Equipment

A chisel is most useful when it is in your hand, not buried under a tape measure and a handful […]

A sliding bevel and a square are easy to carry and easy to damage. The bevel’s blade can bend when

A steel rule is thin, stiff and easy to damage in the wrong pocket. Its edge can catch on a

A tool belt pulls away from your waist when its load creates more leverage than the belt, buckle, or suspenders

Door and joinery repairs rarely need a full framing rig. They need a compact belt that keeps a few essentials

The choice on site A leather tool pouch and a waxed canvas pouch can both carry the small tools a

A folding rule belongs where you can reach it, but a loose one can unfold, snag on a belt loop,

Start with the layout, not the pockets A timber-frame layout belt should keep the tools you reach for repeatedly close