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I realise I have a bit of an odd collection going on now. I've been buying pretty much every old wood machining book that I've come across online that wasn't silly money and I've gathered quite a few now. Anyone else doing this or is it just me?
So far I've got:
The Woodworking Machinist Volumes 1 & 2 by R.H.Holdern 1958
Woodworking Machinery Theory and Practice R.H.Holdern 1952
Sawing and Planing by A.H.Haycock 1948
Tenoning, Morticing and Boring by A.H.Haycock 1949
Spindle Moulding by A.H.Haycock 1952
Routing by A.H.Haycock 1953
Four-Cutter Practice by A.H.Haycock 1955
Modern Mechanical Saw Practice by J.Raymond Foyster 1947
Modern Woodworking Machine Practice by J.Raymond Foyster 1963
Information and Operation Units in Machine Woodworking by Robert Smith 1938
Woodworking Machinery its Rise, Progress and Construction by M.Powis Bale 1914
Joiners Machines and How to Work them by T.R Groom 1933
Saws and Sawing by Sydney Lister 1937
Planers and Planing by Sydney Lister 1947
Sanders and Sanding by Sydney Lister 1948
Woodworking Machinery for Small Workshops by Firstly A.Murray Ball and expanded upon by W.J Blackmur (Also removed references to colonialism 1937
How to Work a Spindle Moulder by W.J Blackmur 1925 (Thanks for the Date AndyT )
Saw Mill Work and Practice by W.J. Blackmur 1926?
Principles of Woodcutting Machinists work by T.Hesp 1951
Two Hundred Years of History and Evolution of Woodworking Machinery by William L. Sims 1985 (For some reason Rycotewood chucked out this book? You'd think a woodworking college would want to keep it.)
Machine Woodworking by Herman Hjorth 1937
Operation of Common Woodworking Machines by Herman Hjorth 1942
Machine Woodworking by John R Clayton 1974
Machine Woodworking Technology for Hand Woodworkers by F.E.Sherlock 1973
Woodworking Machinery by H.R.Hudson 1946
Modern Woodworking Machinery by J.Stafford Ransome 1902
Cutters and Cutter-blocks by Stafford Ransome 1927
The Technique of Woodworking Machinery Vol 1 & 2 by Frank.L. Dunsmore 1965
Wadkin Catalogue No. 415, 1936
Wadkin Catalogue No. 790/1, 1973
Wadkin Tools and Accessories for Woodworking Machinery Catalogue No. 745 1950
Robinson Tools and Accessories For Woodworking Machinery Catalogue NO 17T (No idea on age, I guess late 60's to early 70's just by the fact they were still selling square cutter heads and suggesting which bandsaw blades were best for cutting Asbestos
The New Builders Handbook on Woodcutting Machine Work by S.H.Glennister 1948
Circular Saws by Eric Stephenson and Dave Plank 1972
The Hanchett Saw and Knife Fitting Manual 1956
Practical Geometry - For Carpenters, Joiners And Woodcutting Machinists by A.B.Emary 1955 (Less about wood machining and more about geometry, but there are some good bits about cutter geometry and how to calculate knife shape)
Carpentry, Joinery and Machine Woodworking by A.B.Emary 1974
Woodworking for Industry John.L.Feirer 1963
Machine Woodworking by DeWitt Hunt 1956
Safety Hints on the use of Wood-Working Machinery by His Majesty's Stationary Office 1933
Circular Saws by His Majesty's Stationary Office 1937
A Handbook of Woodcutting by His Majesty's Stationary Office 1946
I must say firstly, that I haven't read all of them fully But they're all very interesting and whilst a lot of similar topics are touched upon there's something to be learned from each one. It seems a lot of techniques have also been lost to the modern machinist too, some perhaps were seriously questionable but there's good stuff there that I've begun applying to my own work. It's an interesting insight into a time where the job at hand was worth more than the hand doing the job. They seemed to have a far greater understanding of the machines 60+ years ago than we do now. They could definitely make them work harder than most do now, that's for sure.
Anyone else got any gems of their own?
So far I've got:
The Woodworking Machinist Volumes 1 & 2 by R.H.Holdern 1958
Woodworking Machinery Theory and Practice R.H.Holdern 1952
Sawing and Planing by A.H.Haycock 1948
Tenoning, Morticing and Boring by A.H.Haycock 1949
Spindle Moulding by A.H.Haycock 1952
Routing by A.H.Haycock 1953
Four-Cutter Practice by A.H.Haycock 1955
Modern Mechanical Saw Practice by J.Raymond Foyster 1947
Modern Woodworking Machine Practice by J.Raymond Foyster 1963
Information and Operation Units in Machine Woodworking by Robert Smith 1938
Woodworking Machinery its Rise, Progress and Construction by M.Powis Bale 1914
Joiners Machines and How to Work them by T.R Groom 1933
Saws and Sawing by Sydney Lister 1937
Planers and Planing by Sydney Lister 1947
Sanders and Sanding by Sydney Lister 1948
Woodworking Machinery for Small Workshops by Firstly A.Murray Ball and expanded upon by W.J Blackmur (Also removed references to colonialism 1937
How to Work a Spindle Moulder by W.J Blackmur 1925 (Thanks for the Date AndyT )
Saw Mill Work and Practice by W.J. Blackmur 1926?
Principles of Woodcutting Machinists work by T.Hesp 1951
Two Hundred Years of History and Evolution of Woodworking Machinery by William L. Sims 1985 (For some reason Rycotewood chucked out this book? You'd think a woodworking college would want to keep it.)
Machine Woodworking by Herman Hjorth 1937
Operation of Common Woodworking Machines by Herman Hjorth 1942
Machine Woodworking by John R Clayton 1974
Machine Woodworking Technology for Hand Woodworkers by F.E.Sherlock 1973
Woodworking Machinery by H.R.Hudson 1946
Modern Woodworking Machinery by J.Stafford Ransome 1902
Cutters and Cutter-blocks by Stafford Ransome 1927
The Technique of Woodworking Machinery Vol 1 & 2 by Frank.L. Dunsmore 1965
Wadkin Catalogue No. 415, 1936
Wadkin Catalogue No. 790/1, 1973
Wadkin Tools and Accessories for Woodworking Machinery Catalogue No. 745 1950
Robinson Tools and Accessories For Woodworking Machinery Catalogue NO 17T (No idea on age, I guess late 60's to early 70's just by the fact they were still selling square cutter heads and suggesting which bandsaw blades were best for cutting Asbestos
The New Builders Handbook on Woodcutting Machine Work by S.H.Glennister 1948
Circular Saws by Eric Stephenson and Dave Plank 1972
The Hanchett Saw and Knife Fitting Manual 1956
Practical Geometry - For Carpenters, Joiners And Woodcutting Machinists by A.B.Emary 1955 (Less about wood machining and more about geometry, but there are some good bits about cutter geometry and how to calculate knife shape)
Carpentry, Joinery and Machine Woodworking by A.B.Emary 1974
Woodworking for Industry John.L.Feirer 1963
Machine Woodworking by DeWitt Hunt 1956
Safety Hints on the use of Wood-Working Machinery by His Majesty's Stationary Office 1933
Circular Saws by His Majesty's Stationary Office 1937
A Handbook of Woodcutting by His Majesty's Stationary Office 1946
I must say firstly, that I haven't read all of them fully But they're all very interesting and whilst a lot of similar topics are touched upon there's something to be learned from each one. It seems a lot of techniques have also been lost to the modern machinist too, some perhaps were seriously questionable but there's good stuff there that I've begun applying to my own work. It's an interesting insight into a time where the job at hand was worth more than the hand doing the job. They seemed to have a far greater understanding of the machines 60+ years ago than we do now. They could definitely make them work harder than most do now, that's for sure.
Anyone else got any gems of their own?
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