After finding a corner miter tool for sale on-line the other day, I stumbled upon 2 DIY miter tool instructions. The first one from here
http://cailun.info/categories/5-Tools-Techniques/P5.html
and then this one (it’s in Spanish but mostly in pictures)
A couple of months ago, I wrote about a corner miter tool I saw on-line. A couple of people have asked if I knew of a pattern for it and a reader on Facebook suggested this plastic one. Then the other day I saw Claudia Squio (ColorWayArts) corner miter tool, made from stainless steel. Much more durable than anything I can make from book board.
She calls it a “cartonnage tool” — cartoonage is a new word for me. Wikipedia says “cartoonage,” as a technique, is “similar to papier-mâché, (where) scraps of linen or papyrus were stuck together with plaster or resin and used to make mummy cases and masks.” On her blog, Claudia says “Cartonnage, originated in France in 1800s, is the art of making decorative and functional items out of cardboard, covered with fabric or paper and it is a creative and stimulating hobby.”
Codex was awfully inspiring. I’ve been planning a book with curved type for quite some time, and now I can do it in metal thanks to the kit I got from Jessica Spring at Springtide Press. That’s the coaster she sent me as an example along with her furniture kit. Get it here.
Kimberly Jones sent me a link to her traveling tool kit, below. It might be better than a tool roll, because it can hold a tiny cutting mat. I found a few that would work: 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ and 4″ x 8″ and 4″ x 4″. Kimberly talks about the tools in her kit here.
I spent a hour or so yesterday cleaning up my studio. I rearranged and stored some things I haven’t used in quite some time. I also remembered this tool organizer/holder that Jeff Peachey posted on his blog. After much thought, I decided to keep my tools where they were, in plastic trays in the drawer under my workbench. While I have to open the drawer to get things out, the surface of my workbench is uncluttered and all the space is available to work on. Where do you store your tools?
