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A Sharpening Handbook
by Richard D. Wile
There are many books available on sharpening, however as Richard Wile points out, “sharpening has evolved.” He has directed his book towards the novice to intermediate sharpener, with the aim of enhancing their experience with advice on guides, new and traditional media, and techniques.
Techniques cover the primary hand tools in most woodworkers’ workshops...
Arbortech Ball Gouge
The Arbortech Ball Gouge is a unique tool designed for power carving. It has a cutting ring on a 30mm spherical ball with a 90mm arm that attaches to any standard 100mm (4") or 115mm (4½") angle grinder. The cutting action produces fine shavings rather than dust.
This ball gouge gives you the ability to make smooth hollows and concave recesses in spoons or small bowls and safely undertake freehand...
Arbortech Industrial Pro Kit
- Fast, safe & controllable
- Will not bind or grab on tight curves - perfect for shaping & fast removal
- Extremely hard cutting edge & a resilient inner core for high speed work
- Blade hardened to 40 Rockwell C (can be sharpened with a chainsaw file or ceramic sharpening stone)
- Fits 100mm &115mm grinders
The Arbortech Industrial Woodcarver is a unique tungsten carbide tipped cutter...
Arbortech Turbo Plane
A great addition to the very popular Arbortech range of products. Using this cutter is just like adding a rotary plane to your angle grinder. Already proving to be very popular with wood carvers and sculptors it removes stock very quickly and leaves a great finish. Can be used on green or seasoned timber. The three durable tungsten carbide blades hold their edge well but can be easily sharpened using...
Ashley Iles Dovetail Chisels
These Ashley Iles Dovetail Chisels have the same O1 oil hardened blades as their ever popular bench chisels, the difference being that these chisels are designed pretty much exclusively for dovetails. This is because they have an oval shaped top section which gives you a very minimal edge along the sides and therefore gives you access into even the tightest of spots for cleaning out dovetails.
Available...
Ashley Iles MKII Butt Chisels
Butt or American Pattern Bevel Edge Chisels are a shorter version of the standard length. Used where the chisel is pushed rather than struck with a mallet, the shorter handle fitting snugly into the palm of the hand.
Hardened O1 Carbon Steel. Padauk handles.
Set of 5 includes 1/4" (6mm), 3/8" (9mm), 1/2" (12mm), 3/4" (19mm) and 1" (25mm).
All chisels are hand ground...
Ashley Iles Pole Lathe Tools - Set of 6
A set of 6 of the most popular pole lathe tools from Ashley Iles. 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 these chisels and gouges are designed...
Bad Axe 12'' Stiletto
The Bad Axe Stiletto is a dedicated dovetail saw. You might think you need a short 8'' dovetail saw to cut your finest pins, but actually the Stiletto at 12'' will make for longer (and therefore fewer) cuts, which promotes more accuracy. The extra length is balanced beautifully by a shallow blade so it feels right in the hand.
Bad Axe Tool Works takes the finest materials and pairs...
Bad Axe 14'' Hybrid Thin Plate Carcass Saw - The Bayonet
The ''Bayonet'' - yet another strange name from Bad Axe Tool Works, but don't let that put you off. This carcass saw will excel at virtually any carcase joinery you throw at it. The hybrid-cut filing gives you a saw that will give you plenty of opportunities to put it to good use.
Bad Axe Tool Works takes the finest materials and pairs it with great craftsmanship to produce...
Bad Axe Frame Saw and Kerfing Plane Hardware Kit (no wood)
What's included.....
30 1/2" Saw Plate and 10" Kerfing Plane Plate. Blue Tempered 1095 Spring Steel. Hammer-set and sharpened by hand.
Two brackets (with kerf pre-cut), one of which is tapped for the 3/8" eye bolt.
3" x 3/8" eyebolt with jam nut.
Striker Plate with fastening screws.
Two U-bolts to secure plate to brackets.
''All you have to do is cut and form the wooden components.''
Barr Fat Boy Slick
If you need a big slick for paring, this is the one! The curved edge skives into the material lessening the initial force needed to start your cut.
3½" cutting edge, 7½" blade length, 16" from edge to end of socket, length with handle 30".
Barr Framing Chisels
Barr's framing chisels have become the first choice of professional timber framers and homebuilders. These chisels will take and hold a superior edge saving you time and giving you the best possible results. Hand forged from carbon steel with a flat back and socket handle, they are a must for mortise and tenon work.
The chisels are all 17½" (438mm) long overall.
Available as 1" (25mm), 1½" (38mm),...
Barr Scarf Slick
Invaluable for cutting scarf joints on your timber projects, this slick is a favorite among log and timber smiths. It is also well-suited for cleaning up adzed timbers. Barr's scarf slick has a mild sweep with a curved edge and will give you a slight concave cut.
3½" cutting edge, 7½" blade length, 16" from edge to end of socket, length with handle 30".
Please note that this slick is not flat (by...
Beading Tool Set
Robert Sorby bead forming tools to cut perfect semi-circular beads every time.
The nose design permits multiple bead designs.
This ia a boxed set of 5 RS-835H Bead Forming Tools 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 5/16" & 3/8" .
Blue Spruce Optima Bench Chisels - Set of 4
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...
Blue Spruce Optima Fishtail Chisels - Curly Maple
Optima Fishtail Chisels handle the most critical paring cuts in tricky spots with extremely limited access. The prime example is half-blind dovetail sockets, but once you've added these exquisite chisels to your toolbox, you'll find dozens of other places where they're just the right tool for the job. The 5:1 taper ratio provides clear access to the most common hand-cut dovetail angles.
All...
Blue Spruce Optima Mortise Chisels - Curly Maple
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...
Blue Spruce Optima Skew Chisel Sets
Optima Skew Chisels fit into intricate joinery cuts when the others just won't. The blades are thin, flat and have a concave edge profile that gets you into the tightest places with ease while the 65° skew angle of the blade shaves fibers cleanly. Whether you're tackling something as complicated as a full-blind dovetail or simple, but tiny tenons, Optima Skew Chisels will get the job done.
All...
Blue Spruce Rectangular Mallet
For centuries, joiner’s have used wooden mallets to strike tool handles and tap assemblies together. Wood-on-wood minimizes damage to whatever is being hit. The problem is, once a mallet head is large enough to deliver an adequate blow, it’s often too big and awkward to fit where you need it. Blue Spruce Toolworks has designed an elegant, traditional looking Rectangular Mallet, but they’ve...
Blue Spruce Round Mallet
Blue Spruce Round Mallets feature a maple head infused with a tough polymer resin that increases the density of the maple by 80%. The infused head puts more “smack” into less space than simple wooden headed mallets. In addition to concentrating power, the resin protects the wood fibers from compression. This beautiful tool will still look beautiful after chopping hundreds of dovetails and...
By Hand & Eye
By Geo. R Walker & Jim Tolpin
"By Hand & Eye" is a deep dive into the world of history, architecture and design.
Instead of serving up a list of formulas with magical names (i.e. the Golden Section, the Rule of Thirds) that will transform the mundane into perfection, George R. Walker and Jim Tolpin show how much of the world is governed by simple proportions, noting how ratios...
Carve
By Melanie Abrantes
Norwegian Wood meets How to Tie a Tie in this irresistible gift for DIY enthusiasts.
Using just a tool or two (a pocketknife and a gouge), readers will learn how to whittle 12 small objects, from a coffee spoon to a pair of dice, that take just a few hours to finishand in the process carve out a little peace and quiet for themselves.
Carve is an accessible guide to a...
Chairmaker's Notebook
By Peter Galbert
Some words about Chairmakers Notebook from Chris Schwarz of Lost Art Press...
Whether you are an aspiring professional chairmaker, an experienced green woodworker or a home woodworker curious about the craft, "Chairmaker's Notebook" is an in-depth guide to building your first Windsor chair or an even-better 30th one. Using more than 500 hand-drawn illustrations,...
Clifton Adjustable Low Angle Block Plane
Adjustable Low Angle Block Plane - made in Sheffield, England
Made from bronze, this block plane aims to offer the ultimate in comfort and style aiming to fit your hand perfectly with it's high quality walnut handle, this block plane will allow you to shave the surface of your project with ease.
Made from a high quality bronze casting, in Sheffield UK, this is then finished with the new signature...
Crown Tools Revolution Complete
Dave Bates (of Stiles & Bates) has described this system as one of the best systems on the market and is part of his own tool rack, which is a recommendation in itself.
Crown Tools Rolled Edge Skew Chisel
A skew chisel is a tool which repays practise with excellent results. The best, but sometimes the most daunting tool for planing spinle work and with practise, cutting clean beads and fine details.
The first skews were made from rectangular bar. Professionals then groudn a rounded edge to make tool rolling easier when cutting beads. Manufacturers then made a rounded (rolled) edge version, then...
Crucible Card Scraper
Card scrapers are usually sold as rectangles or squares. What has been lost to time is that the woodworker is supposed to shape the tool to his or her needs – much like the cutting edge of a jack plane or smoothing plane.
So woodworkers of the last 50 or 60 years have found ways to make a rectangular scraper work. Most of us bow the tool with our thumbs to present a curved cutting edge to...
Crucible Iron Holdfast
The Crucible holdfast. Made from ductile iron in an Illinois family foundry that’s been in business for more than a century. Based on a French design salvaged from a barn. The last holdfast you are likely to need.
Since Roman times, the iron holdfast has been an essential piece of workbench equipment for carpenters, joiners and cabinetmakers. Yet many of us struggle with holdfasts that work...
David Barron 90 degree Guide
A very useful aluminium magnetic jig from David Barron for guiding a saw at right angles. Great for cutting shoulders, tenons, cheeks and variable finger joints. Will work with any style hand saw although the Gyokucho 372 saw works a treat for both cross and rip cuts.
Overall length 63mm
Overall width 41mm
Inside length 56mm
Inside Depth 28mm
David Barron Dovetail Guides
The David Barron Dovetail Guides are back!
The 1:6, 1:8 and the 90° guides are now available from stock. The 1:4, 1:5, 1:7, spline, and the 45° guides will follow later this year.
The David Barron Dovetail Guide designed to guide a saw with powerful magnets for perfect cuts every time!
Cuts both pins and tails, on through and half blind dovetails.
Dustpan
A playful design that balances perfectly in the hand with a reassuringly sturdy feel. The quality is diifcult to put into words, but a very humble item made incredibly well with thought and care. A handy size to sweep bench debris from your workbench or floor into (brush available separately).
Made from thin gauge folded stainless steel sheet, beech wood and formed stainless steel wire. The steel...
Dustpan & Brush
A beautifully designed dustpan and brush. Made in England by Turner & Harper. Consists of...........
Dustpan - a playful design that balances perfectly in the hand with a reassuringly sturdy feel. The quality is diifcult to put into words, but a very humble item made incredibly well with thought and care. A handy size to sweep bench debris from your workbench or floor into (brush available separately).
Made...
Flexcut 11 Piece Craft Carver Set SK107
This Flexcut 11 Piece Craft Carver Set contains ten carving blades, an interchangeable ABS handle, leaf project carving blank, and an 11-pocket tool roll. Rolled up, this set is extremely portable. An owner's manual is also included with step-by-step instructions for completing the included project.
Profiles included: SK329 #1 x 1/4', SK305 #3 x 3/8', SK400 #3 x 5/8', SK401 #5 x 9/16', SK306...
Flexcut 3' Draw Knife KN25
This handy little draw knife by Flexcut was developed for fan carving but works great for skinning small areas of bark and roughing-off corners.
Made in the USA by Flexcut.
Flexcut Chip Carving Set KN115
Flexcut's Chip Carving Set has everything you need to create the intricate geometric or freestyle patterns that are the hallmark of the chip carving craft.
Lettering is also very much part of the art form - carving the name of somebody special on the boxes, address blocks, wall plaques and other objects you make, turns them into very personal keepsakes that can be cherished and even handed down...
Flexcut Detail Jack JKN90
The Flexcut Detail Jack can handle a variety of projects start to finish.
It has a single knife blade that quickly removes wood from convex surfaces, whilst the fine point of the blade is perfect for detailing in delicate areas.
The Pistol Grip handle design is crafted from aerospace-grade aluminium and is ergonomically designed to allow a strong grip for long periods of carving with minimal...
Flexcut Pro - Pack of 3 Knives FP200
This set of three knives from the new Flexcut Pro Series range delivers a balanced range of blades for users looking for the ultimate Flexcut Pro experience with a full sized handle.
The set consists of
1 5/8'' Carving Knife
1 3/8'' Detail Knife
1'' Chip Carving Knife
Flexcut Pro Series 1 3/8'' (35mm) Detail Knife FP01
The 1 3/8'' (35mm) Flexcut Pro Detail Knife features a narrowly tapered full flat blade in precision, heat treated 1095 steel, polished to a brilliant mirror finish.
This knife excels at precise detail carving work.
The shorter blade length, slim profile, and narrower detail tip provides the highest level of precision and control.
Flexcut Pro Series 1 5/8'' Carving Knife FP02
The 1 5/8'' (32mm) Flexcut Pro Carving Knife features a versatile, full flat grind sheepsfoot blade in precision, heat-treated 1095 steel, polished to a brilliant mirror finish.
This knife is great for all around carving work.
The medium blade length, slim profile, and detail tip provides enough reach for tough cuts while maintaining full control.
Flexcut Scorp Set KN150
This Scorp Set puts all of Flexcut's profiles into one handy tool roll. As an added bonus each set includes a specially shaped strop (compound not included) to help maintain the edge of these unusually shaped tools.
Right-handed carvers - choose a right-handed tool to cut towards you - choose a left-handed tool to cut away from you.
Each set includes:
KN21 cutting knife
KN22 detail...
Flexcut Skewed Detail Knife KN34
The Flexcut Skewed Detail Knife gives the user a different approach to a detail or paring cut.
Instead of a perpendicular bevel as found in many detail knives, this bevel is slightly skewed.
The handle shape allows holding like a pencil or a conventional knife.
Flexcut Sloyd Knife KN50
The Flexcut Sloyd Knife comes razor sharp and ready for use. Much like traditionally designed Swedish tools, this carving knife is a durable, well made tool, ideal for spoon carving, whittling, marking, and general woodworking and handicrafts.
Its versatility allows you to use it for a wide range of wood carving projects from detail work to roughing. Use it to shave bark or use its fine tip for...
Flexcut Starter Knife Set KN500
Flexcut have put together the perfect package to get you started in carving with knives.
These knives are made with the same edge holding properties as their gouges and chisels and come honed and ready for use. The comfortable curved ergonomic handle allows for long periods of carving without hand fatigue.
Set includes:
Cutting Knife (KN12)
Detail Knife (KN13)
Roughing Knife (KN14)...
Flexcut Tri-Jack Pro JKN95
The Flexcut Tri-Jack Pro has three blades that lock in place - a roughing knife, a detail knife and a mini-cutting knife.
The roughing knife is great for modeling surfaces and creating texture, while the detail and cutting knives let you easily make the finest cuts.
The Pistol Grip design minimises hand fatigue and is made of aerospace grade aluminium with a quarter cut cherry inlay.
Flexcut Whittlin' Jack JKN88
Designed for all outdoors people. The ultimate for portability. Whittlin' Jack features a 1½'' Detail Knife and a 2'' Roughing Knife.
It weighs in at just 3oz and is just over 4'' long when closed, so it neatly fits in your pocket.
The blades do not lock in place.
Fret Saw 3' Throat
This is the fret saw that Rob Cosman uses since making his "Hand Cut Dovetail" DVD.
This is a light saw (actually a jewellers saw) with a good blade clamp which reduces blade breakage.
Notice the tension adjustment on the end of the saw. This allows for a very tight blade that limits bowing during use.
Supplied with 12 x 12.5 tpi skip tooth blades.
Rob recommends you wrap the...
Fret Saw 5' Throat
This fret saw has a deeper throat that some people may prefer to the 3" version.
This is a light saw (actually a jewellers saw) with a good blade clamp which reduces blade breakage.
Notice the tension adjustment on the end of the saw. This allows for a very tight blade that limits bowing during use.
Supplied with 12 x 12.5 tpi skip tooth blades.
The saw is designed to cut on the...
German Spindle Gouge 1/2''
Spindle gouges are used for detailed shaping between centres on parallel grain, particularly for concave curves. They can be used to create beads, coves and other profiles on vases, goblets, candle sticks and more shaped work.
Handle length is 10''