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This homespun book by a hand tool master sets you to working with saws, chisels, augurs, even spokeshaves and drawknives, and encourages you to savor the feel, the touch, of handworking wood. “Introduces readers to a variety of hand tools and shows how to complete a number of projects—including boxes, a knife, a sleigh, a weather vane, and a chair—by using them. His approach ...works. It is somewhat like spending time with and learning from a knowledgeable friend or neighbor...colorful illustrations...a fun book...for general public library collections.”—Library Journal.
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Experience the quiet, pure pleasure of wood shavings piling up around your feet as you learn to build almost anything you can imagine, even if you can't use the tools in your own toolbox. This charming, homespun book by a master of hand tools sets you on the road to working with saws, chisels, and augers--even spokeshaves and drawknives will become second nature--and encourages you to stop along the way to savor the feel, the touch, of handworking wood. Sharing the distilled wisdom of a lifetime in a workshop, the author starts with the basics: how to saw a little better than you can now, how to read wood and take advantage of what it tells you. Next, tackle some easy projects--a nail tray, a sawhorse, a simple clacker. Then, when you're ready, move on to a weathervane or a child's sleigh. Whatever you choose, you're sure to enjoy the satisfactions of both a book on the delights of hand tools and a job well done.
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