About 2012, Ty Black and I developed some leather pockets for the inside of tool chests that would hold important stuff. One held a block plane. The other held pencils, pens, knives, 6” rule and other skinny things that could get lost in a tool chest.
We never intended to make them for sale, but after more than a decade of using them in our shop, I realized that other woodworkers would find them as useful as we do.
We enlisted our clothing designer, Tom Bonamici, to create canvas versions. And we had Sew Valley (here in Cincinnati) stitch them for us. They are made of the same great canvas we use for our waist apron and tool roll. (So you can be all matchy-matchy.)
We have just received our first shipment, and they are available in our store. They are sold individually, or as a set with a modest discount.
You can read more about them here in our store.
— Christopher Schwarz
Awesome, I am getting one.
Ordered.
You know where these would look really great? A Dutch Tool Chest.
Can you make me a plane pocket to fit an 1864 Bailey Type 1 split frame?
I need a pencil pocket in blue, and red, so I can keep my pencils sorted.
I’m trying to think of more snarky requests, but I’m drawing a blank.
Just ordered a set. I’m going to add these to my shop apron which is short of holders for small items like multiple pencils, 6″ rule, small punch, etc. and doesn’t have a pocket that holds a small plane neatly away from other stuff.
Supposing I screwed the apron to the inside of my tool chest, perhaps I can use these with the spare straps to carry my block plane on my hip. Feel like there’s a Marty Robbins cover in there somewhere…
Would these hold marking knives?
Yep (as long as you don’t push it down too hard into the bottom).
You need to give your hand model a raise. That pinky extension is 💯