Show me your chisel racks...

[Sully]

Mine is very similar to Eric's. Two boards face joined after cutting angled dados in the foreground board. :wsmile:



The handles are angled out from the rack so that I don't smack my knuckles every time I reach for a chisel. :icon_chee



Sully :tinysmile_tongue_t:

 

[lwhughes149]

Earl, seems you worked the hardest on your design, love the idea, after all it does keep them sharp. I will attemt to attach two pics of my cabinet. You will see that it houses many things and the chisels don't look very important, just hanging out anywhere. I should give them more respect. As you can see it was once a massage table. If I fail to present the pics with this post someone please pull them from my gallery. They will be in the gallery in about ten minutes. thanks

 

[Canuck]

If I fail to present the pics with this post someone please pull them from my gallery. They will be in the gallery in about ten minutes. thanks

A very practical solution, Lorraine!!!:wsmile::wsmile: (Now if I could only find the wall space for something like this!!!:icon_scra)

Wayne

 

[lwhughes149]

The top pic is the dust system I built after the parts were brought to me by way of the woodworker's pony express. Thanks guys. Also see my part-time helping sleeping in the lower left corner.
Wayne, I would like to move the cabinet. It was one of the first items to come into the shop, as you can see the tables get in the way, I am looking for a place to move it.

 

[Gotcha6]

Earl, looks loike you got a little room left in the middle there to hollow out a spot to set a 'beverage' can in to keep it cold! Multi tasking.:eusa_danc

 

[JimReed2160]

Well, to be honest, my good chisels are in rolls stored in tool boxes. Here are the Marples blues:

The Japanese set is stored the same way. I keep some beaters out above the work table:

The mortice chisels I made are stored a little higher:

And a few #60 butt chisels round out the group

 

[toolferone]

Jim, that's alot of chisels!!

 

[BumoutBob]

HMMMMM!!! Lot's of chisels there, anybody want to make a count of how many they have and post it here? After all DaveO may need to store more than just a few and would want to consult with those who may have more than 25 or 50 or 100. :rotflm:

 

[skysharks]

No,:no: I will not :eusa_naugand you can't make me.:slap:.

:rotflm::rotflm::rotflm:. Gotcha.
Mine is a board with slots cut into it with another board acting as outside feet.
It's really crude. Not worth taking a picture of.

 

[JimReed2160]

HMMMMM!!! Lot's of chisels there, anybody want to make a count of how many they have and post it here? After all DaveO may need to store more than just a few and would want to consult with those who may have more than 25 or 50 or 100. :rotflm:

If you know how many you have, then you have a set of tools. If you can't (or won't) possibly count them all, then it is a COLLECTION!ccasion1

 

[sapwood]

Here's mine! Holds 10-12 chisels :gar-Bi
And yeah, that's my new Work Sharp :icon_thum

Roger

 

[4yanks]

Here's mine. I know its wall mounted, but its all I have. Hope it helps.

 

[lwhughes149]

Thanks Dave for starting this post. It has put a fire under me. My wall cabinet will be coming off the wall within the week where it will find a new home and I also plan to redo the inside. It was my brother's invention, it needs a woman's touch.:notworthy:I also plan to read up on planes so the ones in the box can come out and be used.

 

[DaveO]

You're very welcome. It's killing me, UPS doesn't deliver on Saturdays to me. My chisels are in Raleigh but I won't have them until tomorrow. I was all set to make a nice rack for them this weekend. But it's best that I wait until I have them so I can size it right. Stay tuned to next weekend to see what I come up with. I have got a lot of good ideas from this thread and other research.


Dave

 

[redhawknc1]

Chisels are one of my favorite handtools. Just keep adding them. Got 3 Witherby Warranted chisels just this weekend. I came up with a simple rack that could easily be made into a bench rack stand or add a cleat to easily remove from the wall to the bench when needed. As I add chisels, I just make more. Picked up one of the Gerstner International Chests real cheap a couple of weeks ago. Was thinking of making some small inserts in the drawers to keep the chisels from rolling around. Have Stanley 750's, Two Cherries, Witherby , Sorby and a few other brands. Just can't seem to pass them up! Some I turn new handles and clean up the chisel, some are new. Have 3 NOS Greenlees that I have found in the last couple months. Looking for a few nice Swan's now. An addiction, I tell you!

And then there is the common chisel roll available a lot of places and easy to store or take to the bench.

 

[DavidF]

I count about 6 Marples blue chip which I have had for about 25 years and have just bought a corner chisel (not the smack with a a hammer type), something I have been after for a while. Next one is likely to be a long pairing chisel.

 

[lwhughes149]

I know we are not voting for the best idea but I for one think Willie has the best idea. I do however have a question. Willie how do you keep them so clean and dust free? I battle weekly to keep the dust down even with my dust systems. I like your design Willie.

I will however be changing my box and redesigning the inside to fit a female hand.

 

[Jerome B]

Here is my current chisel rack. Now if I could just finish the next 9 mortises I could put it in deep storage and be very very happy.

Jerome