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Drawer Storage for Driver Bits

All Posts, Workshop (My), Workshop Storage and Organization

I built a second tier to my driver bit drawer storage.  After building my sliding driver bit storage tray, I needed additional storage for my bits that are too long to store in that top tray.  I don’t have that many, but everything needs a home so these bits needed their own little storage area.

Drawer Storage for Bits

How to make a Sliding bit Storage Tray

I decided to build that home for the tall bits, right behind the little cubby that houses my screw drivers.

Drawer Storage for Driver Bits

I cut a strip of 1/2″ plywood to fit the width of the drawer and then cut a piece of pegboard to cover about 2/3 the width of that plywood.Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

I had to drill the holes in the pegboard larger but I didn’t add additional holes like I did in the sliding bit storage tray.Drawer Organizer for Driver Bits. #storage #organization #workshop

And, once again, drilling holes chipped out the melamine coating on the pegboard so I sanded that smooth (and removed most of the white melamine coating for color uniformity).Drawer Organizer for Driver Bits. #storage #organization #workshop

I glued a strip of thin wood around the perimeter of the pegboard and glued that to the 1/2″ plywood base.  This strip created a little extra height to insert the bit shanks into so they don’t wobble.  Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

My glue-up weights.Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

The blank area to the left of the pegboard is for even longer bits which will lay horizontally in this space so I needed a back to keep them from rolling OUT of their home.Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

I added a side divider to completely enclose them.Drawer Organizer for Driver Bits. #storage #organization #workshop

I glued and nailed the back divider onto the 1/2″ plywood bottom and then glued the bottom down so this portion so the bits didn’t lift up the entire storage piece when trying to remove them.  Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

Again, my drills are great weights for glue-ups.  I added a stack of scrap wood under the back of the drill to keep the weight even.Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

I’m repeatedly surprised by how much of a time and sanity saver it is to utilize this drawer storage.  Ever other day I ask myself why I didn’t do this 4 years ago.Drawer Organizer for Driver Bits. #storage #organization #workshop

I have some socket bits (that I don’t ever use but might someday so I better keep them) stored in a little clippy thing that I didn’t want to keep so I hand wrote the sizes of each bit next to it’s home.  Drawer Organizer for Driver Bits. #storage #organization #workshop

AND I hate how messy it looks so I ran out and bought myself a label maker for all my upcoming projects.  BUT I’m really proud of myself for leaving this as is and not redoing it with the label maker. That’s kinda big for me and my perfectionistic tendencies.Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

Drawer storage and organizer for driver bits.

November 29, 2015 · 2 Comments

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  1. Bonnie says

    November 29, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    I was on YouTube and came upon one of your projects and i’m hooked!!! You are so inspirational! I feel I am the only woman in the lumber and tool section at the hardware store. I am not afraid to tackle a home project, however, I do keep the projects small. I find damaged items and fix them (not all successfully). I will be visiting your site for inspiration and motivation. The next project will be expanding my mantel. With the addition of a larger TV, my fireplace mantel looks too small. Wish me luck!

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    • Sandra says

      November 29, 2015 at 8:02 pm

      Hi Bonnie. Not all my projects are successful either. The key is to keep trying anyway. Good luck with your fireplace mantel!

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