diff --git a/profiles/base.yaml b/profiles/base.yaml
index f11bff344e..78ab18bb73 100644
--- a/profiles/base.yaml
+++ b/profiles/base.yaml
@@ -928,6 +928,26 @@ enchanting_tools:
   - brazier
   - burin
 
+# setup custom toolsets to get from clerk-tools.  example of format listed below
+custom_clerk_tools:
+  # mining:                   # name of the toolset to use custom=mining in this case
+  #   :tool_list:             # list of the tools in this toolset
+  #     - slender pickaxe
+  #     - tapered shovel
+  #   :area: blacksmithing    # which local society to pick these up from 
+  # repair:                   # ***IF*** the society lets you pick up all tools you could create a single repair list to pickup before runnign repair
+  #   :tool_list:             
+  #     - bellow
+  #     - diagonal-peen hammer
+  #     - slender pickaxe
+  #     - tapered shovel
+  #     - tong
+  #     - chisels
+  #     - rasp
+  #     - rifflers
+  # :area: blacksmithing
+
+
 forging_belt:
 engineering_belt:
 outfitting_belt: