The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools

Korn, Peter

ISBN 10: 1561582166 / ISBN 13: 9781561582167

Published by The Taunton Press, 1998

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.142PD

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools
• Publisher: The Taunton Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561582166
• ISBN 13: 9781561582167
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

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

Korn is the director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, which offers hands-on workshops in woodworking. He is the author of Working with Wood (The Taunton Press, 1993.)