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    Default Making a tool roll for woodworking

    Starting with some good quality veg tan. Local bovine, soft, not too thick (just under 2mm is fine), pretty much bag material. If you have a whole side, stay away from anything close to belly for this project





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    For the strap I had an offcut of English bridle. This is saddlery leather, and the best stuff you can use for straps, belts etc.

    You can cut it with a utility knife and a ruler if you have steady hands, but a dedicated strap cutter makes quick work of bringing it to size for the buckle.



    Punching the hole for the buckle


    The strap cutter leaves a sharp edge, so I rounded it over with an edge beveller


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    I bought a roll for my carving chisels but sawing that i'm looking for seeing you craftsmanship at work, Cheers crowie

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    Next I need something to smooth and polish the edges. I'm using a coloured product here because cutting revealed a brown edge.



    Last step with the edges is burnishing. I'm using my electric creasing tool with a brass tip for that, it just goes faster.




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    I punched the tip with a round punch and then followed the same steps to bevel and burnish it, and here's the finished strap. Ideally it should look about as good as a belt from the shops.



    last, marking the holes and punching them out




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    With the strap finished I'm moving on to the main roll. I didn't keep a photo but I coated the inside with the same black product I used on the edges. I spread it very thin with a plastic tool, and it dries almost instantly. There's no reason to do that, I just like the look and feel of it as opposed to the normal "furry" inside of the leather.

    Then I started punching for the brass self-locking rivets. Most people use much larger ones, I don't think there is any reason for that, when these things are punched to lock they really lock down for ever.


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    Marking & punching the stitch lines



    stitching some reinforcement for the end of the roll


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    Fitting a couple of strap holders on the outside



    and then the stitching marathon begins... that's usually when I watch all my documentaries on the ipad in the background



    Sometimes I have to get creative with the clamping. There are 4 sides that you can approach each stitch from, but only one of them really works if you want the best possible results, but it's not always easily accessible.



    Overall there were 4 hours of stitching that went into this. I don't mind it at all, I find it really relaxing.

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    And that's the end result.









    I put the chisels flat side down just for the photo, but there's a couple of things I need to remember when storing chisels in this roll to avoid scratching the leather: the biggest chisels need to go to the end, and the right way to store chisels is flat side up.

    But overall I'm happy with it, with some care I think it will last me decades

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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post
    I bought a roll for my carving chisels but sawing that i'm looking for seeing you craftsmanship at work, Cheers crowie
    Canvas or leather? Canvas is great for this too, or a combination of the two.
    I actually needed this roll because I tend to knock my chisels off the bench or they roll off by themselves, a tool roll is a nice surface to put them down while working. But I didn't want to buy one because I wanted it to be the exact correct size for my chisels, not too small or too big. It probably ended up costing me more to make it, but I enjoyed it

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    That's come up a treat, very professional looking and suited exactly for the job.
    Mine don't look as heavy duty and as fancy as what you've made, [just functional], top marks sir, well done!
    Cheers crowie

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    Very nice. I made a couple out of similar leather and a similar design. One for my chisels and one for a really nice carving set the wife picked up for me at an auction. I did a similar trick with stitched pockets and copper rivets for reinforcing. I also made a strap with buckle. Yours has some nicer finishing touches though. I like it

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