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Lie-Nielsen Low Angle Smoother
The Low Angle Smoothing Plane is based on the rare Stanley 164, and is essentially a shorter version of the Low Angle Jack Plane - with an adjustable mouth, and a massive 2" (5.08cm) wide, 3/16" (4.7mm) thick blade, set at 12°. However, this tool is only 9½" (24.1cm) long and weighs 3¾ lbs.
It is called a Smoothing Plane because of its size (the same as the Lie-Nielsen...
Veritas Combination Plane
Originally created to replace stacks of hollow and round wooden planes, combination planes are defined by their flexibility. The Veritas® Combination Plane is no exception; only this one is designed with better adjustment and feed mechanisms for easy and accurate blade setting, and incorporates features to prevent blade vibration, making it reliable in use. It will tackle fundamental joinery,...
Kirjes Flexible Shaft
The Kirjes flexible shaft allows you to clearly see your progress while the sander smoothly follows the contours of your work piece. The flexible shaft's high quality, vibration free design is optimally matched to the mandrels on each sander which makes them the ideal combination. This also includes the small chuck KJ203 which is more suitable when using the small Orbicut.
With a maximum reach of...
Open Curve Spoon Knife (Right Handed)
A high quality spoon knife from Wood Tools designed for use with a combined 30 years of spoon carving experience.
The knives are made from an excellent high alloy steel, very hard and tough so they hold an edge for a long time. They come razor sharp and ready to use. The handles are beech and around 7.5″ long, allowing for a great range of grips to be used efficiently.
The open curve spoon...
Veritas Bench Hold Down
The Veritas hold-down can clamp workpieces to a bench or anywhere a 3/4" hole can be drilled.
Exceptionally high clamping forces can be obtained with this hold-down for two reasons. First, with the arm free to pivot independently, all levered forces are exerted downward, without any losses due to horizontal slippage from the canting action of the hold-down post. Second, the fine barb-shaped grooves...
Benchcrafted Crisscross Solo
The Benchcrafted Crisscross completely transforms any leg vice into an effortless experience. Fully supporting the weight of the chop, the vice hardware, and its own weight, the Crisscross floats in and out on steel pins and bearing plates, giving a virtually weightless, friction-free action to the vice. The mechanism automatically adjusts through the range of your vice's capacity to any workpiece...
Replacement Blade for Nakaya Kataba Gold & Meiko Gold Saw
Replacement blades for the Kataba Gold and Meiko Gold Saws.
Kataba Gold 240 - 240mm blade - 0.4mm thick, spacing 1mm setting 0.45mm WKG240
Kataba Meiko Gold 250 - 250mm blade - 0.5mm thick WKG250M - This is a very clever saw combining x-cut and rip teeth on one edge of a 0.5mm thick blade.
Robin Wood Large Carving Axe
A large head with a long cutting edge, a flat grind for carving and a curvy ergonomic handle. A textured handle gives it beautiful grip in use. This heavier version of the Wood Tools carving axe is ideal for larger work like bowl carving, or for the stronger carver who is looking for something with a bit more power.
The natural wood materials and hand grinding means there will be some aesthetic...
Auriou Allongee Gouge Series No.9
These Auriou Allongee Gouges form part of the Chris Pye's selection of "Basic" carving tools. To view more tools from this ''Basic'' range please follow this link.
The woodcarving tools from this range will give you many carving choices: deep gouges for shaping, medium for modelling, flat gouges for smoothing surfaces, and the ever-useful V tool; and with these tools...
Lie-Nielsen No.140 Skew Block Plane - Iron (Right)
The Lie-Nielsen No 140 Skew Block Plane in iron. This is based on the long unavailable Stanley 140, this multi-talented tool is designed to deal with difficult woods using a combination of a low angle approach, shear cutting action from the skewed and tilted blade.
A retractable nicker scores cross-grain fibres, and the removable side plate and adjustable fence allow quick conversion to rabbeting...
Ray Iles 1 3/8'' Stanley & Record Block Plane Blade
Designed for the older Record 0230. Stanley 60, 60½, 61 and 103.
Width: 1 3/8''
Length: 4 3/8''
Thick: 3mm (1/8'')
High grade carbon steel hardened to 59 - 61 Rockwell C.
Cadi & the Cursed Oak
You can download an excerpt of this book here. An audio pronunciation guide to the Welsh words in the book is here.
By Kara Gebhart Uhl, illustrations by Elin Manon
"Cadi brought the cup’s silver rim to her lips. What she didn’t know was that buried deep in the cup’s oak sleeve were spirits’ stories, long forgotten tales of hobgoblins and demons and death and sorrow,...
Gyokucho Razorsaw Seiun Saku Ryoba 240mm
Full Name : Gyokucho Razorsaw Seiun Saku Ryoba.
Blade Length : 240mm.
Overall Length : 575mm Rattan / 555mm TPE.
Max Cutting Depth : N/A.
Teeth Pitch / TPI : Crosscut 1.7mm / 14.9. Rip Cut 3.8-2.4mm / 6.7-10.6.
Blade Thickness : 0.5mm.
Cutting Width : 0.83mm.
Teeth Pattern : Crosscut & Rip Cut.
Gyokucho Product Number : 610 Rattan / 661 TPE.
Weight : 200g Rattan / 265g TPE.
Replacement...
Joseph Marples Trial 1 - 9'' Try Square
The Joseph Marples Trial 1 9'' squares have 1/8'' thick machined brass on both the inside and outside faces, thus ensuring accuracy on the inside and outside edges.
They have a chemically blacked spring steel blade, secured to the stock with brass diamond washers and steel rivets.
The accuracy of the try squares is well within that required by BS3322.
Lee Valley Replica Honing Guide
A quick, effective aid to sharpening plane blades at 25° and 30° bevel angles, modelled closely on the Stanley #50 honing guide, patented in the UK in 1945. Straightforward to use and compact enough to carry in a toolbox, it was widely used in the trades, allowing a worker to touch up an edge whenever needed with minimal time and fuss.
Like the original, the Lee Valley version uses a roller...
Peacock Oil (Low Odour) - Antique Amber - 250ml
Skelton Saws Peacock Oil is a wood finish made up of a mixture of traditional oils, resins and waxes, each adding its own special benefit. All ingredients are naturally obtained, mainly from ancient tree species and all have been time proven wood preservatives used by the Egyptians and Ancient Greeks. Both breathable and water-repellent, unlike current commercial finishes, Peacock Oil is built up from...
Lee Valley Cast Round Spokeshave
Founded in 1825, Edward Preston & Sons, Ltd. produced some of the finest tools of the Victorian age. Lee Valley have created a close replica of their model 1374 round-bottomed spokeshave, a tool as elegant as it is effective.
Smaller than typical spokeshaves at 6¾" long overall, it is designed for fine smoothing and shaping, with a tight mouth opening that helps reduce tear-out,...
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Bessey EZS One Handed Clamp 450mm/18
* Clamping force up to 2,000 N
* Toolless conversion for spreading thanks to intelligent release mechanism in upper section
* Ergonomically shaped 2-component plastic handle behind the rail
EZS45-8 450mm Opening 80mm Depth
This range will no longer be stocked by Classic Hand Tools so once stock is gone, the product will be removed.
Chairmaker's Notebook - Full-size Plans
For those woodworkers who prefer full-size plans, we now offer plans for the two chairs featured in Peter Galbert's book "Chairmaker's Notebook".
The plans feature handmade full-size drawings of the following components of the fan-back and balloon-back chairs:
Full-size turning patterns of legs, stretchers and posts - both bobbin and baluster forms.
Full-size drawings of...
Lie-Nielsen Large Router Plane Open Throat
A router plane is a great tool for working shallow mortices - hinge gains, inlay, doorlocks, trimming tenons and the like. Lie-Nielsen's version is based on an early Stanley 071 model, the Open Throat design offers more visibility in front of the tool, which is especially useful for inlay work. Also, the blade is held solidly in the body in a square broached hole (blades will not fit original...
Pfeil Carver's Slipstone
The Pfeil Carver's Slipstone is an Arkansas stone used for honing gouges and V parting tools.
The grit is in the region of 8000.
The size of the slipstone is approx 110mm x 40mm x 8mm
Use with a light honing oil.
Arkansas stones are among the hardest and finest honing stones.
Replacement Blade for Nakaya Kataba Classic Saw
Replacement blade for the Kataba Classic Saws.
250mm 0.5mm thick blade
300mm 0.6mm thick blade
Narex Premium Carving Mallets
A sturdy and durable mallet made by Narex of quality European hornbeam wood that withstands the heaviest blows.
Available in small and large.
Small - 600g (250mm tall, 110mm diamter head)
Large - 900g (270mm tall, 130mm diamter head)
Kirjes Cleaning Stick
This Kirjes rubber cleaning stick is 150 x 38 x 38mm and increases the efficiency and lifetime of all your abrasives.
Veritas Dowel Maker Master Set
The Veritas® Dowel Maker lets you make perfectly sized dowel from 1/4" to 1" dia. in 1/16" increments, up to 4' long (or longer in the larger diameters) from any wood species you wish. The process uses two blades (both highly wear-resistant A2 tool steel), one for roughing and the other for final sizing. You just rip square stock 1/8" oversize and drive it through the dowel maker using a square...
Ashley Iles Ferret (Handled)
A fibre extracting and ring release tool. Universal - works left and right handed.
These tools have carbon steel blades, not HSS that you would find in the turning tools we offer from the likes of Hamlet and Robert Sorby. Carbon steel is preferable on a pole lathe because it will give you a finer edge, but more critically it is easier to sharpen if you are away from the power grid. So this ferret...
Pfeil Schaller Knife
Pfeil Schaller knives have a crowned blade. The back is also rounded so it does not touch the work. Hence being able to use them to carve concave curves and flat surfaces. Plum handle.
Large: blade length is 45mm.
Small: blade length is 30mm.
Spare Blade for Blue Spruce Marking Knife
Blue Spruce .032, Spear Point, Small Marking Blade
Take advantage of the tool-less collet design of the Classic Marking Knife and always work with a fresh cutting edge.
The Welsh Stick Chair - A Visual Record
by Tim and Betsan Bowen. Published by Pethe Press.
The Welsh Stick Chair – A Visual Record by Tim and Betsan Bowen offers a useful resource for collectors, designers and makers of the stick chair and those interested in Welsh cultural heritage and folk art.
The book is filled with images of over thirty different Welsh stick chairs, including two contemporary examples. It also illustrates...
Arbortech 50mm Heavy Duty Abrasive Discs
These 50mm diameters, sanding discs extend the scope of the Arbortech Contour Sander, Arbortech Mini TURBO Plane Kit and the Mini Carver.
They are heavy-duty to withstand harsh conditions when power sanding. The cloth-backed abrasive, unaffected by heat generated during power sanding, has an exceptionally long life.
Supplied in packs of 20 discs of a single grit, ranging from very coarse 40 grit...
Gransfors Bruk Double Bit Throwing Axe
From the middle of the 19th century to when the chainsaw took over the forestry industry a hundred years later, double edged axes were mainly used by forest workers in Canada and the United States. The advantage of these axes was that wor kers could sharpen each edge differently. The forestry worker only needed to carry one axe with them while having two edges. Usually, the axe had a thinner edge for...
Gransfors Bruk Swedish Drawknife 486
This is a big beast and popular for quick removal of bark from logs and other large trimming work. The hickory handles are set on full-length tangs extending straight out from the ends of the blade. The blade is bowed up and curved forward in the centre for effective peeling, shaping and smoothing. The total length is 22½". The blade is 11½" in length and 1½" wide. It weighs 1lb. 5oz. The tool...
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Henry Taylor No.2 Skew Chisels
20% discount from price shown. Whilst stocks last!
Lie-Nielsen No.51 Shooting Board Plane - Right Hand
The Lie-Nielsen Shooting Board Plane is a single purpose plane is designed to trim mitres and other end grain cuts on a shooting board. Stanley first made its version in 1909 along with a metal shooting board. Lie-Nielsen had many requests for this tool over the years, so we are pleased they redesigned the Stanley version.
The Lie-Nielsen version utilises a standard 60mm (2.3/8") bench plane...
Ashley Iles Corner Chisels
Ashley Iles corner chisels are available in 3/8" (9mm) and 1/2" (12mm).
Gyokucho 297 Compact Dozuki 180mm Crosscut
Full Name : Gyokucho Razorsaw Compact Dozuki.
Blade Length : 180mm.
Overall Length : 390mm.
Max Cutting Depth : 45mm.
Teeth Pitch / TPI : 1.0mm / 25.4
Blade Thickness : 0.3mm.
Cutting Width : 0.46mm.
Teeth Pattern : Crosscut.
Gyokucho Product Number : 297.
Weight : 170g.
Replacement Blade : S297
The compact range of saws can do much the same as the full size saws, just...
Henry Taylor Heavy Duty Socket Firmer Chisels Set of 4
These Henry Taylor chisels have a thicker and longer socket than their bevel edge chisels. This gives them added strength and durability which makes them popular with timber framers.
The handle is made from Ash and has a heavy brass hoop. The handles are hard wearing but should you need to change a handle it is easy to do so with the socketed design. Replacement handles can be made or purchased.
Forged...
Lie-Nielsen No.042 Medium Shoulder Plane
A improved version of the now discontinued Record 042. This plane is 3/4" wide and weighs 2.35 lbs. The body is 9¼" long, with a 3/4" x .140" thick blade.
This is an elegant tool for trimming and fitting tenons, dados and rebates.
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Blue Spruce Optima Bench Chisels - Individual
Blue Spruce Toolworks new Optima Chisels feature a lapped and polished back with a flatness measured in light bands (the same system used to measure silicon wafers). When you unbox your new Optima Chisels, they’re razor sharp and 100% ready to go to work.
Each Optima Chisel is machined from A2 tool steel, then double-tempered and cryogenically treated. The tempering and cryo treatments result...
Benchcrafted HiVise
Taking cues from early French prototypes (commonly referred to as an "etau(x)" which is simply the French word for vice) Benchcrafted have gone a few steps further and made improvements and refinements over the historical versions. The body of the vice is designed to be much stronger, yet more compact with its inset arms and single clamping screw for attaching the vise to a workbench or table. The...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 9
Table of Contents:
“The Sacred in the Common: Making an Icon Panel”– Symeon van Donkelaar
“Making the Sussex Chair” – Abdollah Nafisi
“The Legacy of Cesar Chelor” – Steve Voigt
“Scribes of Nature: Dendrochronology & the Deeper Story of Wooden Objects” – Michael Updegraff
“Examination of an 1815-1830 New...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 7
Table of Contents:
"Partnership with Nature: An Interview with Peter Lamb"
"A Fresh & Unexpected Beauty: Understanding David Pye’s 'Workmanship of Risk'" - JOSHUA A. KLEIN
"The Weight of the Past" - BILL PAVLAK
"Freedom From Vises: Workholding Solutions From Three Traditions" - MICHAEL UPDEGRAFF
"A Good Day’s Work:...
Veritas Set of 3 Miniature Chisels
This chisel set is the latest addition to the Veritas line of fully functional miniature tools. Made at about 1/3 the scale of our regular bench chisels, each is only about 3-1/4" long overall and weighs less than a third of an ounce. At this scale, the three tools in the set have 3/8", 1/4" and 1/8" wide blades. All permit a delicate touch where fine, controlled cuts are needed.
Their...
Ash
Sourced from our mill friends in Yorkshire this is UK kiln dried ash supplied in squares with sealed edges.
There is some spalting which suggest that when worked these ash blanks may reveal some interesting features.
Everyone loves ash because it is a strong wood that is relatively straight forward to turn and that is take stain and finishes well.
Ash is a great wood for handles and other...
Benchcrafted Drawsharp
Ease and safety
With the Benchcrafted Drawsharp, the cutting edge is facing away from your body and fingers, the honing action is parallel to the blade, and your fingers are safely behind the cutting edge at all times.
If you've shied away from using drawknives because of sharpening, the Drawsharp will open the door to this wonderful tool, whether you’re a chairmaker, or looking to add the drawknife...
Blue Spruce Optima Chisel Plane
The new Blue Spruce Optima Chisel Plane fills a unique void in your tool collection. It serves as a master of dexterity in the places we can't. Reach for it anytime you need to trim plugs, end grain, pare away joinery surfaces, clean glue squeeze-out, and more. It thrives in wide-open plywood projects and confined casework. The elevated handle allows the iron to lie flat - a situational advantage...
