2 minTechnologyThe Reel LawnmowerBy James B. Ricci October 20, 2023 The first patent for a “machine for mowing lawns, etc.” was granted to Edwin Beard Budding from...
4 minEventsEAIA Regional Blacksmithing MeetOctober 7th, 2023 at the Moses Wilder Blacksmith Shop in Bolton, MA by Bob Roemer The EAIA sponsored a regional meeting at the...
3 minHistoricalThe Plane TableSurveying is about the measurement of land and its surface. Cartography is the creation of maps based upon measurements of the earth....
3 minTechnologyInteresting LocksExcerpted from The Chronicle Vol. XXI “Supplement,” March 1968 by Ivan H. Crowell Chest Lock with a Bell and Combination This chest lock...
3 minCollectingA Field Guide For Leonard Bailey's Victor Block Planesby Paul Van Pernis After a series of ever more contentious disputes, Leonard Bailey left The Stanley Rule & Level Company in 1874 to...
3 minHistoricalFiles and SandpaperEleven Roman files, as shown in Henry C. Mercer's "Ancient Woodworking Tools" Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 1 no. 13, September 1935...
