Woodworking Hand Tools

Woodworking Hand Tools are our passion at Highland Woodworking - everyday we work to educate woodworkers on the variety of woodworking hand tools available, the history of working with wood tools and the proper care and use of fine woodworking hand tools. We sell the very best hand tool brands in production today, developed over time with woodworking in mind. Handmade, high quality tool lines such as Auriou Rasps, Barr Forged Tools, Gransfors Axes, Lie Nielsen Tool Works and numerous other fine hand tool makers. When working with hand tools the old adage practice makes prefect certainly comes to mind. It is also true that you'll get the most out of your hand tools if you learn about their proper use and care - David Charlesworth's book A Guide To Hand Tools and Methods and Robert Wearing's book The Essential Woodworker are excellent references to learn about using woodworking hand tools. Both are terrific books, filled with hundreds of images to illustrate popular hand tools and their woodworking application. New to woodworking hand tools? Paul Sellers' Essential Woodworking Hand Tools and Woodworking With Hand Tools by FWW will guide you through purchasing and using the must have hands tools need in your woodworking tool quiver. Checkout our Woodworking Tool List For Starters and Boat Building Tool List for additional tool ideas.