Superb Quality Woodworking Tools - Since 1998

Chris,
The Try Square arrived today. Thank you very much it is fabulous. And yes I will care for it with the reverence
it and its maker deserve. It is a tool made to be used and used it will be.
Hope you had a great christmas.
Cheers
Andrew R. ACT. Australia

Chris,
I just wanted to drop you a short note to say – thank you! The tools arrived yesterday and the only word that I can find to describe them is exquisite.
The bevel gauge is everything that people say it is. I have seen your double square before and was very impressed, but your bevel gauge is unbelievable. Its has been well worth the wait. Once again, thank you.
Peter A. TX, USA.

Hi Chris,
My matched set of sliding bevels has arrived, and they are even more beautiful to use than they are to look at.
Really impressed and pleasantly surprised.
They are really solid – that is some piece of brass. And the heavier gauge steel in the bevel is another pleasant surprise. As are the perfect width dimensions of the slides and the internal slots.
Thanks again.
David D. Canada.

April 2019.
The try squares and marking knife are exquisite. I spent a few hours just examining them closely. It’s hard to imagine how they could possibly be more beautiful. Thank you so much!
Charlie S. USA.

Chris, Since using your square my dovetails have significantly improved. I am very happy with my purchase.
Thanks
– Robert I. “Waratah” Theodore. QLD

Hi Chris, I received your knife today, and couldn’t be happier. You’ve designed the perfect marking knife.
Thanks!
Geoff. CA, USA.

Hi Chris: I attended the Handworks Event this past week in Amana and bought 2 of your sliding bevels (4″ boxwood and 7″ Blackwood). The workmanship is amazing! It’s some of the best work I have ever seen. I will no longer have to worry about the blade moving while doing layout work. Fantastic job. Many Thanks. Will order more in future.
Take Care and have a safe trip back- John C. USA.

Hi Chris, Just letting you know that my bevel gauge arrive safely in the mail yesterday. Great workmanship, congratulations and thanks. I’m sure this will end up in the family heirloom category.
Regards
-Colin NSW

Chris,
My lace sheoak, 7” try square arrived today and I have to say this is an absolutely gorgeous tool. Frankly, it’s exceeded my expectations. The quality of the manufacturing is evident in every detail. The lace sheoak is far more beautiful than depicted on your web site; not nearly as dark as the picture implied. Although I’ve already used the try square to layout some tenons on a white oak table I’m building (within minutes of delivery), I’m almost afraid to store it with my other layout tools. I’m considering storing it in it’s box to prevent any accidental damage. Magnificent job, Chris! Thank you.
Steve H. VA, USA.

Chris, Tools arrived today, absolutely great, love them, now just need to get the wife busy so I can retire to the shed and use them. Thanks again Chris for the great value and attention to detail with your tools.
Cheers Andrew

Chris,
Did I tell you I got the bevel? It’s awesome. Perfect in every way. I find myself trying to make angled parts just to use it! Stay cool! It’s 5 degrees (F) here right now, and it snowed 12″ overnight! Winter is here. Toasty in the shop though.
Jameel Abraham. USA

Chris, I received my small double square awhile back, and I have to say I am really impressed. This is a beautiful little tool, and obviously manufactured with love and care! It’s BRILLIANT!
With so much cheap stuff on the market, it’s a pleasure to find someone making quality tools for the discerning worker.
I’m perusing your site now to figure out what I can buy next.
Sincerely, Rush Bowman.
USA.

Hi Chris – my tools arrived this morning – to say I am pleased is an understatement – the square and bevel are fantastic.

Thanks – Doug. NSW. Australia.

Hi Chris, I picked up my tools today & must say I’m more than excited to be the 1st steward of these fine art tools. I will use them with delight and take care with my new treasures.
Thanks a bunch!
David

About Us

All prices in AUD.

Since 1998, Vesper Tools is a small Australian business with a passion for making the highest quality and best value for money woodworking hand tools available in the world.

We utilize beautiful Australian timbers and precision machined metals produce unsurpassed quality. It is impossible to convey online the feeling of quality and heft of these tools, but we can assure you many customers regularly contact us about the unexpected quality when their order arrives.

The quality of finish and attention to detail achieved on every tool is only possible through highly skilled hand workmanship.

We also stock several other complimentary brands and products:

- A range of Mitutoyo products specially selected for woodworking: digital and conventional verniers and rulers. We can access any Mitutoyo products so please inquire if you wish to source precision and quality engineering measuring equipment.
- M-Stein curved spoon carving knives and straight whittling knives in stock.
- Glen Drake Tite-Mark marking gauges and accessories. The original and the best!
- Alfie Shine polish from the UK.

Vesper Tools was started by Chris Vesper in 1998, and in 2019 after 21 years of business (full time since Sept 2003) it still remains a small and highly specialized business producing the best quality low volume production tools humanly possible.

Student Discount: As support and encouragement to full time students (three month course and up) at any recognised woodworking school world wide we offer a Student Discount of a full 10% off purchases of any tools made by Vesper Tools. Make a note of your studies in the text box at the end of the online order process to get this discount, it won’t show up on the total in the order but will be calculated manually. To save on postage feel free to organize a bulk shipping for yourself and other students at the same time. Contact us if you have any queries.
The not so fine print: This offer excludes Premium Tools and custom made tools, if you are a student, you can’t afford them anyway, and if you can that is fantastic but we really do need the money here. This student offer also excludes the “Joinery Kit” package deal, which is a permanent discount of more than 12%