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‘Pianos of his own Manufacture’ – Wesley Whitaker, Raleigh, N.C., 1788-1858
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 65 no. 4, December 2012...
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When Gloversville Gloved America
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 53 no. 4, December 2000...
Read MoreLuigi Nessi: A Tribute to a Great Collector and a Remarkable Collection
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 65 no. 4, December 2012...
Read MoreNailmaking in the Eighteenth Century
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 64 no. 4, December 2011...
Read MoreThe Stanley Companies Pictorial Promotions Circa 1860-1960
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 62 no. 2, June, 2009...
Read MoreA Field Guide For Leonard Bailey’s Victor Block Planes
by Paul Van Pernis After a series of ever more...
Read MoreThe Nicholson Family – Joiners and Toolmakers
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 36 No. 2, June 1983...
Read MorePop Corn For Sunday Night Supper
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. XVI no. 1, March 1963...
Read MoreLarding and Larding Needles
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. XIII No. 3, September 1960...
Read MoreHand Printing Presses of the [Nineteenth] Century
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. III no. 17, October 1948...
Read MoreNomenclature and Variations of Parts of the Spiral Auger Bit
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. XXI no. 2, June 1968...
Read MoreSpiral Screwdrivers of Decatur, Illinois
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 49, no. 1, March 1996...
Read MoreThe Hawley Collection — The First Ten Years
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 59 no. 4, December 2006...
Read MorePolitical Campaign Lighting
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. XVII no. 3, September 1964...
Read MoreWood Screws as an Aid to Dating Wooden Artifacts
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 31 no. 1, March 1978...
Read MoreJustus Roe & Sons: Makers of Steel Tape Measures since 1876
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 57 no. 4, December 2004...
Read MoreJ. E. Minott, Edge-Tool Maker & Iron Forger
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 57 no. 1, September 2004...
Read MoreSocks and Stockings, Shirts, Drawers, and Sashes
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol., 53 no. 4, December 2000...
Read MoreThe Stinehour Press: Half a Century of Fine Printing in the Northeast Kingdom
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 62 no. 3, September 2009...
Read MoreHistory of the Taylor Thermometer Makers
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 30 no. 4, December...
Read MoreA Treasure Chest of Late-Nineteenth-Century Tools: John E. Kraus’s Tool Chest
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 60 no. 3, September 2007...
Read MoreSixteenth Century Nürnberg Tools
The following is excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 54 No....
Read MoreSome Interesting Shoemakers’ Tools
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 13 No. 4, December 1960...
Read MoreCentral New Jersey Chairmaking of the Nineteenth Century
Excerpted from The Chronicle Volume 3 Nos. 6 & 7,...
Read MoreThe Transformation of the Blacksmith: The Chesebro Blacksmith Shop, 1914-1920
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Volume 54, No. 1, March 2001...
Read MoreMechanical Kitchenalia: Parers
Excerpted from The Chronicle Volume 59 No. 4, December 2006...
Read MoreOhio’s Sandstone: Once the Source of the World’s Finest Grinding Stones
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 60 No. 1, March 2007...
Read MoreA Glimpse Inside a Small Musical Instrument Shop
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 55, no. 2, June 2002...
Read MoreThe Axemakers of Cornwallis Township
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 34 no.1, March 1981 by...
Read MoreClams, Pearls, and Button Cutting Tools
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. XXIII, No. 3, September 1970...
Read MoreBurning Brands or Marking Irons
Excerpted from the The Chronicle Vol. 31 No. 3, September...
Read MoreThe Staff of Life in Colonial America
Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 39 No.1, March 1986 by...
Read MoreThe Forming Machine: How the manufacturing of hats went from 6 to 600 per day
Excerpted from The Chronicle Volume 51, No 2, June...
Read MoreAn X-ray of a Dovetail Joint, & Letters and Comment on Puzzle Mallet
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 30, No. 2, 1977 by...
Read MoreJames Wilson, Pennsylvania Chairmaker
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 32, No. 4, December 1979...
Read MoreCraftsmanship and Art in an Early Tool Chest
The following is excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. VI, No....
Read More‘Whatsits’
By John Verrill, Executive Director, Early American Industries Association One...
Read MoreEarly Methods of Grinding Paint
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Sept. 1965...
Read MoreStanley Model Shop Tools: Stanley No. 87 Cabinet Makers Scraper Plane Prototype
The subject of this piece is a prototype for the...
Read MoreSome Notes on Bayberry Candles
Reprinted from The Chronicle Volume VI, No. 1, January, 1953...
Read MoreTools in Art: Albrecht Dürer
by Anonymous, reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume XXIV, No. 4,...
Read More“Another Tool Classification” (Burglar’s Tools)
By Harry Baer Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume XVII, No....
Read MoreThe Tools Of America’s First Glass Blowers
by J. C. Harrington Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume X,...
Read MoreSashmaking, Coopering, Hewing and Boring a Water Pipe Videos
Thanks to board member Sally Fishburn, here are some links...
Read More‘Beekeeping Exhibit Open at Shelburne Museum’
This article is excerpted from The Chronicle, Volume X, December...
Read MoreTour the IIAH (virtually, of course)
In our continuing effort to keep amused during these times...
Read More‘The Greenwood Gift to The Smithsonian Institution’
By C. Malcolm Watkins, Associate Curator, Division of Ethnology, U.S....
Read More‘Country’s Largest Tool Store at the Turn of the Century’
by R. James Aber Reprinted from The Chronicle, Volume XXIV,...
Read MorePanoramic Tour of a Great Masonic Temple
https://www.themasonic.com/building_architecture.phpI received this link from member Daniel Semel the other...
Read MoreDisposing of a Tool Collection
This article was originally published by the Mid-West Tool Collectors...
Read MoreJustus Traut’s “Bull-nozed” Convertible Block Plane
In an April 2017 blog entitled “Justus Traut’s Bull-Nose Plane”...
Read More2020 Annual Meeting is on the Horizon!
Registration information can be found here. From Forest to Farm, Tools...
Read MoreThere is a Stanley No. 145!
The “combination plane” was developed to create a woodworking tool...
Read MoreAnnual Meeting May 20-23, 2020
Staunton, Virginia is the location of the Annual Meeting in...
Read MoreTools, Techniques & Traditions: A Forum at OSV
As part of the overall initiative to bring woodworking and...
Read MoreColonial Homestead: A Midwest Tool Mecca
In almost every woodworking class I teach in Covington, Ky.,...
Read More2019 Annual Meeting Activities
Synopsis of the Workshops, Lectures, and Tours Scheduled for Friday...
Read MoreSargent Model Shop Tools: Prototype Successor to Shaw’s Patent Planes?
Here it is at only the second post of this...
Read MoreTen Things You Might Not Have Known About Lowell, Massachusetts
With the 2019 Early American Industries Association Annual Meeting coming...
Read MoreLeonard Bailey’s Last Vertical Post?
Leonard Bailey appears to have begun experimenting with and manufacturing...
Read MoreThe 2019 EAIA Annual Meeting – Put It On Your Calendar!
It’s time to start thinking about the 2019 EAIA Annual...
Read MoreEAIA’s BIG Sponsors Regional Meeting
The Blacksmith Interest Group (BIG) of EAIA held a regional...
Read MoreEAIA’s 85th Anniversary Annual Meeting Was A Great One!
After over a week of heavy rain, the skies began...
Read MoreEAIA’s 2018 Annual Meeting Photo Gallery – 85 Years Young!
The Lehigh Valley was a great place to celebrate the...
Read MoreStanley Model Shop Tools: A Transitional Furring Plane Prototype
This is the first of what is intended to be...
Read MoreTales, Teasers, and Enticements – Part II
The 85th Anniversary Early American Industries Association Annual Meeting is...
Read MoreTales Teaser and Enticements – Part I
The Early American Industries 2018 Annual Meeting is only about...
Read MoreA Maritime Blacksmith of Lamu
In my professional travels in developing countries, I’ve been amazed...
Read MoreBranded Wooden Planes in India
Branded Wooden Planes in India – American Analog….150 Years Later...
Read More85th Years Young! EAIA’s 85th Anniversary Annual Meeting
It may be hard to imagine right now in the...
Read MoreModel Shop Chamfer Planes – Part II
Part I of this post introduced you to Justus Traut’s...
Read MoreTraut’s Model Shop Chamfer Planes – Part 1
Justus A. Traut, worked for the Stanley Rule & Level...
Read MoreBrown’s 51st International Antique Tool Auction
Brown’s 51st International Antique Tool Auction was held on October...
Read MoreThe History of the Early American Industries Association
Our Purpose: The Early American Industries Association Preserves and Presents...
Read MoreEAIA’s 2018 Annual Meeting – Save the Dates!
The 2018 EAIA Annual Meeting Will Be Wednesday, May 23rd...
Read MoreA Picture Gallery From Old Sturbridge Village – The 2017 EAIA Annual Meeting
What a fantastic 2017 Early American Industries Association meeting at...
Read MorePanic, Patents, and Liberty Bell Planes
This post is a bit longer than those I’ve written...
Read More#120 Model Shop Prototype Block Plane; From Evolution to Production
It’s late in the year 1875, and Justus Traut and...
Read More18th C. House Wrights, Jointers & Carpenters: Bristol County, MA, part 2
Bristol County Documents Part Two This fifth post of documents...
Read MoreJustus Traut’s Early Adjustable #110 Block Planes
As I told you in my last post, Stanley Rule...
Read More18th C. House Wrights, Jointers & Carpenters: Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth County Documents This post presents documents and deeds relating to Early...
Read MoreGetting started with Fiber Arts
Hangin’ by a thread: Getting Started “What hobbies are you...
Read MoreCopy Cat Blocks and One From the Model Shop
On July 6, 1852, Birdsill Holly was granted Patent No....
Read MoreBrown’s 49th International Antique Tool Auction
October 29th, 2016, Radisson Hotel, Camp Hill, PA By: John...
Read More“What Goes Around Comes Around”
Aluminum Block Planes from the Stanley Model Shop In the...
Read MoreThe New Rules for Ivory Containing Tools-Revisited
On October 21st, 2014, I posted a blog on this...
Read MoreStanley Model Shop #278 Rabbet and Filletster Plane
The Stanley Rule & Level Company was always interested in...
Read MoreHistoric Trades Opportunity
The Early American Industries Association Eastfield Historic Trades Sampler, is...
Read More2016 EAIA Annual Meeting Recap
FUN, FRIENDS, AND LEARNING AT PLEASANT HILL SHAKER VILLAGE! ...
Read MoreFiber Fun at Pleasant Hill EAIA’s Annual Meeting!
Here we are….. a group photo of those who...
Read MoreThe Brown 48th International Antique Tool Auction, by John G. Wells
The 48th Brown Tool Auction was held at the Abraham...
Read More18th C. House Wrights, Jointers & Carpenters
Bristol County Documents This fourth installment of documents and...
Read MoreSpring at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village! Come Join Us!
EAIA’s 2016 Annual Meeting at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village on...
Read MorePleasant Hill Shaker Village Awaits!
“Begin today! No matter how feeble the light, let it...
Read More18th C. House Wrights, Jointers & Carpenters
18th Century Records of House Wrights, Jointers and Carpenters Essex...
Read MoreSIA Annual Conference
SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHEOLOGY Call for Paper Abstracts and Session...
Read More18th c. House Wrights, Jointers & Carpenters
18th Century Records of House Wrights, Jointers and Carpenters Essex...
Read MoreThe Brown 47th International Antique Tool Auction by John G. Wells
By John G. Wells Brown 47th International Antique Tool Auction...
Read MoreThe Plans Are Coming Together for EAIA’s Annual Meeting at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village, May 18th thru May 21st, 2016
The staff at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village just west of...
Read More18th Century Records of House Wrights, Jointers, Carpenters
18th Century Records of House Wrights, Jointers, Carpenters Middlesex County,...
Read MoreVariations on Stanley’s Corner Rounding Planes from The Model Shop
Stanley introduced the #144 corner rounding plane in 1925. They...
Read MoreSee Yourself in Pictures from Quebec City and the 2015 EAIA Annual Meeting
Please enjoy the slideshow of some highlights from the 2015...
Read MoreStanley’s #75 Bull Nose Rabbet Planes from the Model Shop
Since my last post was on the topic of bull...
Read MoreA Great Time in Quebec City, the 2015 EAIA Annual Meeting
The weather was perfect, the historic sites were fascinating, the...
Read More2016 EAIA Annual Meeting, May 18th-21st at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
The Early American Industries Association is pleased to announce that...
Read MoreA Tin Canister by Bill McMillen, Part 3
Assembly of the cylindrical body This third blog installment profiling...
Read MoreApril Regional Meeting Westerly RI — Quarries and Quarrying Tools
The Early American Industries Association in conjunction with the Babcock-Smith...
Read MoreThe 46th Brown International Antique Tool Auction by John Wells
Held on Saturday, March 28th, 2015, this was the second...
Read MoreA Review: British Saws & Saw Makers from 1660
Review submitted by Mike Stemple It has been rumored...
Read MoreWhat’s the Weather Like In Quebec City and What Should I Bring to the EAIA Annual Meeting?
The EAIA Annual Meeting May 13th thru May 16th in...
Read MoreStanley Model Shop Beech and Rosewood Wood Bottom Planes
Before we get back to the some more interesting planes...
Read MoreA tin canister by Bill McMillen, Part 2
Welcome back. I’d like to begin this second installment in...
Read MoreHave You Registerd Yet for the Early American Industries Association 2015 Annual Meeting in Quebec City?
March is here, and in just over two months we’ll...
Read MoreA tin canister by Bill McMillen, Part 1
Folks who attend EAIA meetings are certainly familiar with the...
Read MoreFrom the Stanley Model Shop – Charles Miller’s Tonguing and Grooving Planes
Continuing with the theme of tools from the Stanley Model...
Read MoreTime is Passing! Get Ready for Quebec City – Get Your Passport or Passport Card!
Anyone from outside of Canada, including children, who plan on...
Read MoreFrom the Stanley Model Shop, Installment #2, A Round Bottom Block Plane
Many of the tools from the Stanley Rule &...
Read MoreCollecting Obsolete Surveying Instruments
Written and submitted by Ron Blauch The electronic age brought...
Read MoreAn Unusual Nickel Plated Stanley #2 With a Chamfered Sole
I’ll readily admit it, I’m a “tool collector”. I’m fascinated...
Read MoreThe 45th Brown International Antique Tool Auction by John G. Wells
This was the first Brown International Antique Tool Auction that...
Read MoreStanley Handyman H104 ‘Ready-Edge’ Smoothing Plane
Have you ever used a Gillette disposable razor cartridge and...
Read MoreNew Rules for Ivory & Tools Containing Ivory
On February 25th, 2014, the United States Fish and Wildlife...
Read MoreEAIA Annual Meeting 2014: Day 4 Tool Sale, Trading Show, Auction and Banquet
Photo Gallery from the EAIA 2014 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh...
Read MorePresident’s Blog – Who, What, & Why EAIA
I need to introduce myself. My name is Paul Van...
Read MoreAn Important Philadelphia Windsor Chair Discovered in Atlanta
By Herb Lapp I occasionally make Windsor chairs. Last year...
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