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Available
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Publication
Ballantine Book (1964), Edition: Reprint.
Description
Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made. Includes devices used by curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, loggers, tanners, coachmakers, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. An informal, expressively written book for cultural historians, woodcrafters, and Americana enthusiasts. 184 black-and-white illustrations.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jimmaclachlan
Like so many of Sloane's books, this is a good, quick overview of the subject. In this case, the tools that the Colonists of the US used, about mid 1700's to early 1800's. His sketches are wonderful (he was a very talented artist) & his understanding of the subject is such that he doesn't overwhelm
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the novice with too much information, yet has enough that even someone very familiar with the subject will find it a joy to read. He not only explains the tools, but how & why they were used, albeit briefly.Many a fantasy author who writes about low tech worlds could benefit by reading this book. I use many of these tools as a hobby & one of my pet peeves is an author misunderstanding the use of basic hand tools. Show Less
LibraryThing member SteveJohnson
Overview of old tools, both hand tools and larger, including lots of drawings showing how they work.
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
My dad turned me onto Sloane. I love satisfying my craving to learn something that I'll never use, and would never learn in school, but which is still interesting. It's especially interesting because Sloane's own passion shines in his writing.
LibraryThing member addunn3
Interesting look at tools of early America with great explanations of how they were used.
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Original publication date
1964
ISBN
0345246756 / 9780345246752