New Products

These are the ever popular Shapton Kuromaku Stones. They also known as Shapton Professional or Shapon Pro whetstones, but are all one and the same thing. They are ceramic which means they will wear more slowly than a traditional waterstone, but still cut quickly to get you back working in no time. Ideal for sharpening woodworking blades and chisels, aswell as kitchen knives and straight razors. No...

Shapton Lapping Powder for use with the The Shapton Lapping System. Available in three grades..... Coarse (80 grit) - to be used with heavily dished stones and 120 to 320 grit Shapton stones. Medium (180 grit) - to be used with 1000, 1500 & 2000 grit Shapton stones. This can also be used on the finer stones if they are also heavily dished stones. Fine (4000 grit) - to be used with...

All-round flexible use The EZ360 one-handed clamp is extremely versatile: Thanks to innovative 360° turning mechanism to perfectly adjust the handle position to the clamping task Thanks to long protective caps to protect the workpiece surface and distribute the clamping force of up to 1,400 N Change the upper part from clamping to spreading thanks to the push-button release mechanism Extremely...

The new MB-102 Multi Base allows you to sharpen on the side of the grinding wheel but, with the addition of the extra mount, the universal support can be positioned vertically on the front of the machine. The Vertical position provides better sharpening access for knife edge trailing (with the edge in the same direction as the rotation of the grinding wheel) and for guided honing using knife jigs The...

by Jögge Sundqvist You can download an excerpt from this book here. Cutting patterns and symbols in wood, and enhancing them with vibrant colour, are folk traditions kept alive in the slöjd craft. Through decorations imbued with meaning, chip carving has given soul to slöjd woodcraft throughout history. Even today, chip carving offers a natural complement to an artfully crafted...

The Flexcut Hook Strop is used to polish the inside edge of any hook knife. The inside edge needs to be polished regularly to keep it razor sharp. The Hook Strop is also used to remove the wire edge that forms after sharpening your hook knives with a Flexcut Hook Hone. A bar of Flexcut Gold Polishing Compound and an instructional guide are also included.

Glenn Lucas 1'' Radius Edge Skew Chisel which is used for planing cuts and detailed work on spindles. This is Glenn's preferred shape of skew chisel. The handle is 10" in length

We were first put onto these little beauties by Jaap Bosma (the taller half of Mappa Tools). Jaap was taking all the credit for uncovering the mechanical pencil, until we stumbled upon a blog from Christopher Schwarz and that they'd been on the market for almost a couple of decades! Anyway, a few years later and the dynamic buying department of CHT sprung into action and finally started to stock...

These Veritas Japanese style awls have accurately turned conical tips, strong bolsters and comfortable handles. The tip is A2 steel hardened to Rc60-62 for toughness, and can be replaced if damaged. The bolster, made from stainless steel, transitions smoothly into the taper of the handle to provide a larger hand contact area. The hard maple handles have been torrefied, a heating process that changes...

Two 1oz (30ml) bottles and eight blunt needles, two each of gauges 14, 18, 20, and 22. Used for gluing in the same way as syringes. Made in USA.

This new 14° marker is designed to approximate a 1:4 ratio, for those who prefer this angle when working in thinner stock, as it not only provides stronger material interlock than traditional ratio angles but produces a slightly exaggerated dovetail joint that many find attractive. The long legs ensure accurate registration. Also, much like the Veritas saddle square they are based on, they allow...

The Mellow Hog Rasp - Half round 12" (300mm) G6 A Mellow Hog is a calmer version of its aggressive brother The Hog. The difference between the cut of the 2 rasps can be seen in the photos. The original Hog has the coarsest cut for hand rasps made by Forge de Saint Juery at cut 3 (cut = stitch). The Hog is a great tool for reducing roughed out blanks for cabriole legs and guitar necks...

by Christopher Schwarz Sharpening is not a sport. If you want to be a better woodworker, you need to learn to sharpen. If you want to be a better sharpener, you need to stop paying so much attention to tertiary bevels and carbide formations in steel and start paying attention to the wood. If the wood is cut cleanly, then your tools are sufficiently sharp. If the wood is torn out and covered in...

The Arbortech Power Chisel MkII is a 1,000W powered carving tool that enables you to carry out freehand detailed carving and controlled chiselling. Built around the latest Arbortech motor, it does everything a traditional mallet and chisel will do, only easier and faster. The Arbortech Power Chisel is easy and safe to use. The chisel only engages and starts to move when pressed onto the timber;...