Ive finally worn out my HF and HD tool bags. I use 2 bags..one for ASA, one for Metric tools and both have sprung leaks as the seams ripped out. So I was thinking about making tool rolls, for end wrenches, drifts and punches etc etc. Anyone have any opinion on the ones from Home Depot? Or should I hit a fabric store and buy a couple yards of heavy canvas and sew up my own? Anyone make their own? Hints and tricks would be appreciated. And what weight canvas/material should I get? I carry tools as a service tech..so Im banging them around in the back of the truck for a lot..a lot of miles Thanks! Gunner

The advantage of this method is that you can make them up for your tools as needed and are not stuck with so-so rolls that aren't what you want. The hard part is finding a machine that will do the sewing, especially where straps are concerned. If you can get them cheap enough, old domestic are okay. Use leather needles. Get the heaviest/strongest thread you can, otherwise you'll have to resew a few years down the track when it wears out. I've hand driven a domestic that just wouldn't punch through, but it is better than hand sewing. Basic design is to make them about twice the width of the tallest and sew one size with pockets and the other side flaps over the top to stop them falling out when rolled up. The pocket width need to be half the circumference AROUND the tool +10-25% otherwise they won't fit in. Screwdrivers can have a central strip to take shafts and alternate either side. Easiest is just a waist band with two rings/D's at one end and strap at the other....

Tom- You're right! I have been using Fireline for so long I used it generically to name all fishing line. I used the biggest braided fishing line I could get through the needle's eye. BTW, I have lost numerous pike myself. Sometimes I was using Fireline. The wily critter would get between me and a buried branch or rock. I'd have to cut the line 'cause he snagged me good. Unless he can chew through a steel leader, I'm sure he's still there. Steve

Tool rolls for wrenches?

May 13, 2014 23 Replies

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Cydrome Leader 12 years ago

no photos of the things unrolled is sketchy.

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Larry Jaques 12 years ago

It is. I've seen it on brand new COUCHES!

I haven't found any reasonably priced tool rolls lately, either, and have been toying with rolling my own this time. My thoughts are with using cordura, denim, or naugahyde, but canvas twill should be good, too. I've bought a couple yards of this off eBay in the past years and haven't built anything from them yet, so I'll probably finish cleaning and lubing up the new $135 Singer walking foot machine I got and go to work. I want more for my wood chisels, too, and for the rasps and files coming my way. I took the 22 piece Pittsburgh combination wrench set and put it on a safety-pinlike carabiner, but that's not working out at all. They're noisy in the truck and hard to get off the clip. I need a manly tool roll, by cracky! Oh, the walker came with a roll of binding, so I already have the edge-finishing material here.

Cordura gets my first try.

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John B. 12 years ago

Well, blue jeans supposedly originated with Levi sewing up some cotton ships sails (canvas) to make work pants :-0

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SnA Higgins 12 years ago

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