Toolapalooza

Once upon a time, in a workshop in Woolwich, a timber framing genius had an idea that would change lives for years to come. Toolapalooza! And thus, a tradition was born—our biggest tool sale of the year, where everything in our online shop is 20% off for one epic weekend. The discount will be applied automatically at checkout December 13 and 14. Don't miss it!

BROWSE PRODUCTS

Our In-Person Event

For those local to our Woolwich, ME tool shop, stop by on Saturday, December 13 from 8:30am to 4:00pm for a day filled with free homemade ice cream, live timber framing demonstrations, guided tours of our workshops, hands-on tool demonstrations, superb conversation (If we do say so ourselves), and, of course, the same 20% off sale.

Timber Framing Tools

These are the tools we've been using and loving for the past five decades. Every tool here has been tested in our hands and carted around to hundreds of job sites.

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Diagram of The Mailbox Post: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package by Shelter Institute, showing full-dimension timbers, classic joinery, vertical post, angled support, and horizontal arm. "Shelter Courses: Building Competence" appears above the illustration.
Shelter Institute logo above a 3D timber frame mailbox post with diagonal brace, showcasing timber joinery. Text reads "The Mailbox Post: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package" on a white background.
Technical drawing of The Mailbox Post: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package by Shelter Institute, showing front, side, isometric views with measurements and joinery details. Title block lists project info, design scale, and cut sheet references.
Diagram of The Mailbox Post: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package by Shelter Institute, showing full-dimension timbers, classic joinery, vertical post, angled support, and horizontal arm. "Shelter Courses: Building Competence" appears above the illustration.

The Mailbox Post: Timber Frame Plan & Cut Sheet Package 

$19.99
A one-gallon can of HNF Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior & Exterior displays a purple and white label with detailed product information, emphasizing its water resistance. Additionally, it includes a metal handle at the top.
Logo of "HNF" with decorative swirls underneath, highlighting the Oil Select Interior & Exterior wood finish renowned for its water resistance.
In a workshop filled with tools and materials, a man precisely measures large wooden beams to ensure accuracy for improved water resistance, using HNF's Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior & Exterior.
A black and white illustration of a flowering plant with numerous blossoms and elongated leaves on an upright stem, highlighting nature’s durability similar to the water resistance of HNF's Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior & Exterior.

Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior OR Exterior

From $30.99 USD
The MHG Messerschmidt Timber Framing Chisels, featuring metal blades and wooden handles for superior edge retention, are perfectly aligned horizontally on a white background—ideal for professional woodworkers pursuing precision.
The MHG Messerschmidt Timber Framing Chisel, featuring a durable wooden handle and renowned for its superior edge retention, is displayed on a white background.
The MHG Messerschmidt Timber Framing Chisel features a bevelled blade and light wooden handle, making it an essential tool for professional woodworkers handling intricate tasks.
The MHG Messerschmidt Timber Framing Chisel, a professional woodworkers essential from MHG, has a sharp steel blade and wooden handle for superior edge retention and precision cutting and carving.

MHG Messerschmidt Timber Framing Chisel

From $48.99 USD

Woodworking Tools

It doesn't matter if you're crafting heirloom furniture or simply enjoying the meditative rhythm of hand tool work, these tools will help you craft and create.

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A one-gallon can of HNF Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior & Exterior displays a purple and white label with detailed product information, emphasizing its water resistance. Additionally, it includes a metal handle at the top.
Logo of "HNF" with decorative swirls underneath, highlighting the Oil Select Interior & Exterior wood finish renowned for its water resistance.
In a workshop filled with tools and materials, a man precisely measures large wooden beams to ensure accuracy for improved water resistance, using HNF's Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior & Exterior.
A black and white illustration of a flowering plant with numerous blossoms and elongated leaves on an upright stem, highlighting nature’s durability similar to the water resistance of HNF's Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior & Exterior.

Heritage Natural Finishes Oil Select Interior OR Exterior

From $30.99 USD
Two MARU Japanese Timber Saw Temagari Nokogiri with wooden handles and long, serrated blades are placed parallel on a white background—perfect for efficient woodworking or cutting large timbers.
The MARU Japanese Timber Saw Temagari Nokogiri features a straight wooden handle and a long, thin, rectangular blade with fine teeth, ideal for precise woodworking, shown against a white background.
The MARU Japanese Timber Saw Temagari Nokogiri features a curved metal blade and straight wooden handle, perfect for woodworking and cutting large timbers, shown isolated on a white background.
Two MARU Japanese Timber Saw Temagari Nokogiri blades with jagged edges face each other against a white background, evoking traditional Japanese woodworking tools.

Japanese Timber Saw Temagari Nokogiri 

$140.99
Four Gyokucho Ryoba Japanese Handsaws, featuring thin rectangular steel blades and beige wrapped handles, stand upright in a row against a white background, highlighting these essential woodworking tools.
The Gyokucho Ryoba Japanese Handsaw features a thin, rectangular double-edged blade and a light-colored textured handle—a versatile woodworking tool displayed on a white background.
The Gyokucho Ryoba Japanese Handsaw features a thin, double-edged blade and a light-colored wrapped handle, making it a precise woodworking tool, shown here against a white background.
A Gyokucho Ryoba Japanese Handsaw, featuring a thin rectangular blade with fine teeth and a straight, light-colored wrapped handle, is shown on a plain white background.

Ryoba Japanese Handsaws

From $25.99 USD

Axes, Saws & Gardening Tools

Tools for life beyond the four walls of your home. From splitting kindling at the campsite to building raised beds in your backyard, these hand-selected outdoor essentials help you work, build, and create in the great outdoors.

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The SHT Aluminum Notch Pole Saw with Silky Hayuchi Blade features a telescoping pole, black handle grip, red adjustment buttons, and a curved blade with a separate cover—perfect for professional pruning tasks.
The SHT Aluminum Notch Pole Saw with Silky Hayuchi Blade features a curved, serrated blade and hook, extendable aluminum telescoping pole, and black grip—ideal for pruning branches safely from the ground.
The SHT Aluminum Notch Pole Saw with Silky Hayuchi Blade features a curved, serrated pruning saw and a black plastic sheath, shown separately, and is perfect for use with an aluminum telescoping pole saw.
A close-up of the black, ribbed handle with rounded cap of the SHT Aluminum Notch Pole Saw with Silky Hayuchi Blade, shown against a white background.

Aluminum Notch Pole Saw with Silky Hayuchi Blade

From $99.99 USD
The GRF Gransfors Bruk Broad Axe features a hand-forged blade, wooden handle, and brown leather sheath, making it ideal for timber work. Displayed here on a white background.
The GRF Gransfors Bruk Broad Axe features a hand-forged, wide flat blade and a curved wooden handle, perfect for timber work, pictured on a white background.
The GRF Gransfors Bruk Broad Axe, featuring a hand-forged blade and wooden handle, ideal for timber work, is displayed against a white background.
A Gransfors Bruk Broad Axe by GRF with a metal blade embedded in a wooden surface, casting a shadow reminiscent of the tools used in timber hewing during log house building.

Gransfors Bruk Broad Axe 

$380.99
A hand holding a scoop of composting bulking material above a white bag labeled "SUN Compost Sure," suggesting fast decomposition for use in your Sun-Mar Composting Toilet.
Enjoy rapid decomposition with the Sun-Mar Compost Sure Composting Toilet Bulking Material by SUN. This specially formulated product is ideal for your Sun-Mar composting toilet. The white bag, featuring blue text and recycling symbols, ensures easy identification.
A bag labeled "SUN Compost Sure Composting Toilet Bulking Material" with green text states it is "Specially Formulated Composting Bulking Material for use in Sun-Mar composting toilets and Sun-Mar home composters," designed to enhance rapid decomposition.
A white bag labeled "Sun-Mar Compost Sure Composting Toilet Bulking Material" with instructions and product details printed on the front, intended for rapid decomposition in a Sun-Mar composting toilet.

Sun-Mar Compost Sure Composting Toilet Bulking Material 

$29.99