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.
- 768 pages
- English
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- GEOMETRICAL TOOLS
- HOLDING TOOLS
- PARING AND SHAVING TOOLS
- HAND SAWS
- TOOLS OF PERCUSSION AND IMPULSE
- BORING TOOLS
- ABRADING AND SCRAPING TOOLS
- NAILS, SCREWS, AND GLUE
- TIMBER: ITS GROWTH, SEASONING, CONVERSION, SELECTION, AND VARIETIES
- JOINTS
- EASY EXAMPLES OF WOODWORK
- WORKSHOP FURNITURE
- FITTING LOCKS AKD HINGES
- HOUSES, RUNS, AND COOPS FOR POULTRY
- ACCESSORIES FOR YARD AND GARDEN
- GATES AND ROUGH FENCING
- TRELLIS WORK, PORCHES, AND SUMMERHOUSES
- GARDEN SEATS
- RUSTIC CARPENTEY
- SHEDS, TOOL HOUSES AND WORKSHOPS
- GARDEN FRAMES, WINDOW CONSERVATORIES AND GREENHOUSES
- LATHES, TURNING, AND TURNERY
- VENEERING
- OFFICE, LIBRARY, AND STUDY FURNITURE
- KITCHEN FURNITURE
- HALL FURNITURE
- BEDROOM FURNITURE
- DINING ROOM FURNITURE
- DRAWING ROOM FURNITURE
- INDEX
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