tool board
{{Short description|Board for displaying and storing tools}}
A tool board or tool wall is a board for hanging tools onto, and is typically mounted on a wall or as a folding cabinet which rolls on wheels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hagerty.com/media/maintenance-and-tech/get-organized-with-a-tool-board/|title=Get Organized With a Tool Board|first=John|last=Gunnell|date=January 19, 2006}} Such boards are often found in workshops, and often consists of plates made of wood or metal. The tools are often hanged onto the tool board via hooks, screws, cane holders or other types of tool holders, and these are often attached to the board through pegs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skil.ae/step-by-step/how-to-make-a-tool-board-and-overview-hand-tools.html|title=Tool board and overview hand tools|website=www.skil.ae}}
Compared to a toolbox or tool cart, a tool board can give a better overview so that it is easy to find the needed tools for a job. A drawback of a tool board is that it may occupy a large area on a wall, and that the tools can get less protection from dust. Some recommend to hang heavier tools like hammers at the bottom, and especially wooden tool boards may bend or break from heavy tools if the board is made of fiberboard or other weaker materials.
Ready-made tool boards
Ready-made tool boards are often made of either perforated metal plates or perforated hardboard, and often have brand-specific movable tool holders so that the position of the tools can be rearranged as needed.
Homemade tool boards
When acquiring tool boards for a large workshop, the amount of tool holders needed can result in a high price.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} As such, it is not an uncommon do it yourself project to build homemade tool boards and tool holders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.toolmarket.com.au/blogs/news/hand-tools-and-tool-board|title=Hand Tools and Tool Board|website=Tool Market}} For example, an old kitchen counter, a pegboard {{Cite web|url=https://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/a-chisel-rack-for-a-pegboard-tool-cabinet-part-1/|title=Chisel Rack for a Pegboard – Part 1|date=September 3, 2019}} or a plywood sheet[https://benchtopwoodworks.com/articles/f/tool-storage-simple-and-mobile-38120be7a550 Tool Storage, Simple and Mobile] could be used as a tool board, with generic screws and hooks used as improvised tool holders.
French cleats are sometimes used for making homemade tool boards.{{cite web | url=https://www.reddit.com/r/FrenchCleat/ | title=Reddit - Dive into anything }}
Gallery
Papan Bayangan (Shadow Board).jpg|A shadow board is a tool board with markings for the tools
HAZET tool board.JPG|A tool board for 1950s Beetle cars
Ultimaker 3 between Ultimaker 2 Extended+ and Ultimaker 2+.jpg|Tool board behind a desk with 3D printers
See also
- Shadow board, a type of tool board with markings to make it easier to put tools back in their place after use{{Cite web|url=http://wiki.dtonline.org/index.php/Primary_Toolboard_-_A2|title=Primary Toolboard - A2 - DT Online|website=wiki.dtonline.org}}
- French cleat, type of molding sometimes used in tool boards to secure objects{{Cite web|url=https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/how-to-build-a-french-cleat-tool-storage-wall/|title=How to Build a French Cleat Tool Storage Wall}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lumberjocks.com/showcase/small-tool-board-french-cleat.87126/|title=Small Tool Board/ French Cleat|website=LumberJocks Woodworking Forum|date=15 January 2011 }}
- Overhead storage, space-saving storage that frees up floor space and utilizes room volume