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Ursula's Alcove
Books : Ye Olde Trades
Choosing & Using Handtools
Andy Rae
Softcover,
approx. 8.5" by 10"
$17.95
ISBN 10: 1600592740
ISBN 13: 9781600592744
Lark Books, 2002. 208 pages.
It's no wonder hand tools appeal to the purist.
These beautiful tools, made of brass, steel, and exquisite woods,
have a distinctive visual appeal. True craftsmen appreciate the
whisper of a plane, the curl of shavings, and the sound of a blade
cutting wood. But you don't have to be a traditionalist or a collector
to appreciate the beauty and practical value of hand tools.
In fact hand tools are often more efficient, quicker,
and offer better results than power tools. That's why you'll find them
in shops of serious woodworkers everywhere. These are the tools that this
essential guide is about. It's lush- filled with incredible photographs
on every page. Use it to find out everything from how best to use a tool
to how to keep it sharp and in good working condition.
All of the hand tools you'll ever need are here,
from "old" or antique tools to new ones our forebeareres
never dreamed of. There are even precision tools you can make yourself
from scraps of wood.
Tools are grouped by the tasks they perform:
- Clamps and vises for holding your work
- Layout tools for marking and measuring
- Striking tools for chopping and pounding
- Pulling, prying, and twisting tools
- Boring tools for drilling holes
- Scraping tools for shaping and smoothing
- Chisels and carving tools
- Edge tools, from drawknives to planes
- Handsaws for cutting to a line
Bonus: sources for used-tool dealers, tool associations, and woodworking websites.
Andy Rae has been working wood for more than two decades,
designing tools and building furniture as well as teaching and writing about woodworking
and woodworking tools. In 1990 he received a Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council
for the Arts for his furniture designs. He is the author of The Complete Illustrated
Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction (2001, The Taunton Press), and has
written more than 100 articles for woodworking magazines, including American
Woodworker, where he served for six years as senior editor for Lark Books. He
lives and works in the Smokey mountains of western North Carolina, and strives to keep
his exceedingly large hand-tool collection in good working order.
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