Beautiful out of print book. Many black and white images with a rich detail of particulars.
Hommel, Rudolf, China at Work. M.I.T. Press Cambridge, Mass., reprint
1979. The author lived in China during the 1920s and recorded traditional craft technology. ISBN. 262-08035-4
Chapter 1 Tools to make tools Chapter 2 Tools for procuring food Chapter 3 Tools for making clothing Chapter 4 Tools for providing shelter Chapter 5 Tools for enabling transport
All sort of info like making simply pumps and using feathers as a lubricant.
Worth the search !
Bill