I don't know who will be more surprised by this thread, Forum members or myself!.

My never ending, that's how its felt over the months, HAS finally come to an end.

This is an explanation of what I did, good and not so good with regards to the methods of getting tool impressions using Papiér mâché, expanding foam and my last ditch solution.

Photo Album 'Drawers' added to my list

When I came to the conclusion last year that I was spending more time searching the drawers for tools than using them, I knew I had to do something about it. The drawers where added in 2008 with tools and such added willy nilly.

I estimated that it would take me to the middle of 2014 to finish the job.

How close can you get?!

Having used Papiér mâché at school, and seeing how effective the egg containers are, I thought 'The perfect solution' so went for it.

First attempt was paper from my crosscut shredder soaked in water overnight, drained of as much water as possible, then wall paper powder mixed in, emptied into a baking tray, covered with cling film and the grip pliers pressed into the mix. Result – mix far too lumpy and binned after a week waiting for it to dry.

Second was newspaper torn into strips, dipped into wall paper paste and laid over tools covered in cling film, ditto the drawer base. Much better as each layer can be pressed around the tools. A proper pulp was made using a blender this time, paste mixed in and then used as a filler on the underside of the dry moulding. Perfect except for the long drying time.

Third method was to use EPS and hot wire cutouts for the digital Callipers, the one and only attempt. This needs to be set up properly to get a decent cut.

Fourth method was to use expanding foam and although this worked, it was wasteful due to expansion, as containing it would force foam to expand under the tools, therefore needing lots of trimming. It worked but life's just too short.

Back to the Papiér mâché method as I was now getting better at it, but the crunch was the long drying time and I was getting well and truly peed off.

Fifth and last method proved to be the best and quickest.

Wood strips of all things, used as dividers! Photos show just how quick and easy.

If only I had thought of that on day one, I would have finished the drawers in weeks compared to months.

Lesson learned and used for the Tap&Die drawers.

I took photos of each drawer's content and printed them to fit the brass label holders. Someone on the Forum did suggest I use icons, thanks, but I battled to find a good selection, so resorted to taking photos of single tools where appropriate. Much quicker.

Geoff – What next?

Thanks for all the kind remarks, and sincere apologies for upsetting the weekend for some.

I do like things in order, something I've inherited from my Mom, definitely not from Dad.

Not sure if I should add photos of my Tap&Die drawers and the small plastic Multi-drawer units, as I may well spoil the rest of the year for Norman

Having learned a lesson with my first workshop, I deliberately made the drawers shallow so as not to have tools/stuff piled one on top of another.

Don't remember how long they all took to make, but I'm well pleased with the final result.

Geoff – A mug of coffee from home roasted coffee beans.