I travel a few times a year and I always want to have some tools along to whittle. As you can no longer take tools on the plane it means you must pack them in your luggage. I have packed a whole tool roll and sharpening kit on some trips. With the weight restrictions becoming an issue on many flights I decided to be proactive and really look at how many tools I need and in my case how much carving I actually do on my trips. I like to whittle at least two or three times a week.
Another thing that has happened to me a couple of times is that somehow someone or something has managed to drive a knife blade through the tool roll, my clothing and once they even caused the blade to cut right through the luggage. As the tool was packed in the middle of the suitcase I was impressed with the forces involved.
I decided to try a plastic box. I found one but I needed to modify it to fit the tools I wanted to take along. The box was made by Stack-On and is billed as a storage container. It had ten compartments and measures 8" w x 6" d x 1 3/4" h. Here are the results.
I made a few modifications to the box. Here is what is in it. Top 3 compartments were cut down to accept 1 x Drake #11 10mm and 1 x Drake #11 3mm. The centre compartment has a Bud Murray #539 as designed by CCA member Don Mertz and a leather strop. The bottom 4 compartment were cut down to three and now can hold a Camillus stockman some sharpening compound and a thumb guard. The thumb guard can also be used as a blade guard during travel. I'm sure I can squeeze my carving glove in as well or more tools. I paid about $8.00 for the box.
1 comment:
I think you need a new glove there Fella!
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