Ok, I have a confession to make: Not all my sanding supplies come from 2Sand.com. There, I said it! Great to have that off my chest!

Seriously, like all of you, even though I buy all my bulk supplies from 2Sand.com, sometimes I need something today, or I notice things I need at yard sales or in the clearance rack at the home center. In the case of clearance items, if the price is good enough I will buy as much as I can. And I firmly believe that until needed, it is best to leave them in the original packaging, especially blister packs.

One of the advantages of the storage unit I am building is that the pegboard panels forming the sides and doors can be used equally well on both the inside and outside. So extra retail packs can be stored on the inside of the cabinet hanging on the walls.

Just use standard hooks. Virtually all of the retail packaging will be punched for hook hanging anyway. And storing them on the inside of the cabinet keeps them clean, organized and out of the way. As you need, you can open a pack up and transfer the contents to the proper rack on the outside ready for instant use.

In the next installment, we begin actual construction on the storage cabinet. I am designing the unit to use standard "two by" stock for the frame members, and pegboard sheet from the home center. You can pick up a few 2 x 4s for yourself if you want to follow along.

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