This book was first published in 1904. The author was a successful practicing blacksmith. During his work, he took notes discussing his tools, techniq...

First published in 1893, The Art of Casting in Iron has since made its mark in the field of blacksmithing, offering handymen everything they need to k...

In 1898, Peter Henderson & Co published an abundantly illustrated trade catalog advertising tools, fertilizers, insecticides, and other essentials for the turn-of-the-century garden, farm, greenhouse, stable, and household.

Josh Volk, author of the best-selling Compact Farms, offers small-scale farmers an in-depth guide to building customized equipment that will save time and money and introduce much-needed efficiencies to their operations.

Volume 13 in the Hand Tools in History series explores the iconography (imagery) of early American hand tools as they evolve into the Industrial Revol...

Amply illustrated with 200+ catalog images, over 700 special brand names used by Simmons and 800+ Keen Kutter items are listed with important details of each.

Artifacts of early American everyday life that were useful for surveying land, building log homes, farming the land, traveling, blacksmithing, and cabinetmaking.

An Archaeology of Tools: The Tool Collection of the Davistown Museum describes its ever-expanding inventory of hand tools, which includes historically...

Explore the axe's fascinating evolution from colonial innovation to today's collectors' obsession, from a hand-forged workhorse to a sleek modern specimen, from a weapon in wartime to a recreational pastime.

An easily understandable guide to key skills for bushcrafters, campers, outdoors lovers, and anyone interested in wilderness living.

For more than fifteen years, Walter Jacob has been writing about Stanley Tools for The Chronicle, the quarterly journal of The Early American Industri...

Illustrated with 296 beautiful color photographs, this book will be cherished by tool collectors and everyone with an appreciation for the inventive imagination.

Through hundreds of images of these elegantly purposeful hand tools, the history of American handcraft is traced -- sure to delight the luddite at heart.

Tool collectors use original catalogs to identify the vintage tools they find. Excerpts from several publications are reprinted here.

This book is a celebration of hammers, the workhorse of tools. It traces our oldest tool, from its prehistoric origins to the twentieth century.

This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings.

This is the definitive guide to ten types of hand planes, along with secrets to their use. Also covers restoring antique planes, troubleshooting your planes.

4590 biographical entries; 6160 imprint illustrations; 3030 wedge outlines; and over 3000 individual ratings for judging relative scarcity and value.

New Englander Leonard Bailey's designs and patented inventions solved problems with woodworking planes that had plagued craftsmen for centuries.

This new edition of the classic reference British Planemakers from 1700 has been completely rewritten, with over 200 pages of new information.

This book will show you examples of Square Nail Pullers that go back to 1849. The Nail Puller does the same job as the claw on the hammer, but it does...