Saturday, 3 September 2016

Bouldering brush roll

Spontaneous Projects is a chronicle of all of my projects, a reference for me, and a way to prevent others from making the same mistakes.

A development trip out to Pierces Creek these days sees me carrying a ludicrous amount of kit:

  • Shoes and bouldering mat
  • Chalk
  • Camera
  • Secateurs
  • Wire brushes (at least 3)
  • a jemmy
  • Notebook and pen
  • Maps
  • and potentially a chainsaw and fuel
My preferred brushes for the moss covered granite out there are big wire brushes, at only a few dollars a piece, they are cheap and durable, and that rock won't be damaged by any brush. Unfortunately you also need a few thin brushes for cracks and more delicate work, so you get stuck with at least 3 different brushes. They also don't fit into my chalk bag - they must think we all use little tiny toothbrushes.


I've had brushes fall out of my mats a number of times, and the secateurs are also a likely candidate for getting lost on the walk in. Keeping them all together in a roll makes the bundle larger, and makes it harder to forget one. 



I picked up some polyester canvas from Spotlight, and made a basic tool roll which looks cool, but most importantly is functional.








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