Equipment

A short hand plane is useful on site: a block plane for easing edges, a low-angle plane for end grain, […]

A marking knife, awl, and pencil are small tools, but they are easy to lose and awkward to carry. A

Repetitive joinery work is where a tool pouch either saves time or becomes a nuisance. Cutting ten mortises, fitting a

A folding rule is useful because it gives you a rigid 6-foot measuring tool that fits in a pouch. It

Tool Belt vs Tool Bag for Mobile Joinery Repairs For mobile joinery repairs, the best carry system is not the

The opening of a tool bag determines how quickly you can find a marking knife, retrieve a chisel, or put

Small timber repairs rarely need a full carpenter’s shop. A loose gate rail, damaged fence post, rotten window trim, or

A block plane is small enough to carry all day, but awkward enough to expose a poor tool-belt choice. Its

A leather carpenter tool belt gets dirty in predictable places: sweat and salt around the waist, fine sawdust in the

A compact tool roll is useful when a full-size tool bag is unnecessary but loose chisels, rules, and marking tools