maker of crooked knives and adzes

Kestrel straight and baby straight knives, deluxe versions in Yew with sheaths. These come in deluxe or utility versions, or as a blade only.

Carver’s set of Sitka gutter adze, E, C, H1 crooked knives, and a baby kestrel utility straight knife.

Kestrel Tool is a small tool shop on Lopez Island, on the unceded Coast Salish territories of the Samish, Lummi, S’Klallam, Swinomish, Stillaguamish, Songhee, Saanich, and other Straits Salish people, currently known as Washington state. For four decades we have been making wood carving tools in small batches, by hand, supplying artists and craftspeople with some of the finest blades available. Handcrafted with high carbon tool steel made here in the USA, and the highest quality hard rock Maple, our crooked knives and adzes are exceptionally functional and elegant at the same time. They are made one at a time with integrity, care and love.

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Kestrel crooked knife blades can be purchased with or without handles. Blade designations from left to right are A,B,C,E, H1,H2,H3,H, 1,2,3,4, 5,6,7, 8,9,10. These are unfinished so you can see the shape better.

Blades can be had on their own, without handles, if you’d like to make your own or save a few bucks.

Kestrel set of (from bottom to top of photo) E, C, H1 crooked knives and baby straight utility knife in Maple. These four blades come standard in the “carver’s kit” set of tools, as well as an adze, sharpening stone, and info.

LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEA ALERT! Check out our new Kestrel hats in the online store and add one to your order or gift certificate!

Great last minute gift idea for your Kestrel Tool fan! Check em out in the store and add one to your next order or send one to your loved one with a gift certificate. — Great last minute gift idea for your Kestrel Tool fan! Check em out in the **store** and add one to your next order or send one to your loved one with a gift certificate.

Wondering how long it will take for your order to arrive?

Crooked knives on the drying rack in Maple, Walnut, and Beech

We’re very busy here at Kestrel Tool, cranking out your adzes and knives. Our current delivery time from the date of your order is 6-8 weeks. We’re a small, handcrafted tool business, and appreciate both your business and your patience. (We’re not Amazon.com and that’s why you love us, right?)

EDUCATORS PLEASE NOTE that any large orders (5 or more of the same item) placed by educators and schools serving Native Youth and other Native learners are eligible for a 10% discount, so long as the order is placed at least three months in advance.

We are grateful and honored to work with students, teachers, and community members of Native Communities all over the US and Canada, and want to make sure your students have the best possible tools available to practice their art. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding supplies for your class, and thank you for teaching.

We are having a busy year and currently running a lead time on orders of 6-8 weeks.

These tools are definitely worth the wait, but if you are last-minute gift shopping, a wonderful option is to purchase a Kestrel Tool Gift Certificate, which can be sent right away.

These come with matching card and craft-paper envelope, making a beautiful gift. Order for a dollar amount, or pre-purchase specific merchandise and we can mail you a gift certificate stating what you’ve ordered. This way your loved ones will have something special to unwrap… and either dollars to spend at our store, or tools to look forward to receiving in the near future!

We can mail directly to you, or to the recipient. And we’re glad to include a personalized message on the card upon request.