Tools for Sale

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 Although the 4th edition has superseded this book in terms of reference, it still has excellent, beautifully presented information on British planes and molding planes in general.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

Sixth printing, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket. Minor very old water damage resulting in some warped pages. Still completely legible. $10

Softcover, 1998. Very good condition. Original copies like this are somewhat hard to find and listed for crazy money on Amazon. You can buy a modern reprint from Lost Arts Press that is better quality than any vintage printing. This is a good original example. $25

Softcover, excellent condition. This is a 1972 reprint of the 1793 original $10

1975 softcover, excellent condition $5

1968, very good condition. More interesting than you'd imagine. $5

140 pages, excellent condition. This shows Swan's full line of tools, from chisels to auger bits, tool boxes to drawknives. It's the most comprehensive Swan catalog available. It also includes numerous photographs of the factory. $20

From the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. 186 pages. Excellent condition $10

Hardcover with dustjacket, Excellent condition with light wear to the jacket. Printed in Japan- exceptional quality. Full color photographs throughout. $20

This is a reprint of the 1922 original. It's 220 pages and in excellent condition. It focuses on woodworking tools in the British tradition (think sash fillisters and shoulder planes). $15

This is a rare reprint to come across. It was published in 1976 by the EAIA. It is one of the few references we have for the pre-Civil War maker Wheeler, Madden, and Bakewell in Middletown, NY. The company would later become the saw-making behemoth Wheeler, Madden, and Clemson. It's 40 pages, excellent condition $24

This 408 page, 1991 publication, is a compilation of articles that appeared in the EAIA's "Chronicle" magazine. It's truly an interesting read with high quality writing about fascinating subjects in depth. I highly recommend it. $20

This is a 1972 reprint of the 1959 version. It's a very informative book on using hand planes of all sorts. It's English in origin so the focus is on Record hand planes. This is 256 pages, very good condition with light wear $15

1933 original printing. 324 pages. Very good condition. $25

1974 Third printing. Hardcover with dustjacket and mylar sleeve. A well-photographed introduction to the art of woodurning. $10

1962 first printing.336 pages. Dustcover has some wear but the book is excellent. $15

This is a beautifully photographed Taunton Press publication. 386 pages. Excellent condition $20

1978. 288 pages, excellent condition. Hardcover with dustjacket and protective mylar sleeve. $20

This is a modern reprint of decent quality of the 1891 original. The original is readily available online for free but it's nice to have a hard copy. $10

New Condition $30

New condition, hardcover $25

This 130 page catalog is in new condition. It's a top-of-the-line printing and containers Swan's full line of tools. $20

66 pages, very good condition. This catalog contains Stanley's full line of woodworking hand tools. $15

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. $10

52 pages. Excellent condition. This contains Stanley's full line of woodworking hand tools. $10

The Carpenter Steel Company of Reading, PA sold high grade steels and wire of all sorts. This is perhaps the most beautifully printed period catalog I've come across. It has gilded edges and full color illustrations including some mysteriously sparkling examples of their steel labels. 254 pages, very good condition with minor wear. $24

540 pages. Hardcover. Very good condition with minor wear. The scope and depth of drawing, drafting, and measuring tools is astonishing. The company was founded in 1867 and based in Hoboken, NJ. An excellent period catalog- check out the samples of the various types of paper they sold and their uses. $25

This is an original 1941 hardcover catalog . It's 640 pages and in very good condition with only light wear. It has the original inserts which describe discounts and stock limitations due to the "present emergency". An especially good example. $25

This 48 page booklet has everything you ever wanted to know about bits and drilling. This is the 1943 "National Defense Edition". It is in very good condition with only light wear. $15

This catalog is 545 pages and in very good condition with only light wear. Starrett catalogs make great references in large part because they show many of the tools in use. I find this helpful because it can be hard to picture use cases for some of the more esoteric machinists tools . $10

This catalog is 490 pages and in excellent condition. Starrett catalogs make great references in large part because they show many of the tools in use. I find this helpful because it can be hard to picture use cases for some of the more esoteric machinists tools . $10

This 224 page catalog is in exceptional condition. It contains the company's full line of drilling, boring, and machining tools. $30

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. $15

This 288 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. $20

This 288 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. $20

This 386 page catalog is in Fair condition. The front cover and first six pages are not in good condition. The remaining pages are all in great shape. It contains Starrett's full line of machinists tools along with illustrations and descriptions of how the tools are used. An invaluable reference. $5

416 pages, very good condition with minimal wear. It has B&S's full line of machinists tools of all sorts. An exceptional reference. $15

128 pages, very good condition with minor staining and a good binding. This is the only copy of this catalog I've come across. $15

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. $24

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. $45

56 pages. Very good condition with light wear.It dates to around 1920 based on the patents described and tools shown. $25

56 pages. Very good condition with light wear.It dates to around 1920 based on the patents described and tools shown. $15

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. $24

This is one of the few references for Fray tools available. It is 42 pages and includes Fray's full line braces, drills, tool handles, etc. It's in excellent condition $20

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 $5

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. $15

166 pages. New condition. PS&W made a huge variety of tools of all sorts, all of the highest quality. Their tools are very common to find today which makes this a valuable reference. It's a high quality reprint published by the MWTCA. $24

This catalog has one small corner missing from the cover but is in otherwise excellent condition. It contains all of the tools offered for sale in 1926. An exceptional reference. $28

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 $5

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 $5

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 $5

This is one of the few Peck, Stowe, and Wilcox catalogs you'll find, and the only one I know of that concentrates solely on hand tools and mostly woodworking tools. It's 96 pages and has PEXTO's fun line of braces, edge tools, layout tools, etc. It's an excellent reference to this company's top quality hand tools $20

This is a MWTCA reprint of the MF catalog No. 24 from ca. 1894. It has 70 pages of all sorts of Millers Falls tools. It is in excellent condition. A great reference book. $15

68 pages, new condition. This is one of the earlier and harder to find 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. $20

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. $15

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. $5

This is a fascinating catalog to have in your library- C.E. Jennings doesn't get much mention these days but they made a huge number of high quality tools including braces, bits, chisels and drawknives, some amazing saws, and truly incredible too chests and boxes. 176 pages. Very good condition. $20

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. $10

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

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

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. $15

92 pages. Excellent Condition. This is a Ken Roberts reprint with added notes on Stanley history. A useful reference. $10