Museum - Books & Booklets : The Care of Tools; Sharpening, Fettling, &c., &c.

THE ART OF SAW FILING, SCIENTIFICALLY TREATED AND EXPLAINED ON PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES...H. W. Holly, 1864/1882. Before there was Hodgson, before there was Grimshaw, there was H. W. Holly. Originally published in 1864 and re-issued for more than 25 years, this is one of the earlier treatises on saw care and saw sharpening. This edition is from 1882. Other than a different cover and some minor pagination changes, it is the same as the 1864 edition. Unfortunately, my 1864 edition is missing two pages.
 

HAND SAWS. Their Use, Care and Abuse. How To Select, and How To File Them. ... by Fred T. Hodgson. Philadelphia, David McKay, Publisher. 1909. Copyright 1888. Mr. Hodgson's typically idiosyncratic style of writing, combined with his particular brand of Opinions, makes for a read both informative and amusing.
 

STANLEY: READ THIS BEFORE YOU USE STANLEY PLANES. c1950. Printed in ether Australia or Great Britain. Instructions for sharpening and maintaining Stanley Plane Blades..Includes the wrapper from a blade, complete with further instructions.

Contributed by Peter Robinson of the Oldtools eMail list.
 

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PROPER CARE OF YOUR HAND SAWS! c1950. Porter-Disston Division, H K Porter, Australia. The international scope of ephemera is clear in this combination of Porter, Disston, Beavers and hand saws.

Contributed by Peter Evans of the Oldtools eMail list.

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SUGGESTIONS ON THE CARE OF SAWS, BY C.C. TAINTOR: INVENTOR OF THE TAINTOR SAW SET. TAINTOR MFG. COMPANY, 113 CHAMBER STREET, NEW YORK. 1908. Mr. Taintor proudly shows us how best to set a hand saw using his invention.

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HOW TO FILE A HAND SAW. 1916. The Simonds Manufacturing Company. An elementary introduction to the use and care of hand saws for the boy (or girl) carpenter.

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CONCERNING HANDSAWS: SOME HINTS ON THEIR CARE & MAINTENANCE. Spear & Jackson: The World's Greatest Sawmakers. Aetna Works, Sheffield. c1950 Reprinted 2006 the Traditional Trades Group, Inc. Spear & Jackson's take on how their handsaws are made and how best to care for them.

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SERVICING YOUR SAWS. W. Tyzack, Sons & Turner LTD. Little London Works, Sheffield c1950. From the British view, how to care for your saws. To use these techniques, you have to know how to set your saws with a hammer. No saw sets for this lot.

Contributed by Paul Womack of the Oldtools eMail list.