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Welcome to our collection of most popular downloads from our website.  In most cases these are PDF files of books published before 21st century and some contemporary articles published in respective sections of this website.  We also have downloadable files of some historical publications, catalogs and manuals.

The files you will be downloading are for personal use only.  They are not for resale or any other distribution for profit.

Catalogs from the Past

• 1949 - Millers Falls - How to Use Steel Square by Millers Falls Co.

• 1917 - Disston Handbook on Saws - Henry Disston & Sons

• 1878 - Price List of Measuring Rules and Tapes - John Rabone & Son

"How To" Books - prior to 21st Century

• 1915 - The Amateur Carpenter by Hyatt Verrill

• 1914 - Steel Working and Tool Dressing by W. S. Casterlin

• 1913 - Popular Mechanics Shop Notes

• 1911 - Hand Forging by Thomas F. Googerty

• 1826 - Practical Carpentry, Joinery, and Cabinet-Making by Thomas Kelly

Techniques and Use of Woodworking Tools

• 2007 - Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction and Use by Chris Schwarz

• Drawboring Resurrected by Christopher Schwarz

• The Return of the Old-school Mortiser by Christopher Schwarz

• Layout Basics by James D. Thompson

For more free catalogs, articles on tools and restoration techniques visit www.wkFineTools.com.