Ben has designed these drawknives from his years of green woodworking experience. They are forged using spring steel and are designed to be used either free hand, with a vice or with a shave horse. They have cranked handles to enable them to be held comfortably without having to strain your wrists to get the correct angle. They are made with a much finer bevel than most drawknives and will take either a heavy cut or a fine whisper.

They come with ash handles turned on the pole-lathe and are honed ready for use. They also have a leather case to prevent the edge being damaged when not in use.

To order online click here Drawknife

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I have designed these inshaves from my years of green woodworking  and chair making experience. They are forged by myself using spring steel.

They are made in the same style as the drawknives but they have a curved blade to allow you to clean up curved surfaces of chair seats or large hollow items. They have cranked handles to enable them to be held comfortably without having to strain your wrists to get the correct angle to the work piece.

I make them with a much finer bevel than most inshaves and have a slight flat section at the middle of the curve to allow for smoother cuts.

They come with ash handles turned on the pole-lathe and are honed ready for use.

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These adzes are re-forged from reclaimed flat shipwrights adzes and are forged out to give a curved blade ideal for solid seat chair making.

They are not too heavily curved and are great for making shave horses and other large green woodwork projects.

I supply them without handles so that you can make your own to suit your height but I can make handles if requested.

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Having spent a few years learning bowl turning on a pole-lathe and learning to make my own hook tools, we now make them for other people who want to give bowls a try.

They are forged from spring steel and come in 3 shapes and sizes. We make hooks for learners and more specialist tools for the more accomplished turner. 

I am happy to give you advice on the right tools for the job, please drop me a line or give me a call. We  have also made a 5 part video showing you how to turn a bowl and how the starter set of 3 tools work, please click on the video which starts at part 2 showing the tools in use.

These tools come to you unhandled. 

If you would like to fit your own handles you may find this video useful

For help with using the tools please have a look at the video below

To order online click here Bowl Hook Tools

These are the traditional tool for the cleaning up of the inside and back of the bowl once it is off the lathe.

They are used in a similar way to the spoon knives and are drawn across the bowl where the core was, smoothing the last bit of waste to get an even flat surface.

They have a bevel on both sides for both pull and push cuts. It comes unhandled but can have a handle fitted for £7