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Tool apron position
love2shoot
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Sometimes watch HGTV with the wife and notice some of the "carpenters" wear the tool belt to the rear. Whats up with that?
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maybe they just feel better having a tool behind them.............
Worn both ways .............. depends on what you are doing.
when I worked construction many years everyone who used one on the job sites wore in front
but I would guess what ever is comfortable for the job at hand , and not hindering your work when its hanging in the back ?
as for me all the work for the last 40 yrs I do I just use a tool bucket with the pockets all around and in it maybe add a nail apron for screws or nails . I never liked wearing a tool belt
My framing bags hung evenly on each side. Fasteners (nails, screws, etc.) and speed square on the left, hammer, tapes, chalk line, knifes, etc. on the right.
For finish work with wood I wore an apron and minimal tools.
When setting tile I used just a single nylon bag on my left side for holding spacers.
If doing carpenter work, keeping sharp objects away from the soft wood is a good thing.
Joe
Wow, TWO tape measures, serious!
Some of those guys have too much belly to bend over at best. I assume it would be worse with a T-square up front.
Equal, each side
One is a chalk line.
As for me, I have two belts. One that was a gift and has all the pockets on one side (front or back). It doesn't work very well to wear them to the back and they get in the way a lot when having to do work at my feet when turned to the front. I bought the other for doing finish work. It's got a single nested pouch design and hammer hook with a clip for a tape on the belt. I like it a lot for that, and I can sling it to the side when I do work at my feet.
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While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
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Coming down the mountain
I have one pouch on my side for sheet metal tools and a hammer on the other side. How can someone bend over with all those tools sticking you in the stomach???? Also, how can you see what tools are behind you, without eyes in the back of your head. I only carry what tools I am using at the time. I don't overload my pouch, so my hips and back don't hurt all day. I wear a nail apron for sheet metal screws. My tool pouch is actually, an electricians pouch. Just big enough for my snips, tape and hand brakes.
And then go "Dammit! I cut it off twice and it's still too short!"
I also wore mine with a heavy duty pair of suspenders. Sure saved the hips by putting a lot of the weight on my shoulders.
I measure 2 or three times and still it is wrong... I blame the tape measure being drunk... oh and my level drinks too much also... as far as belts and tools that's what I got pockets and hands for the rests of the tools sit on the pick up tail gate next to the ice chest full of beer...
Depends on the job . May use a single pouch or a belt with multiple compartments. Varies according to what needs to be done Suspenders are a must unless you want to see my plumbers crack
My dad was a union carpenter most of his life ... RIP Dad
He always wore a pair of carpenter overalls he always seemed to have trouble finding replacements as time went on they seemed to be more scarce
They were basic a pair of unlined bibs with all the pockets of a toolbelt made into them .
I know he had a actual toolbelt but never seen him use it he said it hurt his back too much
This post had me thinking about him
I don't even know if they still make the carpenter bibs
I wish I had kept a pair of his just as a memory I still have some of his tools though
Thanks austin20 for the effort
I have never looked for them as I never liked wearing them but wondered if they still made them I may buya pair just because lol
His were also the old maybe Oshkosh? Maybe the brand made With the pin stripe material
I don't think he ever owned more than two pair at any given time to switch out for washing and a new pair would take the place of a pair that were worn out and beyond repair
Money was always tight and having extra any thing was a rare thing