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Free PDF: 1905 Union Iron And Wood Planes Trade Catalog courtesy The (new) Union Manufacturing Company

Courtesy of the newly formed Union Manufacturing Company comes this pdf of the original 1905 Iron And Wood Planes trade catalog. Produced by yours truly from the rare and all original trade catalog over which I sweated the details to provide for you, and you only, this PDF for the... Read more →

More Christiansen Workbench Company Stuff

There exists one Christiansen Workbench Co trade catalog: at the Smithsonian Library. Which is a bit far from me. I've emailed the reference desk to find out if a copy can be made and emailed or mailed to me. If you have a copy of a Christiansen Co trade catalog,... Read more →

Now On Ebay: The Original Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises: Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works 1703

Now On Ebay: The Original Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises: Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works 1703 Up for auction is an original 1703 Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine Of Handy-Works As Applied To The Arts Of Smithing, Joinery, Carpentry, Turning, Bricklayery and including the chapter on Mechanick Dyalling. Read more →

Woodwork Tools And How To Use Them by William Fairham 1922. ISBN: 9780982532997

Woodwork Tools And How To Use Them by William Fairham 1922. ISBN: 9780982532997 * Available as a compilation of Woodwork Tools and Woodwork Joints under the title Introduction To Woodworking 1920 Buy Paypal Direct from the Toolemera Press $ 17.00 USD Free Shipping US, UK, EU, AU Wholesale orders quoted... Read more →

Carpentry Made Easy; Or, The Science And Art Of Framing by William Bell 1858. ISBN: 9780989747783

Carpentry Made Easy; Or, The Science And Art Of Framing by William Bell 1858. ISBN: 9780989747783 Paypal Buy Direct From Toolemera Press $23.00 Paypal Shipped Free US, EU, GB, AU Wholesale bulk orders quoted on request The Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide (note, the cover you see in the Book... Read more →

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made And Where Used by William Fairham 1920. ISBN: 9780982532973

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made And Where Used by William Fairham 1920. ISBN: 9780982532973 * Available as a compilation of Woodwork Tools and Woodwork Joints under the title Introduction To Woodworking 1920 Buy Direct From Toolemera Press $17.00 Paypal Shipped Free US, EU, GB, AU Wholesale... Read more →

Wood Carving: A Carefully Graduated Educational Course by Joseph Phillips 1896. ISBN: 9780983150084

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How To Join Mouldings: Or, The Arts Of Mitring & Coping by Owen B. Maginnis 1892. ISBN: 9780982532966

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A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel, 1891. ISBN: 9780983150053

A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel, 1891. ISBN: 9780983150053 Trade Paper: 200 pages Publisher: The Toolemera Press (May 6, 2013) Language: English ISBN-13: 978-0983150053 Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.4 x 10 inches Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces Buy From Toolemera Press Paypal Direct... Read more →

J. Taylor 1815 Catalog Of Architectural Books - Free PDF

While updating my reprint of the Peter Nicholson's The Student Instructor, soon to be live and in print, I reread the J. Taylor book catalog that had been inserted in the original book. There are books listed by Taylor that I would love to own, to read, or to reprint.... Read more →

Bernard Jones on the Tool Chest c1920

Herewith you will find the chapter on the making of the typical 19th and early 20th century tool chest from the inimitable Bernard Jones' The Practical Woodworker: Read more →

The Mechanic's Companion by Peter Nicholson 1850 ISBN: 9780983150008

The Mechanic's Companion by Peter Nicholson 1850 ISBN: 9780983150008 Download Mechanic'sCompanionPeterNicholsonSample Buy From Toolemera Press Paypal Direct Purchase. $28.00 Free Shipping Worldwide US, UK, EU, AU Wholesale orders quoted at discount. The Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide Amazon (affiliate link) THE MECHANIC'S COMPANION, by Peter Nicholson, describes in detail the... Read more →

Henry Disston Hand Saws from the John H. Graham Hardware Catalog 1891

I don't know where or when I found this PDF file of the 1891 Disston saw line as offered by John H. Graham Hardware Co. My guess is that whosoever created it will chime in and I can provide attribution. It's a helpful guide to what was available from that... Read more →

James E. Price: English Bitstock Tools - PDF download

A Museum Curator's & Collector's Guide To English Bitstock Tools by James E. Price. Courtesy of James E. Price is this public domain study of British Bitstocks and Bits. Of note is that early American bitstocks and bits were either based on British designs or were imported from Great Britain.... Read more →

Sloyd In Great Britain And America 1890 & 1906 ISBN: 9781087806259

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Our Workshop & The Lathe And How To Use It by Temple Thorold 1866-1867. ISBN: 9781087819426

Our Workshop & The Lathe And How To Use It by Temple Thorold 1866-1867. ISBN: 9781087819426 Download ThoroldWorkshopSample9781087819426 Buy From Toolemera Press Paypal Direct Purchase. $23.00 Free Shipping Worldwide US, UK, EU, AU Wholesale orders quoted at discount. The Book Depository: Free Shipping Worldwide Amazon (affiliate link) Trade Paperback: 286... Read more →

Joseph Moxon: A Re-Fashioned Appraisal. An Essay By Jocelyn Hargrave.

Joseph Moxon, he of Mechanick Exercises: The Doctrine Of Handy-Works fame, was not what the woodworking community thinks he was: a Joyner Of Note. Far from it. Moxon was a polymath, aka; Noun, A person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. He was a map maker, globe maker, scientific instrument maker,... Read more →

The Complete Cabinet Maker's And Upholsterer's Guide J. Stokes 1829 ISBN: 9780983150046

The Complete Cabinet Maker's And Upholsterer's Guide by J. Stokes 1829 ISBN: 9780983150046 Download StokesSample Buy From The Publisher - Paypal Direct Purchase. $22.00 Free Shipping Worldwide US, UK, EU, AU Wholesale orders quoted. Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide, by J. Stokes, was... Read more →

Textbook of Swedish Home Sloyd by Anna Peterson Berg 1926 ISBN: 9780989747714

Textbook of Swedish Home Sloyd by Anna Peterson Berg 1926 ISBN: 9780989747714 Download SAMPLETextBookOfSwedishHomeSloydBerg Paypal Direct from Toolemera $20.00 Free Shipping Worldwide US, UK, EU, AU Wholesale orders quoted at discount Amazon Affiliate Link Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide Trade Paperback: 126 pages Publisher: The Toolemera Press (July 28, 2013)... Read more →

Introduction To Woodworking 1920: William Fairham On Hand Tools And Joinery ISBN: 9780989747752

Introduction To Woodworking 1920: Woodwork Tools And How To Use Them & Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made And Where Used. ISBN: 9780989747752 * Also available as separate books: Woodwork Tools and Woodwork Joints Download IntroductionToWoodworking1920Sample Paypal Direct from Toolemera Press $26.00 Free Shipping Worldwide US, UK,... Read more →

E. L. Parker & Co. Tinners' Tools & Supplies, Baltimore 1868 ISBN: 9781087812373

E. L. Parker & Co. Tinners' Tools & Supplies, Baltimore 1868 ISBN: 9781087812373 Paypal Direct from Toolemera Press $24.00 USD Free Shipping US, UK, AU, EU Wholesale quoted at discount Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide Amazon (Affiliate Link) Trade Paperback: 172 pages Publisher: Toolemera Press (October 21, 2019) Language: English... Read more →

Fret Sawing For Pleasure And Profit 1877. ISBN: 9781087809496

Fret-Sawing For Pleasure And Profit 1877. ISBN: 9781087809496 Paypal Direct from Toolemera Press $19.00 USD Free Shipping US, UK, AU, EU Wholesale quoted at discount Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide Amazon (an Affiliate link) Fret-Sawing For Pleasure And Profit 1877 was first published in 1877 by Henry T. Williams, New... Read more →

Mechanick Exercises by Joseph Moxon 1703. ISBN: 9780982532904

Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine Of Handy-Works by Joseph Moxon 1703. ISBN: 9780982532904 Paypal Direct from Toolemera Press $20.00 USD Free Shipping US, UK, AU, EU Wholesale quoted at discount Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide Amazon (an Affiliate link) Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine Of Handy-Works by Joseph Moxon 1703... Read more →

The Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd, by Otto Salomon 1891. ISBN: 9780983150091

The Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd, by Otto Salomon 1891. ISBN: 9780983150091 Paypal Direct from Toolemera Press $18.00 USD Free Shipping US, UK, AU, EU Wholesale quoted at discount Book Depository Free Shipping Worldwide Amazon (an Affiliate link) The Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd, by Otto Salomon 1891 The essential introduction to... Read more →

Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs 1930. ISBN: 9781087817187

Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs 1930. ISBN: 9781087817187 Paypal Direct From Toolemera Press $22.00 USD Free Shipping US, UK, EU, AU Wholesale quoted at discount Book Depository: Free Shipping Worldwide Amazon (an Affiliate link) Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs Shoji: A Japanese screen or sliding door used to... Read more →

Courtesy of Andrew Beelen comes this fine H. Chapin Handled Sash Plane originally owned by Wm. Mck. Perry of Washington, D.C.

Courtesy of Andrew Beelen, member of the Facebook group Rhykenology, shared this interesting H. Chapin sash plane: Listed in the Bliven & Meade catalog as a Self-Regulating Screw Arm Handled Sash Plane, it is in truth a double boxed handled sash plane, non-regulating. The heel is stamped Wm. McK. Perry... Read more →

Cyanotype Print Photograph: C. BITTNER, WOODSVILLE, PRINTER.

Photograph. Cyanotype Print C. BITTNER, WOODSVILLE, PRINTER. Interesting image of a turn of the century printer. As this is an oval cyanotype print, my guess is that it was a trial printing of an image to be used in a magazine or book. Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Bremer, Ilion NY Printers

Photograph Labeled: Bremer, Ilion, N. Y. c1890. A very unusual group photograph of print shop workers. Judging by the clothing and the type of image, my guess is c1890. I asked Toby Hall of the EAIA to take a look at this image in order to identify the people and... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Three Shipwrights.

Photograph: Cabinet Card Three Shipwrights. At least that is my current guess. The photograph came from the New Jersey coast. These three fine looking gentlemen are wearing matching coveralls, spiffy hats and holding the tools of their trade. The gent on the left is holding a mallet and what appears... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Shipwrights, Ship Hull. Location - New England c1880?

Cabinet Card print of Full Plate Tintype Shipwrights, Ship Hull. Location - New England c1880? The small right angle black areas at the bottom two corners of this print indicate that this was originally a full plate TinType. Someone saw fit to make an Albumen print at Cabinet Card size.... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Shoe Factory, Assembly Floor. c1885.

Photograph: Cabinet Card Shoe Factory, Assembly Floor. c1885. When I found this image, it was in even worse shape. Lots of gentle cleaning and the image came up to snuff. This is one of those great 'spur of the moment' images that contains a wealth of information. If you know... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: LEATHER OR HARNESS SHOP INTERIOR.

Photograph: Cabinet Card LEATHER OR HARNESS SHOP INTERIOR. Cabinet Card. Judging from the bales of leather on the floor and the pile of what appear to be either belts or harness straps... this is the shop of leather workers of some sort. How's that for an educated guess? Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: KISTLER, IOWA MILLWORK SHOP.

Photograph: Cabinet Card KISTLER, IOWA MILLWORK SHOP. Cabinet Card. All I know is that this was labeled Kistler, Iowa. "Father". I don't know which one is Father. This looks like a millwork shop to me. There's a heavy commercial surface circular sander, bandsaw, table saw, lathe and one mitre box... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Shingle Makers

Photograph: Cabinet Card SHINGLE MAKERS ?. Cabinet Card. Perhaps the photographer had had too much to drink that afternoon? The workers and the shack all decided to lean over at the same time? My guess is that these fellows are shingle makers, judging by the form of drawknife they are... Read more →

CDV Carte De Visite Photograph: MAN HOLDING LUMBER RULE.

Photograph: Carte de Visite MAN HOLDING LUMBER RULE. CDV. What the well dressed lumber yard employee wears to work. From the photography shop of Napoleon Sarony, 680 Broadway, N. Y., a particularly famous photographer. Read more →

Stereoview Photograph: NORWEGIAN UP & DOWN GANG SAW MILL. c1910.

Photograph: Stereoview NORWEGIAN UP & DOWN GANG SAW MILL. c1910. Stereoview, A particularly interesting view of a turn of the century Norwegian gang up and down, or vertical saw mill.The card itself is actually quite bowed due to the effects of humidity and the expansion of dissimilar materials. Read more →

Tintype Photograph: SAWMILL. Quarter Plate Tintype c1870.

Photograph: Tintype SAWMILL. Quarter plate Tintype. My guess is c1870. Although fairly damaged by corrosion and other suface degrading, this is still a fascinating image. I beleive this is a steam driven sawmill. It's very unusual to find a closeup of a sawmill. Most often, tintypes and cabinet cards of... Read more →

RPPC Real Photo Post Card: 7 WOODWORKERS SITTING IN A HUGE PILE OF WOOD SHAVINGS. c1904-1918.

Real Photo Post Card 7 WOODWORKERS SITTING IN A HUGE PILE OF WOOD SHAVINGS. c1904-1918. One of my favorite Real Photo Post Cards. I examined the image under magnification but could not make out what they made. There is a stack of cut lumber in the outside shed, a man... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Pattern Maker Shop c1890

Photograph: Cabinet Card Pattern Shop. c1890. Cabinet card. There is an incredible wealth of detail in this one card. At some point in time the photograph was remounted on plain card stock, making it a little difficult to pinpoint the date. Judging by the electrical wiring and the bicycle, my... Read more →

CDV Carte De Visite Photograph: 3 MEN HOLDING FOUNDRY PATTERN RAMMERS.

3 MEN HOLDING FOUNDRY PATTERN RAMMERS. CDV . Hand tinted CDV of three men holding long handled rammers. A rammer was the tool used to compress the sand in the mold box. Read more →

Cabinet Cards Set Of Photographs: HOOD & HADLEY PATTERN SHOP. 1903.

Photograph: Cabinet Card HOOD & HADLEY PATTERN SHOP. 1903. Cabinet Card. These are all of the Hood & Hadley Pattern Shop. Unfortunately I don't know where they were located. I was fortunate in that the seller choose to offer them as a lot. A rare series of views of a... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: WOODTURNER AND A MOST PECULIAR LATHE. C1860

Photograph, Cabinet Card WOODTURNER AND A MOST PECULIAR LATHE. C1860, Another small albumen print, Cabinet Card. At first I thought that this image included a small dog or cat sitting on the lathe. Close inspection revealed what may be the most imaginative piece of machinery design in history. Note the... Read more →

CDV Carte De Visite Photograph: Woodturner Belt Driven Lathe c1870

Photograph, CDV (Carte de Visite) WOODTURNER AT HIS LATHE. c1870. A little large for a CDV, but still a small albumen print on a CDV style mount. Unusual image of a wood turner at his lathe. In the background you can make out a post mounted drill press. Both the... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Carriage or Wagon Shop c1900

Photograph, Cabinet Card: CARRIAGE SHOP. c1900. Cabinet Cards. Four views of the interior and exterior of a carriage shop. Finished products, men at rest, happy men at the anvil and two proud men with their felloe boring machine. That machine must have cost a pretty penny. Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Willie The Wheelwright c1900

Photograph, Cabinet Card "WILLIE". c1900. Cabinet Card. The only annotation on this set of cabinet cards is the name 'Willie". From the looks of it, Willie was a small town, one man wheelwright shop. No fancy machinery, no patented anything. Simple user made jigs fulfilled the basic needs of a... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: Wheelwright Shop 1881

Photograph, Cabinet Card WHEELWRIGHT SHOP. May, 1881. Cabinet Card. Yup, that is exactly what the sign on the shop says: "Wheelwright Shop". And it's dated on the back. Nothing left to the imagination or guesswork on this one. Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: My Grandfather; Thomas A. Miller; Expert Wagon Maker; In his shop at Jewell, Kansas.

Photograph, Cabinet Card Entitled: "MY GRANDFATHER". Cabinet card size image. This is one of those rare, fully identified photos that combines a great image with detailed information. "My Grandfather; Thomas A. Miller; Expert Wagon Maker; In his shop at Jewell, Kansas. Prior to 1913; 7Th Pennsylvania Cavalry Co. E.; Everett... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: GEO. MOYNAN CARRIAGE MAKING AND GENERAL BLACKSMITHING.

Photograph, Cabinet Card GEO. MOYNAN CARRIAGE MAKING AND GENERAL BLACKSMITHING. Cabinet Card. Interesting image of a group of carriage makers / blacksmiths holding tools of their trades. Notice that the woodworker is holding a transitional plane? Yup, they where used by the working man. There is the remains of a... Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: HARDWARE STORE INTERIOR. c1890.

Photograph: Cabinet Card HARDWARE STORE INTERIOR. c1890. Cabinet Card. Quite obviously the proprietor of this hardware store pushed Gypsine brand paint over and above all others. Read more →

Cabinet Card Photograph: A WELL APPOINTED HARDWARE STORE. c1910.

Photograph: Cabinet Card A WELL APPOINTED HARDWARE STORE. c1910. Cabinet Card. . Push drills, handsaws, braces, hammers, chisels, folding rulers and every type of hardware the enterprising workman needed, carefully stored in bins. The foot prints on the floor attest to the rough n ready work atmosphere. Read more →