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$8.95 $5.37 |
This was one of the most influential books on tools and had an impact on the current interest in tool collecting. There are over 180 pen and ink drawings by the author. Originally published in 1964, Sloane illustrates the uses of many of the tools and covers such diverse crafts as logging, carpentry, wheelmaking, tanning, splitting, tools with legs and much more.
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Nearly every operation in woodworking uses a piece of steel between the woodworker and the wood. This steel needs to be cared for and sharpened for the best results. The Perfect Edge is an up-to-date book on sharpening every woodworking tool, using the latest sharpening stones, tools and techniques. The author brings more than 25 years of experience, working with demanding customers and staying on top of the latest trends.
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$29.00 $17.40 |
Here is the second volume in Dana Batorys 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.
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$14.95 |
This informative handbook will help every woodworker construct exactly the bench he or she needs. Anyone with basic skills could build either the study and versatile joiners bench or one for cabinetmakers, and adapt them for individual use. Other workbenches have storage drawers and a cabinet, or are designed for specialties like carving, veneering, guitar making, and more. And this book offers more than just plans for building the benchit features information on setting it up, installing the tools, and using it for planning, joinery, power tool operations, and assembly.
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$17.95 $10.77 |
How to apply the workstation approach to your shop and how to protect your valuable tools. Some of the subjects covered include; roll-away workshop, clamp storage, stack and saw lumber rack, vacuum hold down table, chisel cabinet, heirloom tool chest, and more.
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$22.95 $13.77 |
A complete survey of toolboxes for everyone who values tools. Tolpin's beautifully illustrated guide shows ingenious tool storage solutions from rugged old time journeymen's chests to todays versatile truck boxes. Tool users learn to plan and design boxes to increase productivity, save time and prevent loss of their most valuable assets. The book covers storage, organization, transportation and protection of tools for every trade.