Self-identification: Here’s an easy way to label boxes of nails, screws, and other fasteners: just attach a sample of each item to the outside of its box with some glue. You’ll be able to see at a glance what you have in stock and where it is. Recycled labels: If you store screws or other [...]

Easy-reach holder: Make a tool holder out of scrap wire mesh. Form the mesh into a ‘channel shape’, leaving a section at the top and bottom for mounting on a wall or stud. A 1/2″ square mesh holds a variety of tools, especially screwdrivers. Holding power: For a convenient spot to store chuck keys, scissors, [...]

Instant order: Get your workshop shipshape quickly by storing everything you can in same-sized cardboard boxes. Cut off the tops, label the boxes by general categories, such as ‘brackets’ or’sandpaper’, and arrange them alphabetically on shelves. Identical boxes measuring 12″ (300 mm) or so in height, width and depth work well. Storage firms and office [...]

Buckle up: When it’s lime to store a ladder, don’t just lean it against the wall — it can easily fall over. A better way is to attach an old leather belt to the wall and wrap it around the ladder’s top step. Or mount a stetepladder vetically on a pair of pegs securely fastened [...]