I have a drawer with soft grippy lining I use currently to store files and rasps.  Storing them flat like that takes a lot of space since you don't use any of the vertical

How are you guys storing your rasps/files?  I'm thinking of getting a tool roll since it would take less space and ultimately be easier to take to the wood.  Problem is most 'n pocket' tool rolls have the pockets directly across from each other, meaning you really only get n/2 pockets.  They should be offset.  For rasps and files, the pockets would need to be a bit bigger not so much for the rasp/file but for clearance so they don't bang into each other.

Have a tool roll to recommend? Have a different thing that works for you?

ya I got a Kuny's tool roll for my chisels. not happy with it for the reasons you stated. There's got to be something more expensive i can invest in, as i tend to like doing that

I'll give the Woodcraft roll a try; going there tomorrow as it is.

A catch with some of the rasps is the length; some very long ones although I got some plastic square tubes for those so they can be piled in the drawer.  Right now it's mostly the files and small rat-tails that need a home.

I saw the Kuny on LV's site tonight (free shipping week!) and passed on it due to the aligned pockets.  I'm not sure how someone makes a tool roll and doesn't notice that problem...

Nice link, Kev...

Something like that will work in that drawer to better store some of the files.  Might grab some scrap and make the two bars tomorrow; may like that better than a tool roll

Paul-Marcel

I took an old pair of blue jeans and used the denim from one leg to create a roll.  Made a roll about 20" wide and about 10" deep.

Sewed across the denim to form pockets to match each file and then rolled it up and use a rubber band to hold it closed.

Been in use for 20 years and works great. Custom fit, no cost.

Of course, my wife had a sewing machine which made it easy.

Needless to say, the one legged jeans were disposed of! 

Just a thought -

neil

I have some tool rolls for auger bits and BC handsaws -- I've decided I don't like rolls for anything.  It might be different if I had to transport tools in limited space but I like being able to see the tools & grab what I want.
Perhaps something like this from that same site (stored vertical):

I'll chance a wild guess the rack is laying flat...     

I use an old bath towel and roll them up, works pretty fine with a small foot print.

Jack

Mine are in rack that sits in the lowest shelf of my hand tool cabinet.

The rack is just a short length of 2X that has slots sawn along its length to accept each file or rasp set in the slot on edge.

For shop use, the rack is much handier and more accessible than a roll. A rack can be set up inside a drawer, on a wall, or on a shelf. It can also be removable so that you could set it in a toolbox when you need to carry it to the jobsite. But my expenience is that only 2 or 3 rasps or files are needed on most jobs away from the shop.

The Kaizen foam looks like some interesting stuff to work with.  I could use that for other things I currently have tossed into a Systainer.  For these, there are 4 rasps that are too long to fit.

Between the first picture of the rack made with dowels and the more recent threads of similar racks, I'll probably do that.  For the shop, I don't mind opening the drawer and just going back to grab a rasp I need.  Usually grab the ones I'll need right away and a forgotten one is just 10' away.  Mostly the issue now is laying them flat with nothing preventing them from banging into each other is the problem.

Just an idea, but the Japanese like to transport their pull saws in leather pouches that have a divider leaf to keep the blades separate.  If you were to sew the leafs up and keep the top open you could store some really large files.  Hida tools in Berkley has some for reasonable prices.  For the smaller rasps they have chisel rolls with pockets sewed into top and bottom, so you could alternate to get spacing.

FYI mine are taking up a whole drawer in a toolbox, but I have already bought the Kaizen for the day I have nothing more important to do. I only bring a Shinto rasp, multi file, and small triangular file on jobs and they live in the Veto.

D'oh! I meant to come back to this post to follow up.  Thanks for the  

I eventually make a long board using the Domino to make slots for the files based on the posting Ron (ronwen) made.  Mostly these are the files (Iwasaki plane files; a lot like floats).  My rasps are in plastic square tubes.

I blogged about it here after getting off my butt to do it



And in the drawer:



Surprisingly enough, they take the same amount of space as before, but easy to lift out to the work area and don't get banged up.

Thanks, Scot... the corner bead is from a hand plane; it is easily my favorite profile; a friend of mine got an article accepted to PWW where he shows you how to inlay on the round of the bead.  Should be out by November.

You'll note the left side bead is truncated... this was a scrap.  Kinda regret not cutting off the truncated bead and putting on a new one.  Could do that someday.

I recently found this cabinet tucked away in the back of a warehouse in San Francisco. Handmade for an architect around the middle of the twentieth century. The workmanship is impressive.

Made for large documents, the drawers are 45" wide, 33" deep, and 2" high. I think it will be great for chisels, saws, files and rasps, and many other small tools. It's perfect for my BCT profile collection.

Of course with my meager tool collection I won't be able to fill all fifteen drawers, so any and all donations will be greatly appreciated. 

Fred could fill all the drawers for me and not even miss the tools.  

Ron, the drawer bottoms are 1/4" ply, pretty strong. And the shallowness of the drawers makes it hard to concentrate too much weight in one area.

Still, I did wonder about how it would handle tools instead of paper before buying it. I guess I'll find out.