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The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools Paperback – July 15 2016

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Back by popular demand, these classic woodworking titles from Fine Woodworking magazine are filled with first-rate information that is as timeless now as it was when first published.

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...)

The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools is beautifully illustrated and provides all the information you need to get the best out of your tools. You'll learn: 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.

This comprehensive guide is a must-have reference for every woodworker.

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208 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Taunton Classics
Publication date

July 15 2016
Dimensions

20.32 x 25.4 cm
ISBN-10

1631867792
ISBN-13

978-1631867798
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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.)

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taunton Classics (July 15 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1631867792
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1631867798
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 45.4 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.32 x 25.4 cm

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PETER KORN is the founder and former Executive Director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, a non-profit woodworking and design school in Rockport, Maine. A furniture maker since 1974, his work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums. Born in 1951, Korn grew up in Philadelphia, where he attended Germantown Friends School. He majored in history at the University of Pennsylvania. More information is available at www.peterkorn.com

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M. Boutte

The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 7, 2001

This is an excellent introductory book for someone new to woodworking, or some one new to hand tools. In fact, I would strongly encourage someone new to woodworking to read this book first and learn as much as they can about using hand tools prior to spending any money on power tools. Some of the tools and techniques are obviously obselete given the development of power tools, but read on. You will be a better craftsman for it. The illustrations in the book are clear and well thought out and I have found them to be very useful. This book would also make an excellent gift for a young person interested in woodworking, but unsure of where to begin.

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otro

THE hand tools compendium for woodworking

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on April 29, 2017

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Carefully illustrated, each tool described in detail. An ideal guide for beginners,orienting you to build up a basic set of tools.

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Chris A

Fun and informative

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 22, 2017

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Got this because I liked Korn's book on Woodworking Basics - this is as much a 'fun' book about a wide variety of tools as it is a 'how-to' book. Out of print now, and the same information can probably be obtained by diligent google searches. Still happy to have this on the shelf as a reference, particularly for tools I may never actually obtain.

Alan R. Soddy

Informative Guide

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 23, 2010

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This book lives up to its title, along with good writing and excellent organization of its content. Each category of hand tool is clearly identified and explained. I especially enjoy how the book describes the tool's proper use, and more importantly, how to keep it working at peak performance with practical tune-up instructions. It's the best hand tool book I've encountered. If interested in gaining knowledge about hand tools and how to use them as well as how to maintain them, this is the book for you.

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WillisWake

Great info

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2013

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I wanted a source for using hand tools rather than power tools, and this book does that very nicely. Mr. Korn is very thorough in covering just about any type and style of hand tool. Now to put his knowledge to work.

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Hand Tools Galore

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 24, 2014

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Excellent manual of hand tools and how they are used; their advantages and disadvantages. Peter Korn is excellent.

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