Create Your Own Lever (like 95% of all of my colleagues’ purchases)

I make every lever by hand here in my Connecticut shop and can cater to your needs (100% complimentary)

1-860-307-2096 / cassottolevers@gmail.com

To create your own, you simply need to decide the 5 following choices:

  1. Body Style

  2. Head Angle & Tip Insert

  3. Wood Species or Coloring

  4. Logo

  5. Finish Style

  6. Tips

  1. Body Style

ALL LEVERS (*excluding the Pinch”) are available in sizes

Length 11” (27.94cm) | 12” (30.48cm) | 13” (33.02cm) | 14” (35.56cm)

Ball Diameter 1 7/8" (4.76cm) to 2" (5.08cm) | 2 1/4" (5.71cm) to 2 3/8" (6.03cm) | 2 1/2" (6.35cm) to 2 5/8" (6.67cm)

(Typical body weights on Classic Levers are between 5oz to 7.5oz, depending on wood selection/shape/dimensions)

Classic

Opt for the best! Using a ball is essential for efficiency, as it helps lift the tip off pins on verticals quickly and easily with a wrist motion.

Hybrid

The round ball smoothly connects to the wooden body, a good option if you enjoy both modern and traditional styles of feel.

Compact Classic

Preferred by women and technicians with small hands, this compact style minimizes wood length & mass, resulting in an even lighter frame.

Pinch

Our small tool reaches narrow spaces effectively with strong impact.

Available in 8” length only

Linear

You won’t find a more ergonomic handle when is comes to a straight shaft. I designed this with the technician in mind who enjoys the traditional feel.

Stick

Our simple tool provides strength and effectiveness without extra features. This is truly for the minimalistic technician.

 
 

2. Head Angle & Tip Insert Type

The 10˚, 12.5˚ & my favorite, the15˚

We Make 2 Insert Types

Each lever comes with (1) 1/2” half round hex steel insert. I recommend one tip insert, either 1/2” half round hex or 3/8” hex per tip you purchase for easy removal of the tip from the head.

 

1/2” Half Round Hex Steel Insert with excellent height & torque at the pin. Can be removed from tip with 7/16” socket. This pair best with the 10˚, 12.5˚, & 15˚ head.

3/8” Hex Steel Insert with a lower center of gravity at the pin. Can be removed from tip with 7/16” socket. This pairs best with the 12.5˚ & 15˚ head.

 
 
 

3. Wood Selection - See my Instagram for ideas.

My favorite light-weighted woods:

  • black limba (one of my favorites)

  • walnut

  • clairo walnut

  • maple

  • white ash

  • segmented aromatic cedar

  • blue mahoe (hard to get)

  • birdseye maple (hard to get)

  • spalted tamarind

  • mahogany

  • white ash

My favorite moderately weighted woods:

  • bocote (one of my favorites)

  • paduak

  • cocobolo (hard to get)

  • white & red oak

  • mango

  • purpleheart

My favorite heavier weighted woods:

  • bloodwood

  • purpleheart

  • wenge

Janka Hardness: The test measures the force required to push a steel ball with a diameter of 11.28 millimeters (0.444 inches) into the wood to a depth of half the ball's diameter.

Figured Maple: North AmericaJanka Hardness: 700lbf to 1,450lbf

Figured Maple: North America

Janka Hardness: 700lbf to 1,450lbf

Bocote: Central AmericaJanka Hardness: 2200lbf

Bocote: Central America

Janka Hardness: 2200lbf

Mahogany: Hondura & AfricanJanka Hardness: 900lbf

Mahogany: Hondura & African

Janka Hardness: 900lbf

Purpleheart: Central & South AmericaJanka Hardness: 2520lbf

Purpleheart: Central & South America

Janka Hardness: 2520lbf

Walnut: North AmericaJanka Hardness: 800lbf

Walnut: North America

Janka Hardness: 800lbf

Wenge: Tanzania, MozambiqueJanka: 1930lbf

Wenge: Tanzania, Mozambique

Janka: 1930lbf

Black Palm: South AmericaJanka Hardness: 2020lbf

Black Palm: South America

Janka Hardness: 2020lbf

White Ash: North AmericaJanka Hardness: 1320lbf

White Ash: North America

Janka Hardness: 1320lbf

 
 

4. Logo

I use 3 primary logo types:

  • black or white logo $35

  • double logo (body & ball/handle end) $55

  • holographic or glow-in-the-dark logos +Add $45 to either option above

Glow in the dark $45

Black logo $35

Holographic $45

5. Finish Style

Semi-Gloss/Satin ©RC Flex Finish (our own formula of 2-part epoxy & special ca) or Ultra High Gloss Finish

 
 

6. Tips

Made in Connecticut - Cassotto Prestige Tips

 

We make 5 hardened, black oxide steel alloy tips in shop, 2 of which are modeled off the BKB fit. To get the most out of your lever, I recommended carrying 4 of the 5 tips at all times or, at the very least, the 1a & 2a. Visit the tips page here for more information.

 

Order Form

Once I receive the request below, I will email you back with your personalized quote. If the quote looks good, I will then send you a Venmo or Paypal request. Once payment is received, your lever goes into the production queue. General lead time is approximately 3 weeks.

For logos, please separately email me at cassottolevers@gmail.com with your logo attached as a .png file.