Featured Products

At Shelter Tools, we've been building and teaching with tools that we love for over 50 years. Here you'll find tools we want to highlight: our long-time favorites, new additions to our tool box, or innovative updates to classics we know and love.

The Robert Sorby Registered Timber Framing Chisels from SOR feature three wood handles, each engraved with a name and metal square edge blades. Perfect for deep mortising tasks, these chisels are aligned horizontally against a plain white background.

Robert Sorby Registered Timber Framing Chisel

From $122.00
Image of the Barr Slick 5 inch sole woodworking chisel by BAR, featuring a wooden handle and highlighting the socket seat. A close-up of an engraved animal on the blade is also shown. This Japanese Slick is an essential heavy tool for timber framing enthusiasts.

Barr Slick 5 inch sole

 - $291.00
Five Robert Sorby Leather Edge Guards by SOR, ranging from large to small, feature stitched edges and embossed branding. Perfect for organizing woodworking tools or as protective pouches.

Robert Sorby Leather Edge Guard

From $22.00
The SOR Robert Sorby Skew Chisel Set includes two wood chisels with wooden handles, ideal for precise joinery. The sharp steel blades are paired with red, engraved Robert Sorby handles.

Robert Sorby Skew Chisel Set

 - $353.00
The Timber Frame Cut Sheet Package 24x36 with 5-Foot Kneewall from Shelter Institute features an illustration of a timber frame structure with a gabled roof, labeled "The Belfast," displaying construction details and the company logo on the side.

The Belfast 24x36: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package

 - $496.00
The Rothoblaas Geko Panel Puller by Rothoblaas features a central screw mechanism, two adjustable arms with flat ends, and a red and black handle for precise assembly of solid timber panels.

Rothoblaas Geko Panel Puller

 - $524.00
Discover the Shelter Institute's Timber Frame Saw Horse Cut Sheet Package, featuring a line drawing of a wooden trestle table base with interlocking joints and a rectangular top, ideal for your next DIY woodworking project.

The Saw Horse: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package

From $29.00
The OWL Wood Owl Ultra Smooth Tri-Cut Auger Bit 7-1/2-in, made of high-carbon steel, features a black spiral design and pointed tip for seamless wood drilling.

Wood Owl Ultra Smooth Tri-Cut Auger Bit 7-1/2-in

From $36.00 $40.00
A stack of Northcott Wood Turnings Timber Frame Oak Pegs, 3/4-in in diameter, is arranged in a crisscross pattern against a white background.

Timber Frame Oak Pegs 3/4-in Diameter

 - $3.00
A color chart with six wooden samples: (01) Natural Base, (02) Light Gold, (03) Medium Gold, (04) Medium Reddish Brown, (05) Dark Brown, and (06) Barn Gray, perfect for exterior wood preservation using Q8 LOG OIL by OUT.

Q8 LOG OIL

From $9.00
A 16 oz bottle of RMP's Half & Half Tung Oil, expertly labeled as a food contact safe blend of Pure Tung Oil and Citrus Solvent.

Half & Half Tung Oil

From $8.00
The Lug-All 2 Ton Cable Hoist Come Along by LUG, featuring a long handle, steel cable, and three blue hooks, is shown on a white background—ideal for lifting or pulling heavy loads.

Lug-All 2 Ton Cable Hoist Come Along

From $27.00
Three rolls of Saint-Gobain Abrasives Norton Gold Sticky Back Sandpaper in varying sizes are aligned against a plain white background, perfect for your woodworking tools.

Norton Gold Sticky Back Sandpaper

 - $59.00
The Barr Slick 8 inch sole by BAR features a wooden handle and metal blade, ideal for timber framing. It boasts a "socket seat" with an engraved animal logo, echoing the iconic Barr Slick design and Japanese SlickBlade craftsmanship.

Barr Slick 8 inch sole

 - $305.00
Three white containers labeled "Citrus Solvent," designed in black and white with "RMP" branding, showcase an eco-friendly paint thinner famous for its natural degreaser properties.

Citrus Solvent

From $57.00
Two Timber Frame Oak Pegs (1-in Diameter) by Northcott Wood Turning are crossed at the center on a plain white background.

Timber Frame Oak Pegs 1-in Diameter

 - $3.00
The SWA Swanson Combination Square features a 12-inch steel ruler with precision etchings, a spirit level, and an adjustable angle head complete with a marking scribe.

Swanson Combination Square

From $23.00
A close-up of an STN Stanley FatMax 35-foot tape measure showcases its durable rubber outer casing with the tape extended slightly. The predominantly black design is highlighted by yellow accents, and the text "Blade Armor" is visible on the side.

Stanley FatMax

From $39.00
Isometric architectural drawing of The Wiscasset 36x36: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package by Shelter Institute, showing beams, rafters, and posts on white. Text reads THINK. BUILD. LIVE., with a title block and shed-roof addition project details.

The Wiscasset 36x36: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package

 - $496.00
The MARU Z-Saw Kataba Universal Hand Saw 300mm features a long wrapped handle and a straight, thin blade with fine teeth for precise woodworking. Shown here on a white background, it offers professional-grade cutting performance.

Z-Saw Kataba Universal Hand Saw 300mm

From $22.00
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