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Kenneth L. Cope, AMERICAN MACHINIST'S TOOLS: An Illustrated Directory of Patents Ref: CHT9332

Over 1000 fully indexed and illustrated patents covering all American machinist's tools patented before 1905 and all the important ones between 1906 and 1916. 


Price: £19.95
Kenneth L. Cope, AMERICAN MACHINIST'S TOOLS: An Illustrated Directory of Patents

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Kenneth L. Cope, AMERICAN WRENCH MAKERS, 1830 - 1930 2nd ed Ref: CHT9116

The wrench or spanner is arguably the most intriguing of all hand tools. This title identifies 100s of American makers who produced literally 1000s of different types. This 2nd edition contains 200 new entries and additions to 60 of the existing entries. There is an identification system that cross-references patent dates and trade names with the actual maker. 100s of period illustrations help identify unmarked examples. 


Price: £17.95
Kenneth L. Cope, AMERICAN WRENCH MAKERS, 1830 - 1930 2nd ed

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Kenneth L. Cope, MAKERS OF AMERICAN MACHINIST'S TOOLS. Ref: CHT9334

Directory of 350 companies that produced levels, protractors, bevels, calipers, dividers, trammels, surface and marking gauges, speed indicators, rules and tool chests. Descriptions plus 100s of illustrations. 


Price: £19.50
Kenneth L. Cope, MAKERS OF AMERICAN MACHINIST'S TOOLS.

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Kenneth L. Cope, MORE MAKERS OF AMERICAN MACHINIST'S TOOLS Ref: CHT9333

100s of additional makers to add to Cope's two other books on this subject and new material on the five major makers: Browne & Sharpe, Sawyer, Standard Tools, L. S. Starrett and Stevens. New makers listed include Ames, Alfred Baker, George Bates, G. L. Chamberlain, Lindquist, Washburn, Hubbard & Curtis and Adolph Heydrich. 


Price: £15.95
Kenneth L. Cope, MORE MAKERS OF AMERICAN MACHINIST'S TOOLS

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Edward A. Fagen, THE ENGINE'S MOAN, American Steam Whistles Ref: CHT0184

This broadly researched book starts with the history and development of the steam whistle which was invented at the Dowlais Iron Works in Wales by Andrew Stephens to prevent boiler explosions. Although the subtitle of the book refers specifically to America there are many references in the book to England and other countries. Detailed illustrations of individual whistles and types, and of patents and how the steam whistle works. Much of the book is devoted to the use and importance of the whistle in railways.  


Price: £26.95
Edward A. Fagen, THE ENGINE'S MOAN, American Steam Whistles

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R. Grimshaw, GRIMSHAW ON SAWS Ref: CHT0073

Reprint of the 1880 US classic on the history, care and use of all types of saws; early handsaws to 19th century production models. 


Price: £13.95
R. Grimshaw, GRIMSHAW ON SAWS

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Ken Hawley & Dennis Watts, WOODEN SPOKESHAVES Ref: CHT9129

A thorough examination of wooden spokeshaves taken from the examples and documentation in the Hawley Collection Trust at Sheffield University. The chapters are: (1) Introduction; (2) General Description; (3) Historical Notes; (4) Patterns and Varieties; (5) Manufacture and (6) Pricing. There are mainly colour photographs throughout the chapters and some 14 in the manufacturing chapter alone showing tools for making spokeshaves that are rarely scene. 


Price: £5.95
Ken Hawley & Dennis Watts, WOODEN SPOKESHAVES

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Ian Kirby, SHARPENING WITH WATERSTONES Ref: CHT0123

How to obtain a perfect edge in 60 seconds; what bevel angles are best; how to test for sharpness; choosing a grinder; building a bench and buying stones. 


Price: £10.95
Ian Kirby, SHARPENING WITH WATERSTONES

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Scott Landis, THE WORKBENCH BOOK Ref: CHT0144

An account of benches world-wide and throughout history, from the illustration in Moxon through to the 'Workmate', for anyone seriously working in wood. There are chapters on vises and 19 pages of measured drawings for four workbenches. All problems to do with workbench construction are covered. 


Price: £19.95
Scott Landis, THE WORKBENCH BOOK

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Scott Landis, THE WORKSHOP BOOK Ref: CHT0170

A systematic approach to the construction of sites for workbenches and machines and storage for timber and tools. Heat and light, dust collection and safety are also covered. 20 detailed plans for workshops with dozens of useful fixtures. This book is crammed with solutions. 


Price: £19.95
Scott Landis, THE WORKSHOP BOOK

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Alistair Morris, ANTIQUES FROM THE GARDEN Ref: CHT9309

The book is divided into sections on structures and furniture, fountains, urns, watering cans, flower pots, tools and implements, shears, secateurs, mowing machines, rollers, barrows, games and novelties. In this revised edition every section has been enlarged and there are now over 750 illustrations, of which 250 are in colour. Many new tools are illustrated from bill hooks to mowers and new catalogues. 'Dealers and Collectors will lust after its handsome content' Historic Homes and Properties. 


Price: £28.50
Alistair Morris, ANTIQUES FROM THE GARDEN

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Lie-Nielsen, COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO SHARPENING Ref: CHT0121

This guide shows the techniques of mastering every conceivable kind of hand and power tool sharpening, from basic chisels to moulding planes and jointer knives. The chapters comprise: The material of tool steels; Abrasives; Machines for sharpening; Sharpening kits; Jigs and fixtures; Gauges and knives; Planes; Chisels; Spokeshaves and beading tools; Scrapers; Drills and Handsaws; Axes and adzes; Carving tools; Turning tools and Power tools. A full index.
Hundreds of useful to-the-point illustrations. The author is well known for the superb modern planes his company produces.
 


Price: £29.95
Lie-Nielsen, COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO SHARPENING

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Simon Moore, CUTLERY FOR THE TABLE Ref: CHT0078

Shows the development of eating utensils from prehistoric times through Roman, medieval, Tudor and Stuart times on to the present day. It takes the development of design up to the invention of stainless steel. The book can be used as a guide to attribution of individual pieces. Thorough descriptions and copious illustrations of every period as well as tables of bolster and blade design and London cutlers' marks. 


Price: £30.00
Simon Moore, CUTLERY FOR THE TABLE

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Ron Pearson, THE AMERICAN PATENTED BRACE 1829-1924 Ref: CHT9026

A dictionary of over 500 brace patents in four categories: ratchet, corner, brace/wrench and brace combination tools. Each patent is illustrated together with patentee, number, date, description and an indication of rarity. 


Price: £16.95
Ron Pearson, THE AMERICAN PATENTED BRACE 1829-1924

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E. & M. Pollak. ed., THE FASCINATING WORLD OF EARLY TOOLS & TRADES Ref: CHT0015

55 articles on tools and trades selected from the thousands of articles published by the Journal of the Early American Industries Association over the past 60 years. They cover a wide variety of subjects including the bygone cobbler and clogmaker; cutting, hewing and squaring a beam; nail making; traditional soap making; barrels made by hand; old time fencing and the many uses of horn. 


Price: £15.95
E. & M. Pollak. ed., THE FASCINATING WORLD OF EARLY TOOLS & TRADES

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Harrison, RECORD PLANES AND OTHER TOOLS Ref: CHT9138

A thoroughly researched account of the history of Record planes from the founding of the original company C & J Hampton in 1898 through the acquisition of the Preston List in the early 1930s to the position of Record Tools in 1998. Accompanying this is a reprint of the complete February 1938 No. 15 Catalogue, now considered the most representative and the peak of the pre-Second World War production. Dates for introduction of each plane after 1938 and various adaptations are all listed in great detail. The author has had full cooperation and approval of the firm in his researches. Illustrations of planes and parts appear throughout the text. Appropriate patent documents are included, also a guide to recent prices realized. 


Price: £19.95
Harrison, RECORD PLANES AND OTHER TOOLS

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Andy Rae, CHOOSING & USING HAND TOOLS Ref: CHT9219

His is the essential who, what, when, where, and why of hand tools! Not only is the equipment itself beautiful, it's the classic and most pleasurable way to work with wood. Hundreds of photographs, accompanied by explanatory illustrations, escort you through the traditional workshop, introducing everything from clamps and drills to chisels and saws. Not a question goes unanswered in this guide to buying, tuning, sharpening, and operating both antique and contemporary pieces: you'll find out which tools you really need, which ones are the best, and how to use them most effectively. There's advice on work surfaces, marking and measuring utensils, edgers, and tools that pull, pry, twist, bore, and scrape.  


Price: £10.99
Andy Rae, CHOOSING & USING HAND TOOLS

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Gustl Reinthaler, HAMMERED SYMBOLS on axes and other forged products Ref: CHT9012

Foreword by John French and translated by Lisa Connock. The purpose of this book is to record and explain the markings found on axes. The book was originally published in Austria and most of the many examples are drawn from collections there. There are 46 illustrations of symbols with interpretation and 100s of illustrations of axes each with different and compound symbols. A must for the collector with axes and other forged tools containing symbols he has been unable to interpret. 


Price: £25.00
Gustl Reinthaler, HAMMERED SYMBOLS on axes and other forged products

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Jeffrey L. Rodengen, THE LEGEND OF STANLEY, 150 Years of the Stanley Works Ref: CHT9018

A thorough history of the company and its products through all its permutations and amalgamations, from Frederick Stanley's 1823 beginnings and the forming of the Stanley Works in 1852 through to the 1990s. Every aspect of the business is discussed. The last chapter is on the phenomenon of the Stanley collector. Profusely illustrated, showing the vast array of tools manufactured originally by Stanley and also the companies it acquired. 


Price: £29.95
Jeffrey L. Rodengen, THE LEGEND OF STANLEY, 150 Years of the Stanley Works

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R. A. Salaman, DICTIONARY OF LEATHER-WORKING TOOLS, 1700 - 1950 Ref: CHT9016

Over 1100 tools are illustrated and discussed under various trades: bookbinder, furrier, the maker of boots and shoes, clogs, driving belts, gloves, handbags and purses, harness and saddles, hats, ball maker, coach trimmer, felt maker, pump-washer maker, last and boot tree, parchment and vellum, taxidermist, loriner and whip maker. There are chapters on manufacturers (tanner's and currier's tools) and on decoration. 


Price: £28.50
R. A. Salaman, DICTIONARY OF LEATHER-WORKING TOOLS, 1700 - 1950

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R. A. Salaman, DICTIONARY OF WOODWORKING TOOLS c. 1700-1970 and Tools of Allied Trades Ref: CHT9013

This is the 2nd edition, revised by Philip Walker, of what has become recognised as the definitive reference work on handtools used in the woodworking trades. Every known tool is described. Over 450 town and country workshops were visited in the compiling of this record. The purpose of each tool is explained and many of the original methods and sayings of tradesmen are also recorded. 


Price: £29.50
R. A. Salaman, DICTIONARY OF WOODWORKING TOOLS c. 1700-1970 and Tools of Allied Trades

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Sheffield 1787, A DIRECTORY OF SHEFFIELD Ref: CHT9021

A new reprint of the1787 Directory of Sheffield including the manufacturers in the adjacent villages. In the introduction by Jane Rees she notes that other town directories of this time gave only a general picture of trade and communications with the outside world, whereas this directory includes the marks of various manufacturers such as cutlers, scissors and file smiths, edge tool and sickle manufactures as registered by the Cutlers Company, which often were the only means of identifying makers.  


Price: £11.95
Sheffield 1787, A DIRECTORY OF SHEFFIELD

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Eric Sloane, A MUSEUM OF EARLY AMERICAN TOOLS Ref: CHT00201

Pen and ink sketches accurately illustrate early tools: carpenters, joiners, farriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, coachmakers, sawyers, loggers, tanners, curriers and many other farm and building tools along with kitchen equipment. A total complement of tools of the pre-industrial age. 


Price: £6.50
Eric Sloane, A MUSEUM OF EARLY AMERICAN TOOLS

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Geoffrey Tweedale, STAN SHAW, MASTER CUTLER Ref: CHT0077

The story of a Sheffield 'Little Meister' (a master cutler working on his own). Goes into considerable detail about the making of various kinds of knives (from pen to Bowie types) with terms and processes explained, plus a personal account. 


Price: £6.95
Geoffrey Tweedale, STAN SHAW, MASTER CUTLER

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