The Handyman's Guide
eBook - ePub

The Handyman's Guide

Essential Woodworking Tools and Techniques

  1. 768 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Handyman's Guide

Essential Woodworking Tools and Techniques

About this book

This comprehensive guide to the tools and techniques of woodworking has been a favorite of both amateur and professional woodworkers for over a century. Readers will learn to make almost anything using only hand tools. With nearly 3, 000 illustrations, this definitive guide is an invaluable resource for any do-it-yourselfer. From identifying and holding tools properly to constructing your own household furniture, The Handyman's Book is your trusted resource for all things related to woodwork. Precise illustrations and design details provide a map for hundreds of woodworking projects, including gates, sheds, trellises, tables, yard and garden accessories, fences, porches, furniture, cabinets, and much more. If it's wood, and there's work to be done, don't start without Paul N. Hasluck's essential guide.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. PREFACE
  5. CONTENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. GEOMETRICAL TOOLS
  8. HOLDING TOOLS
  9. PARING AND SHAVING TOOLS
  10. HAND SAWS
  11. TOOLS OF PERCUSSION AND IMPULSE
  12. BORING TOOLS
  13. ABRADING AND SCRAPING TOOLS
  14. NAILS, SCREWS, AND GLUE
  15. TIMBER: ITS GROWTH, SEASONING, CONVERSION, SELECTION, AND VARIETIES
  16. JOINTS
  17. EASY EXAMPLES OF WOODWORK
  18. WORKSHOP FURNITURE
  19. FITTING LOCKS AKD HINGES
  20. HOUSES, RUNS, AND COOPS FOR POULTRY
  21. ACCESSORIES FOR YARD AND GARDEN
  22. GATES AND ROUGH FENCING
  23. TRELLIS WORK, PORCHES, AND SUMMERHOUSES
  24. GARDEN SEATS
  25. RUSTIC CARPENTEY
  26. SHEDS, TOOL HOUSES AND WORKSHOPS
  27. GARDEN FRAMES, WINDOW CONSERVATORIES AND GREENHOUSES
  28. LATHES, TURNING, AND TURNERY
  29. VENEERING
  30. OFFICE, LIBRARY, AND STUDY FURNITURE
  31. KITCHEN FURNITURE
  32. HALL FURNITURE
  33. BEDROOM FURNITURE
  34. DINING ROOM FURNITURE
  35. DRAWING ROOM FURNITURE
  36. INDEX