Field Guide to Tools: How to Identify and Use Virtually Every Tool at the Hardware Store - Softcover

Book 10 of 13: Field Guide

John Kelsey

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Synopsis

What's a plumb bob look like? Where can I find a chop saw? How can I tell the difference between a tire wrench and a box wrench?
If you've ever asked these kinds of questions, you need Field Guide to Tools, an illustrated guide to the world of hardware stores and home improvement centers. From glass cutters and marking gauges to grout saws and caulk guns, you'll learn how to identify and use more than 100 different tools. Author John Kelsey (a columnist for This Old House magazine) provides step-by-step directions for using each tool, along with interesting historical anecdotes and creative alternative uses. Best of all, the book includes color photographs of every tool for easy identification.Field Guide to Tools!

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About the Author

John Kelsey writes the "Talking Shop" column for This Old House magazine and was formerly the editor of Fine Woodworking magazine. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at Cambium Press, which specializes in woodworking and furniture making.

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