Interest in hand tool woodworking seems to be at a high, even if a majority of us own few pieces of furniture built with hand tools. Here are some of the good people carrying on the tradition.
- Bad Axe Tool Works
- Mark Harrell offers custom-ordered back saws.
- Benchcrafted
- Jameel Abraham makes precision vise hardware and more.
- M. S. Bickford Hand Planes
- Matt Bickford reproduces 18th century wooden planes.
- Daed Toolworks
- Maker of photogenic infill planes.
- Hock Tools
- Ron Hock, or Reverend Ron to the initiated, is proprietor of Hock Tools. His plane irons and other products enjoy universal praise.
- Ashley Iles
- Maker of fine woodcarving and woodturning tools in the English tradition.
- Lee Valley and Veritas
- Lee Valley sells a wide range of hand tools and supplies.
- Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
- Maker of high-quality hand tools.
- Old Street Tools
- Formerly Clark and Williams, Old Street Tools is a pioneer, bringing 18th century wooden plane technology to today’s craftspeople.
- Pinewood Forge
- Del and company offer handcrafted woodcarving knives in the Scandinavian tradition.
- Philly Planes
- Phil Edwards makes traditional wooden planes in the UK.
- Tools for Working Wood
- Joel and company offer traditional tools and supplies from their Brooklyn headquarters.
- Tried and True Wood Finishes
- Linseed oil -based finishes without heavy metal driers.
- Wenzloff and Sons
- Makers of traditional hand saws.
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