I have the Veritas BUJ for about 2 months now and use it a lot since I want to see if I need to add the rest for the BU to my collection of hand planes. However, my palm usually felt sore after about 1/2 hour of planing (practicing) so I did a search and found that it's possible caused by the vertical design of the BUJ tote. I found some of the post here mentioned about the ebay tote that's based on the Stanley tote so I bought one to try out. I bought the newer design with 2 holes and boy I am glad I did. The fit and quality of the tote is awesome. I don't think it's worth it to make one yourself to save a few bucks. I think it costs about 12 bucks. I just check ebay and saw that he has newer design with just 1 hole instead of 2. I wonder if he can make a hotdog for the BUJ.
Mike