OK, as long as we're keeping things 'simple' with all these suggestions, here is one more...

I have a couple of left-over totes, like the shallow trays that are usually found in the tops of tool boxes. In one of them, I keep my 'sharps' (i.e., knives, saws, etc., anything to cut with) along with marking instruments like pencils, markers, rulers and triangles.

In the other one, I keep all the tools. I also have a VERY small cardboard box that I put all the glue into, such as my two CA's (thin and medium), epoxy, canopy glue, and a small jar of alcohol.

This really helps to keep things organized so that I don't have to go looking for things all over the bench, buried under plans and wood...

Just anther $.02 worth