I've used all the mentioned types and have some thoughts on them;
Best price is the Costco roll, usually brown or blue, that ten dollar roll is pretty big.
Wal-Mart sells the same stuff in 4.00 rolls but they are much smaller.
HF sells it for 6.99, in black and one other color. I’ve seen blue and brown, but never at the same time… on sale they get 4.99 a roll.
The black looks more 'tool like' but is no better quality than the stuff from Wal-Mart.
Costco stuff may be slightly thicker.
At HF they also sell rubber single drawer liners. These are pretty nice, but very thin. When they go on sale they are 1.29, usually with a coupon, usually limited to 5 pieces. At 2.29 per drawer, off sale, it’s pricey, but looks nice.
These fit Craftsman/Waterloo/Husky rollaway drawers, but have to be trimmed to fit chests or intermediates.
Husky drawers are a little larger than Craftsman and Waterloo, so these don’t fill them like you would want, but they still work.
Sears liner is WAY over priced. The stuff doesn't last longer, fit better or look better than HF cheaper rolls.
With the rolls of fabric cutting them to the exact fit is the hard part.
The fabric is never exactly straight. So if you carefully measure then cut across on a seam, the piece ends up crooked, diagonal.
Best cutting method I have is using a large paper cutter, but I have used scissors, razor blades, etc.
None of the rolls are exactly the right size for your drawer so you end up with lots of left over 2-4 inch wide strips.
You always need a little more than you think when you measure the drawers.
The lighter colors look kind of cool when you put tools on them. Light blue, cork, light brown all make the inside of the drawer brighter, with better tool contrast.
However, black looks more professional.
All mats are not created equal.
Some of the black ones that ship with various tool boxes are quite thick, but easy to tear. I prefer the thinner, but harder to tear ones.
Cork does work, but the only cheap way is to get it on sale, sold as shelving paper. That has a stick back that you need to use or the cork rolls up.
Cork is pretty fragile.
I've done a couple of instrument boxes with cork, glued in.
It doesn't look as good as you expect, but it does keep the gauges/electronics dry and gives you good contrast with small tools.
