Shop Upgrade - French Cleats

Nice set up. I really like the French cleat idea. It’s very versatile. I haven’t gotten around to doing mine yet. Maybe this is the kick in the pants I needed. Thanks for sharing.

Also, it’s fun to look back on old pictures and see how much things have improved, such as your shop. It inspires us to continue.

-- I'm a Fungi --

Fantastic addition. This has been on my Todo list for too long. Nice work and glad to hear you like it so much …. may make me get around to it faster….I hope.

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Just looked closer at Pic #4… pretty funny having an electric pencil sharpener sitting on the same shelf with the hand planes.

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great work ,

i’m thinking the cleats add so much ‘change’ possibility ,

and uses about as much wood as the pegboard frames anyway ,

with so much more return !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Thanks yall…. I am really fond of this little project and glad I can be a little inspiration to some…

lol… Swirt – I’m proud of my little pencil sharpener…. It has got to be over 15 years old and puts a awesome sharp tip on my pencils. I bought about 4 pencils sharpeners here recently and have yet to find one that wont break the tip. I lucked up on this one and I think it has saved me a few more grey hairs…lol

Plus my 7 year old daughter found sharpening Dad’s pencils one of her favorite thing to in the shop. I have about 20 pencils in my holder and never find a dull one…. That little girl is on top of it…lol

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

Very nice. I am just getting my shop set up, and will definitely be coming back to this project for ideas. Thank you for sharing it.

-- Work hard, play hard, drink good beer.

Dan,

Excellent idea, and it looks great, too! I’ve got 10 strips already cut and hanging around while I complete my current project ( screen door). With inspiration from you, I may take a break from the door and replace my pegboard with the french cleat system. Thanks!

-- -Gerry, Hereford, AZ ” A really good woodworker knows how the hide his / her mistakes.”

I have the peg boards and they certainly could use replacing this is an excellent alternative.

Great Idea and Great results. Now I’m wishing I had used this method. Rand

It’s so cool, I’m planning to do my one shop wall like this, so I’m happy to see how it turns out just perfevt.
Love it,
thank you for sharing,
MaFe

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect.

Yes, those French Cleats are pretty slick…

I have four 36” x 36” wall hanging pantry type shelving cases hung on a garage wall to form a 72” x 72” block of shelves for food storage…

They are SO COOL… and easy to do!

Thank you!

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Yup french cleats the way to go…. I hung a huge mirror with the same system

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

Nice way to store your tools, It is a easy way to re-org the shop layout anytime you want :)

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I like what you did with the chisels. I’ve been trying to think of a good way to store them.

Dan, if the pencil sharpener has served you well, then you need to re-classify it. It is no longer a pencil sharpener, it is a ”conical rotary plane”. That’s why it is perfect that it shares the shelf with the planes. ;)

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