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Pax Cabinet Scraper Set (Shaped Set)
The Pax Cabinet Scraper Sets are a "must" for woodworkers. Made from stiff carbon steel (saw steel) these are used to scrape along wood to give a smooth finish to your projects. One of the simplest products that work wonders! .
The Shaped Set contains:
1 x Concave/Convex Scraper
1 x Gooseneck Scraper
1 x Double Curved Scraper
1 x 5" x 2 ½" Scraper
These are supplied...
Pax Cabinet Scraper Set (Square Set)
The Pax Cabinet Scraper Sets are a "must" for woodworkers. Made from stiff carbon steel (saw steel) these are used to scrape along wood to give a smooth finish to your projects. One of the simplest products that work wonders! .
The Square Set contains:
1 x 6" x 3" Scraper
1 x 5" x 2 ½ " Scraper
1 x 4" x 2" Scraper
These are supplied ready to use...
Pfeil Oval Burnisher
The Pfeil Oval Burnisher is used for burnishing cabinet scrapes.
Its oval section is a mirror polished steel bar and is 160mm long with cherry handle.
Pfeil Round Burnisher
The Pfeil Round Burnisher is used for burnishing cabinet scrapes.
9mm diameter polished steel bar, 165mm long with cherry handle.
Pfeil Triangular Burnisher
Pfeil Triangular Burnisher has a triangular section mirror polished steel bar, 160mm long with cherry handle.
Set of 3 Clifton Fine Scrapers
A more flexible version of the very popular Clifton scrapers - made in Sheffield, England
Clifton scrapers are made of medium carbon steel with a hardness of RC40/42. This gives them the best balance of edge holding qualities and a flex in the blade for control in using the tool.
Set of 3 - includes 5" x 2.1/2" rectangle, Concave/Convex & Gooseneck.
0.015" carbon steel,...
Set of 3 Clifton Scrapers
A very useful set of 3 scrapers - made in Sheffield, England
Clifton scrapers are made of medium carbon steel with a hardness of RC40/42. This gives them the best balance of edge holding qualities and a flex in the blade for control in using the tool.
Set of 3 - includes 5" x 2.1/2" rectangle, Concave/Convex & Gooseneck.
0.032" stiff carbon steel.
Burnisher not included.
Set of 4 Veritas Super Hard Scrapers
Most cabinet scrapers are sheared from spring steel, hardened to Rc38-42. These scrapers are harder (Rc48-52) and hold an edge longer. The edges are carefully milled to a square, sharp 90° ready for immediate use on fine work. For heavy-duty use, a hook must be burnished onto them. The prepared edges not only save you the initial effort of filing and stoning, but indicate the condition they should...
Vallorbe 10" Blunt Mill File Single Cut
Vallorbe single cut mill files are used in preparation for saw sharpening, and for squaring the edges of cabinet scrapers prior to sharpening. Can be used in conjunction with Veritas Jointer/Edger. Handles are also available, please see separate listing.
Veritas Card Scraper Burnisher
A new take on typical single-handled burnishers, this latest tool from Veritas is an innovative design permitting a two handed grip, improving control so you can roll precisely the sort of hook you want on your scraper. As comfortable to grip as a spokeshave, it is held between the thumbs and forefingers, keeping your fingertips close to the carbide rod. This gives you much better tactile feedback,...
Veritas Curved Scraper Sets
These sets of three curved scrapers will handle a wide range of scraping jobs.
The rectangular model with convex/concave ends is excellent for bowl work or for scraping spindles.
The shmoo shape (easily recognizable to long-time readers of Li'l Abner) is equally useful for a wide range of concave surfaces as well as large moldings and small spindles.
The third style has two different gentle...
Veritas Jointer/Edger
This jointer/edger can be used on cabinet scrapers, scraper plane blades, handsaws and ski edges.
It has a 45° jointing capability as well as the standard 90°. The handle has a comfortable, ergonomic shape and the screws are designed so they can be tightened with a small coin (to accommodate skiers).
In the shop, it is invaluable for jointing scrapers and handsaws; the fence is relieved next...
Veritas Scraper Holder
There is no tool handier in the workshop than a cabinet scraper, and this holder lets you use it to maximum advantage.
The light, strong, glass-filled nylon body, with all brass fittings, is kind to a sharp hook. You can slip any thickness of scraper (6"/150mm long) into it, clamp it in position, and set the amount of bow with the screw-actuated centre pad.
The body is moulded to fit your hands...
Veritas Variable Burnisher
Cabinet scrapers are among the most useful (and least expensive) tools in a woodworking shop. Unfortunately, many woodworkers have difficulty putting the optimum hook on a scraper for the job at hand. Since scrapers have four working edges, it is possible to make one into a highly versatile tool with each edge having a different cutting characteristic. The problem most people have is choosing the...
Crucible Bevel Monkey
The Crucible Bevel Monkey is a bevel setting gauge for woodworkers, chairmakers, carpenters and joiners, in fact anyone who needs to quickly and accurately set a sliding bevel.
The tool is marked in 0.5 degree steps from 0 to 50 degrees. All angle markings are set out from the same origin, meaning the tool is well suited for chairmakers wishing to use the direct reading method for leg rake and splay...
Crucible Chairpanzee Analog Computer
Chairmaking is complex enough without having to worry about the trigonometry used to calculate the drilling and sighting angles for a chair’s legs and spindles.
The Chairpanzee does all the maths for you with its simple, no-maths-needed interface. Simply slide the tool’s interior card so the splay you desire appears in its top window. Choose the rake you wish in the window below. The...
Crucible Sliding Bevel
For some woodworkers – particularly chairmakers – a small sliding bevel that locks tightly is an essential tool. Most inexpensive sliding bevels can be knocked off their settings with little effort, and the results can be a disaster. Because sliding bevels guide most of the joinery in a chair, being off by 1° or 2° can ruin a workpiece.
The Crucible Sliding Bevel is designed...
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 tear.
Shinwa Sliding Bevel 200mm
Shinwa Sliding Bevels are ideal for marking out any angle. This one is 200mm (8") we also stock a 250mm (10") one.
Can be adjusted to any angle and is lightweight.
Fixing screw is on the end, therefore is never in the way.
Aluminium Handle
Stainless Steel Blade
Shinwa Sliding Bevel 250mm
Shinwa Sliding Bevels are ideal for marking out any angle. This one is 250mm (10") we also stock a 200mm (8") one.
Can be adjusted to any angle and is lightweight.
Fixing screw is on the end, therefore is never in the way.
Aluminium Handle
Stainless Steel Blade
Starrett Electronic Digital Caliper
The Starrett EC799 Series Electronic Caliper is light, comfortable, easy-to-use, and constructed with features that have made Starrett slide calipers the machinist's first choice for many years. The EC799 offers a slim, streamlined profile, a large, clear, easy-to-read LCD display, long battery life, and function buttons for zero and inch/mm. Electronic Caliper, 0-6" (0-150mm), w/o Output, w/Plastic...
Veritas Metric Bevel Setters
A sliding bevel is an excellent tool for transferring angles but not for reading them. This bevel setter allows you to set specific angles (from 0° to 60° in 1/2° increments) on a sliding bevel or a workpiece and to read angles already set. Both functions are useful for dovetailing, for machine set-up, for polygon work, or for accurately fitting a piece in a restricted location. Common dovetail...
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...
Clifton Adjustable Low Angle Block Plane
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, made here in Sheffield UK, this is then finished with the new signature graphite colour on the body to offer one of the...
Clifton No.4 1/2 Smoothing Plane
A Clifton No.4 1/2 Smoothing Plane. This is a real beauty, and weighs in at an impressive 2.5kg. It's the largest of the three smoothers from Clifton, so ideal when you need something a bit wider than the no.4. Polish the blade, and set the plane up for a fine shaving, and you will be left with a surface to be proud of.
Bedrock design frog allows for maximum contact between frog and plane...
Clifton No.4 Smoothing Plane
A Clifton No.4 Smoothing Plane. The most popular size of smoother. Despite its size this plane has a very heavy casting and is ideal for getting you the finish you deserve!
Bedrock design frog allows for maximum contact between frog and plane body, and gives you easier, more precise adjustment of the mouth.
Blade is cryogenically treated O1 steel, heated to 60-62 Rockwell. Cutter Size: 2"...
Lie-Nielsen Bronze Low Angle Block Plane
The Lie-Nielsen small bronze Low Angle Block Planes fit perfectly in the hand and slip easily into the pocket. The 5¼" body holds a 1¼" x 1/8" thick blade. An unobtrusive Stainless Steel adjuster offers blade control of micrometer ease and precision with minimum backlash. The mouth is not adjustable.
The blade in the Low Angle Plane is bedded at 12° for fine cuts...
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...
Lie-Nielsen No.4 1/2 Iron Smoothing Plane
Solidly built, this is the ultimate smoothing plane. It is longer, wider, and heavier than the No. 4, and its extra thick blade eliminates the possibility of chatter.
Comes with a 45° frog as standard. Other frogs are available separately.
10-3/8" (264mm) long.
2-3/8" (60mm) blade. A2 steel.
Iron body 5½lbs (2.5kg).
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...
Lie-Nielsen No.60 1/2 Block Plane
The Lie-Nielsen No 60½ Block Plane is based upon the old Stanley No 60½.
This is a superb little block plane and should be in your tool kit, useful for all woodworking jobs in particular great for trimming end grain. The movable shoe in front of the blade allows you to easily adjust the mouth opening - fine mouth for finishing your work and wafer thin shavings or the wider opening...
Veritas Apron Plane + PM-V11 Blade
This small, low-angle block plane from Veritas is the answer to a trim carpenter's prayers. At only 14oz it is half the weight of a standard block plane, a significant factor if you want to carry it with you all day.
The 5½" long, tough ductile cast iron body will take job-site accidents in stride. This is not a plane body that will break when dropped. It has good hand feel; the unique side...
Veritas Bevel-Up Smoother Plane + PM-V11 Blade
The latest addition to the Veritas family of low-angle bench planes is the state-of-the-art pure smoothing plane. It is the plane to use for the final finish on surfaces, especially woods of difficult grain patterns. It also complements the low-angle jack plane.
Veritas have combined the generous width and weight of a dedicated smoother with the versatile inner workings of a low-angle bevel-up...
Veritas DX60 Block Plane + PM-V11 Blade
This Veritas DX60 block plane is one of the finest planes that Veritas have ever made. 4 years of design work culminates in a superb plane made to exacting standards and featuring newly refined stainless-steel hardware.
The knob and wheel have elegant elliptical knurled edges for a firm grip. The lever cap has been extensively redesigned to integrate cleanly with the plane body and provide an...
Veritas Low-Angle Block Plane + PM-V11 Blade
Veritas have made a block plane that uses a ''Norris'' style combined sideways (lateral) and up and down adjustment which gives you greater control when adjusting its impressive 1/8'' thick by 1 5/8'' wide PM-V11.
This plane also overcomes one of the drawbacks of other block planes in having higher side wings (ideal for shooting) with finger grips in each side. The...
Veritas Low-Angle Smoothing Plane + PM-V11 Blade
The Veritas low-angle smooth plane has three key uses. It is used to smooth large surfaces, preferably taking a diagonal cut, partly across and partly along the grain. Similarly, with its generous sides, it is ideal for shooting mitres. Finally, it is excellent for end-grain work. The low cutting angle of 37° minimizes fibre tearing. With a bed angle of 12°, this is a "bevel-up" plane, like a low-angle...
Thomas Flinn Pax Flexible Flush Cutting Saw 20tpi
The Pax Flexible Flush Cutting Saw has a very flexible alloy steel bade which cuts on the pull stroke. As it has no set, this saw is excellent for use in cutting dowels etc. as you can get the saw right to the edge with out leaving a very smooth surface.
The saw has a brightly polished brass back and a Walnut handle. Blade length 6". 20tpi as standard. Individually blister packed.
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...
17th Century Wainscot Chair with Peter Follansbee
The Wainscot Chair is one of the hallmarks of 17th century joinery. In this DVD, Peter demonstrates how to prepare material from a section of oak, shape the chair pieces using bench tools and a pole lathe, and join them together with drawbored mortise and tenon joints. He also offers two traditional approaches for making the angled joints of this chair.
Peter Follansbee specializes in 17th century...
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...
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,...
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...
Chippendale Chairs with Jeff Miller
This Chippendale-style Chair has a classic yet simple elegance that fits in well with a wide range of other styles. It's a project you'll want to show off, and building one will greatly increase your capabilities as a woodworker. Carefully worked out methods make this chair an accessible — but still challenging – hand tool project.
Jeff Miller is a furniture designer, craftsman, teacher, and...
Good Work: The Chairmaking Life of John Brown
by Christopher Williams
“Good Work: The Chairmaking Life of John Brown” by Christopher Williams is the first biography of one of the most influential chairmakers and writers of the 20th century: Welshman John Brown.
The book’s title of “Good Work” was an expression John Brown used to describe a noble act or thing. He once mused he wanted to create a “Good Work”...
Make a Chair from a Tree: 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 –...
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Make a Joint Stool from a Tree: An Introduction to 17th Century Joinery
By Jennie Alexander & Peter Follansbee
When it comes to exploring the shadowy history of how 17th-century furniture was built, few people have been as dogged and persistent as Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee.
For more than two decades, this unlikely pair – an attorney in Baltimore and a joiner at Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts – have pieced together how this early furniture...
The Anarchist's Design Book: Expanded Edition
Why is this book on sale? Basically Lost Art Press need some storage space as the floors are creaking in their new Anthe Building. Please visit the Lost Art Press Blog for more information.
By Christopher Schwarz
Most of the American furniture we celebrate as the pinnacle of design is overbearing, over-embellished and a monument to waste and excess.
These high styles of furniture took hold...
The Stick Chair Book - Full-size Plans
To remove one more barrier to making a stick chair, we have created this set of full-size paper patterns of all the important components for the five chairs in "The Stick Chair Book".
The five 22" x 34" sheets contain full-scale drawings of all the seats, arms, backrests, shoes and combs for the chairs. The drawings also include all the mortise locations, drilling sightlines...