me a pull out shelf that holds my keyboard.
