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The Complete Guide to Sharpening
Author: Leonard Lee
ISBN-10: 1561581259
ISBN-13: 9781561581252
Published: 1996-07-01
Publisher: Taunton Press
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Book Description:
Lee, a well-known tool manufacturer, covers the practical and technical information to sharpen tools quickly, efficiently and safely. Descriptive photos, clear line drawings and step-by-step instructions show exactly how to improve the performance and safety of any cutting tool. 255 photos.
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Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings
Author: Aldren A. Watson
ISBN-10: 0393322769
ISBN-13: 9780393322767
Published: 2002-04
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Description:
A longtime woodworker's illustrated guide to the tools of the trade and how to use them.For those who would like to have the benefit of a woodworker's extensive experience with hand tools, this is the book to own. Crammed with practical information, it is the next best thing to looking over a craftsman's shoulder as he works with his tools, asking questions and getting straight answers in plain language, seeing how each tool is held and manipulated to get the best work out of it. From bit brace, chisel, and mallet to saws, specialized planes, drawknife, and spokeshave, Aldren Watson describes in detail the actions of the tools basic to good woodworking. All the procedures are explicitly illustrated with handsome line drawings, and an appendix gives plans and dimensions for making a workbench and other necessary pieces of shop equipment. With 450 b/w illustrations by the author.
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Quality Toolbox
Author: Nancy R. Tague
ISBN-10: 0873896394
ISBN-13: 9780873896399
Published: 2005-03-30
Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
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The Perfect Edge: The Ultimate Guide to Sharpening for Woodworkers (Popular Woodworking)
Author: Ron Hock
ISBN-10: 1558708588
ISBN-13: 9781558708587
Published: 2010-01-14
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
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Book Description:
Sharp Tools Work Better! If you've never experienced the pleasure of using a really sharp tool, you're missing one of the real pleasures of woodworking. In The Perfect Edge, the mystery of the elusive sharp edge is solved by long-time sharpening expert and tool maker Ron Hock. You'll soon find how easy and safe hand tools are to use. This book covers all the different sharpening methods so you can either improve your sharpening techniques using your existing set-up, or determine which one will best suit you needs and budget. Ron shows you the tricks and offers expert advice to sharpen all your woodworking tools, plus a few around-the-house tools that also deserve a perfect edge.
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A Museum of Early American Tools
Author: Eric Sloane
ISBN-10: 0486463036
ISBN-13: 9780486463032
Published: 2008-05-19
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Description:
This delightful evocation of simpler times and the tools that built America has always held a special place in the hearts of lovers of Americana and Yankee ingenuity. Now available in a handsome hardcover gift edition, this engaging, informative book features 184 of the author's inimitable drawings.
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The Handplane Book
Author: Garrett Hack
ISBN-10: 1561581550
ISBN-13: 9781561581559
Published: 1997-09-01
Publisher: Taunton Press
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Book Description:
In this book, professional furniture maker Garrett Hack helps woodworkers reclaim their woodworking heritage by presenting a treasure trove of information about handplanes. Everything is covered here: history, theory, and practice. The practical side includes discussion of everything from tuning and adjusting planes to planing technique. The historical information traces the lineage of the plane from Roman times to the present, with special emphasis on the golden age of planes (19th and early 20th centuries). Also covered are the many specialty planes used in ancillary woodworking professions. The concluding chapters take a look at contemporary plane makers and explain what to look for when buying a plane for the shop or as an investment.
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The Frugal Woodturner: Make and Modify All the Tools and Equipment You Need
Author: Ernie Conover
ISBN-10: 1565234340
ISBN-13: 9781565234345
Published: 2010-08-01
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
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Book Description:
This comprehensive guide covers all the elements needed for setting up and maintaining a personal woodturning shop without breaking your budget. Providing the necessary knowledge for setting-up a woodturning shop at three different budget levels, this manual informs on how to choose the right lathe, find inexpensive wood, how to buy or make good tools and accessories, and setting up shop. This book gives woodturners options to enjoy the craft and do so affordably.
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Hand Tool Essentials: Refine Your Power Tool Projects with Hand Tool Techniques (Popular Woodworking)
Author: Popular Woodworking Editors
ISBN-10: 1558708154
ISBN-13: 9781558708150
Published: 2007-06-06
Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
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Book Description:
Hand and Power Tools Work Best Together In today's world of more-power-is-better, it's easy to overlook the value of hand tools. What most woodworker's don't realize is that combining both hand and power tool worlds is the best way to produce the highest quality woodworking. In Hand Tool Essentials you'll learn how to choose and use hand tools for chopping, cutting, paring, sawing, marking, drilling and more. Many of the tools are familiar, but others will surprise you with their usefulness. Though they've been around for hundreds (or thousands) of years, these tools have gotten lost in the rush of the industrial revolution. Rediscovering the value of these tools in your woodworking will also give you a better understanding of how your power tools work. But this book is more than about how to use hand tools. It's about using hand tools in balance with power tools to save you time, provide a more pleasant woodworking experience and ultimately give you a better woodworking project.
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Essential Guide to the Steel Square: Facts, Short-Cuts, and Problem-Solving Secrets for Carpenters, Woodworkers & Builders (Woodworker's Essentials & More)
Author: Ken Horner
ISBN-10: 1565233425
ISBN-13: 9781565233423
Published: 2007-10-01
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
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Book Description:
Ideal for solving virtually every geometric and layout problem, this guide to the steel square blends practical advice with skill-building exercises designed to help readers get the most out of this amazing tool. Unlocking the secrets of this versatile device, professional advice covers a wide range of topics—including making measurements as fine as one-hundredth of an inch, finding the center of a circle, and building stairs—making this guide a must-have reference for woodworkers, carpenters, tool collectors, and anyone interested in the history of tools.
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