Bench Tools Organizer

one of the most annoying thing in my workshop is the tools that i can't find ,even if its in front of me .I am not really an organized man but when in it comes to screwdrivers and pliers it drives me nuts to search them on my workbench ,so i decided to make this small tools organizer

The goals list:

1. Easy and simple to build
2. Small and compact as possible
3. Holds the tools that i use more often
4. Build it cheap

• After some paper drawing i ended up with this design ,which i think is the best

• The dimensions depends on what you got, you don't need to stick with the exact dimensions

• If the longest screwdriver you have touch the ground and you don't have a wider wood palette you can go with the other design with a longer

• The only thing a got in mind is wood ,and where can i get it? o yeah pallets!

Equipment :

1. Hand driller or a drill press
2. Wood cutting hand saw
3. Wood file
4. Hummer
5. Ruler
6. Some sandpaper
7. Some wood glue
8. Screwdriver
9. 4 mm drill bit for pilot holes
10. 8 mm drill bit
11. 10 mm drill bit
12. 10 mm mill

Material :

1. Pallet
2. 4 wood screws
3. 2 nails
4. varnish

• start by the cut number 1 then in order 2,3,....., you can alter the cutting steps but this is the easiest way i think .
• for the last 2 pieces you may need to make them from thicker wood if your screwdrivers touches the ground

Top piece

1. Make a center line on the top piece then line up all the socket set on it ,make some space between them and with a pen mark the center of each one.
2. Start drilling halfway pilot holes with the 2 mm drill bit then go with bigger diameter that matches your socket set , i hadn't a drill bit for the bigger holes so i drilled them with the bigger one i have then i enlarged them with a 10 mm mill.

Bottom 2 pieces

1. Make a center line on the bottom of the 2 legs then mark the vertical piece width
   
2. Drill pilot holes with the 2 mm drill bit then make counter-bore with the 4 mm drill bit
3. With the wood file chamfer the edges to give them a nice look

Sanding

1. For the pliers to hang stable, i make a chamfer with the wood file in the vertical piece ,make sure to let a retaining end so the pliers don't fall
2. Sand down all the pieces especially the jointing surfaces

1. put some glue on the top piece and fix it on vertical piece with 2 screws
2. put glue on the bottom of the vertical piece then fix the legs with screws
3. Let the glue cure

the number and the diameter of the holes depends on your screwdriver set

1. Mark the location of your screw driver, the longer ones in the rear and the shorter in the front
2. with the 2 mm drill bit drill pilot holes then drill all the with 4 mm drill bit
3. Now drill with the 8 mm drill bit holes for the other big screwdrivers

• If your flat head screwdrivers have a head that is bigger than the shaft ,you will need to enlarge its holes, and this will make your screwdrivers lean in an angle ,so what i deed is adding 2 nails to help them stay in a vertical position
• As you can see in the picture i made holes for screwdriver's heads ,i don't use them but i put them there to use that space

I like the pallet texture that's why i used varnish .just 2 coats to protect it from getting dirty

As you can see in the pictures every everything came together nicely, this one of my good looking projects