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• JAPANESE WOODWORKING TOOLS: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use

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  Odate was trained in Japan. In this book he covers the history and use of each tool. Planes, saws, chisels, sharpening stones, etc. The philosophy and techniques of Japan's masters are dealt with. This is the best book dealing with Japanese tools and techniques. Invaluable if you treasure fine tools and the emotions that go with them.

• TOOL TALES: STORIES AND TIPS FOR THE ANTIQUE TOOL COLLECTOR

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  Kean is a noted tool collector, dealer, restorer and author. Here he has culled from magazines, journals, newspapers, and encyclopedias 50 of his best stories and "tips" columns, written over the course of his long career. The stories range from the whimsical to the technical pieces detailing the "how-to's" of solving many tool related problems.

• David Charlesworth's (Vol. 3) Furniture-Making Techniques: A Guide to Hand Tools

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  With a focus on traditional and modern hand tools, acclaimed craftsman David Charlesworth presents an indispensable guide for all levels and abilities. Lively writing and more than 300 photographs show how to select and use equipment such as chisels, planes and peen hammers to make high-quality furniture. Covering everything from plans for making a spokeshave adjustor to age-old dovetailing techniques and ways to keep tools in top shape, this is the ideal workshop accessory. There’s also instruction on finishing techniques, and lots of inspiration and encouragement.

• JIM TOLPIN'S TABLE SAW MAGIC 2nd edition

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  Tolpin covers a wealth of information on the use of the table saw and numerous jigs and fixtures that can make your table saw an extraordinarily productive tool. Tolpin covers blades and cutters, ripping, crosscutting, grooves, dadoes and rabbets, sheet stock, curves and mouldings, and joinery. This is a good, comprehensive book on the subject.

• GETTING STARTED IN WOODWORKING: SKILL BUILDING PROJECTS THAT TEACH THE BASICS

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  This is a well thought out book for the beginning woodworker. There are skill building sections through the entire book. These sections tell you what you will learn and they provide detailed instructions. Projects that provide the learning skills include an outdoor chair, a box, coffee table, bookcase, and top drawer lateral file. Excellent drawings and photography. Fraser was a professional woodworker and boatbuilder.

• VINTAGE WOODWORKING MACHINERY VOL. 2

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  Here is the second volume in Dana Batory’s series of guides to the major woodworking machinery manufacturers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Covered in this volume are Parks Machine Co., the Boice-Crane Co., Baxter D. Whitney & Son, and Crescent Machine Co. As in his first volume, the author provides a history of each manufacturer, as well as a description of the evolution of its product lines over the years. Accompanying the histories are many illustrations taken from the catalogs of the period. This is a mine of information about old woodworking machines and the companies that made them.