AMESTRUE TEMPER, INC.

CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit31.2

I, Troy W. Bryce, ChiefAccounting Officer, certify that:

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| 1.  | I havereviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Ames True Temper,Inc.; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, thisquarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a materialfact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements weremade, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisquarterly report; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge,the financial statements, and other financial information included inthis quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of theregistrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterlyreport; |

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| 4.  | The registrant's othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have: |

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|  | a)  | designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; and |

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|  | b)  | evaluatedthe effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the endof the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |

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|  | c)  | disclosed in the report anychange in the registrant's internal control over financialreporting that occurred during the registrant's most recentfiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in thecase of an annual report) that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internalcontrol over financial reporting; |

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| 5.  | Theregistrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, basedon 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)  | allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation of internal controls over financial reporting which arereasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability torecord, process, summarize and report financial information; and |

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|  | b)  | any fraud, whether or notmaterial, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the registrant's internal control overfinancial reporting; |

Date: August 8, 2005

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|   |  | /s/Troy W. Bryce                                                   |
|   |  | Troy W. Bryce ChiefAccounting Officer (Principal FinancialOfficer) |
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