This paper deals with the issue of the industrial
revolution and it's impact on American
woodworking. The paper discusses
pre-
industrial revolution times, what happened during the industrial revolution and tells what is in the future of American
woodworking. From the paper: "The Industrial Revolution had a tremendous impact on American woodworking. It took woodworking from little shops in villages to huge industrial factories within large cities throughout America. The Industrial Revolution also changed the tools used in woodworking and altered production methods as well. "This was a period in history when new inventions changed the way that people built things and changed where people worked and how they lived" (Industrial Revolution Booklet, 1998, p.1)."