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I have finally finished my portable tool rack design. It is a tool roll, rack and box, all in one. Maybe not really a box, but then it may be better. Read along, and you can be the judge. Before I let the cat out of the bag and show you the vagabond tool rack,
let me give you the background on this project. One thing I have not seen, apart from a tool roll, is a leatherworkers holder for tools, made from leather. Kind of hard to find in a search, since leatherworkers make aprons, rolls, holsters, belts and pouches for everyone else. In western woodworking, one of the common rites of passage is the manufacture of a tool box. It is certainly a good test and demonstration of skill. It is also a nice way to showcase your skills. Because of these things, my fascination with tool containers, and my desperate need to organize my tools, I decided to make a leatherworker’s tool holder. Of course I decided to try to be a bit artistic and to make the holder have a timeless sort of quality.
Here is my endless loop. I make stuff to make stuff to make stuff. Seriously. I have a theory that a leather tool box might be ideal. In any case I want to experiment. One thing that I need for this is a few leather tools. A lot I have bought, but one of [...] Sadly, the ultimate tool box may be a five gallon plastic bucket. Hardly what one considers a timeless classic, but then again, I doubt future archeologists will consider them a rare find. The main downside, is also an upside. There is no great appeal to the old pickle bucket. Just as the Japanese wooden [...] |
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