Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Illustrated and Explained, Together with the Implements of the Lumberman, Joiner and Cabinet-Maker in Use in the Eighteenth

Marc Notes:
Originally published: 5th ed. Doylestown, Pa.: The Bucks County Historical Society, 1975.;Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-316) and index.

Publisher Marketing:
Classic reference describes in detail hundreds of implements in use in the American colonies in the 18th century. Over 250 illustrations depict tools identical in construction to ancient devices once used by the Greeks, Egyptians, and Chinese, among them axes, saws, clamps, chisels, mallets, and much more. An invaluable sourcebook.

Review Citations:

• Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 142 (EAN 9780486409580, Paperback)