Shops near Philly?

[Danny Thompson]

I will be in Philadelphia and its environs in a few weeks and would like to drop in on any good woodworking tool shops while I'm there--particularly hand tools.

Any suggestions?

[Peter Pedisich]

You mean woodworking shops, right? not retail shops?
For retail there is an MLCS store near Meadowbrook, PA.

[Jim Becker]

Danny, try to visit the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop in the Germantown area. It's run by 'Creeker Alan Turner and craftsman/author Mario Rodriguez.

[Jason White]

You'll be in Amish country.....


I will be in Philadelphia and its environs in a few weeks and would like to drop in on any good woodworking tool shops while I'm there--particularly hand tools.

Any suggestions?

[Tom Godley]

Not hand tools -- but the mother ship of the AAW is The Wood Turning Center in Old City Philadelphia.

And the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop is great -- you can go online and see if any classes fit into your schedule. I wanted to take the two day "plane making" last weekend but I was not able because of a prior commitment :(

[Danny Thompson]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll do my best to squeeze these in.