Editing Hand tool (section)

==History==
Hand tools have been used by humans since the [[Stone Age]], when [[stone tools]] were used for hammering and cutting. During the [[Bronze Age]], tools were made by [[casting]] [[alloy]]s of [[copper]] and [[tin]]. Bronze tools were sharper and harder than those made of stone. During the [[Iron Age]] [[iron]] replaced bronze, and tools became even stronger and more durable. The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] developed tools during this period which are similar to those being produced today. After the [[Industrial Revolution]], most tools were made in factories rather than by craftspeople.<ref name=Cacha>{{cite book|last1=Cacha|first1=Charles A.|title=Ergonomics and Safety in Hand Tool Design|date=1999|publisher=CRC|isbn=1566703085|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s-8fOqlCNSMC}}</ref>{{rp|2}}

A large collection of British hand tools dating from 1700 to 1950 is held by [[St Albans Museum]]. Most of the tools were collected by [[Raphael Salaman]] (1906–1993), who wrote two classic works on the subject: ''Dictionary of Woodworking Tools''<ref>[[Raphael Salaman|Salaman, R. A.]] (1997 edition revised by Philip Walker; first published in 1975 by George Allen & Unwin [Publishers] Ltd). ''Dictionary of Woodworking Tools, c. 1700–1970'' Mendham, NJ: Astragal Press {{ISBN|978-1-879335-79-0}}.</ref> and ''Dictionary of Leather-working Tools''.<ref>[[Raphael Salaman|Salaman, R. A.]] (1996). ''Dictionary of Leather-working Tools, c.1700–1950, and the Tools of Allied Trades'' Mendham, NJ: Astragal Press {{ISBN|978-1-879335-72-1}}.</ref> [[David R. Russell|David Russell]]'s vast collection of Western hand tools from the Stone Age to the twentieth century led to the publication of his book ''[[Antique Woodworking Tools]]''.<ref>[[David R. Russell|Russell, David R.]], with Robert Lesage and photographs by [[James Austin (photographer)|James Austin]], cataloguing assisted by Peter Hackett (2010). ''[[Antique Woodworking Tools|Antique Woodworking Tools: Their Craftsmanship from the Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century]]''  Cambridge: [[John Adamson (publisher)|John Adamson]] {{ISBN|978-1-898565-05-5}} {{OCLC|727125586}}.</ref>