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Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings
Aldren A. Watson
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Description for Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings
Paperback. A longtime woodworker's illustrated guide to the tools of the trade and how to use them. Num Pages: 416 pages, With 450 b/w illustrations by the author. BIC Classification: WKDW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 916.
For those who would like to have the benefit of a woodworker's extensive experience with hand tools, this is the book to own. Crammed with practical information, it is the next best thing to looking over a craftsman's shoulder as he works with his tools, asking questions and getting straight answers in plain language, seeing how each tool is held and manipulated to get the best work out of it. From bit brace, chisel, and mallet to saws, specialized planes, drawknife, and spokeshave, Aldren Watson describes in detail the actions of the tools basic to good woodworking. All the procedures ... Read more
For those who would like to have the benefit of a woodworker's extensive experience with hand tools, this is the book to own. Crammed with practical information, it is the next best thing to looking over a craftsman's shoulder as he works with his tools, asking questions and getting straight answers in plain language, seeing how each tool is held and manipulated to get the best work out of it. From bit brace, chisel, and mallet to saws, specialized planes, drawknife, and spokeshave, Aldren Watson describes in detail the actions of the tools basic to good woodworking. All the procedures ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
915g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393322767
SKU
V9780393322767
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Ref
99-1
About Aldren A. Watson
Aldren A. Watson (1917-2013) was an illustrator and designer as well as woodworker. He had written and illustrated many magazine articles and books, including The Blacksmith and Country Furniture, published by Norton. He lived and painted in Vermont and New Hampshire until his death in 2013.
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