I'll admit that I have a slightly obsessive-compulsive system of putting tools away: I count each tool or object as I pick it up, and once picked up it can't be put down except in the place it belongs. This involves me wandering around the shop clutching odd assortments of tools, and putting them one by one into their proper spots at the same time picking up more abandoned tools, and continuing to count. Today looked like it was going to be an eighty-tool-pick-up-and-put-away day.
So for the record, here's what was on that workbench when I came to it this morning, in the order that I picked it up and put it where it belonged:
1: Angle finder. 2: C Clamp. 3: Robertson # 3 screwdriver. 4: Shoulder plane. 5: 2 rubber disc cleaners. 6: Warrington hammer. 7: 4 quick clamps. 8: Set of carving chisels in canvas roll. 9: Swiss carving chisel. 10: Small compass. 11: Large compass. 12: Electric drill. 13: Countersink bit. 14: Clamp. 15: Cabinet scraper. 16: Burnisher. 17: Sharpening Oil. 18: Charnwood green stone. 19: Scotch Tape. 20: #8x.75" brass screws. 21: Metric dial gauge. 22: Wooden mallet. 23: Wooden scraper. 24: Branding Iron. 25: Pliers. 26: 1" chisel. 27: Small slot screwdriver. 28: 3 Jorgensen clamps. 29: Combination square. 30: 2' steel rule. 31: Tin of #8x 1.5" screws. 32: Small machinist square, (belonged to my father) 33: Dovetail saw. 34: Spokeshave. 35: Router wrench (spanner). 36: Roll of masking tape. 37: 6" C-clamp. 38: Block plane. 39: Carpenters Square. 40: Tung Oil. 41: G5 10 minute epoxy. 42: Low-angle block plane. 43: Circle template. 44: Broken honing guide. 45: Jig for honing guide. 46: 2 spring clamps. 47: Bench brush. 48: Pneumatic finish nailer; 49: Set of twist drills. 50: Makita battery drill. 51: Makita orbital sander. 52: Makita Belt Sander. 53: Makita router 54: Router fence. 55: Centre punch. 56: T fence. 57: 2 pairs of safety glasses. 58: 2 boxes small brass screws. 59: barrier cream. 60: Box of 180 grit discs. 61: Bottle of glue. 62: Raw linseed oil. 63. Even larger compass. 64: Package of assorted small springs. 65: Rags. 66: Piece of wax. 67: 2 2H pencils.
Obsessive? Moi?
All the above (and more) was needed at some point to make this "simple" display tray:
Tomorrow: Finishing the dovetails.