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This small paperback book contains seven short stories about me and my experiences with several yard and household tools. It is meant to be light hearted and easy to read. It will become part of a series of short books intended for the middle-aged adult who... [ More...]
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It's fun to amass the equipment for any new undertaking—and gardening's no different. Faced with so many tempting tools in stores and catalogs, it's easy to fall under a spell and think you need it all. This no-nonsense, wittily written guide to... [ More...]
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Handplanes evoke the romance of an earlier era, when they performed countless woodworking tasks from preparing stock to shaping moldings. In The Handplane Book, aficionado Garrett Hack reveals the rich heritage of this classic tool with a treasure trove of... [ More...]
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For those who would like to have the benefit of a woodworker's extensive experience, this illustrated guide explores the tools of the trade and how to use them. 450 line drawings throughout. 416 p.
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A valuable manual for all woodworkers, you will learn how to sharpen and maintain all types of blades — handsaws, bow saws, dado acts, bandsaws, and more.
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The Best Tool of the Millennium The seeds of Rybczynski's elegant and illuminating new book were sown by "The New York Times, whose editors asked him to write an essay identifying "the best tool of the millennium." An award-winning author who once... [ More...]
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This collection features color photos of more than 250 unique tools—from handplanes to saws to drills—built with beautiful materials, lavished with artistic decoration, and crafted with precision. Each photo is accompanied by detailed notes on... [ More...]
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Dating from the Golden Age of American Farming, this volume is both a tribute to days gone by and a resource for present day homeowners, farmers, and ranchers striving toward greater self-sufficiency. Here you will find hundreds of clever ways to transform... [ More...]
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Practical projects as useful today as when first published nearly 100 years ago.
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Even in the era of the cordless electric drill, the stories in simple wooden hand tools appeal to collectors. Collectible Hand Tools offers a broad overview of the tools that craftsmen brought to the new world - and many North American originals - as they... [ More...]
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