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Small Flax Hackle - $85.00
Has 23 5" steel pins, driven through 5" by 7" base block. Must be clamped (clamps not included) or fastened to suitable work surface. Hardened pins are forged square & sharp. Arranged in three rows; 8- 7- 8. Includes hold-down screws & tin 'tourist' pin guard or cover.
Large Flax Hackle Large Flax Hackle - $275.00
51 steel pins in heavy base, arranged in 7 rows; 6- 7- 8- 9- 8- 7- 6. 6-pin rows have 5" pins; 7-pins rows have 6" pins; 8-pin rows have 7" pins, & the 9-pin row has 7-3/4" pins. Pin block is 6" wide by 7" long, mounted on heavy base plank 18" long by 8" wide. Must be clamped (clamps not included) or fastened to suitable work surface. Includes cover box, handled 'picking' pin, pin straightener, & point stone.
Utility Hackle - $55.00
3-1/2" long high-carbon steel pins mounted in a hardwood base. Furnished with tinplate pin cover. Base must be clamped or fastened to work surface (clamps, fasteners not included). Base is approx. 5" x 5" x 1" thick.
Skutching Sword Scutching Sword - $25.00
Maple, 15"
Beetle Mallets
Flax Break - $950.00
Traditional-style flax break. Used to break up the woody stems of linum after retting. About 60" long, 36" high: has a 40" by 20" footprint. 'Knocks down' for transport, storage. Constructed of oak, maple. Design we use was published by E. Worst, circa 1920. Will break 10-30 pounds of flax per hour, dependent upon operator vigor.


A word about woods:
Much of what we make is constructed of 'MLH' or 'Mixed Light Hardwoods'... which is to say mostly maple, birch, beech & the like. The woods are not light in weight, just light-colored.



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