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Lighted Storage Cart for Tools and Lumber
December 11, 2008

I'd been thinking about how to reorganize my shop, which takes up half of my two-car garage. This rolling cart helped me consolidate both tool and lumber storage, so I…
Transport Sheet Goods in a Short-Bed Pickup
November 7, 2007

My extended-cab pickup has a short, narrow bed that won’t carry a full sheet of plywood flat on the bed. So I built a rack that fits on top of…
Sturdy, Simple Lumber Rack
October 29, 2007

When I began thinking about a lumber-storage rack for my commercial shop, I was poised to purchase some of those huge, free-standing, cantilevered I-beam things that would cost $750 or…
FWW Poll: How Readers Store Lumber
October 24, 2007

Wall racks are the clear favorite, but readers have many ways to keep their wood organized
Lumber Rack on Wheels
October 2, 2007

Q: Is it possible to get further details about the sheet-goods rack shown in “Choosing and Using Casters” (FWW #190, pp. 76-81)? The article shows how to make the platform…
Angle-Iron Lumber Rack
September 18, 2007

Here is an easy, cheap, and efficient storage rack for lumber. The only cost is for the 4x4s, bolts, and lag screws. Very strong angle iron can be had for…
Handsaw Doubles as Sheet-Goods Carrier
May 30, 2007

Plywood sheets often are too large to carry comfortably. There are plywood handling devices available from tool suppliers, but I found a way to transport 4x8 sheet goods using items…
Rolling Lumber Storage
April 5, 2007

My shop is in a one-car garage and I have always stored my lumber in a spare bedroom. When I had to vacate the bedroom, the idea for this lumber…
Stacking Wood on End
July 1, 2006

Q: My basement workshop has an uninsulated concrete-slab floor. If I store wood on end, will it draw in moisture from the floor? Correy Smith, Bar Harbor, Maine A: Even…
Bin for Cutoffs Allows Quick Access
March 21, 2006

A while back, as a means to store lumber scraps, I built a roll-around cart with bins about 2 ft. deep. I soon found, though, that short cutoffs -- anything…

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