Equip your makerspace or shop class with a tool that brings both precision and safety to student woodworking: the Double-Sided Bench-Hook & Mitre Box from Kidder.

• Dual-Function Design: One side acts as a bench hook, helping students make clean, controlled crosscuts, while the other side features a mitre box for accurate 45° or 90° angle cuts.

• Perfect for Small-Scale Woodworking: Sized for 10 mm × 10 mm stock—ideal for basswood, balsa, or popsicle stick projects used in school engineering, model-making, or STEM challenges.

• Precision & Repeatability: The mitre box allows for reliable, repeatable angle cuts—essential for building frames, boxes, or model components where each piece must align perfectly.

• Safety First: Helps students secure their material and control handsaw movement, reducing risk of slips or mishaps. This setup is encouraged in safe hand tool use guidelines for schools.

• Build Design Thinking Confidence: Working with hand tools and jigs like this helps students understand mechanical principles, plan their cuts, and iterate designs—just like real-world engineering. 

• Durable & Classroom-Ready: Built to withstand repeated use by students; once they get comfortable using a hand saw safely, they’ll apply those skills in bigger design-build challenges.

 Educational Benefits for Teachers & Schools

• Hands-On Learning: Integrates STEM with practical woodworking — students apply math and geometry by cutting and joining, building real structures while learning design fundamentals.

• Safe Tool Introduction: Encourages safe, guided learning of saw usage without the risks of power tools — a stepping stone into more advanced mechanics.

• Creative Projects: Students can prototype using basswood or popsicle sticks to build model houses, picture frames, or scale designs — all with accurate mitre joints.

• Critical Thinking & Iteration: Gives students the opportunity to test, evaluate, and refine their work — essential for design thinking and project-based learning.

• Trade Skills Exposure: Helps students gain foundational skills for future courses in skilled trades or industrial arts, reinforcing the value of manual craftsmanship.