My wife says I need help...

[rjwolfe3]

but I told her there was plenty of room for more blanks!:biggrin:

Each recycled box holds around 50 blanks. I have them alphabetically ordered starting with the last four boxes on the right and going straight down. The first three boxes from the left and going down two more rows are Bottle Stopper blanks. The next two rows of three boxes are pen blanks other then wood. The next two rows of three boxes are unknown wood blanks that I will get around to identifying someday. The last are bowl blanks. I keep reorganizing as my collection grows. Hope to get more when the wife lets me, lol.

Some blanks I have been cutting up. Lots of beech, dogwood, oak, and locust!

Some more beech, oak, sassafras, locust, and assorted branches of various woods.

The rest of my shop is more cluttered or I would show it.
Thanks for looking.

 

[Rmartin]

alphabetically ordered?

I have to agree, you need help.

Send me a few of each, and I'll be glad to help.:biggrin:

 

[nava1uni]

I like it. All of my CD's are alphabetized. I like that you also have them divided by category.

 

[DCBluesman]

My blanks are alphabetized, too. All under "W"...Wood.

 

[markgum]

Nice job.
I am trying to put mine in reverse alphabetic order that way if I get stopped by the people with the flashy lights on top of their cars, I might have a chance to get the alphabet correct. :biggrin:

 

[wolftat]

I don't think you have nearly enough. Please post your address so we can all send you some to help you out by sending you some.

 

[mickr]

I like the concept, but cardboard boxes? When you make ebony shelves and Boodwood frame, I'll be impressed..

 

[cnirenberg]

Rob,
Wow. Hey look at it this way, you should be able to find what you need when you need it. That is quite a "collection".

 

[TomW]

My filing system is much more simple... everything I own is within 10 feet of the center of the shop....

 

[Druid]

We are offering a "help therapy" session on the 28th Rob, I'm sure your wife would approve:wink:. Organization looks good guy.

 

[Gordon]

Vertical filing system

My filing system is much more simple... everything I own is within 10 feet of the center of the shop....

Me too - only it's also 10 feet high.

 

[Rollerbob]

Yep, orginization is a sign of a sick mind! And I suppose you are able to walk around your shop without tripping over something?

 

[woodboys]

I see some empty boxes so I think you are safe and she's overreacting.

 

[PenTurnerfromMaine]

You're in good company, my wife just looks, shakes her head and goes back upstairs...........

 

[seawolf]

I'm not as organized but the LOML has went online and ordered blanks without telling me. Nice surprise when the boxes arrive.
Mark

 

[thewishman]

That looks like a good trade for a nice used car.:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[toolcrazy]

Nothing wrong with alphabetizing, I have all my plain Jane blanks in a file cabinet in order with lettered dividers.

And NO, I am not joking.

But, I do need a better way to store the rest of my blanks.

 

[splinter99]

Way too organized for me..I dont see any places for blanks that you forgot you had to suddenly be stumbled upon. If you need a perticuar wood, with your system you can go right to it, with my system, I would spend several hours looking for it, find a bunch of other crap instead, get side tracked, and then go buy more of what I couldnt find..see, my way is better

 

[TellicoTurning]

There is an anatomical description for your condition, but this being a family site, can't really describe it for you. Looks nice and clean, do you work in your shop?? Everything in mine is covered with dust.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Lol, you guys can't see the rest of the basement. I cropped the pictures. I have stacks of stuff everywhere. I think my blanks are the only thing that is organized.



Chris, if I could find a buyer for the wood - I would sell most so I could buy a reliable car. The good news is that my father-in-law said I could borrow his to go to my next meeting.