Books and Magazine Reviews
Books on gears

Dug North has been compiling lists of books on gears on his Automata blog so I thought I’d share them with you. http://www.dugnorth.com/blog/2009/04/list-of-books-on-gear-design-and.htmlhttp://www.dugnorth.com/blog/2009/05/more-books-on-gears-theory-and_06.html As you might expect for an automaton maker, Doug has written quite a lot on gears on
New Workshop Practice Series Books

I just spotted that there are three new books in the Workshop Practice Series. The first No. 41 expands and complements the existing books bringing in a new topic of grinding, honing and polishing. No. 42 is a data book
Book Review – Tool and Cutter Sharpening

The Tool and Cutter Sharpening book, pretty much covers how to sharpen everything that you might have in your workshop, the only exception I’ve found so far is that the chapter on drills does not mention masonry bits. The book

Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin




