Hand tools are essential to woodworking, but, unlike power tools, they don't come with detailed owner's manuals. Think of this book as the missing manual for your hand tools.

Peter Korn covers virtually all the hand tools in the modern woodshop. For convenience, tools are listed alphabetically within chapters organized by function (abrading, cutting, planing, sawing...).

Beautifully illustrated, The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools explains:

what each tool is used for
which tools are essential for your shop
how to recognize quality when buying tools
how to tune up tools for top performance
and, in many cases, how to use each tool efficiently

About the Author

Peter Korn is a furniture maker and educator and is the founder of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, where he served as Executive Director from 1993 until his retirement at the end of 2021. A professional woodworker since 1974, his work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide. Korn is the author of several foundational instructional books, including the bestselling Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship and The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools. He is also the author of the narrative volume Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman, which won the 2014 Maine Literary Award.

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