20+ Simple French Cleat Ideas for Your Tool Storage

well I'll give a specific love tool storage is very important so in this video let me show you 20 simple weights of sturdy tools on the wall let's begin circular saw great tool to have in your shop especially if you can have easy access to it so I created this awesome little wall now it's very simple basically just a flat surface what a nice edging around so that the salt kind of sits in place they don't have to worry about it falling out on the back here I have a cut at a 45 degree angle so the saw sits nicely against the wall which a little French cleat attached getting then attends to the wall and there you go easy way to store a circular saw with easy access now here's a simple way to create a wrench holder all I have here is some two by fours that I have cut down strategically so that it fits the size of the wrenches then I cut a groove in several places all about equal amounts all at about a 10 to 15 degree angle so that the wrenches do not want to slide out the front they slide towards the back you can do this really simple with just using a sliding miter saw or a table saw whatever you have at hand you can even use a circular saw if you're very careful overall this is a great way to store your wrenches and it's simple easy access on the wall now here's the common way to store some eric sizzles this is very simple design you just need to create a 90 degree angle with any shape of wood that you'd like create some grooves going through the wood it also did a little recessed area here so that the each of the chisels will sit nicely in there less likely for them to fall out you may want to be careful on the spacing so that some of the larger chisels gonna have a little more room versus a smaller ones either way this is a very simple design and you can put together any way you want now here's an idea to store your orbital sander and your sandpaper now to create this I use some 1 by 6 lumber and some extra plywood that had scrap left over I did a little rabbit cut on all four corners except for the top I made a little bit taller so it creates a little bit of a lip the great thing about using a 1 by 6 is this the perfect size to run a little sander I also did a back in here just so that it be nice and firm give it some added strength and the top I added just an extra little lip on the front now they make a little divider I just made a simple groove on each side at the same height slid in an additional piece and this makes some great storage for some extra sanding pads paper towels are a great tool to have around a shop so here's a very simple way to create a paper towel holder just take two pieces of wood create an L shape you want to drill a hole in the center and add a nice dowel rod add your bracket to the back and now you're ready rubber gloves are great to have around the shop just sometimes when you put them on a shelf it's hard to access them especially if you're an immediate need so I created this awesome little holder that goes right on your wall it's very simple you create basically a three sided wooden box put a couple slots in here just to keep it stuff from sliding out slide your box inside and there you go easy access whenever you need them a grinder is a great tool whether you're trying to cut off nails or just get through a chain but it can be one of those oddly shaped tools that just doesn't really fit anywhere so I've created a nice little holder so it fits right here on the wall the good thing about it is it not only holds the grinder and holds some of us accessories and some additional cutting wheels so let me show you how I built this now the crate just holder I started off with a thick piece of plywood and two additional pieces is a 3/4 inch plywood to space it out on the front here I'm using an eighth inch thick of plywood and the reason why is the neck on this grinder is real narrow and you want to be able to sit right here on this main piece I also made a small circular groove here so that everything will not slide around but will sit right here in the center as for this to Suri's I have one main hole here in the top so that it'll fit the handle and need the wrench step add-in to take off the wheels that I have right there down on the bottom we're just using some simple pegs that I have drilled and glued in place so that the wheels can stay nice and firm very simple very easy grinder hole now here's a classic way to incorporate some decor into your stores this is an old-timey looking toolbox that I made added just some spare pallet wood I had it's real simple I you see some Brad nails use some glue to put it together it's not super heavy-duty but it will hold some of your tools I just use a dowel rod to create the handle and glued it in place after drilling some holes real simple real easy and you can make one of these real quick now if you've ever used corner squares for any of your builds you know how handy they can be and if you never have you should get them because they do work well I've created a simple little stores older for them let me show you how I built this now for the quarter square holder it's very simple I had a tube of material that I actually cut down at a 45 degree angle it's very simple very easy to do it's all put on a one by three on the front here I had a large craft stick that I cut down send it around so it would be nice and smooth you don't hurt your hands it is just a simple way that you can store these that easy access find a new wall if you have a bunch of bar clamps she's a great way to store them you just need a two by six out of French cleat cut it to the size you need and then clamp them to the front great thing about this it keeps them off the floor out of the way and less likely to warp or rust because it's not where the moisture is and hang them on your wall grab a store now it comes to your woodworking clamps there's a bunch of different styles I wanted to create a way that it's real simple to put them on and take them off real quickly so I'm using a combination of a 2 by 6 backer with some two by fours that come out with just a little bit of a piece that comes up they keep it from sliding off I can do 5 to 6 clamps per row which means in this case I can do 25 to 30 clamps which is a lot more they see in some of the wider clamp sets now for my larger 12 and 24 inch clamps I'm using a combination of a 2 by 6 that comes out just for added strength because these are heavier and I just went a little more heavy-duty nails and screws are great to have handy so I built this wall unit so it's easy access and I just have them right at hand I also have some stored right here in the middle you want bits or whatever you might need you can store it there I've built this project in a previous video and it is real simple to build but it's a lot easier for me to show you than it is to actually tell you so I'll put the link to that in the description below so make sure you check that out if you Spade bits here's a good way to stow them on the wall I have a couple of one by fours that I've glued in a 90 degree angle add two French plate from the back and just strategically drilled some holes I actually have a couple different rows here so I can add more in the future but it's just a simple way to store them on a wall it's always great to have easy access to your hammer so I like just doing right on my wall I made this real simple French pleat setup that uses one of these little u hooks that screws into an additional piece of wood you want this to have a nice little backing your great thing about this is its small and you can move it around the downside because it is small there's a chance you might knock it off so if you want to make these a little bit bigger you can and give a little more added weight less likely for them to get knocked off I personally prefer the small ones so I can easily move them around whenever I need to these are even work great for one year rolling stands you can also see a screw in some of these basic hooks to work for maybe hanging up your respirator or some ear protection or even some your masks there's a way to incorporate some wood and some PVC pipe create a unique little holder I'm using this to hold my pens and pencils in a lot of my zip ties and it's just some simple 2-inch pipe it's a one inch pipe that I have glued together on the bottom I used a piece of wood that I've attached so that nothing falls out and to hold the PVC tutor wood I just use some screws directly into it either way this is a great little holder and it looks really cool being nice and clear now here's another great twist and you just a PVC as a holder I have screwdrivers pliers cutters and a few other things included in this I have doubled up the pipe but I've also angled the bottoms down here so it just makes it easier access in case some of the unit's a little bit small you can push it up relatively easily on the back here I'm just using some wood just to give it nice and strength and to hold it in place I just have some screws going through some of the pipe it's real simple and real easy little holder for all your stuff now I love my French cleat system but I also love the idea of using pegboard so I created this little square unit that fits on top of the French cleat system that way I can still access and have the ability to use all these little hooks and clips that come with the pegboard so that's a great way to incorporate both them at the same time but still have the ability to move it around anytime you need now if you want to get super simplistic on making some of these French cleat clovers you can make one with just some basic nails just get a piece of wood add the backing and nail it in place now in this case here I'm using this the holcomb files but I have these little tiny files that will fit on the big nails so to incorporate this on the back of it I took a nail and I drove it in from the backside filed off the end of it and now I can use that they have it for the little files and to incorporate the big ones along with these you make a bunch of varieties to fit whatever tools you need now I've also created it's very simplistic little cup holder or can holder whatever you want to do it fits up on the wall can easily place your drink that way you can easily have access to it I also put some additional hooks on the side which makes it good if you need to hang something or you can incorporate this into a much larger setup and just have a little shelf here's my interpretation of a measuring tape holder it's still a work in progress so I'm gonna be upgrading over time but it's very simplistic I just crept some squares out with a little bit of an angle on the bottom so that the clip here when it goes on has a place to stay nice and sturdy on the back of it it's very simple just a piece of plywood with a French cleat at the top nothing fancy and all the clips on the back as you can see her holding type that's just a very simplistic way to hold some of your measuring tapes up on the wall now for those of you interested in this build it is a charging station and a drill holder for all of my drills and components now this is a little bit more of a complicated build so I created its own video and I'll put a link to that in description below French police are awesome you can use them in so many different ways to create so many different types of holders and I hope you have a chance to get out on your shop and do something cool too - bili created this awesome little horror so you can put your gloves and won't get in there let's try that again ah either case it's a great little way make a simple folder that doesn't fall off the wall now here's my intern yeah I can't say the word interpretation okay

Channel: Specific Love Creations

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Length: 11min 20sec (680 seconds)

Published: Thu Dec 19 2019