Pfft. Obviously you've never experienced the joy and ease of use of buckets, milk crates, and just throwing everything on the work bench until it all starts to avalanche.

My dad has been talking about cleaning up and organizing our garage/workshop but at his age he’s been having a hard time. He just went out of town for a few days and I’m going to surprise him by doing it all for him. I’m going to leave a few things unfinished and say I “couldn’t reach” or wasn’t “strong enough” so he can do them and feel good about himself. Thanks for the video!

For the wood wall proponents... If you trace around your tools and colour in the outline, you got yourself a shadow board ala your grandpa's shed. Which I'm sure we can all agree is the best shed there ever was.

You missed the wood wall system, otherwise known as the french cleat system without bothering with the cleats. Attach a piece of plywood to the wall and then you can screw your tool holders to it. Aside from not having to make the cleats, another advantage is that some things just need a nail or a screw to hang on so you don't need to make a holder for them. And if you really need to be able to easily lift a holder off the wall then just screw in a small section of cleat for it.

I’ve been mindlessly using the “not enough room so everything ends up in a giant pile” system for years. It’s cost me nothing but my sanity

The heavy duty shelves are a great job very versatile in a workshop.

I like tornado hooks for long tools, shelves and bins for smaller tools, I keep bins for like all my paint stuff, pvc, nail guns, pumps, generators etc on shelves, peg board and magnets for really commonly used tools, and then a big mechanic tool boxes.

Fantastic tips, Johnny! Thanks a bunch! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Couple people also mentioned this, but just the plain "screw plywood to the wall, screw tool holders to it" "system" is my go to. I was going to go all french cleat, but realized that I hardly ever, if literally ever, will reorder my tools, and if I do need to, I'll just unscrew and rescrew. Saved a bunch of time over dealing with french cleats, and more importantly, in my mind, I can space things out how I want, if they are shorter/taller than the predetermined distance of your french cleats.

I needed this video. Thanks Johnny

Really balanced presentation! One thing I would add is that the "rail" that I have is a 1x3, painted white, with either dowels, hooks, or nails in it. That's what I have in my garage, all the long things hang from that. You make a good point about being locked into a brand with some systems. In my opinion, no one should buy into any system that is brand specific, if for no reason other than it will eventually be cancelled. Use plywood, cabinets, cleats, pegboard, open shelving. If there aren't many companies making the product, you're both stuck and paying too much.

Excellent video Johnny & I totally agree with you about the French Cleat system! 👍👍

Loved the vid. I had french cleats at my last place. I realized that after 3 years of working with that system, I never moved a holder once it was on the wall. I thought I would always be changing stuff around to improve the organization. Nope. I just drill or nail everything to the wall now. Even most of my hand tools that have a hole in the handle is just hung on a nail on the wall.

For drawer organization Gridfinity looked like a good option. I have never used it. My main storage for my tools is modular tool boxes. I currently use systainers and tough system. I also have industrial shelving for my storage unit where I keep all my commercial lawn mowing stuff

More videos of you actually building!! Love the channel

Thanks for the info Johnny! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

It looks great! You are definitely talented.

Great ideas!

French cleat drawer faces with pegholes for the win! 🤗

A dab of hot glue is a solution for the pegs coming off when removing tools from a pegboard. It’s easy to remove the glue when you want to reposition. But i still don’t like pegboards

I love seeing Woodbrew in your video.

best for tool wall video

I have a little of everything besides French cleats. Pegboard is great for in-package items and some small tools, etc. Otherwise some husky wall cabinets, us general drawer units, Milwaukee pack out for my drills and batteries, then just some home built shelves/workbench. I use the track system for horses, and shelves too. I did what worked best for me.

you could flip your versa track upside down use c chan to hold peg board and then top it with more versa track. works pretty good.

I have a hybrid of all of these. I have a craftsman tool chest. I have shop built storage pieces. I have french cleat. And I have the metal shelves as well as pegboard. I think I am moving more toward shop built pieces and french cleat. Although I haven't actually had the opportunity to move my stuff into the craftsman tool chest. So I will see how that goes. I just recently bought one secondhand.

I love wall control and husky cabinet, it is A LOT OF MONEY! But when it is all don’t how I want it, everything is at hands reach and you get a lot of support for hanging things on esty

Good video. I use slat wall in my shop

Clicked, liked and subscribed simply cause of the tshirt in the thumbnail 👐

Congrats on 1M subs

Great video!

Omni wall is a pretty awesome option in the peg dept

I have slatwall panels, which is like an in between of the french cleat and versa track. You can buy off the shelf hooks, and making your own hangers shouldn't be hard. Only problem is it's load bearing capacity isn't as high

I use pegboards but I do have diy brackets for it by using screws a bit bigger than the hole so it can self tap into it while also being able to use the cheap standard hooks for a hand saw, F-clamps, hammer and more

A single sheet of thick plywood, spaced from the wall with 1x2. Place nails or screws as needed to hang tools from. It's just so simple, no building special holders that also hang from cleats, no losing pegs. If you aren't setting up a retail display, how often do you really need to shuffle stuff around your pegboard or cleats?

Hmmmm. @6:40 that water tank system looks pretty nice. I'm thinking of replacing mine and love the digital readout on the faucet. Although, I wonder how long it'll last.

French cleat for the win. Specialy if your new to set up a shop. Make a bunch of clets and put on the wall. And as you get more tools you can make more holders for it.

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

I’m still going with “Plywood wall and a bucket of nails” And a few custom holders screwed to the wall here and there.

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If you get wooden pegboard, paint it or seal it. Grandfather did it in his shop in 1977 and was still in pristine shape in 2022. Mine has pegboard, metal shelving, tool boxes and some old kitchen cabinets. All on a budget.

Thanks for the vid, I've always loved your content. I might reconsider your sponsor for this one, though... The World Health Organisation says that RO water is not safe for long term consumption. I come from a chemistry background, and I worked in the chem labs at college as part of my student work study. Our chemistry professors constantly reminded us that we were not to drink the RO water or use it for coffee or whatever, because it would leach minerals from your system. You should definitely look into that a bit more, before deciding if you want to keep using that system or not. Either way, thanks again for all your content; you're one of my favorite makers/woodworkers on KZfaq :)

Sunday great video day!

I got some free dressers off market place and use those in my garage.

I just have a 4x8 sheet of sanded plywood and use the small little nails to put my tools on the wall. It's the most cost efficient and the hooks dont go flying like pegboard

If you do more metal or electronics work than wood or have a dedicated space for metal working and/or electronics repair; gun cabinets and wall mounted modular gun racks. They are basically a more compact and impact resistant french cleat.

If you're building cabinets, shout out to Jer Schmidt on KZfaq with his modular cabinet system. It's probably the most well-thought-out system I've yet seen and is super flexible to fit all kinds of purposes.

What is that laser tool you are using? Looks like a great way to stay on the studs. Thanks 🙏

I’m so ready for some furniture bro

Slatwall, like Gladiator GearWall. You’re using the wrong product (tracks). Use the Gladiator slatwall with Premier tool cabinets. The Gladiator steel hangers are stronger, hold more weight than French cleats. Plywood cleats tool holders often must be bigger than the tools. You can fit far more tools on a Gladiator GearWall with hook hangers and this system is infinitely adaptable for ANY storage needs. We installed the slatwall on all three garage ❤

In the video open montage, there was a brief shot of a miter station that had a sliding miter saw. It appeared as though the section where the the saw was mounted, may have slid forward. This is an idea I have been trying to develop. I have a small shop that I’m trying to conserve space but yet be functional. If indeed that is what I saw, are there plans available. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Stay safe and we'll see you next time.

Enjoy your videos. Have you done any on shops in garages or limited space? Thanks.

Once I switched all my pegboard to Wall Control my entire shop did a 180 for the better

I'm partial to the pile loads of stuff up on my workbench - very cheap option and the only real cost is frustration. LOL

My next project: French cleats. 👍

Spring cleaning. Big thing for me, nothing on the floor so that sweeping can be done more often and better

I have pegboard rn. Im debating swapping it out with cabinets, drawers, and shelves, bc the tools getting stuck and knocking off the peg hooks is getting really annoying.

How thick is the plywood that you put onto the wall?

fire is a big hazard in any workshop, hence planning is needed: fire extnguishers but also a garden water hose but in that case care must be given to electrical wiring, it runs on the floor and will get in contact with water...an overall breaker for the whole workshop would be required. Any ideas as fire exting. will last 30-40 seconds and the workshop is full of dried wood and sawdust. what would you recommend ?

I looked into that Milwaukee system. It is extremely expensive and it is somewhat limited. I am afraid that because of the expense and limitations is not going to be a system that sticks around.

Which ply wood are u using in your workshop could u tell me pls

French cleats saved my life…. Lol

Like yr thoughts on the Festool Hepa Dust extractor and the Festool cyclone collection pre separator You’ve made tremendous progress on the new workshop, and have throughly enjoyed yr journey

Love the video and the content as always but it must be said the constant adjustment of focal length/crop on this video was very distracting.

Agree whole heartedly, except maybe peg board should be the last, stuff is more annoying than useful.

My dad was a woodworker. He built his shop, table saw, tractor,wood tool chests,shop cabinets. Any updates on the dust collection system and the vibrator timer?

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I guess I'm one of those weirdos who actually thinks regular pegboard is cool looking. On top of it being cool looking, there are a thousand different companies making pegboard accessories, so finding stuff for them is very easy.

When are we getting a actual woodworking video from you?

I challenge you to speak into the camera without a single hand gesture.

A good video spoiled by pushing the sponsored advertisement about filtered water. Sorry, but don't you also get paid by KZfaq to some extent??

Too many adds and promotions Time to unsubscribe

"Enjoy" your video? No. I found it incredibly depressing. If these are my only realistic options, I'll NEVER get my workshop organized. I've already got my tool density almost a full order of magnitude more dense than yours and still can't seem to efficiently organize: a 19" bandsaw, 2 bench-grinders, a miter saw, a 7"x21" lathe with associated rests, chucks, & vices, a combo disc & belt sander, vacuum cleaner, dust collector, ultrasonic cleaner, 15 gallon air compressor, an assortment of handheld power tools (Sawzall (2), impact driver (2), cordless drill (2), dremel, heat guns (2), angle grinder (2), portable belt sanders (2)), a collection of clamps, bench vice, a drill press, a full set of hand tools (wrenches (SAE & Metric), sockets (SAE & Metric), ratchets, power bars, torque wrenches, screwdrivers, numerous hammers, allen wrenches, saws, various cutting tools, pliers, tin snips, bolt cutters, riveters, staplers, hot glue guns), propane torches, precision measuring tools (calipers, micrometers, runout gauges + support hardware, levels, squares), taps (SAE & Metric), dies (SAE & Metric), punches, chisels, soldering irons, multimeters, along with all the replaceable cutting/sanding (sandpaper, steel wool, blades, cutting wheels, grinding discs, bandsaw blades, sanding belts & discs, drill bits, razor blades, lathe cutting tools, mill ends, vacuum filters, etc.) consumables. PLUS various raw materials (wood, metal, plastic, wire, rope, screen, nuts, bolts, nails, specialty fasteners, rivets, staples) used to create things. Also, all the lubricants, glues, solvents, & cleaning solutions to support projects. My workspace is 10' by 20'. Two ends can't be used because one is a garage door, & the other is a walkway. Oh, I forgot airless painter, paint, drywall related patch stuff. I'm not including my numerous shovels, picks, pruners, leaf blowers, edgers, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, machetes, rakes, brooms, string trimmers, loppers, sledge hammers, etc., which I have organized into a 1.5'x1.5'x8' space. None of those systems you showed seemingly could accommodate my collection of tools & materials, leaving me depressed. Your demonstration of a broom & shovel wall hanging solution made me laugh. I have over 5X the number of tools in that category you showed I've got it packed into that 1.5'x1.5' space I mentioned. I want to get everything neatly organized. I fix stuff, & I make stuff. I also do my own gardening. I tend to work more with metal than wood, but I have the tools for both. Oh, I also forgot what I call my specialty tools: borescope, lasers, label printers, magnifying glasses, temperature measurement tools, and on and on. Oh, I also have a portapower with dies. When I was a little kid my father told me "A man has to be able to fix anything." I took that to heart. He might have just been joking. Dunno. I was just a kid. I sure as heck can fix way more than he ever could.