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18th century tools at Colonial Williamsburg Good introduction to old tools.
Antique Tools FAQ The rec.woodworking antique tool FAQ, maintained by Vince Miller.
Antique, Collectible, and Ornamental Tools The use, preservation, and study of hand- and foot-powered tools.
Apprentice Neanderthal Information on old tools.
PLANE BASICS
See how to create intricate mouldings and decorative edges and learn
how to use a variety of bench planes. Covers holding the plane, grain direction,
making adjustments, dressing rough lumber, jointing an edge, shooting boards,
smoothing and finishing, and much more. Included are valuable tips on sharpening,
grinding and tuning, as well as when and how to use rabbet, plow and dado
planes, and specialty planes. "...an excellent book..."
--Carver's News. 128 pages, 345 b/w illus.
Contents: 1.Using Bench planes 2.Sharpening 3.Tuning 4.Rabbet, Plow, and
Dado Planes 5.Specialty Planes 6. Universal Combination Planes (Record 045C,
Stanley #45, Stanley #55) 7.Scrapers 8.A Planing Project (building a Shaker
jelly cupboard)
Billy Bob Rigler's Home Page Maker of Shaker Baskets, some information on old tools.
Chuck Zitur's Old Tool Page Pictures and details on Chuck's personal old tool collection.
Disston 1914 Catalog Reprint Disston saws.
Electrolysis Simple method of replacing rust with iron.
Hock Handmade Replacment plane irons and knife and plane kits.
Lee Valley and Veritas Tools Mail-order and retail suppliers of woodworking and gardening hand tools.
List Of American Makers Of Gages, Rulers. Squares and Tapes A list of makers of measuring devices. No pictures.
Metal Router Type Study Page Information on hand tool (not electric) routers.
Mid-West Tool Collectors Association An organization dedicated to the study, preservation and understanding of the early tools, implements and devices used by our ancestors in their homes, shops, on the farms and on the seas.
Miller's Falls #1 spokeshave Information on how to adjust this tool.
Museum of Woodworking Tools Atrium On line museum of old woodworking tools.
Old Tools Front Porch This site discusses the history, usage, value, prices, availability, collectability, and restoration of old (pre-1960) woodworking tools.
OLDTOOLS Hypermail Archive by thread This is an archive of the Old Tools Discussion Group.
Pacific Northwest Tool Collectors I
Richmond Antique Tool Society A club for collectors, makers and users of antique tools.
Rocky Mountain Tool Collectors A club for collection, restoration, study, and understanding of the tools of early trades and crafts.
Scrapers Hand scraper information.
Stanley Combination Planes Information on the Stanley #45 and #55 Planes. Includeds type studies, instruction manuals and part lists.
The Electronic Neanderthal Antique tool information.
The Handsaw FAQ Documents handsaws and handsawing techniques, and provides a resource for collectors and users of old saws.
The MacLachlan Woodworking Museum Collection of woodworking tools and wooden objects. Re-created workshops from woodworking trades, such as cabinetmaker, cooper and timber-framer.
The Museum of Woodworking Tools Pictures and history of tools.
Tool Collectors Associations List of organizations and associations.
Transitional Planes Long discussion on Transitional Planes.
Treadle Lathe Reprint of a 1912 article that describes how to build your own treadle lathe.
Western New York Antique Tool Collectors Association A club for tool colectors.
Woodworking with Old Tools Information on the use of old tools.
Stan Faullin's Woodworking Page A Cabinetmaker's Tool chest
Abbot Village Antiques Has some antique tools for sale.
Martin J. Donnelly Tools twice-weekly photo-illustrated lists of tools. New lists of tools available every Tuesday and every Thursday at exactly 1:00 p.m. EST
Antique Tools Classified Index If you want to buy or sell an antique tool, you can post it here on this "bulletin board" maintaned by Jon Zimmer.
Antuque, Collectible, and Ornamental Tools Specializing in high quality collectible tools.
Bill Gustafson's Old and Antique Tools Dealer of old tools.
Bob Brode Tools for sale with online pictures.
Bob Kaune - Antique & Used Tools Buyer and seller of old tools specializing in Stanley Tools.
Buckeye Antique Iron Tool dealer with on-line for sale list and want list.
Chuck Zitur's Old Tools A dealer of old tools with pictures of the tool on-line.
Dukk Antiques An on-line source of antique woodworking tools.
Falcon-Wood, Old Woodworking Tools A source for Old Woodworking Tools and tools from other trades including; Machinists, Coachmakers, Shipwrights, Wheelwrights, Leatherworkers, Coopers and others.
George Gouldborn Ontario Antique Tool Dealer on the Web.
John Marshall A site were you can see a list of what is for sale and a picure of the item.
Jon Zimmer Home Page On-line dealer of old tools.