Exhibit31.1

I, Richard Dell, President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed thisquarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ames True Temper, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does notcontain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleadingwith respect to the period covered by this quarterlyreport;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this quarterlyreport, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant asof, and for, the periods presented in this quarterlyreport;

4.    The registrant’s other certifyingofficer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and wehave:

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|  | a)  | designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to bedesigned under our supervision, to ensure that material informationrelating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly duringthe period in which this report is being prepared;and |

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|  | b)  | evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented inthis report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; and |

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|  | c)  | disclosedin the report any change in the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’smost recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscalquarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting; |

5.    Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed,based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financialreporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committeeof registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions):

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|  | a)  | all significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation ofinternal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and |

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|  | b)  | any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in theregistrant’s internal control over financialreporting. |

Date: August  15,2006

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|   |  |  | /s/Richard Dell                                                               |  |  |   |
|   |  |  | Richard Dell,President andChief Executive Officer(Principal ExecutiveOfficer) |  |  |   |
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