Not only do we once again have “Woodworker’s Pocket Book” in stock, on Saturday, Texas Heritage will post a batch of slipcovers in which to store the book on the inside of your tool chest. The slipcovers will be part of the company’s annual Small Business Saturday Sale. So if you want one, stick a Post-It note on your oatmeal tin or mirror as a reminder to visit the site on Saturday morning. (No pre-orders, as it states on the Texas Heritage site.)
Like all of the company’s offerings, this slipcase is handmade in Texas. It’s navy blue, 14-ounce waxed cotton canvas with hand-peened copper rivets and brass eyelets, and comes with slotted brass mounting screws. Both Christopher Schwarz and I have them inside our tool chests, so we can easily grab the book whenever needed.
— Fitz
NB: If you put one inside a Dutch tool chest, mount it sideways. I had one in my travel chest mounted so that it was right-side up when I opened the lid…but the 30° slant of the lid caused it to slip down to the front wall, at which point it became a lock of sorts. It was a struggle to get the chest open and rescue my book!
You mean you didn’t just dedicate a compartment in the floor of the chest to the book? Kinda like the Machine handbook drawer in an old Gerstner machinist chest?
I didn’t have any room left on the lid. Mounted mine on the fall front.
1 copper rivet and 1 ~1/2″w x ~6″l denim strip (stitched around perimeter) attached about 1/2″ down from top center of back panel and then copper fastener attached to the other end of the strip and the front panel.
Are they still available?
You’d have to check with Texas Heritage