Calavera Tool Works and the 5# Bag - Introduction
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I'll get some pictures of them in my jobsite trailer. We're using them for tiling, we use a tile leveling system with different components and they are AMAZING for holding everything I need on my hip.
Top notch product, really well made and I look forward to anything else you guys decide to bring to market!
Top notch product, really well made and I look forward to anything else you guys decide to bring to market!
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[member=4241]Pawel[/member]! I could not love it more! Excellent application for the Gear Bags. Without much experience in that field, I would have never known exactly which sizes or brands to use/show, so this is great to see. Thanks so much for posting!
[member=20320]rizzoa13[/member], It sounds like you are doing something very similar as well. Would love to see some pics if you've got a moment. And if it's easier, just send over to michael@toolbelts.com
Perhaps we need to do a giveaway of sorts for all these excellent application pics... hmmmm... Swag is definitely needed here.
Post some pics of your best application for the 5# Gear Bags and I'll set you up with a t-shirt or one of our sweet new lids.
Thanks to all!
[member=20320]rizzoa13[/member], It sounds like you are doing something very similar as well. Would love to see some pics if you've got a moment. And if it's easier, just send over to michael@toolbelts.com
Perhaps we need to do a giveaway of sorts for all these excellent application pics... hmmmm... Swag is definitely needed here.
Post some pics of your best application for the 5# Gear Bags and I'll set you up with a t-shirt or one of our sweet new lids.
Thanks to all!
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oh well I like it...
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Braden Stadlman, whose work would most assuredly be recognized by the Festool Crowd, along with David Askew (you'd recognize him too, folks) of Integrity Construction were cool enough to spend a recent weekend hooking up this excellent piece of work. Thanks fellas! Much appreciated!
Total sidenote... anyone from these parts headed to JLC next week?
Total sidenote... anyone from these parts headed to JLC next week?
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I would like to add my two cents on the Calavera 5# bags.
For me, this was one of those products you have to get your hands on to appreciate the quality of the product.
It's simple. It's a bag that will hold items for you. You're limited to your imagination as to what you can store in the 5# bags.
Let me share a few pictures with you. I'm sure you'd rather look at something rather than read about it. [wink]
Obviously you can store domino tenons or biscuits in the Cavalera 5# bags....and you can store a butt load of them. You can use the I.D window and keep a domino or biscuit inside so you can easily identify what's inside the bag.
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I needed to hang a picture. Instead of carrying a few tools I was able to load up the tools needed in the 5# bag and get the job done. Clipped the 5# bag onto the loop on my pants and off I went into the house. You can also use the belt clip if you don't have a loop on your pants. I could see guys needing to know out a punch list on a job site loading a few tools in a bag or two and checking off the punch list. [wink]
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This is what I had inside the 5# bag to hand the picture. Stud finder, cordless drill, pencil, a couple 2" screws, small level and a tape measure. The painters tape was hanging off the clip.
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Here some other ideas for you. Maybe get the gears moving and give you some ideas. I'm not a pro. But I imagine a painter on a ladder or scaffolding needing to keep a good amount of sandpaper on him. You can easily carry a bunch of sandpaper inside the 5# bag.
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Window and door installers can hold 5 tubes of caulk in a 5# bag. Either on your waist or stored in your truck.
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Now, I know some of you guys keep a secret tool account that maybe someone else in the house may not need to know about. [tongue] So if you need a secret hiding spot for your tool money, just put an electrical wire nut in the I.D window and keep your secret stash in a safe spot. I mean really......when was the last time your wife went into your shop looking for a wire nut ? [big grin]
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In all seriousness, the 5# bag is very well made. I was pleasantly surprised when I got my hands on them. At first it was a product I could not see myself using. I'm a hobbyist not a pro. But once I received it, looked around and started putting things in them to test out the bags, I can honestly see myself using a couple in my shop. At $20 a bag it's a good storage solution. Heck, you can fill the 5# bag up with peanuts or M&M's and keep a snack sack clipped on you all day.
I would like to thank Calavera Tool Works for the opportunity to test the 5# bags.
And in all fairness, Michael sent me the 5# bags to test. Check them out guys. They are built to last ! [wink]
Eric
For me, this was one of those products you have to get your hands on to appreciate the quality of the product.
It's simple. It's a bag that will hold items for you. You're limited to your imagination as to what you can store in the 5# bags.
Let me share a few pictures with you. I'm sure you'd rather look at something rather than read about it. [wink]
Obviously you can store domino tenons or biscuits in the Cavalera 5# bags....and you can store a butt load of them. You can use the I.D window and keep a domino or biscuit inside so you can easily identify what's inside the bag.
[attachimg=1]
I needed to hang a picture. Instead of carrying a few tools I was able to load up the tools needed in the 5# bag and get the job done. Clipped the 5# bag onto the loop on my pants and off I went into the house. You can also use the belt clip if you don't have a loop on your pants. I could see guys needing to know out a punch list on a job site loading a few tools in a bag or two and checking off the punch list. [wink]
[attachimg=2]
This is what I had inside the 5# bag to hand the picture. Stud finder, cordless drill, pencil, a couple 2" screws, small level and a tape measure. The painters tape was hanging off the clip.
[attachimg=3]
Here some other ideas for you. Maybe get the gears moving and give you some ideas. I'm not a pro. But I imagine a painter on a ladder or scaffolding needing to keep a good amount of sandpaper on him. You can easily carry a bunch of sandpaper inside the 5# bag.
[attachimg=4]
Window and door installers can hold 5 tubes of caulk in a 5# bag. Either on your waist or stored in your truck.
[attachimg=5]
Now, I know some of you guys keep a secret tool account that maybe someone else in the house may not need to know about. [tongue] So if you need a secret hiding spot for your tool money, just put an electrical wire nut in the I.D window and keep your secret stash in a safe spot. I mean really......when was the last time your wife went into your shop looking for a wire nut ? [big grin]
[attachimg=6]
In all seriousness, the 5# bag is very well made. I was pleasantly surprised when I got my hands on them. At first it was a product I could not see myself using. I'm a hobbyist not a pro. But once I received it, looked around and started putting things in them to test out the bags, I can honestly see myself using a couple in my shop. At $20 a bag it's a good storage solution. Heck, you can fill the 5# bag up with peanuts or M&M's and keep a snack sack clipped on you all day.
I would like to thank Calavera Tool Works for the opportunity to test the 5# bags.
And in all fairness, Michael sent me the 5# bags to test. Check them out guys. They are built to last ! [wink]
Eric
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Check out the excellent writeup from our amigos over at Toolbelt Productions and THISisCarpentry.com!
Funny part of this is... the author of the piece, Greg Burnet, was actually one of our very first online customers (so yeah, he paid for the goods!). And though I've counted Greg as a friend for many years, I'm pretty sure he had no idea at the time who was behind Calavera Tool Works. Makes this review of the gear that much better!
http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2017/04/14/calavera-5-gear-bags/
Funny part of this is... the author of the piece, Greg Burnet, was actually one of our very first online customers (so yeah, he paid for the goods!). And though I've counted Greg as a friend for many years, I'm pretty sure he had no idea at the time who was behind Calavera Tool Works. Makes this review of the gear that much better!
http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2017/04/14/calavera-5-gear-bags/
These bags are really handy for project-related hardware storage.
Was putting up new curtain rods a couple of weekend back and the bags came in really handy for holding all the hardware for wall-mounting. Fast, simple and safe!
Great product!
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Was putting up new curtain rods a couple of weekend back and the bags came in really handy for holding all the hardware for wall-mounting. Fast, simple and safe!
Great product!
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