Make Your Own Woodworking Tools: Metalwork Techniques to Create, Customize, and Sharpen in the Home Workshop (Fox Chapel Publishing) How to Make Your Own Blades and Handles for Woodcarving - Softcover

Mike Burton

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Synopsis

There are few things more satisfying for a woodworker than working with tools you have made yourself. In Make Your Own Woodworking Tools, professional woodworker and author Mike Burton introduces you to the straightforward and economical methods of making your own woodcarving and woodturning tools.  Armed with 50+ years of tool making experience and a down-to-earth style, the author will guide you through the fulfilling process of creating exactly the woodworking tool you want.   After an introduction to the basics of materials, tools, and safety, you'll be learning the techniques required to tackle projects that will develop and hone your skills as a tool maker.   Among the chapter topics, you'll find: - Steel and Other Raw Materials - Equipment and Tooling - Safety - Tools Without Blacksmithing - Simple Blacksmithing Techniques - Heat Treating - Dressing and Sharpening Tools - Handles and Mallets - Special Purpose Tools - Five Projects

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About the Author

Mike Burton has been a professional woodworker for more than 40 years. He opened a woodworking shop in Ogden, Uthah in 1973 with his father and brother and later became the sole owner of this business, manufacturing a full line of furniture and custom wood products including guitar bodies and propellers for ultralight aircraft. After transferring the business to his sons, Mike put his energy into writing and is the author of three other books, Simple Marquetry (Sterling), Veneering a Foundation Course (Sterling) and Architectural Carving Revised (Sterling).

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9781565231757: Make Your Own Woodworking Tools: Metalwork Techniques for Creating, Customizing, and Sharpening in the Home Workshop

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ISBN 10:  1565231759 ISBN 13:  9781565231757
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2006
Softcover