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Hand planing by modern methods

1916

1929, A text book for executives, molders, students and apprentices

1903, "Being a general review of the main sources of trouble met with by consumers of tool steel; also containing suggestions about how to avoid them."

1939 

1919 Vol. II Hot water supply  and circulation

Roger Smith 1981 reprint of the 1888 original.

Roger Smith 1981 reprint of the 1923 original.

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. 

By Electra K. Tritsch, The Dedham Grant Survey Project

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) 

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. 

Abbildung Der Gemein-Nützlichen Haupt-Stände - translates to "Depiction of the Generally Useful Main Estates. A book of trades

Early photographs from the Collections of Strawberry Banke

Report of the Commissioner of patents for the Year 1857 Arts and Manufacturer in three volumes

Written and illustrated by Thomas Hennell

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.

Checklist with profiles of more than 900 Vermont furniture makers

Cold molding involves bonding together thin planks to make a strong lightweight and watertight hull.

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

1918 edition

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

Issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept. of Weights and Measures

By Herbert & Emil Pollak

A compendium of useful data including many social statistics and scientific information about chemistry, astronomy, meteorology, mechanical movements, weight and measures

Provided historical engineers, millwrights, and artisans with essential mathematical and mechanical principles, conversion rules, and data tables. 

A cyclopedia of words terms, phrases and data used in the mechanic arts, trades and sciences. 

Includes wide variety of small counters.