Comments on: Vagabond Tool Rack

By: Richard Vogel

Richard Vogel — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:25:23 +0000

This is a great idea. You should share this on http://www.instructables.com/. It’s a great way to share projects like this. You already have all the images, etc. I’m going to have to try something like this for my tools at home. I’ve always liked using buckets for tools, but I’ve never liked the way the tools are hard to access.

By: Bob Strawn

Bob Strawn — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:58:41 +0000

Thanks, Skip! I admit that I would love for this tool box to look a bit less modern, but I probably would have come up with this design much faster if I did not have that bias.

I think portability is a rather important quality of Japanese tools. Their austerity goes a long way toward making them convenient to carry. Bling is heavy.

I have set myself a goal to try and refine the list of tools that I carry. If I can get it down to two buckets I will be quite happy. As it is, one bucket mostly serves, so I think this is possible. As I do that, I want to make a set of tools just for this purpose.

Bob

By: Skip J.

Skip J. — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:41:09 +0000

Excellent design Bob! Well done!

I do like the looks of your hex box better, but I can see it would be a bear in use….

My compliments on sticking with it all the way to the end! It looks like it was quite an adventure……

And, white pegboard does make the tools easier to see….. I do find it interesting that for your carry-away tools you have Japanese planes instead of western style planes. And, I recognize a lot of those tools are the ones you made yourself, or at least the handles.

Skip

By: Bob Strawn

Bob Strawn — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:18:55 +0000

Thanks, Don,

Now I need to start thinking outside the bucket.

Bob

By: Don Inghram

Don Inghram — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:15:10 +0000

Very cool. Excellent out of the “box” idea. BTW, love the cat. Ferel cats are cool. Really.