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Title: Great 1920 Woodworking Tool Catalog
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on October 25, 2012, 09:18:21 AM

Great info on auger drills, vices, anvils and chisel handles for Scottg to ponder.

http://toolemera.com/catpdf/jgrahamCat1920.pdf (http://toolemera.com/catpdf/jgrahamCat1920.pdf)

Title: Re: Great 1920 Woodworking Tool Catalog
Post by: anglesmith on October 25, 2012, 04:40:53 PM

Thanks for that link, great old catalogue. Wow 38 pages of wood bits! I have never come across a gimlet type bit with built in countersink!?
Graeme

Title: Re: Great 1920 Woodworking Tool Catalog
Post by: oldtools on October 25, 2012, 06:21:09 PM

WOW!! 396 page Catalog from 1920 !!
great information on tools.. hand grinders, sawset, etc.
tempted to print it, too bad can't save it to my computer, only to fav link.

Title: Re: Great 1920 Woodworking Tool Catalog
Post by: rusty on October 25, 2012, 07:21:21 PM

>have never come across a gimlet type bit with built in countersink!?

I have one , *somewhere*, strange , fragile looking thing...only ever seen the one I instantly bought tho..

Title: Re: Great 1920 Woodworking Tool Catalog
Post by: Nolatoolguy on October 26, 2012, 01:03:08 AM

Very Very nice catolog, just spent alot of time lookin at it. Its amazing to see all those. Except to bad those prices werent like that today.