Get Those Organizers Organized!

[@WesleyTreat]

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[@mejones73]

"My inability to decide things like this are exactly what hold up every single one of my projects." I hear you on that, brother.

[@DBane83]

Also a perfect catch phrase.

[@WesleyTreat]

It will annoy me forever that I used the wrong verb conjugation in that sentence.

[@kb28563]

So true…this is what takes the longest 🤪 how about “inability to decide = time” ? More of a reminder than a catchphrase 😂

[@AshKast]

Nice. Now add some dc motors to the wheels, some proximity sensors and a raspberry pi, and have it follow you throughout the shop.

[@AndreSjoberg]

We need a collab with Bob from I like to make stuff for that :)

[@blairleipst4508]

😂😂😂

[@tohopes]

with a little robot voice that pesters, like "excuse me, sir. can i get you something?"

[@ricrose3518]

Catch Phrase for your cabinet. "If at first you don't succeed, reduce your expectations until you are a success." Nice project. Wish I had room for another cabinet.

[@Kandorr617]

The extra inch of material flying away from the camera gave me a genuine lol moment. Thanks for showing the projects warts and all. Fun stuff

[@gpdewitt]

Saw someone on YT making "industry standard" apple boxes. He left one end of the full apple open, and made the half, quarter, etc smaller to fit in the full one. Whole range of boxes fit in one full size box. Brilliant saving of space on the grip truck. Might consider this for your project.

[@WesleyTreat]

Was it this handsome guy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp_JZqRrm913qrMsi=LMPX1ZVkTIrL-49R&t=776

[@robindonnolly3261]

@@WesleyTreat lol

[@moonpie21012]

Ha ha that’s awesome to be recommended to check out your own project!

[@alanworks4354]

I built a similar storage unit, but instead of shelves between bins, I just used strips of aluminum angle to act as runners/slides. I like your videos

[@kennethelwell8574]

Definitely thought that the 3/4 thick shelves were overkill, and could be built with less material. One nice feature about the aluminum angle rails, is if you have something taller than the bin, you can just take away the bin above and the space is clear.

[@TR4zest]

Some woodwork shops are self-fulfilling exercises. Use tools in a workshop to make things for the workshop. Like a hobby mobius strip.

[@bpmunroe]

So you’ve seen my shop?

[@DrKahnihoochima]

I use steel strips to edgeband the upper halves of my shop furniture. I can magnet stuff to them and they help stiffen ply shelves.

[@chriscutress1702]

I love the mistakes and miscues. Remind me of the way I often end up working on projects.

[@tomcatfoolery]

You never disappoint. Constant improvement is a good thing.

[@WesleyTreat]

Thanks!

[@DanteYewToob]

On the trays, I would have routed the bottom plate before installing it. Add a nice chamfer, or round over first and then install it. I think that’s the only reasonable way to get what you wanted; easy fit, smooth edges without sharp corners and a professional look. I’m sure you could probably rig up a jig or something to chamfer the edges of the bottom plate post-installation but it would be way more work. So maybe on V2 you can add a quick step in between! Hope this helps.

[@WesleyTreat]

The top edges have a 1/8" roundover, which is enough to let them nest easily. I considered a roundover on the bottom, too, but since the nesting overlap is only 1/4", a 1/8" roundover on both leaves little contact area.

[@donaldbergquist7314]

Really enjoy you videos, keep them coming. One suggestion for your indecisiveness on storage quantity would be to make sections modular. Add what you need later without wasting material with rebuilding later.

[@brianatbtacprod1989]

Very cool build. I liked the added box storage on the top. The fact that you didn't put a top above the box storage means, tall boxes can go up there, and more importantly, you can't stack more stuff out of reach on top of the unit. There is one big thing that stood out to me that was missing, a tray for your dry erase pen, or pens if you use different colors. Even more so if you are going to add a dry erase board. I have a dry erase board in my shop to avoid having little pieces of paper all over the place. I also have 3 bins where I put Dry erase pens, Permanent markers, and pencils.

[@JohnZipperer]

Also the music when you lifted your foot was hilarious!😂

[@BryoniTV]

I'm a big proponent of pocket holes as a fixing method. I'm currently converting a coach bus into a mobile tiny home, and the entire interior wall framing is secured using pocket holes. G'day from Down Under! 🇦🇺 Love ur vids. 👍

[@kevinmertel6108]

Dude, you're so relatable.

[@JeffGloverArts]

That's a thing of beauty … and totally worth the Dumbs!

[@MrPhil1969]

Wheels. My new motto for my shop is everything goes on wheels.

[@CaddoCreekWoodworks]

I would build one of those signs with the buzzer but I'd have to just put permanent zeros and a buzzer that never turned off!😂 I love your retro style BTW and your videos are always entertaining. I'm still learning how to film but you are an inspiration. Thanks!

[@scotter_dotter]

Great project! Your catch phrase is Hey Nerds! I love it and want it on a t-shirt!

[@sgsax]

What's up, nerd? Purpose built furniture may be one of the most satisfying things to build. Being paralyzed by figuring out perfect details is extremely relatable. As is throwing pieces of wood across the shop. Thanks for sharing!

[@lechatbotte.]

The ballet moves the dumb button I can so relate to all of it. I follow a few woodworkers who use radiata pine. It sucks that wood is so expensive.

[@alanrichards3458]

Thanks again Wesley - fantastic video. We all need organized storage. This is another great idea I just saw on KZbin: Super Small Parts Organizer - Workshop Storage Ferris Wheel. Cheers from down under :)

[@SamGreenMaker]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin. There a lot here that I want my channel to be like. Keep up the great work.

[@cablecallen]

Absolutely love your channel! The Harbor Freight coupon was hysterical!😂

[@johnsnape1907]

I like that pocket hole jig! You can make like Jed and Clamp it! 🤣

[@PaulMeyette]

I dig it, Wesley. Solid work.

[@richardwadsworth4259]

Harbor freight just had round 4 inch magnetic trays for .89 cents. I also pick up there cheap magnetic hooks and clips when I see them on sale. I have a couple of metal 4 drawer file cabinets (I got for free) next to my tablesaw and assembly table. It holds jigs and fixtures patterns ect. And love the magnetic holders for organizing things at arms reach. I do love the cabinet you built. I may build one soon I'm needing more storage !

[@yossiyaari3760]

Loved the overflow/reorg option at the top.

[@puritan745]

That looks like a fantastic idea!! Oh for time to tidy up!

[@jewdd1989]

Very thoughtful and I like how you can stow and go as needed. Perhaps a French cleat for shelves, custom tool holders or relatable tools. There’s the more modern, peg boards, etc

[@barryward1365]

Love the whole plan, great when you have limited space like I have. Need to finish the basic floor plan in my single bay garage - but I'm seriously considering building this. Thanks 👍

[@jabbe7100]

I literally just watched one minute and I already have 4 project ideas I want to make, thanks for that 👍

[@TheAruruu]

i created some very large drawers for my kitchen a little over a year ago for canned goods, bottles of sauces, and similar. I used marker board for the interior bottom of the drawers because i wanted something that would be easily cleaned. they just rest on a 1/2 inch lip that i made in the drawer frames, so it easily pops out. despite being 23" wide, by 22" deep, and supporting only liquid filled containers, and nothing pulling them taught, they have almost no sag. there is a little bit of sag to the center, as i learned thanks to a liquid spill, but it's very little and isn't likely to increase. they're also completely waterproof on that side, so liquids aren't an issue. definitely recommend marker board (that's what it's called at Menards anyway... it's the dry erase board stuff) for shelf drawers.

[@JohannesLangkamp]

This was fun again, thanks for sharing!

[@jimbecker5675]

That's the plywood I've been using for my shop storage for Systainers. It's been remarkably consistent and for (now) under fifty bucks a sheet, it's a great value. Blue store doesn't carry it here so I have to buy from the orange store, which is not my preference, but that's where it's available.

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great film and build. Super useful. Mahalo for sharing! ❤

[@RenigadeWarrior1]

I feel like this is the exact kind of project that pocket holes are perfect for.

[@rogermccaslin5963]

Yes, I did see that coming. I only wish I had seen it coming when I did a similar project.

[@alberttreado3713]

Good job Wesley!

[@robt2151]

A great project, thanks for sharing. I use those 'right-angle clamps' (as at 15:34) when making frames but be aware that 4 of them around a frame doesn't necessarily make it completely accurate. As for the vacant space ideas, add a block of post-it notes or equivalent along with a pencil and eraser.

[@thegentlemanmaker]

‘What’s up Nerds’ is the perfect catch phrase. So perfect perhaps the collective could be ‘a Treat of Nerds’.

[@henryworkswoodandmetal]

Great solution for the storage problem m, really like the overall design!

[@Bruceanddenise]

Great looking design. 👍🏼

[@billybike57]

Awesome job, thanks for sharing!

[@kennyrosenyc]

You should just go nuts with it. Tape dispensers, spray paint can holders... In fact, build it out so it holds your entire shop! But I guess if you did that you would be right back where you started.

[@Blasfemurr]

First time here - that is quite possibly the best push stick I've ever seen..... subbed 😁👍

[@Mu-podcast]

I subbed as soon as I saw the ray gun push stick. Yep, there's someone I can relate to.

[@karlgabel9822]

Thanks for yet another awesome video! Love the concept of stacking trays and the place to put unopened orders. The sides of the cabinet look like a great place to put clamp racks or small tool storage. Thanks for showing your builds with problems and successes!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

Great project. I enjoy watching your videos a lot. Not sure why you haven’t been showing up in my feed. I’m going to go watch some that I missed. Like…. The apple boxes. Be more like Dave! LOL

[@killiemon]

This is exactly what I need. If only I had the space!

[@davebauerart]

Looks like a great solution!

[@LukeDurdin]

Fantastic Video as always. I am always put in a great mood when I see you in my feed!

[@ArthurCheesebag84]

6:35 appearance of the gimp had me going 😂

[@justinbanks2380]

I came in here to point out that too! 😂

[@eatenkate]

That parcel tray is INSPIRED

[@Dusty-Builds]

Awesome job. Idea: Put an 1/8" round over on the bottom of the stack-able drawers to help with nesting.

[@MechanicalWhispers]

Add some French cleats to the sides! Never ending possibilities.

[@neilf4128]

Thank you Wesley. I very much enjoyed your video.

[@JayPlazma]

Love the white board name tag!

[@justinbanks2380]

😂 The Nutcracker music when you lean onto one leg, 😂😂😂

[@FearsomeWarrior]

This is my favorite kind of video project. Love hearing how the project as it comes along. The planning and changing is fun.

[@jedsudweeks6676]

A 1/4" wobble extension with a slightly shorter (or not) pocket screw bit solved the tight shelf spacing for me. I do this on spice rack inserts for kitchen cabinetry.

[@owenl081-u9h]

You inspire me and these storage videos are always my favorite for some reason

[@rhyswilliams1998]

13:57 first thought when seeing the Pocket Hole Jig “neat design not having to lean over a work piece to clamp but they’ve doe away with the dust extraction which more than undoes the benefit of the clamp”

[@DominusFeles]

Now you just need an organizer for that organizer organizer!

[@jdrumbold990]

😂 Dance of the Surgar plum fairy 😂

[@tiladx]

I'm pretty sure this is the first video of yours I have watched. I would have subscribed anyways, but the "Days Without a Dumb" counter absolutely sealed the deal. I'm off to watch how you made that now.

[@michaeld_aus_b]

brilliant ! I find myself having the same ideas/thoughts: a box for each project and these zip-bags in different sizes: when disassembling something you can store every little screw and part together. Now I need a bigger shop. Cheers 👍

[@Scodiddly]

I suspected some grief would come from the spacing, but didn’t know exactly when. Definitely been there.

[@olivier2553]

Can you have primary and secondary storage? This rack would be the primary storage, the 4 or 6 apple boxes you use all the time. And in the rare cases, once other year, when you need more than that, you have 2 or 4 more boxes stored on the loft. Primary storage is what you use all the time, so it must be readily available without delay. Secondary is stored away, not wasting space in your normal work space, it takes longer to get to it, but it is so infrequent that the delay does not matter much. (and you can have a tertiary storage, for those things you use every 10 years, you keep them in a rental locker)

[@xiggywiggs]

9:20 I feel this so deeply, like literally every project. I've even gotten to a point where the indecision of one project is holding up another project, which is holding up another project, which is holding up another project... and on and on in an ouroboros of decision paralysis. I think maybe the only way to escape it is to just pick an option at random - I make a table and roll a d20 :P - and make future me deal with the tragically inefficient consequences.

[@thanemakes5377]

18:56 weeeeeeeeee!

[@MikeD87916]

Great project as usual. I know it doesn't help for this one, but Kreg makes a shorter pocket screw driver bit for situations like that so you can get into tighter spaces.

[@SSGrille]

28:17 Add a magnet to your dry erase marker with tape so you can stick it to the steel plate. That way you can get a nice marker, and keep it where it should be. Then when it dries out peel the tape off and stick the magnet to a new marker. The markers that come with magnets never stick to anything.

[@dennisolsson3119]

I purchased an angle gearbox for the drill (fits hex bits). That way I can reach with the drill as long as I can reach with the shaft and my hand (or jig) to hold the gearbox. I can very much recommend it. It was very useful for screwing roof tiles that was covered by other roof tiles.

[@xoxo-yu1gp]

hey man in a shed another spiffing golden job

[@travelwell8098]

Found your channel today. Loved the video! I especially enjoyed "dumb" board. I need one of those... but then I think it would become discouraging because it might get to 1 only once in a while. 🙂 The storage cabinet is great, but the only thing I would have added is a flat board that pulls out like a drawer at about stomach height (like old school library card catalogues). Think of a retractable shelf. It would serve as a tray to set bins or small boxes on so you can fish through them without having to carry the trays/boxes to a bench or table, and just grab what you need. New subscriber.... and Happy T-giving!

[@LJones-uu4xy]

Nicely done ! Great idea to have 2 handles. Will also make it easier to pick up and carry around when they are somewhat heavy. I kept wincing though every time you were struggling to align the dividers. Wouldn’t a spacer block have made it much quicker and easier?.

[@richardobermark755]

What you need Wesley is the Milwaukee Right angle Cordless Impact Driver, Li-Ion, 12.0V. With your 4" or 6" square drive attached, you will be able to get into the tightest of openings while doing pocket holes. I've had one for years and I don't get it out often but boy when you're in a tight jam this is the tool I reach for. Good luck I love your videos.

[@WesleyTreat]

I've got the DeWalt equivalent, although I think it's a little bulkier. I tried it, but it was the battery that got in the way.

[@richardobermark755]

@@WesleyTreat The great thing about Milwaukee's 12 v battery platform is that its shape is the same as the barrel of the unit, so nothing sticks out past the sides. I purchased one several years ago, and it was a game-changer.

[@Vikingwerk]

Very well thought out storage.

[@alankott3129]

Great job as always. BTW, don't think your table saw-sound segue went unnoticed. That was the perfect slide from 'my storage needs storage' comment.

[@stuartkorte1642]

I’m thinking aluminum angle instead of expensive plywood to hold the storage boxes especially after having to disassemble because you couldn’t do the screws. I’m thinking using the carry slot as the hand pull also. Really like the idea of gluing a piece of whiteboard so you can relabel as needed.

[@niceguy191]

Yes, or even just strips of wood either side. Since the boxes have sturdy bottoms, they don't need to sit on one.

[@davestinyworkshop]

Great idea!

[@Brownstone31]

"What's up nerds?" is your catch phrase.

[@jeanine6492]

First time viewer and subscribed right at the end. Love the project and your character makes it fun to watch. Can’t wait to see what you’ve completed in the past and what’s up next! Hi from Australia 🇦🇺

[@akalostlove]

Love when you say I can just shift things up yet already know why it's not happening.. the same reason you pulled it apart twice you have to tear it all down to redo it. But I loved the videos keep them up . I was so happy when I seen a new one today

[@3dmazter]

next time use the tracksaw to take of 1 inch from the 19 inch piece. And use spacers from scrapwood to space out shelves in stead of using lines.

[@Kami8705]

The right angle drill adapters all the different brands sell work well for doing pocket holes in tight spaces like that. Also, make your shelves modular so you can add more later as needed. It takes a little more material potentially, but can be worth it. That or make them standard sizes so you can put trays or thin apple boxes in the same space, or remove a divider and put the thicker apple boxes in.

[@liliofthewest]

Very nice piece. Love it.

[@WesleyTreat]

Thanks!

[@JBLewis]

I've had reasonable success with the AurocoPly that I've been able to get from the big orange box.

[@BenNawrath]

I have a bunch of plastic bins in my garage too. Some for hardware, some for garden stuff, whatever. Label maker to the rescue on BOTH ends for sure!,

[@stuartmcnicol2914]

Maybe a slide out shelf to hold stuff while you sort it etc

[@alanwhitaker3952]

awesome storage solution....

[@GimpGladly]

I like that you made the project trays double ended. Unfortunately they are symmetrical along multiple axes and I would for sure end up storing them sideways.

[@ellsgeiwitz2234]

When you need to make a hard decision, flip a coin. Why? Because when that coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping for.

[@forestbirdoriginals4917]

The shelf can be called the “Even Tooly Shelf” Because “Even-tooly” you’ll get around to using that stuff

[@AndreSjoberg]

Ooooh, this is very interesting indeed - I’ve been toying with an idea for storing projects in my youtube studio/workshop, both «in production» projects (when juggling several or waiting for parts and such) as well as upcoming projects (planned, waiting for more parts … and time), but instead of trays using flat boards and a «bakery trolley» style rack (for putting flat oven trays with bread and stuff in) so that when my «project trays» aren’t in use they’ll take up less space (completely flat plywood trays) - and the flexibility of the runners on the side means flex for taller projects taking up more than one height unit - but combining that with some trays with edges as well that will fit might be a good idea for my needs :) I would probably leave one side clear to allow for another unit next to it if needed in the future, another idea would be much used consumables on the side, anything used often really. Really like the idea of incoming packages on top for upcoming projects since many packages wouldn’t fit in the project trays. And the white board write on plastic front for the trays … I’m stealing that idea :) You might want a white board marker holder (and rope attachment for the marker ;) on the side for at least 3 markers and maybe different colors :) Great little build, now I know what I’ll be spending Christmas doing, thanks :)

[@LiqdPT]

19:25 I saw that coming as soon as you started putting on the right shelves without the right side piece.

[@DurMan667]

The sides would be good places to store large measuring and guiding things