Bessey
Bessey
BESSEY Tool GmbH & Co. KG is a well-known manufacturer of clamping and cutting tools, particularly famous for its high-quality clamps used in woodworking, metalworking, and industrial applications. The company has a long and storied history dating back to the 19th century in Germany.
Stella
Stella project:
Neck reset (hide glue). Maple wedge for soundboard to gap.
Making the shim/wedge for the soundboard to neck area.
Starrett Square
Starrett Square with Center Head
StewMac
StewMac
StewMac (Stewart‑MacDonald Manufacturing) is a leading American supplier of specialized tools, parts, and educational materials for luthiers—artisans who build, repair, and mod guitars, banjos, mandolins, and other fretted instruments. Founded: 1968 by Kix Stewart and Bill MacDonald and headquartered in Athens, Ohio, USA. They were acquired by private equity firms (Brookside Capital & Champlain Capital) in 2016.
Tools for Working Wood
Tools for Working Wood
Where else can one buy a bow saw?
TFWW sells a broad selection of high-quality woodworking tools—including international brands like Veritas, Festool, and laying out hand tools—but is best known for its own lines:
Bosch
Bosch
Bosch Tool Company is part of Robert Bosch GmbH, a globally recognized engineering and electronics company based in Germany. Bosch is widely respected for its innovation, engineering excellence, and quality — especially in the fields of power tools, automotive components, industrial technology, and home appliances.
Albrecht
Albrecht
Albrecht Präzision GmbH & Co. KG, the renowned German maker of precision drill and milling chucks, in 1932 introduced the world’s first keyless, self-tightening drill chuck, that quickly became an industry standard.
From the Albrecht Company website:
Lie-Nielsen
Lie-Nielsen
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks is a premium hand tool manufacturer based in the United States, renowned for producing high-quality woodworking tools inspired by traditional designs but made to modern standards of precision, durability, and aesthetics.
Thomas Lie-Nielsen founded the company in 1981 to revive and improve on the Stanley-Bailey-style bench planes, which were no longer being made to high quality by mainstream manufacturers.