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Mechanick Exercises by Moxon
« on: November 10, 2011, 05:05:18 AM »
Here's a link to a Google book that some of you may find interesting for the discussion of tools and their use in the early 18th century. Not gunsmithing but forging, filing, and drilling are included.

http://books.google.com/books?id=t_IRCz ... &q&f=false

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Re: Mechanick Exercises by Moxon
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2011, 05:15:13 AM »
I have a copy at my bedside. The bullet mold making instructions and his comments about sources of iron are eye openers.
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Re: Mechanick Exercises by Moxon
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2011, 05:52:15 AM »
Thanks Gary, just ordered a copy.  looks interesting.

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Re: Mechanick Exercises by Moxon
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2011, 05:17:16 PM »
Here is another one that is on Google Forging: Manual of practical instruction in hand forging of wrought iron ...
 By John Jernberg

At this link http://books.google.com/books?id=-ksxAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=forging&hl=en&ei=BNy7Tr3vFIP00gHBwKHfCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Re: Mechanick Exercises by Moxon
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2011, 03:11:02 AM »
Quote from: Dennis Glazener on November 10, 2011, 05:17:16 PM
Here is another one that is on Google Forging: Manual of practical instruction in hand forging of wrought iron ...
 By John Jernberg

At this link http://books.google.com/books?id=-ksxAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=forging&hl=en&ei=BNy7Tr3vFIP00gHBwKHfCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Cool post Dennis.  Thanks for the link and information.
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Re: Mechanick Exercises by Moxon
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2011, 04:40:24 AM »
Flintriflesmith - could you tell Dumb Guy exactly which book this is? I found a zillion google books on that site, don't know which one to look at.
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Re: Mechanick Exercises by Moxon
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2011, 07:08:25 AM »
Here's the description from the web site.


Mechanick exercises: or, The doctrine of handy-works. Applied to the arts of smithing, joinery, carpentry, turning, bricklayery. To which is added, Mechanick dyalling: shewing how to draw a true sun-dyal on any given plane, however scituated; only with the help of a straight ruler and a pair of compasses, and without any arithmetical calculation (Google eBook)
Printed for D. Midwinter and T. Leigh, 1703 - 352 pages


Try this link and click on "preview this book"
http://books.google.com/books?id=t_IRCzjTf08C&dq=sealskin&source=gbs_navlinks_s
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