Best Selling Products

Three MARU Japanese Timber Framing Chisels with wooden handles and White Steel blades are aligned horizontally on a white background.

Japanese Timber Framing Chisel

From $304
Close-up of a Starrett Stair Gauge Set by STT attached to a ruler, highlighting its precision in carpentry. Detailed measurements on the wood surface make it essential for projects like stair building.

Starrett Stair Gauge Set 

$99
Image of the MARU File Cleaning Brush, showcasing its green nylon bristles and a long, sleek steel handle.

File Cleaning Brush 

$12
Two Shelter Institute red Carpenter Pencils form an X shape. One reads: "Shelter Institute, Woolwich, Maine 207-442-7938, shelterinstitute.com.

Carpenter Pencil

From $1
Two red pencils with "Shelter Institute Woolwich, Maine 207-442-7938 www.shelterinstitute.com" printed on their sides are laid out on a wooden surface—essentials in any seasoned timber framer's Deluxe Timber Framing Tool Kit: Best from Shelter Institute.

Deluxe Timber Framing Tool Kit: Best 

$2,112
Wooden-handled wire dough whisk resting on a wooden surface, reminiscent of a rustic gardening tool like the QMT Magic Weeder.

Magic Weeder Gardening Tool

From $29
The maru Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel, featuring a serrated edge and wooden handle, sits elegantly alongside its black leather sheath, perfect for diverse outdoor tasks.

Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel 

$37
The Wood is Good Hone Strop by MID, perfect for refining your strop skills, is seen partially emerging from its white rectangular cover with a logo adorning the handle.

Wood is Good Hone Strop

From $27
The SOR Robert Sorby Skew Chisel Set includes two wood chisels with wooden handles, ideal for precise joinery. The sharp steel blades are paired with red, engraved Robert Sorby handles.

Robert Sorby Skew Chisel Set 

$319
The Shelter Institute Pocket Knife by Myron showcases a stainless steel blade and a rosewood handle engraved with "Shelter Institute Woolwich ME.

Shelter Institute Pocket Knife 

$21
A metal-lidded glass container filled with Aluminum Oxide from Shelter Institute is placed on a wooden surface.

Aluminum Oxide 

$19
The Basic Timber Framing Tool Kit by Shelter Institute, priced at $778, is displayed on a pegboard. Its ideal for woodworking enthusiasts and includes a saw, chisels, mallet, measuring tools, and a sharpening stone.

Basic Timber Framing Tool Kit: Good 

$1,126
The professional-grade Full Timber Framing Tool Kit: Better by Shelter Institute is showcased on a pegboard. It includes a saw, measuring tape, chisels, mallet, sharpener, and other trusted tools for seasoned timber framers. The label reads "Full Timber Frame Tool Kit $1035.

Full Timber Framing Tool Kit: Better 

$1,497
People measuring wooden frames indoors display their skills acquired from the Shelter Institute's "2025 2-Week Design Build Course," with the course logo visible over the image.

2025 2-Week Design Build Course Deposit 

$1,158
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