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Dictionary of Woodworking Tools by R. A. Salaman click to enlarge

Dictionary of Woodworking Tools

R. A. Salaman
If you ever expect to tell a twybill from a travisher, you will need this essential reference. It is comprehensive and authoritative, and illustrated with thousands of line drawings. It covers all the usual woodworking trades, such as cabinetmaker, chairmaker, joiner, coachbuilder, cooper, shipwright, plane maker, wheelwright and instrument maker, but also the less well-documented like broom and brush makers, tree feller, hoop maker, upholsterer, millwright, coffin maker and window maker.

546 pgs, 7x10, drwgs, softcover
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Sandor Nagyszalanczy  
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book cover unavailable Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Illustrated and Explained, Together with the Implements of the Lumberman, Joiner and Cabinet-Maker in Use in the Eighteenth Century

Henry C. Mercer  
Usually ships in 24 hours Henry Mercer collected every kind of tools for his unique museum in Bucks County, PA. This volume collects photos and insight about... [read more]

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book cover unavailable Dictionary of American Hand Tools: A Pictorial Synopsis (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Alvin Sellens  
Usually ships in 24 hours A terrific assembly of hand tools with more than 4500 images from catalogs, trade literature, and hand drawings. A fascinating chronicle of... [read more]

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D. Cook,S. Lawrence Whipple  
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book cover unavailable The Handplane Book

Garrett Hack,John S. Sheldon  
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Dana Batory  
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book cover unavailable A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes

Emil Pollak,Martyl Pollak,Thomas Elliott  
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Eric Sloane  
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Herbert P. Kean  
In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Herb Kean adds more tools and brings all his prices up to date for 2000, in this inexpensive paperback. Use it at... [read more]

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Usually ships in 24 hours First published in 1880, Grimshaw remains the definitive work on all types of hand and machine saws. There's loads of practical information... [read more]

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Herbert P. Kean  
Usually ships in 24 hours Whether for collecting or for use, you can bring old tools back to life. This little volume is full of practical advice.... [read more]

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Emil Pollak,Martyl Pollak,Emil S. Pollak,Charles F. Hummel   Here you'll find 55 articles from the last 60 years on old tools and Colonial-era trades, reprinted from the journal of the... [read more]

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