Exhibit 99a


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
the undersigned, as chief executive officer of The L.S. Starrett
Company (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to the undersigned's
knowledge:

1) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; and

2) the information contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.





/s/ Douglas A. Starrett
Douglas A. Starrett
Chief Executive Officer


Dated: August 16, 2002