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Volume 7: Art of the Edge Tool The Ferrous Metallurgy of New England Shipsmiths and Toolmakers *From the Construction of Maine’s First Ship, the Pinnace Virginia* (1607), to 1882**
Preface:
Preface to the Hand Tools in History series	(.pdf)
Essays:
Art of the Edge Tool: The Ferrous Metallurgy of New England Shipsmiths and Toolmakers	(.pdf)
Appendices
A. Definitions: Types of Iron and Steel	(.pdf )
B. Survey of Ironworks in Southeastern New England, 1645 - 1848	(.pdf )
C. Bining’s Listing of Forges and Furnaces Located in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1758	(.pdf )
D. Listing of Shipwright's Tools: 1607 - 1840	(.pdf )
E. Excerpts from Moxon	(.pdf )
F. Chapelle's listing from the National Watercraft Collection	(.pdf )
G. Bibliography	(.pdf )
Reviews: Astragal Press Review of Art of the Edge Tool Kirkus Review of Art of the Edge Tool

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