Woodworking is a fun hobby, but you can accumulate a lot of equipment and supplies pretty fast. You may store your woodworking supplies in your garage, but this can be tricky since you need to allow plenty of room to work and build your projects.

Consider renting a self-storage unit to hold your supplies and equipment until you need them so you can work in an uncluttered space and find everything you need. Here's how a self-storage unit comes in handy when you take up woodworking.

You Can Buy Lumber In Bulk

It's frustrating to stop your project and run to the lumberyard frequently because you need more supplies. If the lumberyard isn't close to your house, you can waste a lot of time driving back and forth. If you have plans to make furniture and know you'll need a lot of lumber, then buying the lumber in bulk could save a lot of time.

Store your lumber in your self-storage unit, and you can get what you need when you're ready to start a project and not worry about the excess taking up room in your garage. Buying in bulk also allows you to take advantage of sales so you get the best prices on wood.

A Storage Unit Protects Your Lumber

You might think about storing boards outside so they don't clutter your garage, but the outdoors isn't a good environment for wood, even if you keep your pile covered with a tarp. Wood swells in high humidity and shrinks in dry weather. This can lead to warping or cracking, and you don't want to ruin the wood before you use it.

You might want to rent a climate-controlled unit for your lumber, but it's probably not necessary. As long as the boards are protected from rain and UV rays and they're stacked properly, they can probably tolerate being stored in a regular self-storage unit unless you expect the winter or summer temperatures and humidity to be extreme.

A Self-Storage Unit Helps You Stay Organized

While you can't nail shelves to the wall, you can still organize your unit so you can find what you need and so your boards are stored so they won't warp or draw too much dampness. You can bring in shelves so you can stack boards on top of each other, or you can store boards vertically in a storage cart so the boards are supported.

In addition, you can keep your woodworking tables and saws in the storage unit when you're not using them. If you need to clear out your garage so you can keep your cars inside during the worst part of winter, you can put all of your equipment in a self-storage unit where it will be out of the way and protected until you're ready to resume your hobby.