In 1905, Walker L. Sherwood acquired the Kirksville Foundry from Loomis & Holmes, with Sherwood continuing the business as W. L. Sherwood. By 1909 he was manufacturing jointer cutterheads, and soon was offering complete jointers and combination machines. He advertised kits for making jointers and combination woodworking machines. The business continued until at least 1927 but likely not for much longer than that.

Information Sources

• 1888 book History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam and Schuyler Counties, Missouri, Volume 2 page 976.

  A. L. Holmes, of Loomis & Holmes, owners of the Kirksville Foundry, and proprietors of the Variety Wood Works and Gristmill, was born in White County, Ind., in 1848. He was reared in that county until the age of twenty-one, when he then spent a year in Iowa. He then came to Kirksville and followed the builders' and mechanics' trades for two years, and spent three years in Howard County at the same business. He then resumed his trade in Kirksville until 1880, when he established his Variety Wood Works, and soon after added the grist-mill with G. Amick as a partner during three years. He now employs from six to twelve workmen. In February, 1886, the Kirksville Foundry was established. Mr. Holmes has one-half interest in this, but Mr. Loomis, formerly of Iowa, has charge of this department, which is destined to be one of the leading institutions of Kirksville...

• November 1905 The Foundry page 157. "W. L. Sherwood has purchased the machinery and stock of the Kirksville foundry, of Kirksville, Mo."
• August 1909 American Blacksmith page 32.

  FOR SALE-Jointer Heads, 6, 8, 12 and 16 inch, complete with knives, boxes and pulley. Made of a solid bar of steel. Made to bolt to wood table, which any blacksmith can readily make. Also & combination saw arbor and jointer head. Address, W. L. SHERWOOD, Kirksville, Mo.

• December 1910 American Blacksmith, page 32, Classified Ads.

  FOR SALE-An all steel 6-in. Jointer Head, complete with knives, pulley and cast frame, for $10.00. Ready to bolt to wood table which any wood workman can readily make from the drawings and instructions we furnish. Write for prices on larger sizes. W. L. SHERWOOD, Kirksville, Mo.

• February 1911 Blacksmith and Wheelwright, page 556, in Classified Ads.

  FOR SALE.—For $10.0 A 6 in., all steel jointer head, complete with knives, pulley and cast frame that heads runs in all ready to bolt to wood table which any wood workman can readily make from the drawings and instructions we furnish with them. Send for circular and prices of larger sizes. W. L. Sherwood, Kirksville, Mo.

• March 1911 American Blacksmith, page 28, Classified Ads.

  FOR SALE-For $20.00, our All Steel 6 in. Jointer, saw arbor with boring attachment, complete with knives, pulley and cast frame. Ready to bolt to wood frame, which any wood workman can readily make from the instructions we furnish. Write for circular of our All Steel Jointer Heads, 6 to 16 in. W. L. SHERWOOD, Kirksville, Mo.

• November 1911 Blacksmith and Wheelwright, page 911.

  BUILD YOUR OWN JOINTER.—We make all Steel Jointer Heads from 6 to 16 in. complete with knives, pulley and cast frame that head runs in ready to bolt to wood table that any wood workman can readily make from the drawings and instructions we furnish. We also make the most practical combination outfits, 6- and 8-inch jointer, saw arbor and boring attachment. Write for illustrated circular and price list. W. L. Sherwood, Kirksville, Mo.

• May 1916 American Carpenter and Builder, page 198 in Classified Ads "For Sale".

  FOR SALE—Cutter heads and knives for planers, jointers, shapers, stickers and moulding machines and for other wood-working machinery. Bench jointers and heavy complete jointers. Ask for Catalog No. 12. W. L. Sherwood, Kirksville, Mo.

  FOR SALE—Jointer heads and combined jointer heads and saw arbors for wood tables. Build your own jointer and combined woodworker. For further information and prices write for Catalog No. 12. W. L. Sherwood, Kirksville, Mo.

• June 1917 American Carpenter and Builder, page 182 in Classified Ads "For Sale".

  FOR SALE—20-in. band saw machine, $25; combined woodworker, 9-inch jointer, saw table and boring table, $50; 9-inch wood frame jointer, $25; 7-inch jointer with countershaft attached, $40. Also full line of cutter heads and knives, especially jointer heads and saw arbors for wood workers. Build you own machine. Catalog No. 12 gives you the necessary information. W. L. Sherwood, Kirksville, Mo.

• January 1920 American Blacksmith Auto & Tractor Shop, page 106.

  WRITE for new price list on Circular style Cutter Heads for wood frame Jointers 5-in to 12 in. Combined outfits Jointers and rounding heads and saw arbors. Prices from $20.00 to $50.00. W. L. SHERWOOD, Kirksville, Me.

• September 1927 Poultry Supply Dealer, page 28, lists "MO.: Kirksville: W. L. Sherwood" under the category of "Chick Box Punching Machines".
• December 1927 Industrial-Arts Magazine, page 48A, small text ad.

  WOODWORKERS—Schools, Teachers, and Students send for information on how to obtain woodworking machinery at a small cash outlay, and for circulators and prices of jointer heads, saw arbors, and other parts. Also complete jointers, bench saws, wood lathes, and other machines. W. L. SHERWOOD, Kirksville, Mo.

• Findagrave.com entry for Walker L. Sherwood (1869-1951).