Tormek Honing Compound
The honing compound is used together with the Tormek Leather Honing Wheels. The unique qualities of the leather together with the honing compound will effectively remove the burr created from sharpening, without damaging the edge. At the same time, it will also polish the bevel to the finest finish.
The honing compound contains a combination of micro abrasives and polishing components (average...
Veritas Crosscut Carcass Saw
The saw has a 275mm (11") long by 0.5mm thick high-carbon steel blade filed crosscut at 14tpi. The teeth have a rake angle of 15°, an included angle of 60° with alternate 15° bevels to efficienlty sever wood fibres rather than tear. The depth of cut is 60mm. The back of this saw is injection moulded under high pressure onto the blade and stainless-steel handle-mounting bolt. This forms a solid...
Brusso Brass Lift-Off Hinge - Left Hand - LH-201LH
The Brusso LH-201 brass heavyweight lift-off cabinet butt hinge with two knuckles is suitable for doors with a thicknesses between 3/4" and 1". It measures 2½" x 1¾". This hinge is handed; a right-hand hinge is shown.
Length: 2.500" - 2½" - 64mm
Width: 1.750" - 1¾" - 45mm
Leaf Thickness: 0.104" - 7/64" - 3mm
Packs...
Simon James 19mm (3/4'') Holdfast
Handmade, using traditional methods and a small forge by experienced craftsmen as a cottage industry. They are not mass produced so every one has very slight differences, which is what you expect with handmade workmanship. They are all hand stamped with the Simon James logo.
Made from 8mm steel and are designed to fit 19mm (3/4'') holes.
Overall shaft length is 12'' (30cm)
Overall...
Joseph Marples Trial 1 - 9'' Sliding Bevel
The Joseph Marples Trial 1 9'' Sliding Bevel is a tool based on designs that were last made over 70 years ago which were marked with the Trial 1 brand or corporate mark.
This 9'' sliding bevel is used for checking edges, marking joints or marking across boards.
All the Trial 1 tools are made from Walnut or Rosewood and have solid brass edges for extra protection against wear and...
Gyokucho Razorsaw Dozuki 240mm Rip
As recommended by David Barron for his range of dovetail guides.
Thomas Flinn Pax Hand Saws
Thomas Flinn Pax Hand Saws
Handcrafted in Sheffield by Thomas Flinn & Co., Pax saws are made from the finest alloy spring steel, taper ground and breasted for reduced friction and superior control. Each saw is hand-set and sharpened to deliver a clean, efficient cut — without binding.
Taper Ground & Breasted Blades – Fewer teeth in contact with the wood means less friction...
Brusso Brass Offset Pivot Hinge L-23
The Brusso L-23 brass offset pivot hinge is employed when a minimum of visible hardware is desired or when the door must swing free of its frame. It is morticed into the top and bottom of the door and frame; only the pivot is visible. The leaf measures 1-3/8" x 5/16" x 1/8".
Length: 1.375" - 1-3/8" - 35mm
Width: 0.313" - 5/16" - 8mm
Leaf Thickness: 0.125"...
Flexcut Detail Knife KN13
Special offer whilst stocks last - November/December 2025
Brusso Brass Butt Hinge CB-407
The Brusso CB-407 full mortice butt hinge, milled from heavy brass stock, is the largest of four versions manufactured for boxes and small cabinets. It measures 2" x 1½". Available with ball finials as CB-407B.
Length: 2.000" - 51mm
Width: 1.490" - 1½" - 38mm
Leaf Thickness: 0.109" - 7/64" - 3mm
NOTE - All Brusso hinges come in PAIRS. Screws...
Camelia Oil
We like vegetable oil-based Camellia Oil because it is non-toxic, odor free, wipes on easily and leaves a thin dry film on your knife. Dry your knife and coat with a thin layer of camellia oil.
Traditional Japanese camellia oil - food safe, 240ml bottle with applicator.
Pfeil Fishtail Chisel - Series 1F
Fishtail chisels are tools that easily reach difficult areas as the cutting edge is wider than the shaft.
Blades are thin and light.
Robert Sorby Sash Mortice Chisel
Used for light mortising work, satinwood handle. A 2 degree taper prevents binding in the cut. Ideal for clearing out waste from mortices for tenons, locks and hinges. Can be used with a mallet.
Available in various sizes.
Overall Size: 279mm
Blade Length: 159mm
Abranet Mixed Bag of 14 Strips
Abranet strips are aluminium oxide resin bonded polyamide fabric strips. We offer a choice of the most popular grits from 80grit (coarse) through to 600grit (super fine).
This is a mixed bag of 14 strips, 2 each of 80, 120, 180, 240, 320, 400 and 600 grits.
Strips measure 70mm by 125mm
The Stick Chair Book:
Revised Edition
Revised Edition
September 2025 - the third edition of this book is being worked upon by Chris, we will update our listing once we know more.
Gransfors Bruk Wildlife Hatchet 415
The Gransfors Bruk Wildlife Hatchet is a small, light axe which can be easily carried, protected by its leather sheath, inside your backpack or on your belt. With this small axe you can cut branches in the garden or chop and split sticks for a camp fire.
This little hatchet may awake memories and dreams of exciting camps and adventures.
Length including the Hickory handle is 34cm (13.5')....
Lie-Nielsen No.4 Iron Smoothing Plane
Lie-Nielsen's smoothing planes are precision machined from a manganese bronze casting, or an iron casting. They all come with a beautifully formed handle and knob made from American cherry. They have the Stanley Bedrock style frog which gives a fully machined mating fit between the frog and body. You can move the frog backwards or forwards, allowing the opening or closing of the plane's mouth...
Veritas Chair Doctor Glue
Veritas Chair Doctor glue can penetrate narrow cracks in chairs. I used this on my kitchen chairs which had become decidely wobbly and they are able to withstand my sons rough treatment again - excellent.
If a chair has a loose rung, an injection of Chair Doctor Glue will first swell the rung & then bond it.
The low viscosity lets it soak into the end grain of wood, swell it and then freeze...
Spare Blade for Lie-Nielsen No. 60 1/2 Block Plane
Replacement blade for Lie-Nielsen No. 60 1/2 Adjustable Mouth Block Plane. Comes with a 25° flat ground bevel.
* 1.375" wide x .125" thick
* A2 cryogenically treated Tool Steel
Ray Iles Inshave (Scorp)
The Ray Iles Inshave (scorp) has steamed beech handles with brass ferrules. This tool is basically a semi circular drawknife with an 8" blade.
Benchcrafted Crubber
Crubber is a composite material made by grinding natural cork and rubber, then combining the materials under great pressure to form a tough, resilient, grippy matrix that is then sliced into sheets. Crubber has become BenchCrafted's favourite non-slip, super-grip material for lining vice jaws. All Benchcrafted vices are outfitted with Crubber.
What's the advantage over suede or other cow skin-type...
Sterling Tool Works Dovetailing Square
The re-designed Sterling Tool Works Dovetail Square is an excellent tool to help diagnose potential issues with your Dovetails before they become gaps in your assembled Joint. The Heart of this tool is the Sterling Dovetail Rule and was inspired by pattern makers squares that have been around for decades. Sterling Tool Works designed the reduced size blade for woodworking and to fit commonly available...
Hard Black Arkansas Bench Stones
Stones are graded by their density.
Colours and patterns in each stone will vary in each stone (quite radically actually in many cases - so it is the denisty that you are seeking - not pure colour!) Use with premium honing oil - just a few drops - wipe clean after use.
RH Preyda provides the effective, high-quality solution to any edge - the ultimate sharpening stone.
Arkansas Novaculite is...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 12
Volume 12 Table of Contents:
“The Last Boatbuilder of the Nagara River” – Douglas Brooks
“The Simple Art of Wooden Planemaking” – Joshua A. Klein
“For the Love of History: A Journey into Practical Blacksmithing” – Jordan Goodwin
“Risk & Reward: Skill as a Safety Net” – Michael Updegraff
“The Van Gogh Chair”...
Connells 8 Pocket Leather Tool Roll
The Connell Leather Chisel Roll has 8 pockets with top and tail design for better protection.
Will accept chisels up to 275mm (11') long.
Rolls up neatly for easier storage.
Made from soft moss backed leather for durability
Pockets reinforced with brass rivets. Ties for secure fastening.
Taliaplast Spring Dividers - Polished Steel
These are very well made spring dividers. The adjuster doesn't wobble or fall off after a few months. Robust & long lasting.
Polished steel.
Made by the French.
The measurement provided is the length from the pivot at the top of the divider to the bottom point.
Veritas Flush Cutting Saw
Traditionally used for the rapid trimming of plugs and dowels flush with a surface, the Veritas flush cutting saws can be used where you want to cut off a projection without damaging the surrounding or adjoining face. This is possible because the teeth are set one way only
The 22 tpi Japanese tooth-pattern blade cuts aggressively (on the pull stroke), but does not mark the surface that it is...
Pegas Super Skip Tooth Blades
These Pegas Scroll Saw blades offer an exceptionally clean cut for intricate fret work - the higher the tpi number, the finer the cut that can be made. Super skip tooth blades are versatile, performing well in wood, plastic, bone, Corian® and most fibrous materials but they are especially good for hardwoods. Thickness of work ranges from 1.5mm to 60mm.
5" (130mm) in length and supplied...
With The Grain
By Christian Becksvoort
July 2023 - Note the change in cover colour.
A little knowledge about trees goes a long way toward improving your woodworking.
You don’t need a degree in dendrology to build a desk. But you do need intimate knowledge of how our raw material grows and – more importantly – how it responds to its environment after it has been cut and dried.
This knowledge...
Lee Valley Small Double Square
This is an excellent tool for precise layout work and machinery set-up. Made entirely from stainless steel, the square includes two 2 1/2'' long rules with etched and black-filled markings for legibility.
The standard rule is graduated on one face in 32nds and 64ths. The narrow (0.2'' thick) rule, with a 1/2'' long probe on one end, is designed for access into confined spaces,...
Thomas Flinn Pax Gent's Saw
The perfect partner to the Pax Hand and Tenon Saws, the classic Gents Saws are made for dovetail applications and are still a very popular seller today and come in a range of sizes to compliment your work.
The saw has a brightly polished brass back and a Walnut handle. Individually blister packed. 20tpi as standard.
Veritas Round Spokeshave (with PM-V11 blade)
The Veritas Round Spokeshave has a 3.2mm thick PM-V11 steel blade, which fits perfectly onto the machined blade.
The ductile cast iron body is fitted with hardwood handles, shaped for comfort and control. The toe serves as a thumb rest allowing the user to choke up on the body to attain exceptional control. Twin adjustment wheels quickly and accurately control cut depth and skew and shims let...
Make a Chair from a Tree:
Third Edition
Third Edition
By Jennie Alexander
In 2014, Jennie Alexander somewhat reluctantly agreed to a third edition of her 1978 seminal book on green woodworking, “Make a Chair From a Tree” – a book that launched the careers of thousands of woodworkers and helped ignite a green woodworking movement in this country.
Her reluctance wasn’t due to a lack of passion for the book’s subject –...
Brusso Brass Ball Catch BC-275
The Brusso BC-275 brass morticed ball catch, consisting of a brass cylinder with spring-loaded steel ball and a brass keeper, is used to secure cabinet doors. The grooved sides of each half, measuring 7/16" in diameter, provide grip when mounted and a reservoir for glue.
Diameter: 0.438" - 7/16" - 11mm
Veritas Fence for Large Router Plane
A very popular addition to the Veritas large router plane. Can be positioned on either side of the plane and will work on both straight and curved pieces.
Soft Arkansas Bench Stones
Prized by craftsmen worldwide, Arkansas Novaculite is the only known substance that can sharpen a blade and polish it as well. All of these Bench Stones are 100% natural Novaculite, cut to size and skillfully finished to ensure precise flatness.
Soft Arkansas is considered the coarsest of the Arkansas sharpening stones. This stone will provide the initial edge and first level of polishing and is...
Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue 16oz (473ml)
Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue is the first one part, water cleanup wood glue ever offered that is proven waterproof. The waterproof formula passes the ANSI/HPVA Type I water resistance specification and offers superior bond strength, longer open assembly time and lower application temperature.
Titebond III is non toxic, solvent free and cleans up with water - safer to use than traditional waterproof...
Gransfors Bruk Replacement Axe Handles
Restore your Gransfors Bruk axe to its original glory with these high-quality replacement handles. Crafted from durable hickory, each handle is treated with warm linseed oil and beeswax for added strength and longevity. These handles come with a wedge for easy fitting and are available for various axe models, including the Small Hatchet, Hand Hatchet, Wildlife Hatchet, Hunter's Axe, and many more.
High-quality...
Sack Ups Plane Sack - Jointer Plane SU547
Protect your valuable planes with these impregnated sacks made by Sack Ups which inhibit rust corrosion. More effective than any smelly old sock.
Sack-Ups are Silicon treated to prevent rust and to wick moisture away from your valuable tools. They provide protection for your tools and prevent dings and scratches. Keeping your tools looking as new as they did the day that you bought them.
Available...
Replacement Blades for Marking Knife
Replacement blades for Rob's Dovetail Marking Knife.
Marking Knife Blade:
The straight blade is designed for tracing tails onto the pin-board using traditional marking techniques.
Radius tip “track’s” in the end grain.
Wide at the blade tip for better registration against the tail.
Regular Saw-Tooth Blade:
Designed specifically for...
Taliaplast Spring Compass with Pencil Holder - Polished Steel
These are very well made spring compasses. The adjuster doesn't wobble or fall off after a few months. Robust & long lasting.
Polished steel.
Made by the French in France.
The measurement provided is the length from the pivot at the top of the compass to the bottom point.
Karvsnitt:
Carving, Pattern & Color in the Slojd Tradition
Carving, Pattern & Color in the Slojd Tradition
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...
Brusso Brass Butt Hinge CB-302
The Brusso CB-302 full mortice butt hinge, milled from heavy brass stock, is one of four versions manufactured for boxes and small cabinets. It measures 1¼" x 13/16".
Length: 1.250" - 1¼" - 32mm
Width: 0.802" - 13/16" - 21mm
Leaf Thickness: 0.086" - 5/64" - 2mm
NOTE - All Brusso hinges come in PAIRS. Screws are INCLUDED (brass for the...
Gransfors Bruk Swedish Broad Axes
The pattern of the Gransfors Broad Axe and the handle is based on old Swedish logging techniques for squaring logs and structural timbers of all kinds. Has sufficient space between the "blade’s beard" and the handle for the user’s fingers. There are different options of bevels (double, left or right). You also have handle options of straight (so the blade is in line with the...
Kuksa - A Guide to Hand Carved Wooden Cups
By Paul Adamson,
Paul has been carving wooden cups or Kuksa for over ten years, and along the way has learnt what the problems are and overcome many of them.
After being asked many times how to make them, he thought he would produce a book to teach others how to make them.
This paperback book (2nd edition) contains 120 pages with lots of full colour pictures to explain the styles and shapes,...
Country Woodcraft:
Then & Now
Then & Now
By Drew Langsner
In 1978, Drew Langsner released his book “Country Woodcraft” to the world, and it sparked a movement – still expanding today – of hand-tool woodworkers who make things with mostly green wood.
The 304 pages of “Country Woodcraft” showed you how to split wood from the forest and shape into anything you might need, from a spoon to a bowl, from...








































































