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Form-Fit Leather Pouches
Years ago, I learned from a leather crafter that you can form leather with common rubbing alcohol. I recalled this when I was fixing up my last tool belt. I…
Carpenter’s caddy
Through-bolting coffee cans to a plywood backing creates ganged compartments for nails, screws and other job-site odds and ends. Use 3/4-in. plywood for the frame, and saw out a handle…
Nail Pails
The boxes in which nails come from the lumber yard just don't hold up as I travel from job to job. Even if they don't break, they are awkward to…
Electrician’s Carryall
An electrician has to carry a bewildering array of fasteners and other tiny components, and keeping them organized and close at hand can be frustrating. For me, the perfect way…
Nail-bag support
I've solved the problem of heavy framing aprons by using army-surplus nylon pack suspenders along with the surplus pistol belt. They last forever, and can accommodate most leather nail bags,…
Blue-jean nail bags
When my blue jeans gave out at the knees, I recycled them into a carpenter's apron. To do this, take an old pair of jeans, with good back pockets, and go…
Ladder Sack
When I climb up a ladder to work, I never have enough room for all my tools and accessories. To solve this problem, I screwed a leather tool pouch on…
Belt-buckle upgrade
My carpenter friends and I have all agreed for some time that the weak link on a tool belt is the clasp. Some twist-grip buckles are flimsy, and they can…
Magnetic Nail Pouch
On a large drywall project you can wear out a pair of gloves (or your fingertips) just by picking screws or nails out of your nail pouch. To prevent this…
Nail-Pouch Chisel Roll
Many lumberyards give away canvas nail aprons. While the aprons may be flimsy and of little value as nail holders, they can be easily modified into a rollup tool pouch…

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