Your Workshop Shop Cabinets, Storage, and Organizers Protect-and-serve blade rack Keep your blades sharp, safe, and ready for action with thiswall-mounted system By WOOD Magazine Staff WOOD Magazine Staff Launched in 1984, WOOD® magazine is the world's most trusted woodworking resource — a distinction we've earned by guaranteeing our readers' success in their woodworking shops. It is the mission of our staff to inspire and inform woodworkers at every stage of their journey by providing reliable and accurate project plans, woodworking techniques, and product reviews. WOOD magazine's Editorial Process Published on September 14, 2016 This accommodating holder keeps saw blades easily accessible, separated, and protected from damage. In addition to storage slots for standard blades, it also makes room for a complete 8" stacked-dado set. Dowel pins provide a place for dado shims, a blade stabilizer, wrenches, and throat plates. The rack handles blades from 7-1⁄4 " to 10" in diameter. Start by cutting the 3⁄4 x 7-1⁄2 x 29-1⁄2 " back to size. (If you want to store more blades, add 2" to the length for each additional slot.) Now drill the screw and dowel holes. Next, cut the 3⁄4 x 3 x 29-1⁄2 " sides. Using double-faced tape, temporarily join them together face-to-face. This lets you lay out and machine both pieces identically. Drill a 1⁄2 " hole through both sides to hold the dowels you'll add later. Lay out and cut the radiused corners. Mark the locations of the 1⁄4 " starter holes for the slots, and then mark the slot locations. Drill the starter holes, and cut the slots using a bandsaw or jigsaw. Cut just inside the lines, and then sand the slots smooth using a piece of 1⁄8 " hardboard wrapped in 100-grit sandpaper. Also sand off the sharp points on each slot, where shown. To complete the rack, screw the sides to the back, and glue in the dowels. Add a coat of clear finish, and mount the holder to the wall by driving 3" screws into a stud. If you like this project, please check out more than 1,000 shop-proven paper and downloadable woodworking project plans in the WOOD Store. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit