Est. 2019 · Jigs and hand tools

RUITOOL jigs and hand tools. Square on the first try.

Cabinet jigs that hold the door while you drive the screws. Pull saws that start where you set them. 28 tools for the bench, each with its size, its fit and its limits.

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A RUITOOL ryoba pull saw cutting a board on the bench
  • 28tools in the catalog
  • 6benches, from cabinets to model kits
  • $9.99is where prices start

Cabinet jigs

Hang the door alone

A clamp, a ledge and a fine thread. Our RUITOOL cabinet jigs carry the door, place the hinge cup and space the shelf pins.

All 7 RUITOOL Cabinet Jigs

Our story

It began with one pull saw

RUITOOL started in 2019 with a single tool: a ten inch ryoba saw. We cut with it on our own bench for months before it went on sale. The tooth pattern changed twice. So did the handle. When the saw tracked a line without being steered, we called it done.

The six inch saw came next, for flush cuts and small joints. Then the marking knife, since a good saw deserves a good line to follow. Each new tool answered a problem we had met ourselves while building something.

The RUITOOL 10 inch ryoba pull saw lying on a workbench among shavings
The RUITOOL 10 inch ryoba, the first tool we made

Hand saws

Cut on the pull

RUITOOL ryoba saws have two edges and thin SK5 blades. The small one trims flush. The large one takes on boards.

All 5 RUITOOL Hand Saws

At the bench

Jigs born from a kitchen hung alone

Our first cabinet jig came out of a kitchen refit. One person, twenty doors, and no one to hold them. A shim under each door worked badly. A clamp with a ledge and a threaded post worked well, and that became the door mounting jig.

The hinge jig, the shelf pin jigs and the drawer slide jig followed the same path. We build the cabinet, find the step that needs three hands, and make a tool that turns it into a two-hand job.

All 7 RUITOOL Cabinet Jigs

RUITOOL Cabinet Door Mounting Jig for Frameless Cabinets
RUITOOL Cabinet Door Mounting Jig for Frameless Cabinets

Marking and edge tools

A line with no width

A knife line guides the chisel. A chamfer plane and a spokeshave finish the edge.

All 5 RUITOOL Marking Knives & Edge Tools

What separates us

Standards set at the bench, not on paper

A jig is only as good as its fit. So every RUITOOL page states what the tool fits and what it does not, in inches and in millimeters.

  1. Fit before features

    A door jig says face frame or frameless, and the clamping range in both units. A hinge jig names the cup size and the edge margins. You know if it fits before you buy.

  2. Steel by its name

    We name the steel: SK5 in the saws, high-carbon in the knives, 65Mn in the spokeshave, chrome vanadium in the nippers. Where the hardness is known, it is on the page as a number.

  3. Limits in plain words

    Every tool has a job it does badly. The frameless jig will not grip a face frame. The nippers will not cut metal. We write that down next to the price.

Saw guides and drill jigs

Straight, square and to depth

Squares for track saw rails, a fence for a circular saw, and stop collars for the drill.

All 5 RUITOOL Saw Guides & Drill Jigs

The range

28 tools. One standard.

The RUITOOL range has grown from the saw to six benches. Cabinet jigs are the largest group. Hand saws and marking tools are the oldest. Saw guides and drill jigs keep power tools straight. Woodturning tools serve the lathe. Model nippers belong to a smaller bench, where the work is a plastic kit and the cut is a millimeter wide.

Model nippers

One blade, clean gate

RUITOOL single-blade nippers for Gunpla and plastic kits, in three grades and a boxed set.

All 4 RUITOOL Model Nippers

Our promise

Clear facts. Fair price. Every tool.

  1. Sizes you can check

    Clamping ranges, hole spacing, blade length and tooth count are on every page. Measure your work against them.

  2. Prices with a date

    We update prices on a schedule and print the date. The price at checkout is the one that counts.

  3. Reviews as written

    Buyer reviews appear word for word, and the critical ones stay. A low score is shown as a number, like a high one.

Also on the bench

For the lathe and the rough cut

A carbide turning set, a bowl sander and a hand saw that takes five blades.

All 28 RUITOOL tools

Questions

RUITOOL answers

Where do I buy RUITOOL tools?

Each product page has a button that takes you to our retail partner, where you check out. Payment, delivery and returns happen there, and the price at checkout is the one that counts.

Which RUITOOL cabinet door jig do I need?

For frameless cabinets with sides from 7 to 40 mm thick, the frameless jig. For face-frame cabinets or a mix of both, the 3-in-1 jig, which clamps from 3/8 to 2-3/4 in.

What do the TPI numbers on a RUITOOL saw mean?

TPI is teeth per inch. A higher number cuts slower and smoother. Our 6 in ryoba has 14 and 17 TPI edges, and the 10 in ryoba has a coarse 6 to 10 TPI edge and an 18 TPI edge.

Are RUITOOL model nippers for metal?

No. They are single-blade cutters for plastic model parts. Metal and thick clear plastic chip the blade.

From the bench

What buyers say about RUITOOL tools

  • 5.0 out of 5

    Product as described.

    No issues. Product as described. I love using Japanese hand saws sometimes when I need something small and quick and can't be fussed to get out something motorized. This isn't the best one I've ever had but it's certainly the most affordable. Cuts straight, has double sides for rip and cross cuts. It's also flexible and compact, which can be handy. Great value for the money.

  • 4.0 out of 5

    Great nippers, could be more durable

    For the price you can NOT go wrong with these nippers. They cut cleanly, can remove mold lines, are comfortable, and are very high quality for the priceHowever, the metal is very malleable and I do not recommend using these for ANYTHING except injection molded plastic (games workshop, tamiya, etc.) as even gently gripping another metal (glue nozzle for citadel glue) slightly dents the blade.Aside from the sub-stellar durability, these are AMAZING nippers. I recommend you use these and buy expensive professional ones in the future when these wear out.Overall 9/10.

  • 5.0 out of 5

    Works great! Quality tool.

    This jig worked very well for my cabinet project. It clamped solidly to the surface and didn't shift accidentally at any point. The pin holes were straight and snug with the standard commercial pins. The two hole size options are excellent, as well as the adjustability of the hole distance. The jig overall feels very solid and like it will last a long time if taken care of.One note for carpenters. If you're drilling into plywood, it's worth pinning a thin sheet of mdf or hardboard on top of your plywood when drilling with this jig. The provided drill bits create some tear out that would be minimized by a top layer. Alternatively, you could try using a different set of bits than the ones supplied, but I don't know if that would stop the problem completely.

Bench notes

RUITOOL guides for the next cut

Short notes on choosing a jig, reading a saw and trimming a model part.

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