As I work more and more with handtools I've been ruminating over tool storage with my specific work habits in mind.
I decided that a singular tool cabinet was not for me. I can see where I will *need* more than a couple handsaws ready to use, more than a few planes ready to use, etc.
To that end I built a saw till; now full of a dozen different saws {excluding my DT saws}. I am in the construction phase of a plane till that is an enclosed version of Dave Anderson's.
Next I will build a handtool cabinet for storage of marking gauges, chisels, mallets, squares, bits, braces, and all the various sundry tools.
Don't get me wrong Chris Becksvoort, Andy Rae, William O'Studley, et. al. have made very versatile cabinets and I will be encorporating many of their elements in the design of my tool cabinet.
I simply feel that as my skills, techniques, and habits change that I'll have more flexibility by this separation.
To date I love my plane till; I don't like that it's not finished and in use.
Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have the doors completed and mounted.
Dan.
