Story of Tools: A celebration of the beauty and craftsmanship behind the tools of handmade trades

This book explores the beauty, culture, and craft of tools, featuring 25 featured tools through the eyes of those whose craft and livelihood depend on them. It is divided into three chapters and showcases the improvisational skills of their owners, as well as the beauty of tools en masse. It is the perfect read for anyone with a penchant for tools, crafts, and beautiful design.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 208 pages
\n Publication date: 02 May 2019
\n Publisher: Pavilion Books
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Tools are essential to our lives, enabling us to measure, plan, create, maintain, repair, and bring our ideas to life. Since prehistoric times, we have relied on tools to assist us in even the simplest tasks. Today, every industry has its own set of tools, such as a painter's brush or a gardener's fork. This book aims to explore our relationship with these fundamental objects, which empower us to be makers, problem solvers, and doers.

Many tools are considered design icons, while others showcase the improvisational skills of their owners, tweaked and adjusted through trial and error. The book is divided into three chapters: Wood and Stone, Earth, Metal, and Glass, and Material, Cloth, and Decoration. Each chapter tells the story of 25 featured tools through the eyes of those whose craft and livelihood depend on them. Masters of handmade trades, including blacksmiths, spoon makers, sculptors, and silversmiths, examine axes, drills, chisels, and shaping tools.

Additionally, "Collection features" showcase the beauty of tools en masse, as Hole & Corner explores the toolboxes of craftsmen such as gardeners, upholsterers, and architects. The Story of Tools celebrates craft, culture, and skill, highlighting the time and dedication it takes to make and master tools. This book is a must-read for anyone with a penchant for tools, crafts, and beautiful design.

\n Weight: 916g\n
Dimension: 247 x 199 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781911595700\n \n