The Hand Tool Chronicles —- My Authored Books —- Vintage Tools Catalog Reprints —- Vintage Tools Inventory Workbooks

The Hand tool Chronicles are Photographic Presentation of Woodworking Hand Tools. If you have a woodworking tool collection and have researched its history and or other interesting information, and would like it published, contact don@timetestedtools.net. There is no cost to publish, you only pay for the published copies you would like to receive.

The Hand Tool Chronicles

The Hand Plane Collection Chronicles - First Edition - The Mark Nickel’s Collection

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Second Edition - A Jim Bode Selection

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Third Edition - Vintage Boring & Drilling Tools With James E. Price

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Fourth Edition – Vintage Hand Saws With Mike Stemple

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Fifth Edition – Spokeshaves with Jim McGie

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Sixth Edition - Traditional Ozark Tools & Techniques With James E. Price Part 1

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The Hand Tool Chronicles– Spokeshaves with Jim McGie Part 2 Edition No. 7

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The Hand Tool Chronicles -  Hazard Knowles, Birdsill Holly & Leonard Bailey - Edition No. 8        

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Traditional Ozark Tools & Techniques With James E. Price Part 2 Edition No. 9

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The Hand Tool Chronicles– Hand Saws by Charlie Earnest Edition No. 10

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Traditional Ozark Tools & Techniques With James E. Price Part 3 Edition No. 11

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - The Humble Screwdriver & Turnscrew - Edition 12

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - Vintage Hand Saws With Mike Stemple Part 2 - Edition No. 13

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - The Artistry and Craftsmanship of Terry Ragon - Edition No. 14

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The Hand Tool Chronicles - A Time Tested Tools Collection - Edition No. 15

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The Hand Tool Chronicles– Hand Saws by Charlie Earnest Take Two - Edition No. 16

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My Authored Books

A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BENCH PLANES – THE POCKET GUIDE

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D. R. Barton, A Glimpse of Early Edge Tools in Rochester NY

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SARGENT BENCH PLANE IDENTIFICATION GUIDE – THE #400/#5400/#1400 SERIES

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The Sargent Hand Plane Reference Guide for Collectors & Woodworkers - Second Edition

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With My Own Hands - A Beginners Guide to Bench Plane (Expanded version)

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With My Own Hands - Building a Krenov Style Hand Plane

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With My Own Hands - How To Restore a Vintage Hand Plane for Woodworking

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With My Own Hands - My Knife Making Journey

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With My Own Hands - Stock Removal Knife Making

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Vintage Tools Catalog Reprints

1911 Henry Disston & Sons

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1918 Henry Disston & Sons

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Buffalo Forge Co Catalog No 801 1929

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Catalog Cuts of Early American Hand Saws

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Catalog excerpts of Early American Blacksmith Forges & Tools

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Catalogue and Price list The L&I.J. White Company Edge Tools

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Champion Blower & Forge Co. Lancaster PA. USA 1907 Catalog Reprint

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Crescent Wood-Working Machinery 1909

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Disston - THE SAW IN HISTORY

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Disston Handbook on Saws

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E.C. Atkins & Company Saws, Saw Tools and Machine Knives No 19 1923 catalog

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Edge Tools The L&I.J. White Company (1909)

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Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Catalog No. 60 Hand Tool Excerpt

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Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Carpenter Tools J. B. Shannon Philadelphia

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Iron City Tool Works Catalog

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Lathes Manufactured By W. F. & John BARNES Co.

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Patented Foot and Hand Powered Wood Working Machinery

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Reprint of the Simonds Mfg Co's Publications

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Sargent & Co. 1869 Price Book

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SARGENT 1913 HAND PLANE CATALOG REPRINT

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The Disston Saw, Tool and File Book

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The James Swan Company’s Premium Mechanics’ Tools

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The Red Book Manual Training ORR & LOCKETT CO. CHICAGO: Benches and Tools

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The Simonds Manufacturing Co.    Publications & Catalog Cuts of Hand Saw Sections 1904-1923

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Tools for Coopers and Gaugers Produce Triers A. F. Brombacher & Co. Catalogue No. 15 (1922)

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Tredway Hardware Co. Dubuque, Iowa

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Wm. P. Walter's Sons: Catalog of Wood Workers’ Tools 1888 reprint

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Vintage Tools Inventory Workbooks

The Disston Hand Saw Pocket Inventory Workbook

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THE HAND PLANE INVENTORY WORKBOOK

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The Hand Saw Pocket Inventory Workbook

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THE OHIO TOOLS HAND PLANE INVENTORY WORKBOOK (THE FULL SIZE BOOK)

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THE OHIO TOOLS HAND PLANE POCKET INVENTORY WORKBOOK

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The Sargent Block Plane Pocket Inventory Workbook

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The Sargent Hand Plane Inventory Workbook (Full Size)

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The Sargent Hand Plane Pocket Inventory Workbook

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THE STANLEY HAND PLANE POCKET INVENTORY WORKBOOK

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Vintage Stanley-Sargent-Union-Ohio Tools Hand Plane Inventory Workbook

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