Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
In 1981, Tom Lie-Nielsen started making one tool in an old farm shed.
Today, we are proud to continue the tradition of "Made in America" with a team of 65 craftspeople devoted to designing and creating tools of the finest quality, functionality and beauty. We make a wide variety of planes, chisels, spokeshaves, saws, and workbenches in our 30,000 square feet of shop space in mid-coast Maine.
Our first priority is quality. Instead of out-sourcing all our jobs for the cheapest price and short term profit, we are stubbornly local. We have found that the best quality is right here in Maine. We source our metal castings from New England foundries, our wood from Maine sawyers, and make almost everything else at our shop in Warren.
We also teach the craft of woodworking through our instructional DVDs, YouTube videos, and seasonal weekend workshops. Our showroom is open to the public for hands on demonstrations.
Thank you for your support!
Making of a Lie-Nielsen Back Saw
Making of a Lie-Nielsen Plane
Build a Shaving Horse (with Peter Follansbee)
The Through Dovetail (with David Charlesworth)
Honing a New Lie-Nielsen Blade (with Liz Miller)
Chippendale Chairs (with Jeff Miller)
The Mortise & Tenon Joint (with David Charlesworth)
Build a Shaker Lap Desk (with Chris Becksvoort)
Open House 2017
The Secret Mitre Dovetail (with David Charlesworth)
The Slöjd Tradition (with Jögge Sundqvist)
Making a Firewood Carrier (with Peter Galbert)
The Knuckle and Rule Joints (with David Charlesworth)
Hewing Wooden Bowls (with Peter Follansbee)
Carved Oak Boxes (with Peter Follansbee)
Open House 2016
Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event®: Nashville, TN
A Day at the Toolworks, 2015
Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide (with Tom Lie-Nielsen)
Come to a Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event®
Open House 2015
Caring for Your Lie-Nielsen Tools (with Marta Madden)
Lie-Nielsen Tapered Saws (with Chris Stephens)
Build a Dutch Tool Chest (with Christopher Schwarz)
Workshops at Lie Nielsen
Carving Wooden Spoons (with Peter Follansbee)
17th Century Wainscot Chair (with Peter Follansbee)
Fundamentals of Inlay: Ornamental Bandings II (with Steve Latta)
Basic Woodcarving Techniques (with Mary May)
Open House 2014