Description

A very rare graduated set of 3 Ashem Crafts hollow shoulder tools, made in England and designed specifically for chair makers, an exceptional trio from one of the most respected modern British makers of traditional green‑woodworking planes.

These tools were produced in extremely small batches and are prized for their ability to clean, refine, and shape the inside shoulders of chair components—particularly where spindles, sticks, and stretchers transition into tenons or decorative tapers. This set is graduated with exit hole sizes of 3/4″, 5/8″, and 1/2″, giving a perfectly spaced range for fine chairmaking work.

Each tool shows the classic Ashem Crafts workmanship: clean beech bodies, precise throats, and beautifully executed profiles that cut smoothly and predictably. Complete graduated sets like this are seldom seen and highly sought after by both users and collectors.

A scarce, beautifully made, and highly functional set—an outstanding offering for any serious chairmaker or collector of modern British craft tools.