Good question. Everyone is curious. Always. It's a natural part of the hobby to wonder where the heck everyone is keeping all their tools, and how. Here, from post #4 in the Sticky, are some answers!
@snapmom has graced us with partial views of her venerated Ode to Snap-on horde from time to time. @Oldtuleguy has been stingier, due in part, if I had to guess, to the enormity of its size and the diversity of its distribution. When you have just about everything from every brand ever made, it's kind of hard to keep it in one place!
In my 'tour' linked above, the goal was to have almost everything out and visible. But even then I had some things under benches behind large tool outline mats that I was suing as dust curtains and some things in tall freestanding closet. So, probably 80% on display and 20% "in storage." Now, just a few years later, it's probably more like 50%/50%. So, yeah, space is always an issue.
I remember seeing wonderful panoramic photos of your collection, stupendously dominated by Craftsman, and the space it's in (the entire finished basement of a house, if I recall...), and there's no 'pretty' about either one - it's BIG! I don't remember what thread that was in. If you provide me the link or start a dedicated thread, I will include it in the list above.
Disregard. I found it. You are going into the Personal Tool Cribs Tour links list. Ed too!
Thanks Lugz, I do like working in and around and prefer good old USA equipment. That wood shop "addition" was my pandemic project. As the shop was built adjacent to a large drop off the entire thing is a deck built off of the main shop. The Trees were something my dad traded for about 45-50 years ago. A rocked driveway for a local artists trees. Hung over my mom's fireplace until a couple years ago when she passed. Over the other "goal" is my meager nautical collection.Are the trees above the bay door decorations? Or old brushes that look like trees?
Also, love that the girl is winning that race!
Thanks four.cycle, I remember that thread and was going to try and find it later on. My Superslim collection has grown since then, will do an update picture soon
One winter day some years ago, whilst an astonishing amount of airborne moisture was condensing and running down the walls of my farm buildings the previous owner explained to me: "Every drop of moisture that floats in from the ocean in the air has a tiny grain of salt within it. When that lands on something and eventually dries out the salt stays behind and attracts yet more moisture, so everything around here that's left out in the open gets covered in salty water and goes rusty.."Couple of pieces on display. Most of my WW tools are users, and behind doors or in drawers near the currently very cluttered bench, due to rust concerns from the ever present fog..
And that is why my cars look like hell, every day except the day they get washed. And most tools I find around here are covered in rust
Where are these located? I’m lostDisregard. I found it. You are going into the Personal Tool Cribs Tour links list. Ed too!
Looks great
Thank you.
Keep 'em coming, OTG! We'll cajole the whole collection out of you yet!
And I’ll certainly strap some stuff to the wall
Man I really am lucky but the cases are proving not quite up for the weight. I really don’t want to spring for more shelving as we are currently remodeling half the house. My wife will kill me if I spend another dime on my tool barn. I am going to have to be creative
Man I am very lucky to have the room that I have already but of course want more displays. I like having it out as decorations if you will. I have so much overflow of stuff that I probably could start selling and solve a lot of my problems. The old cases are cool because it gives off a country store or hardware store type vibe but they really were not meant to hold weight. I think I might start slowly building cubbie hole for each tool brand to increase my wall space. Maybee more book cases set up in a flea market type booth area. Hare are some better pics of my lay out. Notice that the walls are packed.
I would be sued. Someone would trip and fall to their death
Hands down the coolest shop I have seen. I love the vintage stuff mixed in with the machinery
Agreed. And unless you object or recommend something else, I am dubbing the link to it 'Ye Olde Country Hardware Store' in the Sticky.
Thanks Patrick. I think what I like most about GJ is getting a glimpse into how many ways different posters have of equipping and enjoying their working space. I love your recycled display approach as well as the others in this and many other threads. I think when collecting and setting up working space the most important thing is that each individual finds his or her space relaxing, enjoyable, and a place they can be productive. There are many spectacular shop spaces here on GJ. At some point, when my space is no longer as enjoyable, it will be time to thin down. Not yet.....Ed.
sounds good
I love the Barcalo Buffalo alligator wrenchWhen we move to the mountains for the summer we get my wife’s box of rusty treasures out and pick a few to hang on the wall. Every year the wall looks a little different.
She used to pick up Her brand wrenches so a couple of those are included.
A few are now on the wall
A recent garage sale find is the rusty Ponderosa cup hanging on the Arizona dust pan.
-Don
