I have upwards of 50+ blanks (and growing) in my shop and am looking for a creative storage solution for better protection and inventory management.

Currently, I just lean them against a wall or a cabinet, which works fine, but I would like to store them in a slotted or gridded storage bin of some sort.

How do you store your blanks?

Thank you, in advance, for your comments.

Jon

i have mine stored on the ceiling. you can use cup hooks, strapping, or use pvc. they are out of the way yet readily available

PVC tubes hanging from the ceiling, separated by size/action.

If you have ceiling room, pvc tubes stored vertically by size and brand.

Roger

I found a really nice black ceramic floor standing flower vase that my wife "HAD", it now stores all blanks very nicely...

In addition to having overhead PVC tubes I have a "rod rack" using an open wire mesh closet organizer. (I kept forgetting to check the overhead storage before I ordered more blanks) It's about 4' long x 18" deep slotted with 3 rows of slots It has about 150 blanks standing vertically and not "leaning". That method allows me to sort & store rod blanks by length / "action" / intended use / composition / maker or however I want. The only problem I have with it is that I spend time sorting & resorting the blanks because I haven't decided how to sort them. On the other side of the work area I installed a second rack for rods in progress. Those I sort by 'step in process' - ordered & waiting for handles to be glued; glued & drying (waiting for handles to be shaped); waiting for guides to be wrapped; awaiting parts; repairs pending; waiting for pick up/ delivery; Since I've decided to back off a little I'll probably pull stuff from the overheads & resort them on the two racks. /... Hey I'm retired so I can play with my toys for hours at a time....

Ya got to build more and get rid of some -- LOL

Bill - willierods.com

Ken Preston Wrote:
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> In addition to having overhead PVC tubes I have a
> "rod rack" using an open wire mesh closet
> organizer. (I kept forgetting to check the
> overhead storage before I ordered more blanks)
> It's about 4' long x 18" deep slotted with 3 rows
> of slots It has about 150 blanks standing
> vertically and not "leaning". That method allows
> me to sort & store rod blanks by length / "action"
> / intended use / composition / maker or however I
> want. The only problem I have with it is that I
> spend time sorting & resorting the blanks because
> I haven't decided how to sort them. On the other
> side of the work area I installed a second rack
> for rods in progress. Those I sort by 'step in
> process' - ordered & waiting for handles to be
> glued; glued & drying (waiting for handles to be
> shaped); waiting for guides to be wrapped;
> awaiting parts; repairs pending; waiting for pick
> up/ delivery; Since I've decided to back off a
> little I'll probably pull stuff from the overheads
> & resort them on the two racks. /... Hey I'm
> retired so I can play with my toys for hours at a
> time....