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A journal of tool collecting published by CRAFTS of New Jersey.
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Tool Shed Number 1 February 1978
Tool Shed Number 2 April 1978
Tool Shed Number 3 June 1978
Tool Shed Number 4 September 1978
Tool Shed Number 5 November 1978
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Tool Shed Number 40 February 1986
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Tool Shed Number 44 November 1986
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Tool Shed Number 55 February 1989
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Tool Shed Number 57 June 1989
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Tool Shed Number 60 February 1990
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Tool Shed Number 62 June 1990
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Tool Shed Number 64 November 1990
Tool Shed Number 65 February 1991
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Tool Shed Number 67 June 1991
Tool Shed Number 68 September 1991
Tool Shed Number 69 November 1991
Tool Shed Number 70 February 1992
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Tool Shed Number 72 June 1992
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Tool Shed Number 74 November 1992
Tool Shed Number 75 February 1993
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Tool Shed Number 77 June 1993
Tool Shed Number 78 September 1993
Tool Shed Number 79 November 1993
Tool Shed Number 80 February 1994
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Tool Shed Number 84 November 1994
Tool Shed Number 85 February 1995
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Tool Shed Number 87 June 1995
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Tool Shed Number 89 November 1995
Tool Shed Number 90 February 1996
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Tool Shed Number 92 June 1996
Tool Shed Number 93 September 1996
Tool Shed Number 94 November 1996
Tool Shed Number 95 February 1997
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Tool Shed Number 97 June 1997
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Tool Shed Number 99 November 1997
Tool Shed Number 100 February 1998
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Tool Shed Number 102 June 1998
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Tool Shed Number 104 November 1998
Tool Shed Number 105 February 1999
Tool Shed Number 106 April 1999
Tool Shed Number 107 June 1999
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Tool Shed Number 109 November 1999
Tool Shed Number 110 February 2000
Tool Shed Number 111 April 2000
Tool Shed Number 112 June 2000
Tool Shed Number 113 September 2000
Tool Shed Number 114 November 2000
Tool Shed Number 115 February 2001
Tool Shed Number 116 April 2001
Tool Shed Number 117 June 2001
Tool Shed Number 118 September 2001
Tool Shed Number 119 November 2001
Tool Shed Number 120 February 2002
Tool Shed Number 121 April 2002
Tool Shed Number 122 June 2002
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Tool Shed Number 124 November 2002
Tool Shed Number 125 February 2003
Tool Shed Number 126 April 2003
Tool Shed Number 127 June 2003
Tool Shed Number 128 September 2003
Tool Shed Number 129 November 2003
Tool Shed Number 130 February 2004
Tool Shed Number 131 April 2004
Tool Shed Number 132 June 2004
Tool Shed Number 133 September 2004
Tool Shed Number 134 November 2004
Tool Shed Number 135 February 2005
Tool Shed Number 136 April 2005
Tool Shed Number 137 June 2005
Tool Shed Number 138 September 2005
Tool Shed Number 139 November 2005
Tool Shed Number 140 February 2006
Tool Shed Number 141 April 2006
Tool Shed Number 142 June 2006
Tool Shed Number 143 September 2006
Tool Shed Number 144 November 2006
Tool Shed Number 145 February 2007
Tool Shed Number 146 April 2007
Tool Shed Number 147 June 2007
Tool Shed Number 148 September 2007
Tool Shed Number 149 November 2007
Tool Shed Number 150 February 2008
Tool Shed Number 151 April 2008
Tool Shed Number 152 June 2008
Tool Shed Number 153 September 2008
Tool Shed Number 154 December 2008
Tool Shed Number 155 March 2009
Tool Shed Number 156 June 2009
Tool Shed Number 157 September 2009
Tool Shed Number 158 December 2009
Tool Shed Number 159 March 2010
Tool Shed Number 160 June 2010
Tool Shed Number 161 September 2010
Tool Shed Number 162 December 2010
Tool Shed Number 163 March 2011
Tool Shed Number 164 June 2011
Tool Shed Number 165 September 2011
Tool Shed Number 166 December 2011
Tool Shed Number 167 April 2012
Tool Shed Number 168 June 2012
Tool Shed Number 169 September 2012
Tool Shed Number 170 December 2012
Tool Shed Number 171 March 2013
Tool Shed Number 172 June 2013
Tool Shed Number 173 September 2013
Tool Shed Number 174 December 2013
Tool Shed Number 175 March 2014
Tool Shed Number 176 June 2014
Tool Shed Number 177 September 2014
Tool Shed Number 178 December 2014
Tool Shed Number 179 March 2015
Tool Shed Number 180 June 2015
Tool Shed Number 181 September 2015
Tool Shed Number 182 December 2015
Tool Shed Number 183 March 2016
Tool Shed Number 184 June 2016
Tool Shed Number 185 September 2016
Tool Shed Number 186 December 2016
Tool Shed Number 187 March 2017
 
The Tool Shed Number 188 (June 2017)
  • "Peter Lowentraut: New Jersey Tool Maker" by Stan Morgan (p. 1)
  • "Eagle Square Co. & Predecessor Square Makers" by Ted Hopkins (p. 6)
  • "Michael Kneass Unique Plow Plane" by Ken Hopfel (p. 10)
  • "April Meeting Presenter Carl Ohlson: Railroad Lanterns" (p. 11)
 
The Tool Shed Number 189 (September 2017)
  • "The Wheatcroft Boys Edward & George of Newark, NJ" by Jim Fox (p. 1)
  • "The Apprentice" by Brian Winkelreid (p. 5)
  • "June Meeting Presenter John Porritt: Windsor Chairs" (p. 6)
  • "A Collector's Journey: Tool Travel Tips" by John & Julie Kesterson (p. 8)
  • "Remembering CRAFTS Member Bill Borkowski" (p. 10)
  • "Protecting Your Collection: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth A Pound of Cure" by Frank Bruno (p. 10)
  • "Remembering Alex Farnham: Accomplished Artist, Friend to the Earth, A Founder of CRAFTS" by Ivan Raupp & Steve Zluky (p. 11)
 
The Tool Shed Number 190 (December 2017)
  • "The American Tinsmith" by George Pierson (p. 1)
  • "CRAFTS Presentation At 275th Taylor Wharton Celebration, Highbridge, NJ" by Ivan Raupp (p. 5)
  • "Sumitsubo Japanese Ink Lines" by Bob Garay (p. 6)
  • "Joseph Bradford Bookbinder's Plow Plan" by Art Gaffar (p. 8)
  • "November Meeting Presenter Joshua Kavett: Fisher and Norris Anvils" by Ivan Raupp (p. 10)
  • CRAFTS Picnic Report
 
The Tool Shed Number 191 (March 2018)
  • "Nordic Breast Augers" by James Price (p. 1)
  • "February Meeting Presenter: Abiel Rios Wong, Tool Artist Extraordinaire" by Ivan Raupp (p. 5)
  • "Log Caliper Walking Wheels" by Tom Whalen (p. 6)
  • "H. Bartley & Co., Paterson, NJ" by David LaTouche (p. 9)
  • "Artistic Expression in Tools" by Bob Garay (p. 11)
 
The Tool Shed Number 192 (June 2018)
  • "Palmer's Patent Bench Plane" by Ed Rentsch (p. 1)
  • "Atwood Mining Clinometer" by Stephen Sedor (p. 7)
  • "A Trip To The D'Elia Antique Tool Museum" by Bob Garay (p. 8)
  • "April Meeting Presenter Marc Benediet Historic Shoe Maker" (p. 11)
 
The Tool Shed Number 193 (September 2018)
  • "Metallic Plane Company Bench Planes: Storke Patents" by Ed Rentsch (p. 1)
  • "An Antique Tool Chest" by C.W. Zink (p. 7)
  • "Downsizing Your Tool Collection: One Collector's Experience" by Stew May (p. 8)
  • "The Rockaway Boro Bell Project CRAFTS Endowment Report" by Bob Garay (p. 10)
  • "June Meeting Presenter Bob Amarant: The Wood Turner's Woodturner" by Ivan Raupp (p. 11)
 
The Tool Shed Number 194 (December 2018)
  • "Welcome To Chiselville" by Ted Hopkins (p. 1)
  • "Granny Tooth Routers" by Chuck Granick (p. 6)
  • "CRAFTS 40th Anniversary Remembrance" by Herb Kean & Steve Zluky (p. 8)
  • "November Meeting Presenter John Porritt: A Welsh Sampler -- Stick Chairs, Love Spoons, and Textiles" by Ivan Raupp (p. 9)
  • CRAFTS Picnic Report & Photos (p. 10, 12)
 
The Tool Shed Number 195 (March 2019)
  • "Brief Study of Cagehead Braces" by James E. Price, PhD (p. 1)
  • "Plane Crazy: Complexity, What Is Thy Name?" by Joe Hauck (p. 6)
  • "The Sargent Hand Plane Reference Guide for Collectors and Woodworkers" Book by Don Wilwol Reviewed by Bob Garay (p. 7)
  • "The Simple Block Plane" by Don Wilwol (p. 8)
  • "The Museum Of Our Industrial Heritage, Greenfield, Massachusetts" by Ed Rentsch (p. 10)
  • "Facing Time: February Meeting Presenter Marty Ridder, Master Clock Specialist" by Ivan Raupp (p. 11)
 
The Tool Shed Number 196 (June 2019)
  • "Early Steel Bit Braces of Western Massachusetts: A.W. Streeter and H.S. Shepardson" by Ed Rentsch (p. 1)
  • "1865 Was A Very Busy Year For Henry Disston" by Bob Garay (p. 8)
  • "Plane Crazy: American Quality Planes" by Joe Hauck (p. 9)
  • "April Meeting Presenter Glenn Guarano [Furniture Designer and Maker]: Preparation and Planning, the Secret To Successful Performance" by Ivan Raupp (p. 10)
 
The Tool Shed Number 197 (September 2019)
  • "Rare and Unusual New Jersey Wrenches" by Leslie E. Williams (p. 1)
  • "A Combined Ink Eraser, Envelope Opener, and Pencil Sharpener" by Philip Stanley (p. 5)
  • "The Geometric Saw Co., Inc." by Bill Chambers (p. 7)
  • "D. R. Barton, A Glimpse of Early Edge Tools in Rochester NY" Book by Don Wilwol Reviewd by Bob Garay (p. 9)
  • "June Meeting Presenter Mark Worthington: Gunsmith" by Ivan Raupp (p. 10)
 
The Tool Shed Number 198 (December 2019)
  • "Pennsylvania Goosewing Axes: Berks and Lehigh County Schools" by Ivan Raupp (p. 1)
  • "Henry S. Tarr's Excelsior Dry Level" by Stephen Sedor (p. 7)
  • "Plane Crazy: My Excellent Camp Hill Adventure" by Joe Hauck (p. 8)
  • "November Meeting Presenter James Shomper: Surveying Tools, Bringing Logic to the Land" by Ivan Raupp (p. 10)
  • CRAFTS Picnic
 
The Tool Shed Number 199 (March 2020)
  • "The Underhill Family: A Century of Fine Edge Tool Making" by Joyce & Eric Robinson (p. 1)
  • "The Micrometer Caliper: Early Development Years 1847-1884" by Richard A. Weymer (p. 6)
  • "The Taintor Saw Set" by Mark Conley (p. 8)
  • "Grist Mills: Marvels of Technology! Mega Machines Made With Hand Tools" by Ivan Raupp (p. 10)
 
The Tool Shed Number 200 (June 2020)
  • "Ancient Arctic Tools" by Sanford Moss (p. 1)
  • "The 400 Block of Cherry St., Philadelphia" by William Chambers (p. 8)
  • "The History of Fisher & Norris Eagle Anvil Works 1843 – 2020" By Joshua A. Kavett Reviewed by Don Plummer (p. 11)
 
The Tool Shed Number 201 (September 2020)
  • "Traditional Wood Use In the Missouri Ozarks Cultural Context" by James E. Price, PhD (p. 1)
  • "Drawknives" (Part 1) by Tom Lamond (p. 6)
  • "The Mr. Sawdust School of Professional Woodworking" (p. 10)
  • "Plane Crazy: Planemakers Lost and Found" by Joe Hauck (p. 11)