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Pick up a couple of these free woodworking catalogs
and greatly increase your odds of being able to
find the right tool or accessory at a decent price.
Amazon Tool Crib Catalog - Amazon.com has teamed
up with the Tool Crib to offer what is probably
the most comprehensive selection of woodworking
tools out there. Their catalog features over 4000
products ranging from books to finishing supplies
to hand tools to big irons saws, jointers, planes,
and band saws. There's something in it for most
anyone including contractors, woodworkers, hobbyists,
and misc do-it-yourselfers.
Hartville Tool - Hartville has been in business
since the early 1970's. They offer a number of specialty
tool and hardware products, some of which they design
themselves. In addition to their free woodworking
supplies catalog, Hartville also offers some
free downloadable desktop wallpaper images for
several different screen resolutions.
Grizzly Industrial - Grizzly has been producing
heavy duty woodworking machinery for over 20 years.
They've grown steadily over that time to the point
where their free catalog now has over 500 pages!
If you're in the market for band saws, table saws,
jointers, milling machines and other heavy duty
equipment, you should check out their offerings.
Klockit - Klockit has been the leading clock
kit and clock parts supplier for over 30 years.
They know clocks! Their free catalog includes clock
movements, inserts and dials, clock faces, wood
kits, cuckoo clocks, atomic clocks, grandfather
clock accessories, and various gifts and gadgets.
LeeValley Tools - Lee Valley is a family-owned
business that has been selling woodworking and gardening
tools since 1978. A good chunk of their products
are their own design, mostly sold as the Veritas
Brand. They have a pretty good selection of shop
tools, project kits, clamping fixtures, router tables,
and other shop accessories.
Lie-Nielson Toolworks - Makers of heirloom quality
tools since 1981. They make over 50 types of planes,
saws, and spokeshaves made from top-quality materials
like Ductile Iron and Manganese Bronze for castings
and cryogenically treated A-2 Tool Steel for the
blades. Not the cheapest tools but certainly some
of the best.
Osborne Wood Products - As one of the leading
suppliers of stock and custom wood turnings and
table legs, Osborne Wood Products, Inc. has provided
a unique service to furniture makers since 1979.
If you're looking for a unique bun foot, dining
table leg, or other custom turning, make sure you
check out the selection in their catalog.
Penn State Industries - Free catalog featuring
dust collection equipment, clamps, vises, grinding
and sharpening tools, router bits, pen making supplies,
saw blades, turning project kits, lathe accessories,
and lots more.
Rockler.com - Rockler is perhaps the most
recognized woodworking supply company on the Internet.
Their free woodworking and hardware catalog contains
over 150 pages of top quality woodworking stuff
including books, glues, finishing materials, project
hardware, lumber, and tools. In terms of tools,
their focus seems to be on small to medium sized
tools, rather than the big iron items. Allow 1-2
weeks for the catalog to arrive.
Wood Carvers Supply - Free 80-ish page color
catalog listing thousands of products for wood carving.
Many of the listed products were developed exclusively
for and only available from Wood Carvers Supply,
Inc. You'll find just about anything a woodcarver
could possibly need in this fine catalog.
Woodcraft - Woodcraft is a well-established
woodworking supplies company with a comprehensive
collection of products that includes books, carving
tools, marking and measuring tools, woodturning
tools, project supplies, finishing materials, and
oodles of hardware. You'll sometimes find products
in Woodcraft's catalog that you won't find in Rockler's
(and vice versa).
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