I made a knife board, and they work well, cheap and easy to make they will keep you knives sharp and clean[video=youtube_share;6xt402z4N0U]http://youtu.be/6xt402z4N0U[/video]
Then it would not have the character that people love about workshops. Mind you I do have a lot of wood that needs selling off or burning.nice post Sean but its about time you tidied up that workshop