Mark Ling Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Hey guys, I’m wondering if any of y’all know of a book out there that has a picture collection of 17th 18th or even 19th century tools, mainly handled tools. Such as axes, hammers, hoes, tomohawks, etc. would be even better if it was a blacksmithing book showing the construction of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caotropheus Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 If you search google for "blacksmith books free download" you will see several results for XIX century books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Stephens Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 See if you can still get a copy of this one. "A Catalogue Of Tools For Watch And Clock Makers", By John Wyke of Liverpool ISBN 0-8139-0751-9 first published by the Winterthur Museum Library in 1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 LBS, Check out the books by Sloan. There are several of them. Also A book by Moxon written early in the eighteenth century. I believe they are still in print and Moxon is available on the net. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Some deadbeat by the name of John something-or-other runs the NC ABANA library, and breaks down the books in groups by themes. That may help you decide what to look for, if your local library is still open at this point. Inter-library loan is a wonderful thing. And there is always Amazon, plus free downloads are long as the links are still up. https://ncabana.org/our_lirary/ Blacksmiths Association of Missouri (BAM) has a listing of free downloads. http://bamsite.org/books/books.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Those are a lot of titles John, thank you. I'm thinking you should give that deadbeat a raise, the categories actually make sense. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anvil Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 De Re Metalica It's one of the best. I'd buy it, but if you search you will find a pdf https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_re_metallica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Thanks everybody! Huge help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 "De Re Metallica" is a bit early; Moxon's "Mechanicks Exercises" was published in 1703 but mainly dates to the 17th century as well. "The Carpenter's Tool Chest", Thomas Hibben is a bit simplistic but offers the evolution of basic tools over time. I'll second Sloane's books especially for Colonial America; (could you so gracious as to indicate what country you are interested in tools from?) "Diderot's Encyclopedia" 1751+ is a massive source on 18th century French tools for a large number of crafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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