French cleat storage ideas

Here are tips to help you build your wall and make custom holders for your tools and gear.

Once you build a French Cleat tool wall, you need to start adding tool holders and tools. Most tool holders take less than 20 minutes to build. Have fun and don’t be afraid to toss your failures and try again. Here are tips to help you build your wall and make custom holders for your tools and gear.

A french cleat is a simple, strong way to hang heavy items on the wall. Learn what wood to use, what angle to cut, and two easy ways to make french cleats.

Easy to build, easy to reconfigure as your tool collection grows
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I wanted to build a custom wall system to hold my Ryobi tools and wanted to keep my garage cleaned and looking good. It is 4x5 3/4 plywood, counter sunk and lag bolted to the wall. The french cleats are 3/4 plywood cut down to 6 inches, then cut a 45 degree angle to leave a 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 inch slat. The 3 1/2 inch slat is glued a nailed to the plywood sheet and the 2 1/2 slat is used o the back of the tool holder.

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