Sources of Supply
Drilling Steel
1. Senter Tool Service, Portland, Oreg., manufactures hand drilling
steel and others tools to individual specifications. The steels are
generally one-piece units with a sharpened edge for drilling and a head
for receiving the blow of the hammer. The cutting edges can be made
in various styles, although star pattern bits are most common. The steels
can also be made with removable bits if a rod of greater than 1-3/8
inches is ordered. The latter may be larger than necessary for most
trail work, but detachable bits may be preferred in some situations.
Senter Tool Service maintains a complete blacksmith shop, so all types
of steel can be returned to them for reconditioning. Used steel that
is sometimes available in second-hand stores can also be reconditioned
there. In addition they will manufacture hammers to your specifications,
along with a large variety of other hand tools not commonly found on
the market.
2. Local blacksmith shops are usually equipped to manufacture and recondition
drilling steel, and although they may not routinely fill orders for
hand tools, they are often willing to help.

Courtesy of the University of Montana Mansfield Library Archives.
Drilling Hammers
General Services Administration
(branch office)
Local hardware stores
Senter Tool Service, Inc.
5413 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, Oreg. 97218
(503) 381-1151
Stanley Tools
(Div. of Stanley Works)
Box 1800
New Britain, Conn. 06050
(203) 225-5111
True Temper Corp.
1623 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 969-3366
Wedge and Feather Sets
ABEMA
Box 775
Norwalk, Conn. 06856
(203) 846-2003
Atlas-Copco Corp.
610 Industrial Ave.
Wayne, N.J. 07652
(201) 696-0554
Senter Tool Service, Inc.
5413 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, Oreg. 97218
(503) 281-1151
Picks
Ben Meadows Co.
Box 80549
Atlanta, Chamblee, Ga. 30366
(404) 455-0907
Easco Tools, Inc.
6721 Baymeadow Dr.
Glen Burnie, Md. 21061
(301) 760-2200
Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
Box 8397
Jackson, Miss. 39204
(601) 354-3565
Sears Roebuck and Co.
(local outlet)
Union Fork and Hoe Co.
500 Dublin Ave.
Columbia, Ohio 43216
(614) 228-1791
Warren Group
(Div. of Warren Tool Corp.)
Box 68
Hiram, Ohio 44234
(216) 569-3224
Woodings-Verona Tool Works
Box 126
Verona, Pa. 15147
(412) 828-7000