Hand Tool Essentials: Refine Your Power Tool Projects with Hand Tool Techniques (Popular Woodworking) (Kindle Edition)

“Hand tools (tools that are not powered, such as hammers and chisels) are currently the hot trend in woodworking purchases. Hand tools require specialized training. Without it, the experience will be disappointing. Learning to use woodworking hand tools properly makes it easier to understand how power tools work, plus they offer a quieter, safer and more pleasant woodworking experience. This book shows the woodworker how hand tools can be used in tandem with their power tools to produce superior work, improving and enriching their woodworking experience. Readers will learn to use mallets, chisels & gouges, wood- and metal-bodied planes, wood- and metal-bodied spokeshaves, measuring and marking tools, rasps, awls, Eastern and Western handsaws and other hand tool accessories. ”

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Woodworking Essentials (Kindle Edition)

Just Some Of What You’ll Learn In Woodworking EssentialsHere’s just a little taste of what’s inside this book (which you can be reading in less than 2 minutes from now if you want)… * The basics of getting started – what you need and what you don’t before doing your first project. (page 20) * The “quickstart” woodworking 101 section – how you can catch up to speed and “talk shop” like a pro. (page 21) * The essential skills you can learn overnight… all of woodworking really comes down to 5 basic skills, and you can learn them quickly. (page 22-24) * Safety first… stories of lost fingers and eyes can scare off newcomers. Here’s how to be safe in your own shop — with some clever and unusual tips, tricks, and tactics. (page 25-35) * The 47-Piece Toolbox that will do 90% of all jobs. (page 44-54) * Woods and finishes you need to know. How to choose the right wood and finish for your project — and how to speak the lingo li (more…)

Hand Tool Essentials: Refine Your Power Tool Projects with Hand Tool Techniques (Popular Woodworking) (Paperback)

Hand tools (tools that are not powered, such as hammers and chisels) are currently the hot trend in woodworking purchases. Hand tools require specialized training. Without it, the experience will be disappointing. Learning to use woodworking hand tools properly makes it easier to understand how power tools work, plus they offer a quieter, safer and more pleasant woodworking experience. This book shows the woodworker how hand tools can be used in tandem with their power tools to produce superior work, improving and enriching their woodworking experience. Readers will learn to use mallets, chisels & gouges, wood- and metal-bodied planes, wood- and metal-bodied spokeshaves, measuring and marking tools, rasps, awls, Eastern and Western handsaws and other hand tool accessories.

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Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship (Paperback)

Based on a two-week course in woodworking fundamentals offered at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Camden, Maine, this book takes a traditional approach to teaching, with the idea that learning basic skills is essential to craftsmanship. In the process, the book covers all the bases, from working with hand tools to cutting dovetails. Over 250 color photos and drawings and two complete projects — a bench and a small cabinet — are included.

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