DIY Screwdriver Rack to Easily Organize Your Tools

Here is a really handy DIY screwdriver rack. It will keep your screwdrivers organized so you don’t have to rummage through the bottom of your toolbox to find the right one. This screws directly to the wall or you can hang it on your pegboard. It only takes a few tools and some really inexpensive lumber.

And follow my Video to see how it is done.

Tools and Materials

The tools that you’re going to need for this screwdriver rack are minimal. You could do this one all with hand tools, but I suggest a few power tools. You will of course need a tape measure, a combination square, a spade bit set, a drill motor, and a saw.

And for materials you will need a 18” – 20” long piece of 2 x 4 cut down to 2” wide. and if you are attachind ti to t pegboard you will need 1-1/2″ (~40mm) “L” hooks

Layout

Layout starts with using your combination square to strike a line down the center at 1 inch. Next, follow the dimensions on the sketch below beginning at 1-1/4” from the end. The first three holes on the right are 4 Phillips screwdrivers #1, #2, and #3. The next series of holes are for flat screwdrivers, three each of 1/8”, 1/4”, 5/16” widths. If you don’t have all those screwdrivers you can just not mark the holes or put them in for future tools.

Please note that the design is for my screwdrivers. You may have more or less and they may be larger or smaller. Be sure you check dimensions before you start drilling. You may even have to drill a few test holes to make sure things are going correctly. I will say the last and largest hole on the left is probably not needed for anything you are doing. That is for a special screwdriver that I used to used with my grandfather when we worked on the old Ford 9N tractor. I’m including that because it has a lot of sentimental value even though it’s really beat up.

Drilling

But you have all the hole centers marked you will need to select and chuck a spade bit of the appropriate size into your drill motor. The correct size is the larger of the two that are noted. So for the 1st hole that will be 3/4 inch. What you’re actually doing here is drilling a counterbore. Drilling the larger hole first makes it far easier to center the smaller through hole. I suggest that you drill all the counter bores first then come back and drill all the through holes. Drill the counter bore holes 3/4 inch deep.

With all the counter bores complete move on to drilling the through holes. Be sure you have some kind of backer board you can drill into. Otherwise, you may drill into your bench. The backer also helps to prevent blowout on the backside. You can eliminate blowout by drilling almost all the way through turning the piece over and finish drilling from the bottom up. The point of the spade bit will create a center that you can use.

Cutting the Screwdriver Rack to Length

Next you’re going to want to cut the screwdriver rack to the appropriate length. Measure about 1 inch from the edge of the final left-hand hole and cut off the excess wood.

Now be sure that you also mark and drill the two mounting holes on the face if you are going to mount it directly to the wall.

Sanding

Depending on how rustic you want this now is the time to sand all the surfaces. If you’re using a piece of construction grade 2 x 4 it will probably be pretty rough so you should start with 60 or 80 grit sandpaper and then move to 150 and finally 220 grit sandpaper. Be sure to round off any sharp corners or edges.

Finishing

You can finish the screwdriver rack in any manner you choose. Whether bright yellow with black accents, a warm orange lacquer, or a simple coat of wax all will be beautiful in the end. I finished mine two coats of boiled linseed oil mostly because that’s what I have easy to hand. The pine sucked up the first coat very quickly. But the second coat took a day or two for it to fully cure.

Final Assembly

At the last minute I decided to just hang it on my pegboard. If you choose this route hold it up to the pegboard and mark the location of the hole.

NOTE: Be sure that the hooks don’t interfere or intersect with the holes for the screwdrivers.

Measure down 3/8” along the centerline of the pegboard hole. Next drill a 1/8” hole 1” deep. Screw in the “L” hook to about the thickness of your pegboard. Use an Awl to mark the drill point. It will keep the drill from walking.

Oops! You can see I miss-marked the first time. I caught the mistake before I actually started drilling. Measure Twice, Cut Once!!

Closing and congratulations

Well if you made this project you’re done the last step is to screw it to the wall and load it with your screwdrivers. I actually hung mine on the pegboard but you can screw it directly to the wall.