Lake Erie Toolworks Blog

Nov 13, 2025

A short video of me introducing myself and giving a quick history of Lake Erie Toolworks

A short video introducing myself and the history of Lake Erie Toolworks.

Nov 16, 2021

Announcing our new handplane blades!

Announcing our new handplane blades! After months of prototyping and testing, we are finally ready to build our first production batch of handplane blades. They are made with a new super steel, CPM MagnaCut. This double tempered, cryogenically treated CPM…

Nov 24, 2020

Christmas Gift Ideas

Of course our wooden vise kits make an excellent Christmas gift, but if you are in the market for something a little different, we've compiled a list of general tools that we use and highly recommend. We are part of…

Mar 14, 2020

Woodcraft Magazine"Great Gear" Review of Lake Erie Toolworks Moxon Vises

Heads up that Lake Erie Toolworks Moxon Vises are in the latest issue of Woodcraft Magazine (Feb/Mar 2020). You can check out the update in their "Great Gear" section via the following link. Woodcraft also happens to be one of…

Mar 8, 2019

Web Shavings - Product Watch Update

If you pick up a copy of the latest issue of Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement Magazine (April/May 2019), check out the "Web Shavings" Product watch section that highlights our very own Lake Erie Toolworks ClampGAUGE Tool . This very…

Feb 24, 2019

Help Guide Our Product Development Efforts

As Blog and Social Media subscribers to Lake Erie Toolworks , we wanted to give you all an opportunity to weigh in and help guide our future product development efforts. This said, we would greatly appreciate 2 to 3 minutes…

Feb 14, 2019

Wooden Vise Highlights Video, Check It Out!

Just posted a quick Lake Erie Toolworks Wooden Vise Highlights video on our website home page . If you have a minute to spare take a look / see. I suspect you might even like the 'bluesy' music the video…

Feb 1, 2019

Workshop Review of the Lake Erie Moxon

For those of you who may have been contemplating a Moxon Vise in your woodworking tool future, you may want to take a look at this before you make your final choice. Courtesy of Brian McCauley and Brandon Marshall from…

Jul 16, 2018

Announcing the Lake Erie Toolworks - 2X Wood Vise - Fastest Threaded Workbench Vise On the Planet!

If you've been pondering the idea of building your dream workbench but just haven't been able to settle on the proper vise to use, we have your answer. Announcing the new Lake Erie Toolworks - 2X Wood Vise - Which…

Apr 17, 2018

Woodworker's Journal Newsletter Featuring Lake Erie Toolworks

If you wanted to know some more back-story about Lake Erie Toolworks and who's who in the proverbial zoo, now's your chance. We've been featured in the latest Woodworker's Journal Online Newsletter with an " Industry Interview ". We'll also…

Jan 23, 2018

Custom Lathe Drive Center

We are in the process of finishing up a run of bookbinding equipment for a store in Michigan and the order called for finished product (we normally sell our vises unfinished). One of the vises uses a screw similar to…

Sep 22, 2017

Traditional Wooden Leg Vise Install

Here's a great Traditional Leg Vise install video provided by James Wright from "Wood By Wright". This video also features a Lake Erie Toolworks Wooden Vise that is used for this installation. We hope you enjoy the video - great…

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