British Planemakers From 1700, W. L. Goodman, 3rd Edition Ed. Jane & Mark Rees
In 514 pages
Very Good Used Condition
Contains the Details of Some 1650 Makers of and Dealers in Planes.
Of the More than 1800 Marks Discussed in the Check List of Makers,
1650 are Reproduced Full Sized More than 70 Trade Marks are Illustrated.
This book, the standard reference work on planemakers, is in two a check list of makers and their marks, proceeded by a history of the planemakers and the tools they made. It shows how specialist planemakers evolved from general woodworking tradesmen in the early 1700 s and it traces the development of the wooden plane up to the author s lifetime. The history of the plane is told from several points of the lives of the makers; the uses fro which different planes were designed; the changing shape of planes (length, profile, wedge, chamfers); makers marks and those of owners (often of successive generations) all indicating pride in craftsmanship and ownership of an expensive possession.
CONDITION
Very Good
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