Here is my clamp rack showing six of each clamp.  I have more spring clamps and some G clamps that are in drawers for now, but they will eventually be added to the rack.  My guide rails are above the clamp rack, and there is one FS3000/2, one FS1400/2 LR, and two FS/800/2 rails.


This clamp rack was based on the clamp rack in a Jay Bates video and is made with 18mm plywood.  I didn't bother finishing it other than sanding to P150.

I have so many different kinds of clamps in small quantities (2 of this, 4 of that) and so little wall space that I ended up wit a carefully arranged custom layout. Spaces were designed so clamps of different types and sizes were nested inside each other. Since this picture was taken, even more clamps were squeezed into the remaining blank spaces.

Thanks for all the ideas.
Good space saving designs.
Rick.

I started off with a pipe clamp rack based on A Concord Carpenter's plans.



I copied Jay Bates' design for parallel and f clamps.

These are poorly executed, fairly typical design, but the "nesting" of sizes crams a bunch of clamps into a small area.  Depth is ~12", fits 5-6 K body or ~10 tradesman in each slot. Over 100 total in an area +/- 12" by 40" by 48".





French cleats do the rest.

RMW

Thanks again for all the ideas. I’ll be getting started on them on the Christmas to new year’s speed bump.
Rick.

F Clamps are held by their handles, in a rack made from left over hardwood flooring.

If you have room, you may like having a mobile option. Most of my assembly is done on the tablesaw outfeed table, so it is pretty handy to be able to bring the clamps up close.

+1.

If your shop is relatively large or spacious, imagine the time or trips you save from walking from your assembly station to the wall(s) where your clamps are kept, and back after the assembly is done. Sometimes for a complex glue-up, I could be handling 30 to 40 clamps or even more at a time. I just roll the rack of clamps twice for any assembly job -- once to the station at the beginning and once back to where the rack is parked. Replacing the clamps can't be easier.

I do have a wall for clamps, but it's for the longest, heavy parallel clamps (6' and above), which aren't used that often compared to the F-style clamps, aluminum bar clamps, etc.

Another benefit of a mobile clamp rack or stand by your bench/assembly table: If you run out of a clamp in the middle of a time-sensitive glue-up for whatever reason (yes, it has happened to me more than once despite my dry-fitting routine), there is no panic!

For F-style clamps and smaller/light weight clamps (spring clamps, handscrew clamps, C-clamps, etc.), the footprint of a mobile clamp rack can be pretty small: One of mine is 8" x 36".

You can build or buy depending on your needs. The other day, I saw a metal mobile full size clamp rack listed on Kijiji for $60 Cdn (I think new is about $120).

Edit: I have only one small section of a wall free for long clamps. All other walls are taken -- by either wall-mounted cabinets or shelves.

A lot cheaper on this side of the pond (in Cdn $):

https://www.busybeetools.com/products/storage-caddy-for-clamp-body.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-LTC-qnm9AIVJBh9Ch1FDQEjEAQYASABEgK7tvD_BwE

I made a version of Norm Abrams rolling clamp rack a few years ago.  I don't have the luxury of wall space for clamps and I love the ability to move it around the shop!


I've also made a couple small clamp racks in my van to make it easy to retrieve my most frequently used clamps without getting back in the van.  I've found that I like the Bessy clamps better than the Festool ones for clamping my rails to the workpiece so I keep them with the rails .

Snip. but I have more wall place than floor place.
Rick

That would certainly tilt the approach to a wall solution.

Just came across this video:

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Pretty straightforward. All made from scraps of 3/4 ply:




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At first look (top photo), I thought your ceiling clamp storage was actually a wall storage...until I noticed those "floating" mallets/hammers(?).