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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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 Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q 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: May 9, 2003

A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906
HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE L.S.STARRETT COMPANY AND WILL BE RETAINED BY
THE L.S.STARRETT COMPANY AND FURNISHED THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.
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