Note:
under construction, 8-2-08. Folks, this is a toughy. I give weight to
"encylopedia" in the book's title, but other factors -- primarily
breadth of coverage of the field -- as criteria for inclusion of a
book. The meaning of "woodworking", for example, has a broader connotation the simply "working with tools"
Woodworking Tools "Encyclopedias"
For
the numbered results, below, using the Worldcat bibliographic database
with terms su= "Tools" and su= "Encyclopedias,"
yields the first four books, but not # 5. Book # 5 is very much like
the others, including that probably some of the same people had a hand
in assembling the materials that the books contains, although this is
speculation. The discrepancy in the subject heading is an example of
the anomalies in cataloging books. (Any attempt to explain more about
such discrepancies would end in needless details.) As the note below
details, # 6 and #7 have additional features.
1.
2001: Mark Duginske, Kim Carelton Graves, Bruce Marshall,
Dick Onians, Mario Rodriguez Tools : a complete
illustrated encyclopedia. New York : Simon
& Schuster Source, 2001. Libraries Worldwide: 267.
2. 2001:
Duginske, Kim Carelton Graves, Bruce Marshall, Dick Onians,
Mario Rodriguez Tools : an illustrated guide. London
: Marshall in association with Garrett Wade Co., 2001. Libraries
Worldwide: 15. 3.
1992: Albert Jackson and David. Day. Tools
and how to use them: an illustrated encyclopedia.
New York : Wings Books ; Avenel, N.J. : Distributed by Outlet Book Co.,
Libraries Worldwide: 104.
4. 1978:
Albert Jackson and David. Day. Tools and how to use
them: an illustrated encyclopedia. New York :
Knopf, 1978. Libraries Worldwide: 1141.
5. 1978:
“by the editors of Consumer Guide”. The
Tool catalog : an expert selection of the world's finest tools.
New York : Harper & Row, ; 1978. 288 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. ISBN: 0060108592.
Among the contributors to this volume are the following professional
woodworkers: Ernie Conover, R J DeCristoforo, Matt Zurawski
The next
two items -- by the two British tv broadcasters in #3 and #4 above --
contain more features than any of the volumes above, but also help
newbies become familiar with the tools of woodworking:
6.
2005: Albert Jackson and David Day. Collins
Compete Woodworker’s Manual. London:
Collins, 2005. 352 pp.
7. 1989: Albert
Jackson & David Day Collins Complete Wood
Worker's Manual. London: Collins, 1989. 320 pages.
Each respective
edition, the
publisher boasts, is “the most comprehensive illustrated
guide to woodworking tools, materials, techniques &
constructions ever published.” In addition to to the
handtools, power tools, machine tools, of the volumes above, these two
volumes -- 1st and 2nd editions, actually -- include woods of the
world, designing & plans, woodturning, workshops, joints,
bending, veneering, marquetry, carving and finishing. French and
English translations. Latest ed. 2005.
1973: Charles H Hayward, Tools For Woodwork New York: Drake, 1976
For seriously taking up woodwork, Hayward suggests that beginning woodworkers purchase the the following hand tools
 First published in England in 1973.
In woodworking, especially amateur woodworking, Hayward is for England and the rest of the United Kingdom what R J DeCristoforo is for America. (Even with their English slant, Hayward's books are popular in America.)
Other
Woodworker's "encyclopedias" (my
own selections -- since beginning this project, I have acquired
numerous books on woodworking topics, including several where the
coverage of woodworking topics is extensive. Each book listed
below, in one way or another, deserves recognition as
an "encyclopedia". )1955: Popular
Mechanics
Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia for home owner, craftsman, and
hobbyist. New York, J.J. Little & Ives
Co.,1955 12 v. illus. 23 cm. 1955: Popular science do-it-yourself encyclopedia; complete how-to series for the entire family, Brooklyn, Arlrich Pub. Co., 1955. 12 v. illus. 24 cm.Long before becoming interested in this woodworking history project, I had a complete set of the PS.
Probably for lack of space on my bookshelves, I gave the 12-volume set
away. Now, sensitive to the motivations of potential woodworkers of
that era -- booming post-WW II -- I began looking at these sets
in a different light. Much of the content is, yes, dedicated to house
construction and home improvement, but there is no lack of woodworking.
In the future I plan on an extended treatment of this set.
1997:
Jim Tolpin
Working Wood: A Complete
Bench-Top Reference Worcester,
MA: Davis
Publications, 1997.
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