In a message dated 10/10/00 10:05:24 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > --keep your sandpaper curl-free until use - I can't find any box or other > device I paid a lot of money for that machine to curl my sandpaper... Keep it dry. Store in a plastic box (available at Staples) that does not let in moisture and is flat enough that it does not allow curling. Use large zip lock baggies. Hang with wooden gator clothes pins in a dry area with good wind circulation. Store it under a heavy weight. > --keep you chisels in a tool box but free from damage Do not throw box in fire at PIGnic... safest way to protect ANY tools from damage. Expensive chisels would be kept in a cloth pouch w/ possible a leather bottom where the sharp ends go. Less than expensive, workday chisels, wrap a few layers of masking tape on the sharp ends. Don't use duct tape unless you want to spend a lot of time trying to get it off the chisels. Or, make a sleeve out of cardboard & tape, or any other handy, though not abrasive, material. ][<en