"'I was born to race. Born to drive a team of sled dogs. Born to follow my dream of running the Iditarod.' This is the real-life story of a young girl with a big dream. From the time she was three yea
Originally published in 1881, FitzGerald's Carriage Trimmers' Manual and Guide Book offered detailed instructions for creating and installing carriage upholstery, tops, and fittings. Illustrated throu
Illustrated with black and white diagrams, this guide lists the value and condition classification of boring tools, edge tools, wooden planes, metal planes, measuring tools, and saws manufactured afte
The Park, in Eureka, California, evolved over the past quarter century from a sawmill and wood-working shop that increasingly specialized in Victorian furniture and restoration. Among the traditional
Articles presented here describe highlights of the author's collection of slide rules, one of the largest collections in the world. The book begins with an overview on what interests slide rule collec
Over the course of 275 years, American plow planes evolved from a primitive device for cutting a groove at a set distance from an edge to the one of the most gaudy and expensive woodworking tools that
This book provides information on some 300 American builders of planers, shapers, and slotters operating throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, and includes some 1,000 b&w illustrations of
In the hopes of "preserving these delightful devices for future generations," this collector of slide rules covers everything one could possibly want to know about this crude form of analog computer:
