Yeah, me too. I've had people look at my shop and ask if anyone survived the explosion. My toolbox is no different.

I have too many tools to space so neatly without 20 tool boxes.

I break then down to Screwdriver drawer, Pliers, Vise Grips, Metric Wrenches,Etc. then several drawers of specialty tools. Clamps, pullers, trim tools, etc. There are some drawers with organizers but not many.

I have enough tools to fill a whole 1 car garage wall to wall. Some would say I have to many tools I say I always need 1 more. LOL

My method of on the job organization is several steps.

1. I make a mental note of every tool I use and count it back in place before the job is done and released. (I do have a place for each tool even if loose in a specific drawer)
2. When I drop a tool I do not wait to get it later. I go on a hunt and retrieve it immediately. (Most tools are lost when people say I'll get it later and then forget about it.)
3. If the job takes over night I put all my tools I am using in a metal tray so they are ready for the next day. Counted and accounted for when I do it.
4. When I have multiple cars to be done all tools are put up and accounted for before I move to the next.
5. If the job is long, I will retrieve and count all tools every 2 or 3 hours to keep my focus on what tools are being used.
6. Whenever possible I prefer not to lay tools on the cowl or fender. I prefer to use a tool tray and NEVER LAY TOOLS ON A BATTERY. (Obvious Safety concerns)
7. The above rules don't change if I am working in a junkyard or a shop.

Has worked out pretty good for me.

Now I just have to retrieve my tools from the neighborhood kids who borrow them periodically.

Yep, our boxes had orange pockets on the black so that a missing tool is easy to spot.

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My first Snap On tool I ever owned was a socket I found in the curb in front of my house. I have since found several more sockets lying around in the road by my house. And I live in a neighborhood, not a heavily traveled roadway!
A couple years ago I was driving to work one morning and something caught my eye lying by the shoulder of the road. I realized it was a ratchet wrench. I thought about it the rest of my drive to work and kicked myself for not stopping to try to get it. I even called a coworker who gets to work later than me and takes the same route to tell him about it, but it was too late, he was already pulling into the parking lot.
I still am kicking myself for not turning around and going back to get that tool!

I need to show this to my wife. She always accused me of being OCD since I kept everything fairly neat and put up when I finished using it. I told her that the quicker I could put my hand on a tool, the quicker I finished the job and that put more money in my (her) pocket. Worked with a lot of techs over the years that wasted a lot of time pawing around in a rollaround piled high with tools. I would leave mine full if I worked late finishing a job but everything was cleaned and put away first thing the next morning.


Tim

I used to be better about it, but I have too many tools for the boxes I have,
and I just inherited all my BIL's tools, so now there is stuff stacked everywhere!
Once I'm back on my feet I'll have to sort through it all. I have a 4 drawer cart just for
measuring tools and taps/drills.