Work Shop organizing and storage

[richardcrane]

I have a general (mostly woodworking) shop in an old barn (20 x 20ft) that had been converted into a two car garage. It was mostly un-organized until a few months ago when I embarked on a "save myself from myself" campaign after going out and buying a tool that I knew I owned but couldn't find.
I have a variety of storage units and workstations that I'm gradually upgrading -- tablesaw in the center, workbench and handtools to one side, beginnings of a radial arm bench opposite. I found labeling in big bold letters all enclosed storage has helped a lot. To help organize I borrowed from our public library The complete illustrated guide to everything sold in hardware stores / by Tom Philbin and Steve Ettlinger -- Turned out very helpful, for the table of contents and index -- found I own stuff from just about every category, and it's very useful in designating storage locations and combining categories in sensible ways.