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Shop Tip #181
© Frank Ford 2006; Photo by FF

Here's one I learned from my sainted father.  He always kept a drawer full of various salvage hardware, so he could grab a needed screw, bolt, or whatever.  BUT, his drawer was narrow and deep so it was bleedin' impossible to find anything in there.  So, the lesson I took was to have a big flat shallow drawer where everything would be visible and easy to locate: