The history of sheet metal work stretches back thousands of years, tracing humanity’s ability to manipulate metal into functional and decorative forms. Ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, used thin sheets of metal for armor, tools, roofing, and decorative art, employing techniques such as hammering, cutting, and embossing. During the Middle Ages, sheet metal work expanded in architecture, with skilled craftsmen producing intricate church roofs, gutters, and ornamental details. The Industrial Revolution brought significant advances, introducing machines for rolling, pressing, and cutting metal sheets, which enabled mass production of components for buildings, vehicles, and machinery. In the 20th century, innovations in aluminum, stainless steel, and other alloys further transformed the craft, allowing greater precision and durability. Today, sheet metal work combines traditional hand skills with modern technologies such as computer-aided design (CAD) and laser cutting, continuing to play a vital role in construction, manufacturing, and artistic metalwork.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
A Practical Workshop Companion for Tin, Sheet Iron, and Copper Plate Workers (1865).pdf
A Textbook on Sheet-metal Pattern Drafting Volume 1 (1901).pdf
A Textbook on Sheet-Metal Pattern Drafting Volume 2 (1901).pdf
Architectural Sheet Metal Ornaments (1932).pdf
contents.txt
Essentials of Sheet Metal Work and Pattern Drafting (1918).pdf
Estimating Sheet Metal Work (1921).pdf
Home Instruction for Sheet Metal Workers (1922).pdf
Instruction Manual for Sheet-Metal Workers (1925).pdf
Laying Out for Boiler Makers and Sheet Metal Workers (1913).pdf
Machines and Tools Employed in the Working of Sheet Metals (1903).pdf
Mensuration for Sheet Metal Workers (1907).pdf
Modern Sheet-Metal Workers' Instructor (1906).pdf
Practical Sheet and Plate Metal Work (1912).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Duct Construction (1916).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 1 (1910).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 10 (1911).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 11 (1911).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 2 (1911).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 3 (1910).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 5 (1910).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 6 (1911).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 7 (1911).pdf
Practical Sheet Metal Work and Demonstrated Patterns Volume 9 (1911).pdf
Press Working of Metals (1901).pdf
Sheet Metal Drafting (1921).pdf
Sheet Metal Primer (1920).pdf
Sheet Metal Work (1920).pdf
Sheet Metal Workers' Manual (1918).pdf
Shop Problems in Sheet Metal for Secondary Schools (1918).pdf
The New Metal Worker Pattern Book (1896).pdf
The New Metal Worker Pattern Book (1901).pdf
The New York Trade School's Textbook on Pattern Drafting Suitable For All Workers in Sheet Metal .pdf
The Universal Sheet Metal Pattern Cutter (1920).pdf
Tin, Sheet-Iron, and Copper-Plate Worker (1920).pdf
Triangulation Applied to Sheet Metal Pattern Cutting (1917).pdf
Weights of Sheets and Plates (1918).pdf
Willis Architectural Sheet Metal Goods (1940).pdf
XXth Century Sheet Metal Worker (1910).pdf