Some File Making History

[TobyC]

New American File Company - Pawtucket, R. I.

Files and Filemaking by Manufacturer and Builder, 1870

Making Files at Disston from "The File in History" - Disston & Sons, 1921

Arcade File Works - Anderson, IN

Filemaking by Hand and Machinery by Manufacturer and Builder, 1889

American Swiss File & Tool Co. - Elizabethport, NJ

William Thomas Nicholson - Nicholson File Company - Providence, R. I. - The History of Woodworking Tools in US - wkFineTools.com

Manufacture of Files by William T. Nicholson, 1878

[planemaker]

Very good information Toby. Thanks Stewie;

[RayG]

Peter aka HeavensAbove, has a pretty sizeable collection of historical information about files and filemakers, he might be able to add some more? Peter, did you put it on line anywhere?

Regards
Ray

[FenceFurniture]

Good job Toby. Seeings how I'm just about read-out on files, are there any of them that have good info on saw files (presuming you've read them all cover to cover )?

[TobyC]

I have read them all, in the past and once again before I posted.

They speak of the steps involved in making files, from the steel production to blank shaping to cutting teeth and much more. But they don't give taper info or other small details that you may be looking for. They are worth the read though. (in my opinion)