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Lee Valley Glue Pot
We saw this little glue pot on the Lee Valley website, and we could not resist...........
Part of the reason heat sensitive hide glue is useful for furniture construction is because it can be softened for repairs; however, this property also makes it necessary to keep the glue warm while you work with it. This double boiler pot surrounds the inner pot with water to evenly distribute heat and help...
The Sheffield Axe with Leather Sheath
The new Sheffield made axe from Wood Tools. After a break of 30 years Sheffield is making axes again and they are better than ever before.
The head is forged from 100Cr6 bearing steel hardened and tempered to Rc58. It’s ground on one of the few last traditional water cooled grindstones still working and honed to a razor edge you can literally shave with.
The handle is made from locally...
Tormek Knife Angle Setter
Why KS-123 Knife Angle Setter?
Set the exact sharpening angle for any type of knife.
Easy to use - set the angle in three easy steps.
Sets an exact sharpening angle even for tapered blades.
Self-adjusting for the diameter of the grinding wheel.
Compatible with all Tormek knife jigs.
Works with the Tormek T-8, Tormek T-4 and older models.
What's Your Angle?
Our angle is always...
Auriou Rasp Bundle
A bundle of the 3 most popular rasps from Auriou
Cabinet Rasp 10'' Grain 9
Modeller Rasp 7'' Grain 13
Rat Tail Rasp 6'' Grain 13
Proxxon Cordless Long Neck Angle Grinder Set
Complete with lithium-ion battery, charger and case.
Proxxon Cordless Drill Set
Complete with lithium-ion battery, charger and case.
Proxxon Cordless Long Neck Angle Grinder (Body Only)
Body only. No battery included.
Proxxon Cordless Drill (Body Only)
Body only. No battery included.
Arbortech Turbo Scraper
The Arbortech TURBO Scraper™ is like a turbocharged version of a traditional hand scraper. It has been specifically designed to cut on a negative angle resulting in minimal tear-out and chipping.
This disc can be controlled by pressure and gently scrapes away at wood, delivering a smooth, scratch-free finish. Its unique design provides unparalleled accuracy, allowing you to see your carving...
Backwoods Chairmakers
In Search of the Appalachian Ladderback Chairmaker
By Andrew D. Glenn
For more than 200 years, chairmakers in Appalachia built ladderbacks to sell to neighbors and the occasional tourist. It was a tradition that was handed down through generations. But with the rise of furniture factories and mechanisation, woodworker Andy D. Glenn wondered if there were any traditional chairmakers left.
So...
Crown Tools Starter Set - 7 piece
This woodturning starter set from Crown Tools was created specifically for Stiles & Bates back in 2015.
Dave Bates has now retired (2024) and is no longer selling tools as he pursues his other interests.
So we, with Dave Bates' blessing are here to keep his starter set available - good old us eh!
This set includes a dovetail tool as this is a tool that most turners like to buy when...
Crown Tools Mini & Midi Revolution
If you already use the Revolution Hollowing System from Crown Tools you will also want this tool for your small hollow forms and pots.
An ideal tool for beginners, whether cutting aggressively or with finesse. As with all Crown Tools, you get good value - the kits comprise of the tool with adjustable Super Ring, a REV13 cuttter and 2 hex keys.
Also includes instructions and a video link are...
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.
Rob Cosman Shawn Shim Dovetail Offset Tool 3/4
This is the smaller of the two Shawn Shims that Rob offers.
One of the most difficult tasks in hand cutting dovetails is accurately transferring the tails and precisely sawing the pins. Rob's improved method of transferring tails to the pin board by offsetting the tailboard by the thickness of the saw kerf takes all the guess work out of where to saw.
Offsetting by the exact thickness can...
Veritas Chair Devils
Veritas Chair devils are wonderful tools for final shaping and smoothing of round parts such as chair spindles and posts. The specially shaped scraper blade rounds the workpiece, removing any spokeshave marks.
• Machined steel bodies fitted with hardwood handles
• Machined toe and two thumbscrews are solid brass
• High-carbon steel blades are 0.040'' thick, hardened...
Veritas Tabling Scribe
No matter how careful you are with layout and assembly, a legged project will almost always be wobbly. One way to ensure the project will sit properly without rocking is by tabling it; that is, placing the project on a fl at table (e.g., the top of a table saw), marking a consistent trimming line on each leg, and then cutting to this line. The Veritas Tabling Scribe simplifies this step, providing...
Beech
Beech is not toxic, meaning it is particularly suited for household and kitchen items.
Carved spoons in beech are common as well as bowls and platters.
Naturally white with a pinky-red heart called ‘Kern’. Often beech may have characterful mineral streaks in the timber.
Crucible Dovetail 1:4 Dovetail Template
The Crucible 1:4 Dovetail Template marks out dovetail joints – both the tails and the pins – and allows you to easily and accurately lay out the angled and straight parts of the joint. This template marks out Christopher Schwarz's favorite dovetail slope: 1:4 (about 14°). The square end of the tool allows you to also use it as a saddle square (and to not get turned around by two...
African Blackwood
African Blackwood turns superbly and polishes up to a high shine.
African Blackwood is now CITES listed. Read more at https://cites.org
We have chain of custody documentation to show the African Blackwood we currently offer for sale pre-dates listing or is current with the appropriate import documentation.
Masasa
This is a hard wood used by turners and in furniture making. Its heartwood is reddish brown with occasional black or grey streak
Milk Pear
Deep reddish brown with fine, tight grain lines which vary from dark brown to reddish and straw colour. The timber is hard and tight.
Mukwa (Umbilo/Kiaat)
This wood is popular in Souh Africa with furniture makers and woodturners. Soft in comparison to the rest of our exotic timbers
Oscar Rush Large Bowl Adze
A hand forged 50mm diameter hand adze with elliptical sweep profile to the cutting edge.
The head weight is approximately 600g with a 230mm - 235mm long (just over 9''), hand carved, faceted, kin dried ash handle.
The leather adze cover is made by Oscar using Italian leather with solid brass rivets (these are much stronger than cap rivets).
This adze has been carefully designed for...
Oscar Rush Side Axe - Right Grind
A hand forged, 130mm -135mm (5 1/4'') edge side axe. RIGHT grind.
The head weight is approximately 775g
Handle - 320mm long (just over 12'') hand carved, faceted, kin dried ash handle.
The leather cover is made by Oscar using Italian leather with solid brass rivets (these are much stronger than cap rivets).
The axe is belt sharpened (2000 grit) and then polished on a wheel...
Oscar Rush Side Axe - Left Grind
A hand forged, 130mm - 135mm (5 1/4'') edge side axe. LEFT grind.
The head weight is approximately 775g.
Handle - 320mm long (just over 1'') hand carved, faceted, kin dried ash handle.
The leather cover is made by Oscar using Italian leather with solid brass rivets (these are much stronger than cap rivets).
This axe has been carefully designed as an all rounder rather than...
Oscar Rush Small Carving Axe
A small carving axe for all sizes of carving.
This stout hand forged carving axe has a 95mm - 100mm (4'') edge - SYMMETRICAL grind (also known as double grind).
The head weight is approximately 475 - 500g.
If striking the poll, do so with a wooden mallet (not a steel hammer).
Handle - hand carved 275mm - 285mm long (just over 11''), faceted, kin dried ash handle.
The...
Oscar Rush Medium Carving Axe
A standard weight carving axe retaining a relatively compact design but with a broader curved edge for slicy cuts.
This carving axe has a 120mm - 125mm (5'') edge - SYMMETRICAL grind only for this axe (also known as double grind).
The head weight is approximately 625g. If striking the poll, do so with a wooden mallet (not a steel hammer)
The handle - hand carved 300mm - 320mm long...
Oscar Rush Large Carving Axe - Right Grind
Large carving axe (RIGHT GRIND) with a really broad edge, designed to throw big chips!
This axe will still work well in the right hands when creating smaller carvings.
145mm - 150mm (6'') edge - RIGHT grind.
The head weight is approximately 850 - 900g - SO BEWARE THIS IS QUITE A BEAST
NOTE - Should you wish to strike the poll, please do so with a wooden mallet (not a steel hammer).
Handle...
Oscar Rush Large Carving Axe - Left Grind
A large carving axe with a really broad edge (left grind), designed to throw big chips!
This axe will still work well in the right hands when creating smaller carvings.
145mm - 150mm (6'') edge - LEFT grind.
The head weight is approximately 850 - 900g - SO BEWARE THIS IS QUITE A BEAST
NOTE - Should you wish to strike the poll, please do so with a wooden mallet (not a steel hammer).
Handle...
Oscar Rush Large Carving Axe - Double Grind
A large carving axe with a really broad edge (DOUBLE SYMMETRICAL grind), designed to throw big chips!
This axe will still work well in the right hands when creating smaller carvings.
145mm - 150mm (6'') edge - SYMMETRICAL grind.
The head weight is approximately 850 - 900g - SO BEWARE THIS IS QUITE A BEAST
NOTE - Should you wish to strike the poll, please do so with a wooden mallet...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 16
The Table of Contents for Issue 16 of Mortise and Tenon Magazine is
Michael Updegraff – ''Gathered in Reverence: Kezurou-kai in the United States''
Ted Ingraham – ''The Whittier House Windows: Sash-making in Early America''
Joshua A. Klein – ''House By Hand''
Stefan Wolf – ''A Life of Its Own: The Practice of...
Oscar Rush Small Bowl Adze
A hand forged 30mm diameter hand adze with a compound sweep profile to the cutting edge (more of a U profile).
The head weight is approximately 450g with a 210mm - 215mm long (just over 8'') hand carved, faceted, kin dried ash handle.
The leather adze cover is made by Oscar using Italian leather with solid brass rivets (these are much stronger than cap rivets).
This adze has been...
Lie-Nielsen 10 1/4 Rebate Bench Plane
Also known as a Carriage Maker’s or Jack Rebate Plane, this is the largest rabbet plane made. Based on the Stanley 10¼, which went out of production in the mid-1940s, we modified the design to fit the Bedrock format. Adjustable side nickers make clean, cross-grain cuts. Both handle and knob can tilt left or right to give better access and control in tight corners.
12-3/4" long.
Blade...
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...
Lime
This lime is sourced for us from a Sawmill in Yorkshire. It is British lime wood (also known as basswood or linden)
A favourite with woodcarvers because it is one of the easiest woods to carve with consistent grain and very few knots.
Pale yellow - white.
It is kiln dried, with one planed face and sealed edges.
Lime wood is soft and crisp, making it ideal for intricate carving and working...
Crucible Engraving Tool
The Crucible Engraving Tool is a simple, easy-to-use tool that allows you to slice straight and curved decorative lines on almost any wooden surface. The Engraving Tool was designed to create geometric patterns found on old Scandinavian and Eastern European furniture. But we found it also is excellent at carving modern geometric patterns.
The Engraving Tool consists of two pieces: a handle and a...
Warrington Pattern Hammer
Words from Christopher Schwarz......
''Small cross-peen hammers are incredibly useful in furniture making. We've used them in our work for more than 20 years.
Americans don’t have much of a history with this form of hammer. It’s a British thing, just like the lump hammer we make. We don’t know why that is the case because Warringtons are quite useful.
This small...
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,...
Brown Ivory
Brown Ivory is red brown with a faint pink tinge with occasional blackish streak. Irresistible! For turning and furniture.
Knob Thorn
Knob Thorn is reddish brown with a very fine, dense texture. Great for turning and fine detail. Ideal for boxes and spindle work.
Leadwood
Leadwood is well suited to turning and carving. Dark brown heartwood with blackish streaks. Hard, heavy and durable. Sandpapers, varnishes and oils well to a high lustrous finish.
Panga Panga
Panga Panga has dark colours, with rich parenchyma bands bringing a touch of the exotic to finished pieces. Used in furniture, turning, parquet flooring and carving.
Tamboti
Tamboti heartwood is light and dark chocolate brown Hard, heavy, durable & close grained. Oils and varnishes well finishing with a satin like lustre. Used in musical instruments, turning and carving.
Wild Mango
Wild Mango is a stunning deep cream coloured wood with golden undertones. For furniture, flooring, turning and carving.
Benchcrafted Mag-Blok Cherry
We've had our eye on these Mag-Bloks by Benchcrafted for years and years, but sadly they'd previously had an agent in the UK. Thankfully, things have changed and we can import the Mag-Bloks alongside their wonderful bench hardware.
The Mag-Bloks are equally fantastic in both the home and the workshop. We use them here in the shop to display bench chisels, and a couple of us have them in...
Benchcrafted Mag-Blok Maple
We've had our eye on these Mag-Bloks by Benchcrafted for years and years, but sadly they'd previously had an agent in the UK. Thankfully, things have changed and we can import the Mag-Bloks alongside their wonderful bench hardware.
The Mag-Bloks are equally fantastic in both the home and the workshop. We use them here in the shop to display bench chisels, and a couple of us have them in...
Benchcrafted Mag-Blok Oak
We've had our eye on these Mag-Bloks by Benchcrafted for years and years, but sadly they'd previously had an agent in the UK. Thankfully, things have changed and we can import the Mag-Bloks alongside their wonderful bench hardware.
The Mag-Bloks are equally fantastic in both the home and the workshop. We use them here in the shop to display bench chisels, and a couple of us have them in...
Benchcrafted Mag-Blok Walnut
We've had our eye on these Mag-Bloks by Benchcrafted for years and years, but sadly they'd previously had an agent in the UK. Thankfully, things have changed and we can import the Mag-Bloks alongside their wonderful bench hardware.
The Mag-Bloks are equally fantastic in both the home and the workshop. We use them here in the shop to display bench chisels, and a couple of us have them in...