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$37.50 $22.50 |
A comprehensive reference that describes, illustrates, and classifies all the various types of wooden planes from the common to the rare and unusual, then traces their development and explains their uses. Includes American, English, French, Dutch, German, Japanese, and Chinese. There are sections on planes used by specific trades, i.e. the Cooper, Sashmaker, Wheelwright, etc. Five glossaries in addition to a general index. An appendix that describes and sets forth a system for identifying and classifying any plane. An extraordinary book.
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$21.95 $13.17 |
Working wood with hand tools is one of the most satisfying, relaxing and rewarding activities available, and adding planes to a woodworking regimen augments it in several ways. When we plane the face or edge of a board, we slice across cells, exposing a multitude of voids. When we sand, we fill up those voids with dust, the residue of crushed cell walls. As a finish is applied, the difference is immediately obvious. A planed surface has a deep, rich, translucent quality that is missing in a sanded piece. This is a book for the average woodworker of every skill level (except for the very advanced) a simple, straightforward shop manual for people who own a few bench planes and would like to know how to use them. This book dispenses with the lore and legend of planes, and treats them simply as tools while still preserving their dignity. The book contains how-to photography that is in step-by-step support of the text. Each image visually represents hard facts that are alluded to in the text. For example, a page on sharpening an iron will show the reader four images that illustrate flattening the requisite area of the back; grinding a primary bevel; honing a secondary bevel; and testing for sharpness.
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$19.95 $11.97 |
This is the second entry in the Getting Started in Woodworking series (see also item 19-115). This is a good introduction for those people who wish to establish a home workshop. Fraser starts with what to include in the essential shop and progresses on to the basic, efficient, and finally the well-rounded shop. Each shop, of course, requires a different set of tools and accessories. Fraser is an experienced woodworker and teaches woodworking and boatbuilding in Connecticut.
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The only price guide to factor in prices realized from tool sales on the Internet. Contains a staggering 12,000+ individual and chart combinations for prices. Prices cover tools that are available in the market place, with explanations for each tool group to help the reader classify condition. Chapters include buying antique tools, tool wood indentification, clubs to join and reference books.
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This is a comprehensive collection of tips compiled over a lifetime of experience of woodwork and associated crafts. The tips cover all aspects of woodworking with hand and power tools. There are ways to improve the use of traditional and new hand tools and ways to get the most out of the many hand and stationary power tools available today. Workshops and their equipment are covered, from compact to extensive, improvised and permanent.
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Originally published in 1941 this is a fascinating look at how to build a variety of workshop tools. The book was published during and after World War II and the idea was to show craftsmen how to cope with shortages of metal and other materials and still build useable machinery. Included are plans for table saws, thickness planer, cordwood saw, hydraulic press, drill presses, jigsaws, and many other handy tools.