Volume 7: Art of the Edge Tool

The Ferrous Metallurgy of New England Shipsmiths and Edge Toolmakers
From the Construction of Maine’s First Ship, the Pinnace Virginia (1607), to 1882

 
Preface to the Hand Tools in History series
Art of the Edge Tool: The Ferrous Metallurgy of New England Shipsmiths and Edge Toolmakers
(.pdf)
Appendices
A. Definitions: Types of Iron and Steel
(.pdf)
B. Survey of Ironworks in Southeastern New England, 1645 - 1848
(.pdf)
C. Bining’s Listing of Forges and Furnaces Located in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1758
(.pdf)
D. Listing of Shipwright's Tools: 1607 - 1840
E. Excerpts from Moxon
(.pdf)
F. Chapelle's listing from the National Watercraft Collection
(.pdf)
G. Bibliography
(.pdf)