Groovy Tools

Groovy Tools are a great alternative for people who loved the high quality Dolan Tools. Groovy Tools are made by Susan & Dave Burge from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Aside from living in a city with a name very close to our city, they're also a very nice couple. Susan is a potter and Dave is an engineer (he confesses to having absolutely no artistic talents). Together, they have come up with a great new concept in trimming tools. Here's what the Groovy Tools website says about their tools:

Groovy Tools is a new concept in trim tools. We start with a blade of the highest quality steel. The 200 SERIES HEAVY GAUGE TOOLS are made from true tool steel. The blade is heat treated, tempered, and then re-treated cryogenically to produce a molecularly superior steel. In our NEW 300 SERIES MEDIUM GAUGE TOOLS we use a high carbon steel that is hardened and tempered to withstand the abrasion from clay but tough enough to be impacted and not break. From the type of steel, to the treating process, right down to the blade angle, this tool was designed to hold an edge.

The finished blade is then mated to an acetate handle that is impervious to moisture. No more worries about wooden handles swelling, blades loosening, or having to wipe your handles with oil. Our handles are light, strong, and will last a long, long time.

The final touch is an ergonomic grip. This gives the handle just a little softness for a better grip with less fatigue. And the bright colors are really groovy!

Kemper's version of Dolan Tools

We love Kemper Tools. We've sold them for 25 years, and we'll continue to sell them. Kemper recently came out with a new series of tools, based on the original Dolan Tools. However, we will NOT stock that particular line of tools, nor will you find them listed on our website. "Why?" you might ask. The reason we won't publicize or stock them is because they are a DIRECT copy of Dolan Tools, down to the rings at the bottom of the handle and the tool numbers.

Dolan Tools

There have been TONS of rumors floating around about Dolan Tools. Here's the actual scoop!
Bob Dolan did NOT pass away. He is definitely still alive and kickin'. However, things have been tough on the Dolan Family lately and they stopped making tools. Dolan Tools have been a really hot commodity and we only have a small handful of turning hooks left (CALL us if you want any of the remaining Dolans - our inventory dwindles on a daily/hourly basis). We could have easily doubled the price and people would have bought 'em, but we left our discounted prices where they were.

It's been awhile, but...

I am so sorry I have been ignoring you for so long. It has been really busy at Bracker's the past few months. Even though I didn't get the opportunity to attend NCECA, I did my fair share of the prep work. And I'm working on a sale flyer for ya'll - our sale will start May 1st and run through the end of June. The flyer should arrive in your snail-mail mailbox in a few weeks. And I've been hard at work on a new website, which should feature a LOT of really cool improvements. It's not ready yet, but I'm focusing almost all of my time on that right now. So today I'll create a couple of short posts on some important topics that all you potters have been talking about lately.
Cheers!
Anne