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British Saws: A History and Collector´s Guide
Simon Barley
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Description for British Saws: A History and Collector´s Guide
Paperback. Simon Barley explores British saws. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Along with knives, hammers and axes, the saw is a tool that has been used by humans for thousands of years. A toothed piece of metal fitted with a handle has been applied to cutting almost every material ever invented, from the softest wood to the hardest metals. In Britain, an industry to supply the nation's saw users began to grow rapidly in the eighteenth century, and marched with the Industrial Revolution to become the largest in the world. Millions of saws were made, and like most other tools, they were exported worldwide, but they don't survive very well, because ... Read more
Along with knives, hammers and axes, the saw is a tool that has been used by humans for thousands of years. A toothed piece of metal fitted with a handle has been applied to cutting almost every material ever invented, from the softest wood to the hardest metals. In Britain, an industry to supply the nation's saw users began to grow rapidly in the eighteenth century, and marched with the Industrial Revolution to become the largest in the world. Millions of saws were made, and like most other tools, they were exported worldwide, but they don't survive very well, because ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445649740
SKU
V9781445649740
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Ref
99-2
About Simon Barley
Simon Barley has used his medical qualifications to do several jobs in different countries. His retirement has been taken up with researching, collecting and writing about saws of all kinds, based on voluntary work in the huge Ken Hawley Collection of tools in Sheffield.
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