My "old" lathe tool holder. This was built when I started to have enough tools that wouldn't fit into the original box set which came with my first lathe. It worked well, although the dimensions didn't work for all of the tools.

When I made Mimi's Kitchen Utensil Holder, I ran into a problem with the tool rack. Her holder was long enough that the lathe tool in use was hitting the tools in the rack. Annoying and also dangerous. The tool tips caught a couple of times when I was changing positions.

The problem occurred with my longer tools

The solution - a Tool Carousel! This was not my idea but I cannot find the original maker to give them credit. I'm sure I bookmarked this on one of the many sites I read and when I do run across it, I'll post the link. 

The top circle is 3/4" plywood, center circle 1/2" ply and the bottom is two 1/2" pieces of plywood glued together. The uprites are 1/2' x 1/2" pine dadoed into the edges then glued and nailed. The center post is a turned piece of walnut (hey, it's a lathe project!) with tenons on each end that fit into the top and bottom circles. A 6" Lazy Susan bearing, salvaged from an old table top Lazy Susan, allows it to spin. The tool holes are all 1" in diameter. Holes for the wider, flat tools (scrapers) have square cutouts on each side. The cutouts were made with the hollow chisel mortiser. The entire tool rack is roughly 11" in diameter and 14" tall. 

Close ups

The "knife" is the shop made parting tool I posted a couple of weeks ago. It is held in place with rare earth magnet glued into a hole.

From above

There's not a lot of distance between the lathe bed and the wall, It's a close fit when the tail stock is all the way to the bed end.

Thanks for looking

Safe Turning.

Stay Strong, Nate.

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

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Sweetness!  I'm going to make one!!

Very nice, I need to take time to build one as I keep mine in the tool chest and waste a lot of time back and forth. Thanks for your post and safe and happy turning to all.

Another great idea!

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Harry Brink
Bulldog Woodworking
Montana

Thanks for all the kind words, they are really appreciated.

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!

Great build, very functional. Clever use of the lazy susan, makes it more accessible to get hold of the tools when you needed them. It a great upgrade on the old one. Great job Lew! 

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Thanks, Claude!

Claude Bradford said:

Great build, very functional. Clever use of the lazy susan, makes it more accessible to get hold of the tools when you needed them. It a great upgrade on the old one. Great job Lew! 

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