The Tools that Built America (Dover Books on Americana Series) by Alex W. Bealer, Alex W. Bealer (Illustrator), John O. Ellis (Photographer)

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  • Pub. Date: November 2004
  • 224pp

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    • Pub. Date: November 2004
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Format: Paperback, 224pp

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    Fascinating story of early American woodworking, told by a master craftsman, enthusiastically describes and clearly illustrates a wide array of axes, saws, planes, hammers, and other implements used by frontiersmen. Delicate tools such as calipers, bevels, and lathes employed by cabinet- and furniture-makers are portrayed as well. Over 200 drawings and photographs.

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