Woodworking tools manufacturers
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This is a list of manufacturers of Woodworking
hand tools, hand-held power tools and stationary machines
Woodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...
hand tools, hand-held power tools and stationary machines
Woodworking machine
A Woodworking machine is a machine that is intended to process wood. These machines are usually powered by electric motors and are used extensively in woodworking...
- Altendorf GmbHAltendorf GmbHAltendorf GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenbau, located in Minden, Germany, is a producer of sliding table saw and panel saw used in cabinetry and carpentry. Altendorf invented the sliding table saw in 1906 and continues to specialize in saws.-External links:* *...
- Brands: Altendorf
- Tools: table sawTable sawA table saw or sawbench is a woodworking tool consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor...
s and panel sawPanel sawA panel saw is any type of sawing machine that cuts sheets into sized parts. Panel saws are used by cabinet shops to easily cut plywood and melamine sheets into cabinet components. They are also used by sign shops to cut sheets of aluminum, plastic and wood for their sign blanks. Panel saws...
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- Black and Decker
- Brands: Black and Decker, DeWALTDeWALTDeWalt is a worldwide brand of power tools for the construction, manufacturing and woodworking industries. It is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.- History :...
, DeltaDelta MachineryDelta Power Equipment Corp. designs, manufactures and distributes power woodworking tools under the Delta Machinery brand.-History:Delta traces its roots to the Delta Specialty Company founded by Herbert Tautz in 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, Porter-CablePorter-CablePorter-Cable is an American company that manufactures power tools. The company is known for introducing a number of noteworthy power tools, such as the first portable belt sander, helical-drive circular saw, and portable band saw. It is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.- History :Porter-Cable...
, Elu - Tools: most hand-held power tools, benchtop table sawTable sawA table saw or sawbench is a woodworking tool consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor...
s, stationary tools (Delta)
- Brands: Black and Decker, DeWALT
- Robert Bosch GmbHRobert Bosch GmbHRobert Bosch GmbH is a multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. It is the world's largest supplier of automotive components...
- Brands: Bosch, Skil, DremelDremelDremel is a brand of power tools known primarily for their rotary tools. The tools were originally developed by Albert J. Dremel, who founded the Dremel Company in 1932 in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1993, the company was purchased by Robert Bosch GmbH, and today it is a division of the Robert Bosch Tool...
, Rotozip - Tools: most hand-held power tools, benchtop table sawTable sawA table saw or sawbench is a woodworking tool consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor...
s, rotary toolRotary toolA rotary tool is a hand held power tool with a variety of rotating accessory bits and attachments that can be used for cutting, carving, sanding, polishing and many other applications....
- Brands: Bosch, Skil, Dremel
- Disston Saw WorksDisston Saw WorksDisston Saw Works was one of the better known and highly regarded manufacturers of handsaws in the United States. A much evolved version of this company is currently active in Philadelphia and known as Disston Precision.-History:...
- Brands: Disston
- Tools: Handsaws
- Ezee-Feed Manufacturing
- Brands: Ezee-Feed
- Tools: In feed and Out Feed Systems For Woodworkers
- FeinFein (company)C. & E. Fein GmbH is a manufacturer of high-end power tools founded in 1867 by Wilhelm Emil Fein and his brother Carl Fein. They are located in Stuttgart, Germany. Fein became famous for their grinders, electric screwdrivers and the Fein Multimaster RS. Fein invented the hand-held electric drill in...
- Brands: Fein
- Tools: most hand-held power tools, shop vacuum cleaners
- FelderFelder- Persons :* Amanda Felder, American professional triathlete* Andreas Felder , Austrian championship ski jumper* Cajetan Freiherr von Felder , Austrian entomologist, jurist, and politician* Rudolf Felder, Austrian entomologist...
- Brands: Felder, Hammer, Format4
- Tools: industrial and high-end artisanal stationary machines
- FestoolFestoolFestool is one of the world's leading producers of high end power tools especially for cabinetry. It is located in Wendlingen, Germany, where all its power tools are produced...
GmbH- Brands: FESTOOL
- Tools: most hand-held power tools,
- General Tools (Canada)
- Brands: General, General International
- Tools: most hand-held
- Harbor Freight ToolsHarbor Freight ToolsHarbor Freight Tools is an American privately held company that runs a chain of discount tool retail stores. The company was founded in 1968 by Allan Smidt, primarily selling through its mail order catalog, which still exists today. The Calabasas, California based company offers a large variety of...
- Brands: Central Tools, Chicago Tools, Pittsburgh Tools, US General, Cen Tech, Drill Master
- Tools: most hand-held
- HiltiHiltiHilti Corporation, Hilti Aktiengesellschaft or Hilti AG also known as Hilti Group develops, manufactures, and markets products for the construction and building maintenance industries, primarily to the professional end-user...
- Brands: Hilti
- Tools: drillDrillA drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of...
s, hammer drillHammer drillA hammer drill, also known as a "Hammer drill", "roto-drill" or "hammering drill", is a rotary drill with a hammering action. The hammering action provides a short, rapid hammer thrust to pulverize relatively brittle material and provide quicker drilling with less effort...
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- Hitachi, Ltd.Hitachi, Ltd.is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company is the parent of the Hitachi Group as part of the larger DKB Group companies...
- Brands: Hitachi
- Tools: most hand-held power tools
- Lamello
- Brands: Lamello
- Tools: biscuit joinerBiscuit joinerA biscuit joiner or sometimes plate joiner is a woodworking tool used to join two pieces of wood together. A biscuit joiner uses a small tungsten carbide tipped, circular saw blade to cut a crescent shaped hole in the opposite edges of two pieces of wood or wood composite panels...
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- Lee Valley ToolsLee Valley ToolsLee Valley Tools is a Canadian business specializing in tools and gifts for woodworking and gardening.-Corporate Identity:The company is family-owned. The founder, Leonard Lee, is a recipient of the Order of Canada. He founded the company in 1978, in Ottawa, Ontario...
- Brands: Veritas
- Tools: planesPlane (tool)A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
, router tables, measuring instruments, sharpening equipment
- Lie-Nielsen ToolworksLie-Nielsen ToolworksLie-Nielsen Toolworks, Inc. is a family-owned business, established in 1981 and based in Warren, Maine. It manufactures a range of hand tools, primarily for woodworking, based on traditional designs. It is best known for its hand planes...
- Brands: Lie-Nielsen
- Tools: planesPlane (tool)A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
, other hand tools
- MafellMafellMafell AG is a manufacturer of high-end woodworking power tools specialized for carpentry, founded in 1899. They claim to be the inventor of the first electric carpentry power tool, a door lock mortiser invented 1926. The company is located in Oberndorf, Germany.-External links:* *...
- Brands: Mafell
- Tools: most hand-held power tools
- MakitaMakitaMakita Corporation is a Japanese power tool company founded in 1915, and based in Anjō, Japan. Makita is a manufacturer of professional and consumer power tools, and operates factories in Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Romania, UK and USA. Annual turnover is equivalent to US$1.8 billion.-...
- Brands: Makita
- Tools: most hand-held power tools, benchtop table sawTable sawA table saw or sawbench is a woodworking tool consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor...
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- MetaboMetaboMetabowerke GmbH is a manufacturer of a sizeable range of professional power tools.The company was founded in 1924 by Albrecht Schnizler, Julius Closs and Walter Rauch and is based in Nürtingen, Germany. In 2005 Metabo had 2,400 employees, of which 1460 were employed in Nürtingen...
- Brands: Metabo, Lurem, Elektra Beckum
- Tools: most hand-held power tools, stationary machines
- Milwaukee Electric Tool CompanyMilwaukee Electric Tool CompanyThe Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is a manufacturer of heavy-duty portable electric power tools and accessories. The company was acquired by Hong Kong based Techtronic Industries in 2005. Techtronic is a public company, traded on Hong Kong's Heng Seng exchange...
- Brands: Milwaukee
- Tools: most hand-held power tools
- Newell RubbermaidNewell RubbermaidNewell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products including such well-known brands as Rubbermaid food storage, home organization, and refuse container products; Sharpie, PaperMate, Parker and Waterman writing instruments; Calphalon gourmet cookware; Goody beauty and...
- Brands: Irwin, Record, Marples, Vise-grip, Quick grip
- Tools: clampsClamp (tool)A clamp is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure...
, vicesVise (tool)A vise or vice is a mechanical screw apparatus used for holding or clamping a work piece to allow work to be performed on it with tools such as saws, planes, drills, mills, screwdrivers, sandpaper, etc. Vises usually have one fixed jaw and another, parallel, jaw which is moved towards or away from...
, planesPlane (tool)A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
, chiselChiselA chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal. The handle and blade of some types of chisel are made of metal or wood with a sharp edge in it.In use, the chisel is forced into the material...
s, saw blades
- North State Tool
- Brands: www.routerbitsonline.com
- Tools: Router Bits, Accessories, ShaperShaperA shaper is a type of machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to machine a linear toolpath. Its cut is analogous to that of a lathe, except that it is linear instead of helical...
s, Leg Sets, Table Brackets, AugerAugerAn auger is a drilling device, or drill bit, that usually includes a rotating helical screw blade called a "flighting" to act as a screw conveyor to remove the drilled out material...
Bits, Forstner Sets, Saw Blades, Oriental Hand Tools, Pocket Hole Jigs
- Robland
- Brands: Robland, Knapp
- Tools: industrial and high-end artisanal stationary machines
- RyobiRyobiRyobi Limited is a manufacturer of components for the automobile, electronics, and telecommunications industries. They also create printing equipment, power tools and builders' hardware....
- Brands: Ryobi
- Tools: most hand-held power tools
- SCM Group
- Brands: SCM, MiniMax, Routech, DMC, Gabbiani, Mahros, Morbidelli, IDM, Stefani, CMS, Superfici, Valtorta
- Tools: industrial and high-end artisanal stationary machines
- Stanley WorksStanley WorksStanley Black & Decker , formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a manufacturer of tools and hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut...
- Brands: Stanley, Bostitch
- Tools: planesPlane (tool)A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood. When powered by electricity, the tool may be called a planer. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber or timber. Planing is used to produce horizontal, vertical, or inclined flat surfaces on...
, measuring instruments, utility knivesUtility knifeA utility knife is a knife used for general or utility purposes. The utility knife was originally a fixed blade knife with a cutting edge suitable for general work such as cutting hides and cordage, scraping hides, butchering animals, cleaning fish, and other tasks.Today, the term "utility knife"...
, Nailers
- Stockroom Supply
- Brands: Stockroom Supply, RBF Tool
- Tools: Tabletop drum sanders, profile sanders, miniature sawmills
- Triton (Australia)
- Brands: Triton
- Tools: routersWood routerA router is a tool used to rout out an area in the face of a relatively hard workpiece, typically of wood or plastic. The main application of routers is in woodworking, especially cabinetry....
, combination benches