If there is a universal problem in the woodworking shop, it is the storage of lumber. To work efficiently, you need a good inventory of solid wood and sheet goods. Your inventory of solid wood and sheet goods needs to be stored compactly and efficiently but in a way that allows easy access to every board without having to move the whole stack. Although these attributes sound almost mutually exclusive, many woodworkers have devised storage systems that come close.
The Basics:
• Storing solid wood: Horizontal racks keep lumber at the ready.
• Easy-access sheet goods: These heavy materials shouldn't be hard to reach.
Storing solid woodFor solid wood, many woodworkers prefer solutions based on horizontal racks. The racks must be engineered to carry the cumulative weight of many pieces of lumber. Various solutions employ iron pipes as shelf standards or a heavy framework made from 2x4s or 2x6s. Virtually all storage racks utilize the inherent strength of the shop walls and the strength of wood under compression.
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