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- . Tools: Working Wood in Eighteenth-Century America
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Tools: Working Wood in Eighteenth-Century America
By: James M. Gaynor, Nancy L. Hagedorn
ISBN-10: 0879350989
ISBN-13: 978-0879350987
This is a really interesting book telling and illustrating for us the history of woodworking tools in America (and Europe since it was where it came from).
The author’s document in a interesting way how the tools were traded, sold and show us selected tools of each period.
It is a orgy of wonderful old tools, tool boxes, tool chest’s and paintings, and through all this we get a glimpse of what happened, of the origin and
The book is around 100 pages so it is not a deeply going history book, but it gives you a fine understanding and a base to start from if you are interested in the historic side of wood working or perhaps like I have a soft spot for beautiful old tools full of soul, then I highly recommend it.
The best thoughts,
MaFe
-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.




















10 comments so far
racerglen
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#1 posted 637 days ago
Don’t we all have that soft spot ?
;-}
-- Glen, Vernon B.C. Canada
Dennisgrosen
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#2 posted 636 days ago
ha ha Glen :-)
thank´s for the rewiew Mads :-)
this will be on the wishlist from now on …......a historic picturebook is always nice to have :-)
take care
Dennis
poopiekat
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#3 posted 636 days ago
Thank You for including the ISBN numbers. Makes ordering a copy so much easier!
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WayneC
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#4 posted 636 days ago
It looks like a pretty good book.
Amazon link is
http://www.amazon.com/Tools-Working-Eighteenth-Century-Decorative-Publications/dp/0879350989/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp
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RGtools
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#5 posted 636 days ago
I will have to wander through these pages.
You have been reading quite a bit lately, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan
mafe
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#6 posted 636 days ago
Hi ho,
I have not been reading so much lately, just thought I needed to review some of the books I have read, I still have a good bunch of un reviewed books on the table, so more will come, I just need to be able to breathe again after my Anarchistic review… lol.
I have a big smile here today, thanks to you guys,
Mads
-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
RGtools
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#7 posted 635 days ago
This is a good place to come for those who make you smile.
I hope some reviews on a few Underhill books are in the works. Based on your reviews lately I will make a recommend for Made By Hand, Furniture Projects from the Unplugged workshop, by Tom Fidgen.
-- Make furniture that lasts as long as the tree - Ryan
mafe
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#8 posted 635 days ago
Looking forward to read that.
Best thoughts,
Mads
-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
helluvawreck
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#9 posted 635 days ago
Thanks, Mads, it sounds like a very interesting book.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
dbray45
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#10 posted 635 days ago
Thanks Mads, I will have to take a look at this book.
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