A man uses a chisel on a wooden plank in a workshop. The word TOOLAPALOOZA is repeatedly layered in large letters behind him. The image is in black and white.

Toolapalooza

Toolapalooza is something of a Shelter tradition. It’s our biggest tool sale of the year, where everything in our online store is on sale for one epic weekend in December and one day only in-person at our Woolwich, ME shop.

Toolapalooza will return again in 2026. In the meantime, sign up for our Newsletter and never miss a promotion!

STAY IN THE KNOW

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.

Shop timber framing
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
Three wood chisels, including the SOR Robert Sorby Bevelled Framing Chisel made from premium Sheffield Steel, have metal blades and wooden handles. They are displayed parallel on a white background, ideal for discerning timber framers seeking quality tools.
The SOR Robert Sorby Bevelled Framing Chisel features a sharp Sheffield Steel blade and a wooden handle with red text, making it perfect for timber framing by combining precision and durability.
The Robert Sorby Bevelled Framing Chisel by SOR is crafted from Sheffield Steel with a sharp blade and ergonomic wooden handle, ideal for timber framers.
The Robert Sorby Bevelled Framing Chisel by SOR has a premium Sheffield Steel blade and a light wooden handle, ideal for timber framing.

Robert Sorby Bevelled Framing Chisel

From $135.99 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.

Shop woodworking
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
Four MID Wood Is Good Mallets, with ergonomic hardwood handles and urethane heads, stand upright on a white background.
The Wood Is Good Mallet by MID, perfect for woodworking with its expertly engraved WOOD IS GOOD CO. and a green urethane head.
The MID Wood Is Good Mallet features an ergonomic handle and a green rubber head, engraved with WOOD IS GOOD on the end.
The MID Wood Is Good Mallet boasts a urethane head with WOOD IS GOOD CO inscribed on top and is designed with an ergonomic handle for comfort.

Wood Is Good Mallet

From $44.99 USD
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.

SHOP LIFESTYLE
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
The maru Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel, featuring a serrated edge and wooden handle, sits elegantly alongside its black leather sheath, perfect for diverse outdoor tasks.
The maru Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool features a carbon steel blade, wooden handle, and a leather sheath with Japanese text, ideal for avid gardeners.
The maru Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel features a dual-edged carbon steel blade with one serrated side and a light wooden handle, offering precision and versatility inspired by traditional Japanese gardening tools.
The maru Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool features a wooden handle and dark serrated carbon steel blade, ideal for precise garden tasks.

Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel 

$24.99
The MARU Z-Saw Folding Japanese Kataba Saw features a black handle and a thin, straight blade with impulse-hardened teeth, shown lying flat on a white background.
The MARU Z-Saw Folding Japanese Kataba Saw features a curved, fine-toothed, impulse-hardened blade and long black handle, ideal for precise garden trimming or woodworking.
The MARU Z-Saw Folding Japanese Kataba Saw features impulse-hardened teeth and a black handle, shown open against a white background.
The MARU Z-Saw Folding Japanese Kataba Saw, shown on a white background, features a black handle and a partially extended silver blade with impulse-hardened teeth.

Z-Saw Folding Japanese Kataba Saw

From $15.99 USD