Exhibit31.1

AMES TRUE TEMPER,INC.

CERTIFICATIONS

I,Richard Dell, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of AmesTrue Temper, Inc.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterlyreport does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitto state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, inlight of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterlyreport;

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

4.   Theregistrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and we have:

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|   | a) designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosurecontrols and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensurethat material 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) evaluated the effectivenessof the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation; and |

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|   | c)disclosed in the report any change in the registrant's internalcontrol over financial reporting that occurred during theregistrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant'sfourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant's internal control over financial reporting; |

5.The registrant'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, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role inthe registrant's internal control over financial reporting; |

Date: May 9, 2005

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|  | Richard Dell,President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal ExecutiveOfficer) |
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