WOODYAH
A new company, Woodyah tools, headed by Anthony Cimaglia, has started producing accessories for hand tools. Woodyah’s tote turner (shown at right) rotates the tote of a number 5 hand plane to be used as a shooting plane. If you’ve ever tried to use a standard plane as a shooting plane, you’ll know that there’s not a good (comfortable) way to hold the plane. The tote turner presents the handle at 45° for easy holding, and includes all the necessary hardware.
In addition to the tote turner, is offering a squirrel tail handle for block planes (below). All of the tools are made by 3D printing, out of a high-quality polymer resin (these arent your low-end, cheap printed parts that are and rabbeting block planes. All of the products, including the packaging, is produced in the USA.
