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Masters of the Past

Robert Grimshaw

• 1922 - Why Manufacturers Lose Money

• 1912 - Saw Filing and Management of Saws

• 1896 - Shop Kinks

• 1891 - Record of Scientific Progress

• 1882 - Grimshaw on Saws

Paul N. Hasluck

• 1912 - Engraving Metals

• 1908 - Rustic Carpentry

• 1907 - Cabinetwork and Joinery

• 1897 - Wood Finishing

• 1904 - Smiths' Work

• 1883 - Lathe-Work Practical Treatise

Frederick T. Hodgson

• 1917 - Modern Carpentry

• 1917 - Stair-Building and The Steel Square

• 1916 - Common-sense Stair Building and Handrailing

• 1913 - The Carpenter's Cyclopedia

• 1908 - The Up-To-Date Hardwood Finisher

• 1903 - Practical Treatise on the Steel Square, Vol. 1 & 2

• 1883 - Practical Carpentry

James Lukin

• 1872 - The Young Mechanic

• 1868 - The Lathe & Its Uses

Contemporary Writings

• French Polishing and Enamelling by Arthur Bitmead

• Working Wood in the 18th Century by Anthony Lizzio

• Making Saw Handles at Disston's Plant by Wiktor Kuc

• Conventional Way of Doing Things by John Manners

• Ebonizing Wood by James D. Thompson

• Acid Etching on Saws by Simon Barley

• A Further Notes on Etching - TATHS

• Shellac - Advantages and Disadvantages by S.W. Gibbia

Old Recipes

• 1913 - Japanning by William N. Brown

• 1894 - Ebonizing Wood - The Manufacturer and Builder

• 1883 - Workshop Receipts by Ernest Spon

• 1881 - Ebonized Wood - The Manufacturer and Builder

• 1878 - Wash or Dye recipe for Planes - Carpenter and Builder

• 1878 - Ebonizing Wood - The Manufacturer and Builder

• 1873 - The Artisan's Guide... -  by R. Wood

• 1751 - Etching or Engraving on Copper-Plates by George Edwards

Trades

• 1910 - Cooperage by J. B. Wagner

From the Past

• 1919 - Course in Wood Turning by A. S. Milton and O. K. Wohlers

• 1875 - Hardening Saws and Springs - The Science Record magazine

• 1872 - The Great Industries - Saw Manufacturing

"How To" - Books from the Past