Pry Bar Holder
This game-changing pry bar holder is quick and easy to make.
One of the most useful tools in remodel work is my trusty pry bar. But what to do when I need to put it down for a moment? In spite of extensive searching, I’ve yet to find a belt holder for this tool. Then, as I pondered an old steel-hammer loop, I thought of a way to modify it to suit my purposes.
As shown in the drawing, I cut a D-shaped piece of heavy aluminum flashing wide enough that the curved part overlapped the loop by about 3/4 in. per side. To fit this flashing to the loop, I traced its outline onto the aluminum and cut a bunch of V-shaped notches along its curved edge.
Next, I used a pair of locking pliers to hold the aluminum against the steel loop as I folded the tabs over its ring, leaving a 1/4-in. gap along the straight portion for the pry bar. This assembly holds my pry bar securely, partly because of the crook behind the short hook at the end of the tool.
If your pry bar doesn’t have this crook, consider cutting a slot in the aluminum to hold the pry bar. One word of caution: The edges of the tabs tend to be sharp and can scratch the surfaces that you brush against. These edges can be dulled with a file or, better yet, wrapped with some tape.
— Joe Ponessa; Moorestown, NJ
From Fine Homebuilding #132
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One of the best drawings I've seen in quite some time....so clear!!!
I agree completely. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And I guess without a picture/drawing no amount of words will be enough.
Unfortunately there is no picture this way
This is a frequent problem with the Tip of the day.....no drawing. I contacted FHB some time ago...............to no avail.
Where is the drawing?