TerryMcK Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'd had enough of hanging blades on nails driven into the walls of the shop. I got a pdf as part of Pop Wood subscription called Workshop Storage Solutions (I mentioned it in a previous post on the forum a week or so ago). Anyway in there is an article by Steve Shanesy on making an open fronted box to store your table saw blades. I just bought a few more blades so decided to make the box. It comprises 4 sides of 3/4" ply and I made the back from 1/2" ply. The shelves are just 1/4" thick ply and the box is intended for 10" diameter blades. The finished size is 8" high x 11 3/4" wide x 11 1/4" deep. The box is very simple rabetted construction just glued with some yellow glue (no brads ) The shelves are around 11/16" apart in dados cut in the sides. They have shaped front edges with a cutout so you can grasp the desired blade. The front is cut at an angle of 70 degrees and there is an internal partition of 1/4" ply also at 70 degrees. I can't publish the plans as they are probably copyrighted but I can show you some photos of the results. Box construction Shelf routing detail Finished shelves Construction complete with 3 coats of shellac On the wall with a few blades In situ in my shop. It took around an afternoon to make last Saturday and I now have a great storage place for my blades. I mounted the box to the wall with a French cleat. You could easily just put it into a drawer to keep the dust off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Great job Terry, "A place for everything and everything in its place" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerofly0610 Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Very cool, thanks for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Very nicely done. I've been drawing up plans that are somewhat similar except the front isn't open. Not rushing to get it done, however. Need to get on it, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I like it a lot. I don't understand why the front needs to be sloped though, unless you can look down on the blades to see which one is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Just a little style I guess rather than a boring square fronted box. My wife went "wow" so I think it must be ok You can see each blade with its corresponding tooth count at a glance without extracting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildesertwoodshop Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Nice, I like the cutout at the front of each shelf for grabbing the blades , Nice feature ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Just goes to show how long circular saws have been with us now when you see a "vintage handmade round saw blade holder"! I wonder if in the future there will be a dude doing demos on a table saw "like they used to do", cursing the rise of 3D printers et al. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Just goes to show how long circular saws have been with us now when you see a "vintage handmade round saw blade holder"! I wonder if in the future there will be a dude doing demos on a table saw "like they used to do", cursing the rise of 3D printers et al. When a plotter can produce medullary rays I think the lot of us will be pushing up daisies ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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