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Adria dovetail and tenon saws are guaranteed to cut fast and track straight. They are handcrafted one at a time and each saw is tuned-up and tested before shipping. Each saw is guaranteed to make a full depth, absolutely straight cut out of the box.

The hardness of the steel used for blades is RC52, which is hard enough to guarantee long use and infrequent need for sharpening.




Anderson Planes

Traditional style infill planes - Each plane skillfully designed and built using old world methods. Bodies of bronze, brass, or steel, carefully hand dovetailed to a steel sole, and then fitted with exotic woods. All components are hand-shaped and assembled.

These planes are more than copies of the tools of the well known makers of the past; they are unique examples of the art of fine hand tools.




Ashem Crafts

Ashem Crafts are makers of Rotary Planes and allied equipment, essential tools for chair makers wishing to make Windsor or Shaker style chairs. Individually hand made to a very high standard. The accuracy of the rounders make them ideal tools for sizing joints as well as producing dowels




Bighorn Forge

Forging metal has become a passion and a livelihood that has patterned my vision in life. I have arrived at a stage where I no longer grapple with the material. I revel in exploring the styles of the past, as well as expressing new visions in metal.




Chester Toolworks

Fine traditional hand tools made from figured and exotic hardwoods-marking knives, awls, cutting gages, bowsaws, and plane hammers.




H.N.T Gordon and Co - Classic Plane Maker of Australia sold their first planes in 1995.

We are a small family business that produces a range of hand crafted woodworking planes for the person with craftsmanship in mind.  Any plane we make will be able to plane or scrape any wood without tearout.  We will only use high quality materials with a simple appropriate design to offer customers affordable quality tools. We offer unconditional guarantee on our workmanship and materials.




Hock Tools 

We've been at this since 1981, starting out making knives and doing the craftsfair gigs, which has got to be the toughest marketing work in the world. The staff and students at James Krenov's Fine Woodworking Program at the College of the Redwoods here in Fort Bragg convinced me to re-tool to make plane irons for them.




Karl Holtey practices a trade centuries old and is widely regarded as the leading exponent of classic British pattern planes, in the footsteps of makers like Spiers, Mathieson and Thomas Norris. ..... Karl is a focussed and passionate man, who over the years has built up a considerable reputation as a plane-maker; he's also one of the world's authorities on the wood infill British pattern plane.



Kansas City Windsor Tool Works

We Make Fine Hand Tools for Woodworkers. We equip our shaves with a pre-sharpened, A-2 Steel blade. This steel is used because of its exceptional ability to hold an edge and its durability. Our standard and extra large size blades are hollow ground on both sides, like an old fashioned straight razor. This profile produces a smoother cut with less friction and makes the blade easy to sharpen.




Knight Toolworks - It's all about fluffy shavings!

The hand plane is an ancient tool, and its design has changed little over time. I do not see myself changing it. I do, however, borrow ideas from different cultures and traditions, combining the best of them into a new and better plane. I use Western, Japanese, and Chinese traditions. By taking the best of all worlds, I can combine features into a single tool that can be used, enjoyed, and cherished indefinitely.




 
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, Inc.

LIE-NIELSEN TOOLWORKS began in 1981 as an effort to make top-quality hand tools available again from a U.S. maker and to revive discontinued, but useful, designs so the average woodworker could obtain them.




 

Sauer & Steiner Toolworks was founded early in 2001 by Konrad Sauer and Joe Steiner. We had both been building furniture for many years - and infill planes were cornerstones of our furniture making. We loved their feel, performance, aesthetics and the heritage they came from. In 2003, Konrad Sauer became the sole proprietor and plane maker at Sauer & Steiner.




 
Superior Works

The Superior Works is committed to provide you, the discriminating craftsman, with the highest quality tools. Our emphasis is on woodworking tools, but other trades are also represented. We sell vintage tools, and manufacture modern copies of the tools of yesteryear, both of which meld form and function into objects of beauty and precision.




Wenzloff & Sons

While the saws we list are patterned after saws of our choice, we really will make any saw one desires. For instance, we might be making one patterned from one found in Moxon's book. As its size is roughly the size of the small end of our large tenon saws [14"], its pricing is based upon that saw.




Woodjoy Tools ®

...designs and handcrafts tools for woodworkers who delight in traditional woodworking. We craft durable tools that are both practical and a pleasure to use. We seek to improve traditional designs and to develop new tools that make hand work easier and more efficient.




 


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