dunster, yes, I am pretty sure my cutting area is a few inches too short. My feet bother me if I don't wear my athletic shoes most of the time and they add about 1.5 inches to my height. However, when I am sitting at the same table, I have my office chair raised to its highest position so I don't really want to raise the table.
You must have purchased your organization trays from the Dollar Store. I have a handful of the thin long ones and have some of my logs in those. I bought them a few years back. I wish I had seen the wider ones. Those look to hold 3 strips across. That is a great system. I will have to drop by the Dollar Store soon to see if they still have these.
I am almost done with the starch, press, cut and sort. Just 15 more FQ to go and I can dive in. Hopefully, I will finish that tomorrow.