Tools: A Visual History

This DK visual history surveys the evolution of essential hand tools, tracing their development across various crafts and professions. The book examines how specific forms—such as the hammer, saw, or chisel—have adapted to meet the functional demands of different trades, from carpentry to metalworking. By focusing on the relationship between design and utility, it highlights how material constraints and ergonomic needs have shaped the objects we use daily.

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