EVERY TOOL
TELLS A STORY.
AN ARCHIVAL RECORD
AND MARKETPLACE
The Tool Archive is not affiliated with any manufacturers
as an official distributor or otherwise.
ARCHIVE MARKETPLACE
Featured Offerings
About
The Tool Archive
The Tool Archive specializes in woodworking hand tools with stories to tell and stories still to be written. We source, archive, and offer the finest antique, vintage, and premium modern hand tools for discerning collectors and users. Hand planes, saws, chisels, marking and measuring instruments, and more.
The Archive marketplace regularly features collector-grade and top-notch user tools made by highly respected manufacturers, including:
Stanley
Norris
Spiers Ayr
Record
Union
Lie-Nielsen
Veritas
Bridge City
Blue Spruce
Bad Axe
HNT Gordon
Whether you’re looking for the right tool to fill that empty spot in your collection or a ready-to-use heirloom tool that will last for generations, browse The Archive’s current marketplace offerings. If we don’t have it now, check back often or send us a note. We can’t promise to find special requests, but we’re happy to be on the lookout.
We also buy tools fit for The Archive. If you have a tool you’d like to sell that belongs in a discerning collector’s display or in a passionate craftsperson’s hands, send us an email or give us a call.
We hope you enjoy browsing The Tool Archive’s curated selection of the finest woodworking hand tools. We’re confident you’ll find a tool that speaks to you.
Coming Soon to
THE TOOL ARCHIVE
THE TOOL ARCHIVE
Bookstore
We are preparing to launch a one-of-a-kind bookstore, offering books, periodicals, and other writings about woodworking, woodworking tools, and collecting.
If you value history and tangible creations the way we do, information from AI and social media influencers will never replace the nostalgic scent of a dusty library, the weight of an old book in your hands, or the sound of a page flipping as the binder’s hardened glue crackles quietly.
Unlike other stores that offer only a selection of in-print materials, The Archive Bookstore’s offerings will include carefully selected vintage and antique texts, as well as modern texts, containing a wealth of practical and historical information. If you’re passionate about woodworking and the tools of the craft, The Archive Bookstore will have something that speaks to you.
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Contact The Tool Archive
If you're here, we're friends already.
We share your passion for woodworking hand tools with stories to tell and stories still to be written.
Contact The Tool Archive today by phone or email. We'll be in touch as soon as we can to answer any questions or just talk tools.