This is my own interpretation of a French Cleat system.

Reason for this, my workshop is in a basement, and I didn´t want to clad the wall fully with big plates, because of the risk of moisture and mold behind the plates. I could imagine that there are some more guys with the same issue, so here is my solution:

Originally I used a worn out slatted frame from our bed, I used the frame for the vertical slats, and the slats themselves for the horizontals.

When I decided to also change the two other walls to this system, I did not find a similar slatted frame, so I went to the DIY market and asked them to cut down some plywood plates.

To match the “original system” I used 50 x 25 x 800 mm plywood slates for the vertical structure, chamfered the edges with a router, sanded everything down, oiled it and screwed it to the brick wall with 8 mm dowels and 5 x 90 mm stainless steel screws.

The horizontal slats are plywood, 30 x 9 x 1200 mm, chamfered edges, sanded, oiled and fixed to the verticals with 3,5 x 25 mm stainless steel screws.

The distance between the horizontal slats is about 45 mm.

I now can print these pieces and screw them to any toolboxes or organizers I can get. Then I can put it to the wall in my workshop and in my garage as well. Whenever I start a new task, I can arrange my personal work shop wherever I need it and put all the tools and parts nearby that I need.

The red pieces are my first attempts, but you download here the black ones. They are easier to print and work very well.

Just align them behind your box (or whatever), mark through the holes, pre-drill with 3 mm and then screw from inside your box into the hooks with 3,5 mm or 4 mm screws of a matching length.

In order to get really strong hooks I used 8 walls and 10 bottom and top layers and 15 or 25 % infill.

I beg for your understanding that I will not take over any responsibility that your expensive tools will not fall down and get damaged or destroyed. I am not responsible for any damage that occures out of this parts.