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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 →

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 →