Tools Rare and Ingenious: Celebrating the World's Most Amazing Tools

Tools Rare and Ingenious: Celebrating the World's Most Amazing Tools by Nagyszalanczy, Sandor. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781561586561.

Over the centuries, craftsmen have transformed humble objects-drills, saws, planes, and levels-into works of art. This new title expands on Sandor Nagyszalanczys acclaimed The Art of Fine Tools by offering a world tour of objects that rarely leave the private vaults of collectors. A visual feast of the finest and most beautifully crafted vintage tools ever made, Tools offers engaging facts about their history, function, and manufacture. Collectors and craftsmen will relish the depth of historical and technical information that accompanies each of the over 400 color photographs. Anyone who has ever held a hammer or a saw will marvel at these masterpieces of art and utility.