Category Archives: Announcements

I recently decided to make a few Scrawls (my carbide marking awls) with handle woods besides the apple, cherry, mahogany, and walnut that I have used til now. I took these to some recent woodworking shows I attended to gauge interest … Continue reading →

I haven’t had much time to work on the blog lately. Between working on orders and attending LN Hand Tool Events, time to write has been scarce. I have also been up to my eyeballs in work as I try … Continue reading →

I am switching website hosts over the next several days. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the transfer goes relatively smoothly. While this work is being done, the Rose Tools Archive will temporarily be offline. If all goes well, everything … Continue reading →

I’ve had a few people contact me about adding an email subscription to this blog. After a bit of research, I have chosen and installed a plugin to make that possible. If you enter your email address in the box … Continue reading →

I am headed to Wisconsin with  the saw elves for one last summer trip before school begins. We will be gone all of next week (August 10-17). I will attempt to get out all orders placed by Thursday (August 7) … Continue reading →

At the risk of delving too deeply into personal details, let me say that it has been a frustrating (but very enlightening) journey to bring this saw filing guide to market. Months ago, it became apparent that I was unable … Continue reading →

Rose Tools put an extraordinary amount of time and effort into scanning a number of catalogs over the years. While the original website hosting this resource has been taken down, Rose Tools has given permission to host them on the Articles … Continue reading →

For those of you making your own saws, I now sell slotted saw backs. These spines are of the highest quality, with precisely milled slots that will require a minimum of adjustment to end up with a straight and true … Continue reading →