Not to hijack the thread a little, I must ask, how do you guys store your files?
Years ago I was trying to figure out file storage. This is what I came up with.
I cut a piece of 3/4" plywood to tightly fit a drawer in my tool chest.
I laid out my files across the board to figure out where they should fit.
Using a dado blade in the table saw I cut a number of slots to hold the files and stop them from hitting together.
Across the front of the drawer are some long wood rasps that go from one side of the drawer to the other.
The narrow slots keep them stored up on edge.
Smaller files are oriented in other grooves.
As you can see various handles also live in that drawer.
Usually, I can just push down on the tang end of a file and and grab the other end, but sometimes I need to fish them out.
I should cut a couple of "finger grooves" to allow me to actually grab the files from their slots more easily.
This is how the drawer normally looks with a few packs of needle files on top.
There are also a few pieces of bicycle inner-tube that I use when I throw a file in a toolbox for working away from my shop.
I have NOT noticed any rusting from the plywood absorbing moisture.
If in a more humid climate I would probably treat the plywood with oil to avoid any problems.
It works for me.
-brino