I especially like Boris' CP - Constancy Principle - "If it's
constant it isn't a mess."  After reorganizing my mess, I never
(or almost never) can find things.  The only saving virtue to
reoganizing is that I use the principle of like things going
together.  That way, the fasteners are all together, spoke shaves,
sandpaper, paint brushes, loose blades, handles, braces, saws, etc.
However, it's that moment when something crosses your mind and
you put that tool down (not in its normal place) that you cannot
find it again, and only find it by tripping over it a day or so
later.

Cheers,
Jack in Endwell, NY

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:26:32 +0000 (GMT), Scott Quesnelle  wrote:

> It sounds like you are describing the "Principle of Maximum Capacity" as 
> described by one Boris Beizer in a rec.metalworking post. I have this 
> printed and stored in my shop. I found it to be an extremely useful 
> concept for organizing ones shop and generally.. having a system. 
> Although too much organization of the shop would mean that planes are in 
> a single location allowing easy counting which is bad.. But one could use 
> closed vertical storage..
>
> Boris Beizer's excellent post to rec.metalworking
> http://tinyurl.com/o90o