Things to Make in Your Home Workshop

Things to Make in Your Home Workshop
Author: Arthur Wakeling
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2018-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780343290801

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hand Tools

Hand Tools
Author: Aldren A Watson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2002-04-30
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780393322767

For those who would like to have the benefit of a woodworker's extensive experience, this illustrated guide explores the tools of the trade and how to use them. 450 line drawings throughout. 416 p.

The Workbench Design Book

The Workbench Design Book
Author: Christopher Schwarz
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1440310408

The follow-up book to Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use Complete plans, expert instruction and rationale for building nine workbench formsInstruction on improving existing workbenches for better workholding and an improved woodworking shop. The Workbench Design Book not only shows how to design a workbenchâ€"it also discusses and presents nine specific designs plus critiques of 10 additional workbenches, with suggestions for making any bench work most effectively for the kind of work the user does. The 9 workbench plans have a range suitable for all workshop needs, from handwork to power tools. A discussion of workbench design rules teach what's effective and why in a multitude of workshop situations. Additional workholding optionsâ€"from shop-made jigs and commercial bench dogs to vise hardwareâ€"are also provided.

Carpentry for Beginners

Carpentry for Beginners
Author: Various
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1473390958

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to carpentry, with information on tools and equipment, common problems, useful tips, proper techniques, quality control, and many other related aspects. Written in clear, plain language and full of useful hints, this volume is ideal for the novice woodworker, and would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “To The Home Carpenter”, “What to Make”, “Beginning Carpentry”, “Gauging and Marketing”, “Saws and Sawing”, “Planes and Planing”, “Chisels and Chiselling”, “Boring and Boring Hints”, “The Spokehave and Its Use”, “Filing and Glass-Papering”, “The Screw and the Screwdriver”, etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on carpentry.

Basic Blacksmithing

Basic Blacksmithing
Author: David Harries
Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1993
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Describes tools and equipment, raw materials and their properties, and basic techniques, (including fire management and tempering) as a basis for step-by-step instructions. Builds on traditional techniques and equipment to enable smiths to develop new skills using the resources available.

Bench Tools

Bench Tools
Author: Fine Woodworking Magazine Editors
Publisher: Taunton
Total Pages: 127
Release: 1990
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780942391848

Stationary power tools may be the muscle of the modern shop, but bench and hand tools continue to be its heart and soul. In these 34 articles from Fine Woodworking magazine, some of the world's finest woodworkers share their knowledge of common bench tools. You get in-depth information on how to: choose from a wide variety of wood and metal planes, make classic workbenches, fine-tune a cabinet scraper, construct wooden sash clamps, make and use a marking gauge, test wooden chisels, sharpen planes, chisels, saws and carving tools.