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I will say that I let my kerfs land on the floor. I just pick them up whenever I need them.
Filippo
Filippo
C'mon Filippo, nobody's going to believe that!
We've seen photos of your workshop
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| Author: | Rob Flindall [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | How do you store your bits and pieces? |
My first two builds were kit guitars which was nice because all of the bits and pieces that came in the kit were actually consumed in the build of the guitar. Now that I'm onto my first custom build, I have all these extra bit's and pieces of wood, binding etc etc lying around that I need to figure out a nice way of storing them. As I purchased the various components for my first custom build, I purchased extra binding, extra purling, extra wood, extra tuners etc to help reduce shipping/duties/brokerage fees. It certainly has been cheaper to purchase the components this way. But now I have so much guitar building material, that I don't know what to do with it all. I'm one of those typical woodworkers that doesn't throw away anything. You never know when you'll need it! I'm curious how everyone stores all these bits and pieces that go into a guitar? Take for example small plastic binding - the small stuff that's 0.010" thick. I purchased a quantity of this stuff so I have some on hand, but it's a pain coiling it up all the time and wrapping in tape. And when I take the tape off, SPROING! it's all over the place. Does anyone have any neat storage ideas that they'd like to share? Rob |
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Mailing tubes for bindings, purflings, kerfed linings of any length. A few boxes of the sort LMI or Allied mail sets in - a rosewood box, a mahogany box, an ebony box, ... Plywood bits that could eventually become jig parts are in a rolling box in the garage, with the table saw and band saw. |
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Jim Kirby wrote: Mailing tubes for bindings, purflings, kerfed linings of any length. A few boxes of the sort LMI or Allied mail sets in - a rosewood box, a mahogany box, an ebony box, ... Plywood bits that could eventually become jig parts are in a rolling box in the garage, with the table saw and band saw. +1 |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
+1 |
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| Author: | muskr@ [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
I have a little cubby-hole storage shelf that I use for parts, and a drawer for small but valuable (i.e. not scraps) pieces of wood. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Quote: I will say that I let my kerfs land on the floor. I just pick them up whenever I need them. Filippo C'mon Filippo, nobody's going to believe that! We've seen photos of your workshop
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| Author: | woody b [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Colin North wrote: Quote: I will say that I let my kerfs land on the floor. I just pick them up whenever I need them. Filippo C'mon Filippo, nobody's going to believe that! We've seen photos of your workshop I think some of us should sneak into Filippo's shop and make a mess.  I store stuff like binding, purflings ect in mailing tubes too. (and "kerfing" )
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| Author: | CharlieT [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
woody b wrote: I store stuff like binding, purflings ect in mailing tubes too. (and "kerfing" )Kerfing in tubing...good idea, Woody. 
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
I bought a bunch of 1" I.D. PVC pipe and cut to 3' lengths. Then I used some plastic pipe hanger strips to secure them to the underside of a shelf. Works great for purfling strips and bindings. Nice organization Filippo. I wish I had that ability to organize. My shop is a disaster, but a huge success at disorganization. <sigh> |
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| Author: | CharlieT [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Todd Stock wrote: Kinda prefer those boxer briefs...keeps everything organized Yeah, and reorganizing in public is frowned upon.  
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| Author: | Daniel Minard [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
In desperation, I bought a bunch of cheap plastic drawer units from Wall Mart a few years ago. Changed my life! They look tacky, but are sturdy enough for storing most things (Not the lead shot bags!) & a whole lot of mess can be organized into very small space. I even use one, with an inch of water in the bottom, to store my water stones. It's not easy to do that in a wooden drawer... Various sizes of PVC pipe works great for storing bindings, purfling & linings. 4" PVC pipe with a cap glued on one end works well for holding go-bars. Lots of good ideas in Filippo's pics! |
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| Author: | CharlieT [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Daniel Minard wrote: I even use one, with an inch of water in the bottom, to store my water stones. It's not easy to do that in a wooden drawer... Daniel - that's an interesting idea. Have you found it necessary to add anything to the water to retard bacterial growth? |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
CharlieT wrote: Daniel Minard wrote: I even use one, with an inch of water in the bottom, to store my water stones. It's not easy to do that in a wooden drawer... Daniel - that's an interesting idea. Have you found it necessary to add anything to the water to retard bacterial growth? Alex |
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| Author: | CharlieT [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Good to know! Thanks Alex. |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
I keep my bits in the original plastic containers hidden in my toolbox. Oh, bits of lumber: I use long plastic containers. Heaven forbid I need something out of the bottom container. I have some bundles of thin stock that I have not figured out to store without risking bow and curl. Right now they are stacked up with a weight on top. I put up a rack in the garage for longer pieces of lumber and try to stack everything flat. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
I also use several of these from Ikea for small odds 'n ends, pins. Dots, bone blanks, tuners, strings, rosettes, pickups etc....... |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Those would be nice in the shop, if only Ikea sold them here in the States. 
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Don Williams wrote: Those would be nice in the shop, if only Ikea sold them here in the States. What! No "Moppe" drawers sets. Pants!  I thought Ikea sold the same stuff everywhere. They've had them here as long as I have been going (with my better half- she is very keen on their stuff) |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Filippo Morelli wrote: Don, if I'm not organized I'm a mental mess. ADD basically ... I chase all the shiny pennies and the distractions are my demise! Soooo ... organize, bin, store, blah blah.  Filippo I'm the poster adult for ADD, so everything's always a mess and I'm always frustrated with it all. What can you do? Try to organize, but when you run out of room and have 2X the stuff you should have in a given space, it's not a good scenario for success! |
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| Author: | Rob Flindall [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Lmao - you guys crack me up. Thanks for the pics, it really helps. I think I might need to start thinking outside the "box" and start looking at some organizing ideas outside of Home Depot and Canadian Tire. The drawers from IKEA look promising, as does the plastic drawer idea. As I collect more guitar building tools, and create more jigs, my shop continues to remind me how little space I have to store things. Then there's all these little off cuts..... 
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| Author: | Dave Stewart [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Depending on your dietary preferences, you can always find repeatable zero cost containers keep stuff organized. I got a couple dozen of the green bins (as surpluss) which are also great around the ceiling perimeter for batch storage. |
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| Author: | dazzer [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Cheers for showing some of your storage solutions Filippo they will come in handy as I'm trying to organize my workshop which is 20' x 8' All the best Dave |
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
Alex Kleon wrote: CharlieT wrote: Daniel Minard wrote: I even use one, with an inch of water in the bottom, to store my water stones. It's not easy to do that in a wooden drawer... Daniel - that's an interesting idea. Have you found it necessary to add anything to the water to retard bacterial growth? Alex I have mine in Tupperware (or equivalent) with no bleach and don't notice anything. The container isn't sitting in daylight, though. |
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| Author: | unkabob [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: How do you store your bits and pieces? |
For what it is worth, I use a derelict, double-door refrigerator for storage, particularly finishing materials (Danish-oil, poly, nitro). I figure that it will keep the insurance company happier. Bob 
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