Our Story

No blade left dull.

That's our mission. Celt Tools started in a small wood shop, where we cut dense exotic hardwood that dulled our bandsaw blades quickly. We tried several ways, but all had their flaws, so we built a simple way to sharpen your blades quickly and percisly.

Where it began

It started with a pile of dull blades.

7 yrs selling exotic wood
30–40 cuts per blade
$1,000+ a year on new blades

I'm Ben. For the last seven years I've sold exotic wood, which means cutting a lot of very dense hardwood on the bandsaw.

That wood is hard on blades. I'd get 30 to 40 cuts before a blade went dull. Then I'd throw it away and put on a new one.

Sometimes it didn't even take that long. A hidden nail or dirt buried in a slab could dull a brand-new blade two or three cuts in.

“I was spending over $1,000 a year on blades that still had plenty of life in them.”

That set me on a mission to find a simple way to sharpen bandsaw blades. It turned into 5+ prototypes, a lot of 3D-printed parts, and eventually the Halo: a sharpener that mounts right on your saw and does the repetitive work for you.

Ben Founder, Celt Tools

Why “Celt”

A tool that shaped wood, and the people who used it.

A celt is one of the oldest woodworking tools there is: a stone or bronze axe head used to shape timber thousands of years ago, including across Scotland and Ireland. My family roots run through both, so the name fit.

The celt shaped wood the same way a bandsaw does today. And woodworking shapes the person doing it. Every project makes you a little more patient, a little more skilled, a little more than you were. That's what Celt Tools is about.

The road so far

18 months from sketch to your saw.

  1. The start

    The frustration

    Over $1,000 a year on blades headed for the trash.

  2. 18 months of R&D

    Prototypes

    Multiple versions, printed, tested, and reprinted in the shop.

  3. Beta

    Beta program

    5 woodworkers put the Halo through real work and tell us what to fix.

  4. Now

    Pre-orders open

    The Celt Halo is available to reserve at the early bird price.