Storing Wood

[mrsn]

How do all of you store your supply of wood?
I am looking for ideas to make my shop more orginized, and looking around that would be a good place to start.
Thanks for any ideas!
Mrs.N

[marmoh]

When I ordered form Sloan's she told me to keep it in the house not the garage.  I have the bigger pieces in a stack on the floor in my office.  Seems like the whole house is ending up being "my shop"!!
I also find to keep things flat and out of the way is under the bed (women's point of view ) 

[Bill P]

I built a little shelf system that slid into a nook in my office.  Hopefully, I've attached the photo correctly.

Bill

[dgman]

You mean you are suppose to keep it organized!?

[Bill P]

I have OCD.

Also, ADD-HD.  It's hard to pay attention, but when I do it's with crystal clarity.

Bill

[marmoh]

Good idea Bill...I have a book shelf in the office...I could rearrange some books and make a spot to put the smaller pieces to keep them organized.

[Rapid Roger]

Here is how  handle some of my longer stuff (up to 60" long) it's on wheels.






And then I have several stacks of the smaller material sitting around the shop.

Rog

[Marshall]

I keep most of my long/wide un-planned dryed saw-mill material stored like Rog does above . I stack my BB Plywood underneath the work-bench in my shop which is un-heated un-less I'm going to work in it - then I heat it up . I don't have any moisture problems with my woodworking materials , maybe it depends on the building your working in .........Also my shop is not the neatest for it's a woodworking shop -sawdust everywhere ............

[boxmaker]

Mrs.N, I have been trying to find the best way to store my lumber for over 30 years, and I am still trying. Bill I wish my lumber was as neat as yours. I did build a shelf similar to what your pic is for my small plywood, and it works well. I then I built a stationary cabinet (not on wheels) similar to Rogers, but with slots for my larger sheets of plywood, and I store my rough cut lumber on a set of shelves I bought from a hardware store going out of business. I always thought about building a set of racks that hang down from the ceiling to free up some of my wall space, but never have. The one fault I have is I cannot seem to throw any wood away, so my shelves that looked neat when I started, become a mess. I hope this helps you out.

                                                                  Mark

[jimbo]

Best store flat and in a dry place, my wood turning wood I keep in the back of my work shop and the stuff for scroll work I keep in my work shop, as I cut all my wood my self I keep the bulk stuff in my garden shed, to hell with the garden
Jimbo

[BilltheDiver]

I store planks and such overhead in my garage shop, small pieces destined for the scrollsaw in a box under my planer, odds and ends and cutoffs in between the studs in the garage walls, and wood I am air drying (Monkeypod, Camphor, and Indian Rosewood from local trees) in stacks with stickers in between in my storage shed outside the garage.  In other words all over the place!

[tux_linux]

Best store flat and in a dry place

I totally agree on this. My Wood is in a rack - kind of sorted. Big boards are leaning at a door (spare part - not in use  ), keeping the boards flat and nice.

regards
Torsten

[HWPlmbr1]

I'm with Dan! Organization?  That's a dirty word! If I can find it that's org, orga, organ, organized! Whew!!

When I went looking for a piece of cedar I knew exactly where it was...just took me two days to find it!  It was right where I left it 

[Russ C]

Mine is stored in my shop on racks I built. 

[wedo]

I keep my woods stored really organized (at least in my mind), there's some in my shop, some in the garage and some in the hobby area. But I know its one of those three!
Bill