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developed tools during this period which are similar to those being produced today. In the period since the
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Antique Woodworking Tools: Their Craftsmanship from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century
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Dictionary of Leather-working Tools, c.1700–1950, and the Tools of Allied Trades
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A large collection of British hand tools dating from 1700 to 1950 is held by
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replaced bronze, and tools became even stronger and more durable. The
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rather than a motor. Categories of hand tools include
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Index

Handtool
Pointer (graphical user interfaces)

file
tool
by hand
wrenches
pliers
cutters
files
striking tools
struck or hammered tools
screwdrivers
vises
clamps
snips
hacksaws
drills
knives
garden forks
pruning shears
rakes
power tools
Stone Age
stone tools
Bronze Age
casting
copper
tin
alloys

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