Our purpose
Welcome to The Old Tool Shop, your trusted source for quality vintage and antique hand tools. We buy, sell, and share knowledge about traditional woodworking tools, metalworking tools, and the craftsmen and manufacturers who made them. We are passionate about preserving the history and practical use of vintage tools, including those produced using traditional manufacturing techniques.
Our range includes quality vintage hand tools in a variety of conditions, from new old stock and fully restored tools to user-grade examples, highly collectable pieces, and restoration projects. We also stock a wide selection of spare parts to help collectors, woodworkers, and tradespeople keep their vintage tools in working order.
Based in NSW, Australia, we buy and sell vintage tools locally and internationally, serving customers and collectors around the world.
Our Mission is to keep old hand tools working and craft skills alive.
We only sell quality old tools. Our policy is that if you aren’t happy with your purchase you can return the tool in it’s as sold condition for a full refund of the purchase price. See T&Cs
Great Service
We aim to ship within 48 business hours of receiving your order, but often ship the same or next business day. We offer multiple levels of delivery service to get those tools to you fast when you need them.
This site aims to provide not only great tool resources, but also detailed descriptions and photographs to help you determine the condition of the tools we sell.
We know there are some amazing artists out there making traditional hand tools and doing great work to rival the best of them. We want you to support these people and keep their order books full.
