How do you store your wedge shaped timber?

[charangohabsburg]

To stack my "normal" tops, backs, sides, fretboards and neck blanks I use to those easily moveable crates, similar to Kim's system - as I already have described some time ago here:



I also have a few wedges just to be prepared if I ever should want to build an archie, mando or some other arch topped instrument. But it turns out that these crates which are great for storing flat veneers are not that practical for wedges. I don't want to apply too much pressure because those wedges most probably don't have perfectly parallel edges and I'm afraid they might distort under too much pressure. But with minimal pressure applied the crate does not hold together too well: if I lift it holding just the cover plate, the wedge stash within tends to disintegrate. Having to hold the crate on the bottom plate when I want to move it defeats the practical purpose of this kind of crate.

So I want to change the design of the wedge holding crate which still should be stackable. No problem so far, I'm not short of ideas.

My question is, should I be concerned to store the wedges in one of the positions displayed below?

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I have seen that some tonewood suppliers store their wedges as per picture 3) above, but this is the most space consuming method and probably not my favourite.
I also know that other tonewood (bigger) suppliers don't seem to worry too much and have huge piles built the same way as my bracewood stack):

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Anyway, I also want to store that bracewood in a more space saving way...

Any thoughts on those storing-position alternatives in pictures 1) - 4)?
Does it matter at all?
In any case I will use "open crates" with no pressure applied, so the crate in picture 1) would become one without rods but with vertical wooden stakes, perforated walls or whatever similar solution.

Any input and opinion will be highly appreciated.

Cheers,

[Tod Gilding]

Markus, I can see your problem imediately, you just have too much tone wood, If you ship it to me your problem would be solved, Pm sent with address.
Cheers Tod

[charangohabsburg]

Markus, I can see your problem imediately, you just have too much tone wood,

If you ship it to me your problem would be solved, Pm sent with address.

Sorry Tod, I could not bear the burden of responsibility getting you into troubles such as hosting a quantity of tonewood you consider as excessive.

Anyways, thanks a lot for your well meant advice and good intentions!

[Bob Connor]

I stack my mando tops on a shelf in the same configuration as your (1) pic Markus.

Regards

[charangohabsburg]

Thanks Bob.

I just added your method of storing mando tops to the database:


Picture source: wikipedia.org. CC-BY-SA-2.1-jp

[peter.coombe]

Here is mine. Bottom 3 shelves are Maple, next 3 are Spruce. I have another 3 shelves of Red Spruce next to this that look similar. Space is at a premium.

[matthew]

And you guys think you've got problems :-/

[kiwigeo]

The solution is so obvious....a wedge shaped workshop.

[kiwigeo]

Here is mine. Bottom 3 shelves are Maple, next 3 are Spruce. I have another 3 shelves of Red Spruce next to this that look similar. Space is at a premium.

Looking at the sag in those shelves I don't see your billet filing system lasting too long.

[kiwigeo]

When you guys lay your chisels out on the bench do you have them all laid out along the long axis of the bench or the short axis??

[Tod Gilding]

The solution is so obvious....a wedge shaped workshop.

[charangohabsburg]

Thanks for the picture, Peter! It helps me.

And you guys think you've got problems :-/

According to your suggestion I like to keep problems at a manageable size.

When you guys lay your chisels out on the bench do you have them all laid out along the long axis of the bench or the short axis??

I never could decide on this so important topic, that's why I normally keep the chisels on the bench in upright position, which I think is a good compromise between long and short axis aligning.

I like the idea of the wedge shaped shed. That would still be much better than no "real" shed at all.