TOOLS The Making of Tools, 197 3, $4. 9 5 and The Modern Blacksmith, 1974, $4.95 by Alexander G. Weygers Van Nostrand Reinhold Company 450 W. 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 Well illustrated step-by-step guide to learning tool making and blacksmithing. Quite useful both for people needing tools that can't be bought commercially as well as people wanting to learn metal . working and smithing. The Making of Tools is a beginner's guide-what kinds of salvage metal to use for different tools, making handles, why tools are designed as they are, how to temper steel, make screwdrivers, chisels, stonecarving tools, hammers, shears, pliers, and how to sharpen and repair tools. The Modern Blacksmith goes beyond Tools into setting up a blacksmith's shop, learning metal working skills and specialized techniques. able rather than hoarding information for high profits. IRRI is interested in U.S. manufacture of their equipment designs. Manufacturers seriously interested in U.S. production should contact them. Conserver Society/Notes, free c/o Science Council of Canada 150 Kent Street, 7th Floor Ottawa, Ontario KlP 5P4 Published every two months for people interested in doing something now about Canada's future. It is part of a Science Council project exploring the implicaThe Illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Handtools, Instruments and Devices, Graham Blackburn, 1974, $3.95 from: Simon & Schuster, 630 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10020 A fascinating survey of woodworking tools and their uses-useful for rediscovering some of the aids that made it easy to do a lot of things by hand that we now think we can only do with power machinery or identifying the uses of tools we find. The Cumberland General Store Wish and Want Book, $3 Rt. 3, Box 479 Crossville, TN 38555 Subtitled "Being a Comprehensive Selection of Down to Earth Tools for Living the Good Life." A nice farm catalogue done in old fashioned stylewood stoves, lamps, cooking utensils, pumps, harnesses, pulleys, plows and porch swings. Also books. Prices look reasonable. tions of a Conserver Society in Canadaa society that conserves and nourishes the resources that support its life rather than consuming them. The Dec. 1975 issue contains a good survey of energy accounting developments, an article on the costs of consumption, and access information on developments on the Canadian front. Metastasis P.O. Box 128 Marblemount, WA 98267 Metastasis is an organization in Washington state that locates and distributes February/March 1976 RAIN Page 11 Japanese Woodworking Tools These tools are great to work with, particularly if you're not one to carry sawhorses and workoenches around with you. The Japanese plunge saw is one of my favorite tools-lets you start a cut in the middle of a board without drilling, power saws, etc. Japanese saws are hard to get sharpened commercially, but you should learn how anyway. Get the $8.95 combination crosscut/rip_tension saw from Toshiro to start with, then see what is worthwhile for your needs. The Japan Woodworker 1806 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94703 A small family business-carries a full range of Japanese woodworking tools. Tension saws, smoothing and rabbet planes, butt and mortise chisels, adzes, timber saws, sumi-subos, draw knives and kitchen knives. Tools are expensive but claimed to be the finest quality. Catalogue available. Former owner Kip Mesirow's The Care and Use ofJapanese Tools is available for $7.50. Tashiro Hardware Company 109 Prefontaine Place Seattle, WA 98104 Excellent selection of Japanese tools along with other hardware. Catalogue available. Range of prices and quality, but most important, a lot of wisdom on sharpening your tools and mind together. by mail hard-to-find information, tools and supplies dealing with low-impact technology and agriculture. They carry selected books from the U.S., England, New Zealand and India, including publications of ITDG, Oxfam, COSIRA, VITA, etc. Write for their new price•_ list, available soon. They also have some useful publications of their own: instructions for Building a Sawdust-Burning Space Heater, 8pp., $2; Setting Up . a Cooperative Organization, 18pp., $3; Fur Tanning Techniques, 15pp., $2; Fur Dyeing Techniques, 19pp., $2; and Fur Working Techniques, $3.
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