Abstract: An open-faced welding rod and stub receptacle having a box-like configuration defined by side walls and a bottom wall, and including a front serrated-edge wall and a full rear-retainer wall. The rear-retainer wall includes an inwardly bent lip, providing a support pocket for the rods and stubs. Mounted to the front and side walls is a handle defining a rod retainer and divider member by which the rods are kept separated and the receptacle can be carried or hung, the handle being disposed so that the open-faced receptacle, when carried or hung, will assume an angular position, the handle including an elevation-securing aperture. Transversely mounted between the side walls in a retainer rod, in order to assist in preventing the rods from falling out of the open-faced receptacle, the front wall including a second securing aperture and the rear wall having a slag-pick holder mounted thereto. The receptacle can further include magnetic support legs to provide a means for mounting the receptacle to a metal surface.