A Sliding Tool Tray

摘要

After fumbling with tools and wood screws when climbing in and out of a Haven 12(1/2) was building, I remembered a photograph from around 1938 that appeared in Maynard Bray and Carlton Pinheiro's book, Herreshoff of Bristol (Wooden Boat Books, 1989) of a tool tray sitting on cross braces in a Herreshoff 12(1/2) under construction. Boatbuilding and boat repair are more efficient if tools, fastenings, and hardware are organized and readily at hand. Such organization is easy at a workbench, but it's more difficult when work has to happen in the boat. Curved or slanted surfaces make tool storage a challenge, fine finishes are at risk, and space is at a premium.