Their solution was the formation of the EAIA, subsequently incorporated on March 16, 1942,[5] as a nonprofit educational organization interested in all aspects of the mechanical arts in America.

The association immediately commenced publication of a quarterly journal, The Chronicle, which publishes articles on a broad variety of subjects within their fields of interest.

Recent publications include the Directory of American Toolmakers, A Pattern Book of Tools and Household Goods, and a CD-ROM comprising the first 60 volumes of The Chronicle.

[6] The EAIA holds an annual meeting, usually held at a major museum with related interests, at which there are programs by members including talks, demonstrations, displays and tool exchanges.

For more than a decade a week-long program of workshops have taken place in cooperation with Eastfield Village, East Nassau, New York, at which participants are introduced to a number of traditional trades.