Soliciting shop names

[Dave Anderson NH]

In the vein of Donnies thread I've been struggling trying to come up with a name for my hand tool making side business. I liked Acorn Toolworks, but the name and URL are already taken by someone though the web address is inactive. I also want to avoid anything with Dave or Anderson to avoid confusion with Dave's Shaves another NH toolmaker and Wayne Anderson a maker of fine infill planes.

I had thought of Chester Toolworks and that is a possibility still. I'm open to suggestions from the group. Remember that I make marking knives cutting gages, panel gages, and awls, so it's hand tools only. My inclination is for something relatively short and something which would allow me to bet a metal stamp made so that I could stamp a logo into my tools.

[Bart Leetch]

How about Chester's Tool's that Work

[John Weber]

Dave.

How about Chesterfield Tools, I don't know - has a ring of sorts.

John

[Carl Eyman]

You may well have thought of and rejected the state nickname as a factor. But Granite Markers, Granite Tools, etc. all sound so solid. ;) If it weren't so long Old Man Of the Mountain would be good. Using the profile as a logo is a possibility, though.

[Roger Myers]

We are all hoping that Dave's outstanding tools last longer than even the Old Man of the Mountain, who met his demise last year!!

Dave - I like something along the lines of Granite State Tool Works, with your makers mark to be "GSTW"....if a name like that is not already taken!

Roger

[Ken Garlock]

D. A. Tools


Gauge us by our work

[Ed Falis]

There are several good suggestions there. I particularly like Roger's GSTW idea. Can't say why, just that I'd like to see those letters together as a mark on your tools.

- Ed

[Glenn Clabo]

Ya know Dave...I like Chester ToolWorks best...CTW?
Then there's
Chester Hand Tools ... CHT
or Hand Tools of Chester...HTC
or NH ToolWorks
or NETools
or New England ToolWorks

...But I still like Chester ToolWorks

[Chris Padilla]

Dave,

For some strange reason, I keep thinking of "cold-rolled steel" when I think of you so names like:

Frosty Toolworks
Chilly Toolworks
Glacier Bay Handtools (any good bodies of water around?)

Polar, Arctic, Sub-Zero, Wintry

However, I know you heat up your steel to temper it so dunno why I am thinking this way. :confused:

The word tool has many synonyms: instrument, implement, gauge, device, utensil, apparatus, contrivance, mechanism, appliance, contraption, gadget, gizmo, doohicky, thingamajig, whatchamacallit, etc. :p

[Tony Falotico]

Awl Hand Tools

[Chris Messier]

Handy Hand Tools

[John Miliunas]

Awl Hand Tools

Strangely, I'm at a loss for this one, BUT, I really like the one Tony came up with! Also, a quick check indicates the whole name isn't a registered domain name, although AHT is. :cool:

[Aaron Koehl]

The word tool has many synonyms: instrument, implement...whatchamacallit, etc


or Keith's favorite: thingy-doochie.
Can't tell you how many of these he has lying around in his shop. :D

[Mark Singer]

Dave,
You can use my name ...I would be very proud to say I made any of your knives etc...

[Sparky Paessler]

How about Neanderthal Tools

[Dennis Peacock]

What about:

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Why not just go with Chester Toolwork?

[Ian Barley]

No great suggestions but a couple of tips to bear in mind.

I was always told to try and come up with a name beginning with "A". As long as it is not horribly contrived (Aardvark Tools!) you will gain an advantage by appearing earlier in alphabetical lists. It works for me (Adirondack Outdoors).

Also, if you are interested in web marketing, think about how people might find you in a search engine and try and get some of those words into your domain name. Engines like Google weight words on your site against the search partly depending on where they appear on your web page. The highest weighting is put against words appearing in the URL. So "www.handcraftedtools.com" will work really well for a search on "hand crafted tools".

These may not be huge considerations but any advantage you can get is worth having.