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Its history, form and function

A craftsman's guide to wood technology

By Peter Walsh, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of History and Technology

1982 reprint of the 1879 original by Alexander Hill Pub. Co.

Written and illustrated by Jack Coggins

Design • Construction • Finishing

Many close-up photos of techniques. 64 pages, near fine. 

Articles from American Woodturner magazine

Translated from the Latin original of 1556

By Electra K. Tritsch, The Dedham Grant Survey Project

From Popular Mechanics

Ads and articles about building trades. Softbound, 140 pages, good condition and intact.

History of logging industry in Arcadia, French and English text

Published late 1920s by Maine Hardwood Assn. and Maine Forest Service

Methods, materials and tools for natural, stained, varnished, waxed, oiled, enameled, antiqued, stippled, streaked and rough-glazed finishes.

Ken Roberts 1982 reprint of the 1892 original. 

The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847) 

12 Craftsmen's workshops

A Popular Mechanics Handbook

Collection of plates on the sciences, the liberal arts, and the mechanical arts with their explanations - carpenter, saddler and coachbuilder

Published by Roger K. Smith, supplement to PATAMPIA I & II

A history from antiquity to the 17th Century

More than 50 categories not usually found in similar books:  hand tools, beekeeping, blacksmithing, masonry, wagon making, farm equipment, foundry, printing, railroad, sawmill, tinsmithing and more. Softbound, 256 pages, very good condition. 

Early photographs from the Collections of Strawberry Banke

Written and illustrated by Thomas Hennell

From Henry Disston & Sons Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works

Astragal Press 1991 reprint of the 1909 original.

Dictionary of Terms used in the various branches of anatomy, astronomy, botany, chemistry, geology, geometry, hygeine, minerology, natural philosophy, physiology, zoology, etc.

A manual for the woodworker; a guide for the enthusiast.

A rich and colorful history of one of the most important 18th Century houses in New England 

1994, more than 500 patent drawings, plus indexes. Softbound, as new.

Designs for the heart of the home

Projects for the complete work space

By Herbert & Emil Pollak