Leatherworkers Tool Holster

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 […]

December 27th, 2009 | Category: Leatherworking, Tool Box | 9 comments

Multi-Functional Divider

I love multifunctional tools. Sadly, most of them don’t really work very well. Here is one that is a real gem.

The bottom divider is unmodified. Works great, and it can hold a pencil. The top one is modified by having one point ground down. It will not measure quite as small a gap. […]

December 22nd, 2009 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Tool Making, Tools | 4 comments

Food Safe Glue

My next glue purchase is going to be a gallon of Ecopoxy.

I have been looking for a waterproof, food safe glue for quite a while. A lot of people advertise that their products are made with food safe glue, and a lot of people say that this or that glue is food safe, but […]

December 4th, 2009 | Category: Chemistry, Environment, Recipes, Toxins, Woodworking | 36 comments