Restoring Antique Tools

By Herbert P. Kean

Here is the book that finally unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for years. It explains critical (and previously closely-held) restoration techniques in a way that even the most uninitiated can understand and follow. There are chapters covering boring and edge tools, planes (wood, wood-bottomed, and metal), measuring tools, saws and other miscellaneous tools, as well as a general chapter on cleaning and refinishing. The author explains how to make a bow for a bow drill, how to make wedges for planes, how to replace vials in levels, and literally hundreds of other such invaluable instructions.

114 pages. Illustrated. 6 x 9. Soft cover. $19.95. (2001) ISBN 1879335980

“…[covers] stuff that only the top restorers know how to do.” —The Chronicle

“Fantastic is the only way to describe [this] book…simply a must for libraries of all tool collectors.” —The Tool Table