This is a listing of just about all the sources of new old tools, i.e. recreations of tradition hand woodworking tools, that I know about. If you know one that's missing from this list (or if you can send me a picture for one of the empty boxes), please let me know.
Most of these operations are quite small businesses, so please refrain from idle tire-kicking. Note that many of these entrepreneurs' products are available from several retail outlets, though I presume they make out better if you order directly from them.
Also, a few mail-order operations stand out by carrying a substantial number of new old tools: The Japan Woodworker, which also carries many hand-made Japanese tools; William Alden; Highland Hardware; and Lee Valley, whose Veritas manufacturing business is constantly adding new new old tools to its product lineup.
Hint: click on the pictures to see bigger versions.
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Adria Tools adria@woodworking.com Eddie Sirotich makes traditional-style dovetail saws with bubinga handles.
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Robert Baker Reproductions 1 Fieldstone Estates Rd. York, ME 03909 (207) 363-6647 Museum-quality reproductions and restoration of traditional tools, specializing in infill planes. |
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Barr Specialty Tools P. O. Box 4335 McCall, ID 83638 (800) 235-4452 A small operation making hand-forged timberframing tools, bench chisels,
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Bear Creek Tool Co. 201 N. Bear Creek Rd. Marshall, NC 28753 704 649 2671 Charly Wilkins runs an all-purpose forge, foundry and machine shop,
turning out a wide range of new old tools including axes, knies, adzes,
froes, scorps and even a shaving horse. He also does custom work. |
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Paul J. Bordonaro 553 Bloomfield Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 (860) 688-3909 Paul makes replacement knobs and totes for Stanley and similar bench
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Bristol Design 14 Perry Rd. Bristol BS1 5BG England 011 44 117 929 1740 100010.1433@compuserve.com Charles Stirling, in addition to his old
tools business, makes hand-forged carving tools, chisels, froes, etc.
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Cape Forge P. O. Box 987 Burlington, VT 05402 (802) 244-7010 mike@capeforge.com Specializing in hand-forged carving tools: knives, gouges, chisels.
Custom work available. |
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Clark&Williams Bill Clark and Larry Williams make nifty, pricey traditional wooden planes, and the occasional planemaker's float. |
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The
Country Workshops Store 90 Mill Creek Rd. Marshall, NC 28753 (704) 656-2280 A nice variety of tools for green woodworking, chairmaking, etc.: adzes,
axes, froes, carving tools, etc. Part of Drew Langsner's operation, which
also involves traditional woodworking courses. |
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Crosscut Saw Co. P. O. Drawer 787 Seneca Falls, NY 13148 (315) 568-5755 Tools for logging, including both new and old crosscut saws up to 7-1/2
feet, buzzsaw blades, axes, pickaroons, etc., even a pitsaw, and the tools
to maintain them. |
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Crown Plane Co. 61 Western Ave. Bath, ME 04530 (207) 443-4183 Leon Robbins makes a wide variety of wooden planes in beautiful tiger
maple. These include left and right hand panel raisers, a two-way compass
plane, and a travisher, the latter two of special interest to chairmakers.
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Dave's Shaves Dave Wachnicki, who teaches how to make wooden spokeshaves at Mike Dunbar's place, also offers finished shaves and kits. |
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Fred Emhof R.D. #1 Box 124 Burlington Flats, NY 13315 (607) 965-8420 Fred makes spoon bits and reamers for chairmakers, machining them out
of solid stock. Recommended by Mike Dunbar of Windsor fame. |
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E. C. Emmerich via David Warren Direct P.O. Box 542 Crystal Lake, IL 60039 (800) 724-7758 Planemandw@aol.com ECE is a German maker of wooden planes, along with a few other tools
including a reproduction of the Stanley #113 metal compass plane. The
wooden planes run from re-engineered smoothers to plows, fillisters and
dovetail planes. Some people swear by them. |
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Forge and Anvil Box 51 Newman, IL 61942 A small forge making historically faithful reproductions of old ironwork
and a variety of tools, mostly axes, with laminated steel edges. |
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Genuine Forgery Ray Larsen makes a variety of hand-forged tools: adzes, drawknives, scorps, travisher and spokeshave blades. He's also written a neat book on forging your own. |
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John
Gunterman John makes wooden spokeshaves with screw-thread adjusters to your order,
or even with your own wood. |
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Harris Tools P.O. Box 837-1007 San Jose, Costa Rica (506) 20-12-66 Harris makes a variety of tools, many using tropical hardwoods grown
in the region. They even make a spill plane. Quality may vary, though.
Probably the best North American source is William
Alden. |
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Hock Handmade Knives 16650 Mitchell Creek Dr. Fort Bragg, CA 95437 (707) 964-2782 Ron Hock makes plane irons (and wooden plane kits), scraper blades, knives and other goodies, mostly out of bar stock. The standard source for high-quality replacement cutters for iron planes and spokeshaves. He'll also do custom work. |
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Holtey Classic Handplanes Hedgelands, Fullwell Rd. Finmere, Buckinghamshire MK18 4AS England 011-44-1280-847457 Carl Holtey makes museum-grade reproductions of classic planes. |
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Hoosier Tool
Company myazel@medt.com (219) 353-7688 Mike Yazel makes new old tools as well as replacement parts for wooden
and metallic planes, including those non-standard screws. He also repairs
metal plane bodies. |
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Ashley Iles via Midwest Woodworkers 14605 Wright St. Omaha, NE 68144 (888) 330-5444 Hand-forged carving and turning tools. |
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Kansas City Windsor Tool Works Kevin Brennan makes nifty replicas of vintage beading tools. |
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Kelly Tool Works P.O. Box 1813 Kernville, CA 93238 (760) 376-4804 Tim Kelly makes slightly up-sized replicas of the Millers Falls #1 "cigar"
spokeshave. He also sells new cutters for the original #1. Also, more
recently, a supplier of small infill planes. |
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Christopher
Laarman P.O. Box 834 Philomath, Oregon 97370 1-800-242-4917 Finger planes disguised as objets d'art. |
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Lehman Hardware and Appliances, Inc. One Lehman Circle, P.O. Box 41 Kidron, OH 44636 (330) 857-5757 Lehman's "Non-Electric Catalog" contains a modest variety of timberframing
and other woodworking tools, along with many other appurtenances of the
unplugged lifestyle. |
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Lie-Nielsen
Toolworks, Inc. Route 1 Warren, ME 04864 1-800-327-2520 toolwrks@lie-nielsen.com A small tool manufacturer, specializing in high-quality reproductions
of old Stanley planes. Although they sell pricey replicas of some common
planes, some of their products (like the #62 pictured) are significantly
less expensive than the collectible originals. There are also persistent
rumors of reproductions of infill planes and the Record #073 shoulder
plane. |
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Mazzaglia Tools P.O. Box 18 Groveland, MA 01834 A source of molding plane cutter blanks and name stamps like those used
on the endgrain of wooden planes. |
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Mississinewa Valley Planes 2514 Lommel Ln.. Marion, IN 46952 (765) 664-3325 Tod Herrli makes new old wooden
planes, custom work available; it's a good option if you need a scarce
plane or rare profile for a project. Tod also teaches planemaking and
some other woodworking classes. |
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Plane Classics 2 Primrose St. North Haven, CT 06473 (203) 230-8479 benchap@rcn.com Darrell Chapnick makes reproductions of scarce early metal planes, like
the Birmingham rabbet plane shown here and a Davis
block plane. |
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The Saint James Bay Tool Co. Another small manufacturer, specializing in traditional British-style
tools. Expanding to carry combination plane parts, spokeshaves. They sell
old tools at their shop, and will do custom work. |
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The Simpson Machine
Tool Co. 619 Good Intent Rd. Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 338-9074 Another small manufacturer, featuring a repro of the Stanley Odd Jobs
and a few other tools. Now if only they'd lose the animated GIFs... |
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Snow & Nealley P.O. Box 876 Bangor, ME 04402 (800) 790-8363 Timber tools: drawknives, froes, axes. |
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The Superior Works PO Box 43 Ashby, MA 01431 Patrick Leach makes snazzy reproductions of rare old tools. The web
site also displays some neat examples from his own collection. |
