My Dad is a lifelong woodworker. I, however, am new to the game and view things a little differently. Call me a neat nick or organizational nut, but I like keeping similar items together. It just makes crafting and building so much easier (for me) when I know exactly where to find what I need. I also prefer having the ability to easily assemble whatever I may be working on. That must be the Mom in me. Although my boy is now a teenager, there have been so many times when I had to stop mid project to attend to something happening in the house, I have become a bit of a nut with organizing my "stuff".
This little project is a result of my nuttiness. I have glued together so many woodworking projects this past year, I became frustrated by always having to track down my glue, brush and rinse water jar. Those little devils just blend in to the workshop; they essentially disappear. This irritates me. So much so that I made a little glue workstation . . . and promptly gave it to my Dad for Christmas.
It's not fancy but I think it turned out rather well. With four small pieces of scrap wood, a couple of hole saws, a brad air nailer and, of course, glue, everything has a place. I painted it red to make it easily visible in the workshop and added in a few leftover fruit cup bowls for those projects needing glue brushed on rather than squirted directly from the bottle. I even added in an old plastic peanut butter jar (with a lid) and decorated it with striped duct tape. This way, the rinse water can be covered when not in use to help prevent any spills. I am notorious for knocking things over. The duct tape also provides a little grip, so to speak, on a slippery plastic jar. Well that and I think it is pretty. Functional and cute, who doesn't love that?
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