Hand-Forged Hand Tools from
BUFFALO TOOL FORGE

 

Slicks
Flarens
Mallets
Adzes and Axes
Draw Knives

Framing and Bench Chisels
Corner and Swan Chisels
Belgian Sharpening Stones
Shovel Gouges
Power Gouges

Hand Forged

Hand forged vs machine made: there is no comparison.

Forging results in metal that is stronger than its original cast or machined state. As the metal is pounded, the original cast grains deform to follow the shape of the part, resulting in a stronger tool and an edge that will outlast most other tools.

Buffalo Tool Forge specializes in crafting traditional and newly designed hand forged tools for timber framing, wood working, and log building.

During the last 7 years, we have built a following among the timber trade, and are now processing nearly two tons of steel per year. We are proud to say that most of our tools have been developed in consultation with our experienced customers/craftsmen. These tools include specialty tools for log builders, originally made by Leonard Lassiter, a well known tool maker from British Columbia, now retired. Here we co-operate with Maurice Gardy at Magard Ventures, from whom you can purchase many of these tools.

Top Quality

Our tools are forged from a very special high quality carbon tool steel. This steel is especially tough and resilient, with a service life similar to that of a truck spring.

The tools are heat treated several times, and finished with a space-age tempering process which gives the edges additional service life.

Despite their long-lasting edge, these steel tools are easy to hone despite their hardness of 60-62 Rockwell. They are not as hard a steel as Japanese chisels often are . These tools are ideally suited for the hard and soft woods of American timbers.

The tools are delivered polished, sharpened and honed.

Tip guards and holsters

Protect your investment with a high-quality, handcrafted leather guard made of saddle-grade leather which is stitched and riveted. Available for framing and bench chisels, slicks and draw knives. Tip guards for slicks and chisels come with ABS plastic backing inserts.

Handles and ferrules

What would a good chisel be without a matching handle? Our handles are turned from seasoned, dry hard wood: hickory, ash, oak, and custom or exotic made to order: cherry, purple heart etc. They offer a larger, palm of your hand sized grip and are treated with all "natural ingredient" LAND ARK wood finish. The ferrule is slightly tapered or shaped to fit snugly just below the neck to hold the wood together under the blows of a mallet.

We offer different styles of handles. Choose from a typical American handle, either short or long, or a Japanese-inspired one with an external ferrule on a slight taper.

See also our Belgian Hone™ sharpening stones.

Slicks
Mallets
Adzes and Axes
Draw Knives

Framing and Bench Chisels
Corner and Swan Chisels
Belgian Sharpening Stones
Shovel Gouges
Power Gouges

 

Tip guards for chisels
Tip guards and chisel holders available.

Choice of handles

We offer you a choice of handles. Attention is paid to ferrules. The ferrules, left to right, show one in stainless steel, one heat-treated and quenched in linseed oil to give a rust-resistant black patina, and an ordinary ferrule that has rusted.

 

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