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Handyman's Guide Essential Woodworking Tools and Techniques

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ISBN-10: 1602391734

ISBN-13: 9781602391734

Edition: 2007

Authors: Paul N. Hasluck

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With more than 2,500 illustrations, this is a do-it-yourselfer’s dream and a treasure trove of traditional information. It includes an overview of wood and how to choose the right type for specific projects, along with detailed descriptions of both common and unusual hand tools, with tips for their use. (Where else can you learn about the “Donkey’s-ear Shooting Block,” a screw vice, a grinding gouge, various handsaws, and augers?) Most importantly, there’s a wealth of knowledge on crafting almost anything using only hand tools: tables, desks, gates, a revolving bookcase, a linen chest, greenhouses, porches, birdhouses, and so much more. Useful for both amateurs and master craftsmen, this…    
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 768
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Introduction
Geometrical Tools (78 Illustrations)
Holding Tools (51 Illustrations)
Paring and Shaving Tools (84 Illustrations)
Hand Saws (108 Illustrations)
Tools of Percussion and Impulse (38 Illustrations)
Boring Tools (51 Illustrations)
Abrading and Scraping Tools (40 Illustrations)
Nails, Screws, and Glue (44 Illustrations)
Timber: Its Growth, Seasoning, Conversion, Selection, and Varieties (45 Illustrations)
Joints (184 Illustrations)
Easy Examples of Woodwork (121 Illustrations)
Workshop Furniture (104 Illustrations)
Fitting Looks and Hinges (73 Illustrations)
Houses, Runs, and Coops for Poultry (50 Illustrations)
Accessories for Yard and Garden (174 Illustrations)
Gates and Rough Fencing (56 Illustrations)
Trellis Work, Porches, and Summerhouses (55 Illustrations)
Garden Seats (17 Illustrations)
Rustic Carpentry (43 Illustrations)
Sheds, Tool Houses, and Workshops (36 Illustrations)
Garden Frames, Window Conservatories, and Greenhouses (76 Illustrations)
Lathes, Turning and Turnery (144 Illustrations)
Veneering (11 Illustrations)
Office, Library, and Study Furniture (97 Illustrations)
Kitchen Furniture (135 Illustrations)
Hall Furniture (66 Illustrations)
Bedroom Furniture (215 Illustrations)
Dining Room Furniture (91 Illustrations)
Drawing Room Furniture (168 Illustrations)
Index