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Tools that Built America, The

Bealer, Alex W.

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$13.95

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In this richly illustrated book, author and master craftsman Alex Bealer tells the fascinating story of woodworking in colonial America, enthusiastically describing and clearly depicting a wide array of devices – from axes wielded by frontiersmen to clear the land and build log cabins, to carpenters' saws, planes, and hammers, and furniture-makers' chisels, bevels, lathes, and calipers.

Format: Soft cover, Dimensions: 6" x 9", Pages: 212, Illustrations: over 200



In this richly illustrated book, author and master craftsman Alex Bealer tells the fascinating story of woodworking in colonial America, enthusiastically describing and clearly depicting a wide array of devices – from axes wielded by frontiersmen to clear the land and build log cabins, to carpenters' saws, planes, and hammers, and furniture-makers' chisels, bevels, lathes, and calipers.

Author Bealer, Alex W.
Publisher Dover Publications
ISBN 978-0-486-43753-8
Format Softcover