idea was developed from the necessity of using materials that were easily obtainable. I don’t own a truck so anytime I need lumber I usually have it cut to rough specifications, tie it to my roof and make adjustments when I get home. A 4’x8’ pegboard seemed a bit fragile for tieing to the roof of my car and expecting to make it home in one piece. On the same token, the pegboards I’ve had in the past seem flimsy and liable to break under the weight of a heavy tool collection. I think that stronger pegboards are for sale somewhere out there but I didn’t want to spend more than a few bucks for this project.

What is a pegboard anyways? A piece of particle board with holes right? I figured I could mount some boards and drill the peg holes where I needed them. So where can one get cheap (if not free) planks of sturdy wood? Pallets of course.

This entire project took an afternoon and cost me about 15 dollars. 2.17 per each of the 4 2x4’s I believe, 4 dollars and change for a box of 1¼” screws. I already had pegs for the board that were left in my garage from the previous owner (Awesome right?), as well as assorted drill bits for pre drilling screw and peg holes.

The end result looked much better than I had envisioned and was exceptionally strong. I haven’t hung all of my tools yet but even things like bolt cutters, hammers and large wrenches don’t shake the board when dropped onto a peg. The awesome thing about this is that the board is completely customizable. If you don't want to use traditional pegs, use your imagination to affix tools to the board. I've been trying to come up with ideas for storing files and other similar objects that don't have a good point to hang from so any ideas people come up with should be posted!