Tools for Sale

paperback, in excellent condition. This is a very well-done book, informative and well-photographed. $15

Lost Arts Press, new condition. It's a beautiful publication, as you'd expect.$47 new today $35

Excellent condition. 12th Printing. $40

This 200 page softcover is in very good condition with minimal wear. It is filled with excellent illustrations and descriptions of every type of hand woodworking tool. $10

This is a collection of articles published in the MWTCA Gristmill between 199-2014. It's a great read if you are interested in rare and unusual saws. $10

Softcover, excellent condition. A collection of articles from the SAPFM Journal. I can't recommend this one highly enough if you are into early American furniture $20

Originally published in 1928, reprinted together in 1961. Hardcover, very good condition. Over 5,000 examples of period furniture and accessories are documented within. It's a massive, heavy tome. $25

This is _the_ catalog reprint to have if you are a Millers Falls aficionado. It has the full line of Millers Falls tools while the company was at its peak. The catalog has 184 pages of everything from the drills and braces you'd expect as well as mitre boxes, treadle power tools, vises, smithing tools, saws, and all sorts of other stuff. It's the best Millers Falls reference out there. $20

This is an original 208 page Stanley catalog featuring their full line of Stanley's hand tools. It's just about the peak of Stanley's line of hand tools before it was trimmed due to the war effort. It's in very good condition with only light wear. A great reference and piece of Stanley's history. $25

This is an original 192 page Stanley catalog featuring their full line of Stanley's hand tools. It has a forward that includes all of the Yankee tools Stanley was selling shortly after they acquired North Brothers. A great reference and piece of Stanley's history. Good condition with wear. $20

Hardcover with dust jacket. Excellent condition. Although the 4th edition has superseded this book in terms of reference, it still has excellent, beautifully presented information on British planes and molding planes in general. It's a hard book to find, and is listed for crazy money on the used book dealers' websites, $25

This is a Ken Roberts reprint which includes commentary on the company's history and products. It's an uncommon reference book. $24

This is an important historcial reference for saw collectors and researchers. It's containsthe only known catalogs of Richardson Brothers, Harvey Peace, and Woodrough and McParlin. It's a hard reprint to find due to its populatiry. This example is in excellent condition $24

This is an important historcial reference for saw collectors and researchers. It's containsthe only known catalogs of Richardson Brothers, Harvey Peace, and Woodrough and McParlin. It's a hard reprint to find due to its populatiry. This example is in excellent condition $24

New condition $28

This catalog was produced just a couple of years after the merger of the two companies. It's complete with the original jobbers price list insert. It's a valuable reference book $25

Hardcover, 545 pages, new condition in its original protective package. This is an especially useful reference book if you are interested in tools of any sort. This is the 1975 first printing. $30

The American Axe and Tool Co was incorporated in 1889 and involved the merger of 14 axe and tool makers and 16 plants. The companies included many well-respected names like the Underhill Edge Tool Co. This catalog reprint has 130 pages of axes, hatchets, and other edge tools, along with a history of the company. It's in very good condition $12

This 416 page catalog dates to around 1900. It's full of woodworking tools, machinist, blacksmithing supplies, etc. An excellent reference $10

New condition, recently reprinted, 92 pages. It features Athol's full line of vises and other machinists tools. $24

290 pages, very good condition with minimal wear. Starrett's full line of machinist tools with extended descriptions of each. It's an invaluable reference. $20

New condition, recently reprinted, 80 pages. It features Athol's full line of vises and other machinists tools. $24

This 74 page catalog is in excellent condition. It contains instructions on using all of Starrett's measuring tools. It's a very insightful read for hobbyist machinists $20

The definitive reference to machinists tools. Excellent condition. 314 pages. $25

Softcover, good condition with some light wear. This is 100% pure tool porn. It's a beautiful book. Caution: likely to cause the urge to collect tools. $10

This is an original 208 page Stanley catalog featuring their full line of Stanley's hand tools from the tail end of the SW era It is in good condition with some wear and a repaired cover. A great reference and piece of Stanley's history. $20

This is an original 240 page Stanley catalog featuring their full line of Stanley's hand tools. It's just about the peak of Stanley's line of hand tools before it was trimmed due to the war effort. It's in excellent condition with minimal wear and great color A great reference and piece of Stanley history. $25

220 pages. Very good condition with dust jacket. Dust jacked has some foxing. This appears to be a first printing. This is an excellent reference to all Stanley planes. It resembles Walters guide, though smaller in scope. $40

This is an original 192 page Stanley catalog featuring their full line of Stanley's hand tools. It is in very good condition with light wear and great color. A great reference and piece of Stanley history. $25

This is the only known reprint of a catalog from G.W. Bradley which operated in Weston, CT from 1812-1911. It has a history of the company on the inside cover. It is 16 pages of all sorts of edge tools. It's the first example I've come across. $15

Softcover, excellent condition. $5

This is a 1970s Ken Roberts reprint which contains a history of Stanley at the end. It's one of the earliest Stanley's catalogs and a good reference. $5

52 pages. Excellent condition. This contains Stanley's full line of woodworking hand tools. $5

This 472 page catalog is in excellent condition. It contains Starrett's full line of machinists tools along with illustrations and descriptions of how the tools are used. An invaluable reference. $10

This is the full 104 page second edition in excellent condition. It includes a full listing of all the planes Sargent made- and they made a lot of them. It also has a type study, box label study, and other information on the company. An excellent reference for anyone interested in Sargent. $20

This 998 catalog is in excellent condition. It has the company's full line of tools, hardware and supplies. It's essentially an entire 1960s hardware store. $25

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $2

72 pages, new condition. This is one of the last of the Sandusky catalogs. Sandusky was one of the largest plane and toolmakers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They made all sorts of tools including many of the planes sold by Sargent. An excellent reference. $10

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $2

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $2

120 pages. Excellent condition. This catalog has Lufkin's full line of tape measures, rules, folding rules, log measures, etc. An excellent reference book to this company's top quality tools $2

72 pages, new condition. This is one of the last of the Sandusky catalogs. Sandusky was one of the largest plane and toolmakers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They made all sorts of tools including many of the planes sold by Sargent. An excellent reference. $10

This is a very common reprint, originally published by Jackson and Tyler, a Baltimore, MD tool merchant. It has woodworking, machinists, blacksmiths tools, and more. 112 Pages. Excellent condition. $2

This is the MWTCA 2003 reprint of the 1904 catalog. Cheney made top quality hammers and related tools in Little Falls, NY. The catalog has 35 pages featuring hammers, hammers, and, more hammers. It's a good reference catalog to have, assuming you like hammers. $5

This is a beautiful 64 page reprint with some full-color plates. It's a top quality Roger K. Smith publication on high quality paper. It is in excellent condition with no wear. It has V&Bs line of planes, hammers, axes, and other tools. One of the few V&B references available. $5

80 pages, softcover, excellent condition. This is a somewhat important reference as United Hardware and Tool was a major reseller in the early 20th century. They sold many tools under the "Fulton" name brand. This brand is frequently associated with Sears but this catalog suggests at least some of these tools were sold by United instead. They sold a full line of tools of all sorts including many German wooden planes sold under the Columbia brand name. It's a somewhat hard catalog to find today, and very useful. $10