Henry O. Studley - One of the most fine work in a tool chest.

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Henry O. Studley (1838-1925) was an organ and piano maker, Patriot-Ledger* for his remarkable tool chest, among his other achievements. The Studley Tool Chest Before he died in 1925, Studley gave the tool chest to a friend. That man’s grandson, Peter Hardwick, loaned the chest to the Smithsonian in the late 1980s as part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution’s Fine Woodworking* and a popular wall poster. When closed and hanging on a wall it takes up an area of approximately 39 inches by 20 inches with a 9 inch depth. [Read More]
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Sam Maloof - Last Days

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Sam Maloof (January 24, 1916 – May 21, 2009) was a furniture designer and woodworker. He was born Samuel Solomon Maloof, a member of the large Maalouf family, in Chino, California, to Lebanese immigrants. He attended high school first at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California, where he took his first woodworking class and was recognized by his art teacher as having extraordinary skill. Later he attended Chino High School. Shortly after completing high school, he began working in the art department of the Vortox Manufacturing Company in Claremont, California. [Read More]
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History Of Power Tools - A History Documentary Film

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A power tool is a tool that is actuated by an extra power source and system other than the solely manual labour used with hand tools. Tools directly driven by animal power are not normally thought about power tools. Power tools are utilized in industry, in construction, in the yard, for household chores activities such as food preparation, cleansing, and around our home for functions of driving (bolts), drilling, cutting, forming, sanding, grinding, transmitting, polishing, painting, heating and more. [Read More]
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History Of Hand Tools - Documentary Film

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History Of Hand Tools - Documentary Film A hand tool is any kind of device that is not a power device– that is, one powered by hand (hands-on labour) rather than by an engine. Some examples of hand tools are garden forks, secateurs, rakes, hammers, , screwdrivers, pliers and knives. Hand tools are generally much less hazardous than power tools. Hand tools have actually been utilized by people since the stone age when rocks were utilized for reducing and hammering. [Read More]
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The ABC of Hand Tools

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Nothing Like a Disney cartoon to teach us about hand tools. This is an educational film in two parts. Part one covers metal shop, and part two covers wood shop. Primitive Pete does everything wrong in both environments. He uses the tools incorrectly, allowing the narrator to correct him. It also features his female counterpart, who is constantly distracting him. In this 1945 Disney cartoon we learn about Primitive Pete, Disney’s imagined inventor of the hammer. [Read More]
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