Make a small glue bottle caddy

Measure the bottles and read their storage needs

Choose the bottles you actually use, then read their labels for storage temperature and orientation. This caddy organizes closed wood-glue bottles on a shelf. It is not chemical containment, a fire-resistant cabinet, or suitable storage for every finish, solvent, or adhesive.

For two modest bottles, begin with a 240 × 150 mm base and low walls. Check the widest bottle shoulder and cap, not just the bottom diameter. Leave room to grasp a bottle without pulling its neighbor out.

• Base: 240 × 150 × 9 mm plywood.
• Front and back: two 240 × 55 × 9 mm panels.
• Sides: two 132 × 55 × 9 mm panels.
• Optional removable plastic liner, fitted without sealing in moisture.

Make the interior easy to inspect

At 9 mm wall thickness, the clear opening is 222 × 132 mm. Set the bottles inside a paper outline of that space before cutting. If you add a divider, subtract its thickness and test both bottle positions again.

A removable liner can catch small drips and make cleanup easier, but it should lift out for inspection. Do not use the liner as evidence that the caddy safely contains a leaking chemical. Keep labels visible and avoid decanting products into unidentified containers to make them fit.

Build low, sturdy walls

Sand the inside faces before assembly. Glue the walls together and to the base using a suitable wood adhesive, keeping the corners square. Use padded clamps and verify that the base stays flat.

After curing, smooth the upper edges and remove any sharp plywood splinters. If reinforcing the base with screws, predrill, countersink carefully, and choose lengths that cannot emerge into the bottle area. Do not add a carrying handle unless the connections are separately designed and tested for that use; this version is lifted from beneath.

Keep the storage routine simple

Place the caddy on a stable shelf where it cannot be knocked off easily. Return bottles with caps clean and closed. Remove glue drips according to the product instructions rather than scraping aggressively around thin plywood edges.

Keep the caddy away from freezing or excessive heat if the products prohibit those conditions. Do not group flammable finishes or solvent-soaked materials with ordinary wood glue. The organizer’s purpose is visibility: if a bottle is damaged, expired, or leaking, deal with that condition rather than hiding it behind other supplies.