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excellent guide to sharpening
Payson's book is an excellent guide to sharpening all types of saws, from hand to table saw blades. Also covered are old fashioned saws for cutting down trees and bucking them. Japanese and carbide tipped blades are aboutthe only types not covered, but that does not detract from the booksutility. Clearly written and illustrated, highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Do-It-Yourself - Carpentry    3. Hand Tools    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. Power Tools    7. Woodwork - General    8. Handicrafts    9. Hobbies, Quizzes & Games    10. Woodworking   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Equipment and supplies    4. Garden tools    5. Gardening    6. Gardening / Horticulture    7. Gardening/Plants    8. General    9. Hand Tools    10. History    11. Horticulture (Specific Aspects)   

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Excellent and valuable guide to hand tools
This is an excellent book. Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts / Hobbies    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. Hand Tools    4. House & Home    5. Woodwork - Tools    6. Woodworking    7. Woodworking tools    8. COMPUTERS - LINUX TRD PB    9. Crafts & Hobbies / Woodwork   

Subjects:  1. Crafts / Hobbies    2. General    3. Hand Tools   

Subjects:  1. Equipment and supplies    2. Garden tools    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. General    7. Hand Tools    8. Reference    9. Tools   

Subjects:  1. Reference - General    2. Home Improvement / Construction   

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The title says it all...
As sais in the title this book provides some basic blacksmithing techniques. You'll find a lot of drawings showing the way to make the tools needed in your shop by using "scrap" metal.Read more

Subjects:  1. Hand Tools    2. Home Improvement / Construction    3. Metal Manufacturing    4. Reference    5. Art techniques & materials    6. Base metal & ironworking    7. Other manufacturing technologies   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Do-It-Yourself    4. Hand Tools    5. Power Tools    6. Purchasing    7. Woodwork - General    8. Woodwork - Tools    9. Woodworking tools   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. General    5. Hand Tools    6. Reference - Price Guides    7. Antiques & Collectables    8. Antiques & Collectibles / General   

Subjects:  1. Carpentry    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Do-It-Yourself    4. Hand Tools    5. House & Home    6. Machine-Tools    7. Power Tools    8. Sharpening of tools    9. Tools    10. Wood-cutting tools    11. Woodwork - Tools    12. Woodworking    13. BG-HISTORY - BG-WAR   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Hand Tools    3. House & Home    4. Antiques & Collectables   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Hand Tools    3. Technology & Industrial Arts   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Hand Tools    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. House & Home    5. Repair    6. Sharpening of tools    7. Woodworking    8. Woodworking tools    9. Tool making   

Subjects:  1. Gardening    2. Gardening / Horticulture    3. Gardening/Plants    4. General    5. Hand Tools    6. Techniques    7. BG-JUVENILE PROP - BG-JUVY ACTIVITY    8. Gardening / General   

Subjects:  1. Hand Tools    2. Home Improvement / Construction    3. Non-Classifiable   

Reviews (3)

Not a good book
I bought this book because I plan to buy a jointer/planer. I am not a professional but, in spite of my somewhat low level, the book did not give me much useful information. It is mostly a collection of trivialities, such as instructions for making a stand in mdf board, or 1 1/2 pages with ridiculous instructions on how to remove a motor (disconnect wires, remove bolts, remove belt, remove pulley if necessary...). There is no useful info on combined jointers/planers. Flowcharts on choice of jointers/planers seem useless. I do not recommend this book to anyone. The chapter on jointers and planers in Duginske's book "Mastering Woodworking Machines" gives much more information in much less space.

One of the better wood working books I've read
This is a really good book for beginners, which is what I am.Very well laid out, very well written.I highly recommend this book for anybody w/ a planner and jointer or anybody in the market for one.

excelent book
this is a great book.it has all you need to know about jointers and planers.shows you how to decide which machine is right for you, how to use them and maintain them.it even shows you how to do various things like make raised panels with the jointer.very useful book if you are new to the woodworking field.just might teach you a few things even if you are not a newby.though not absolutly necessary but nice, this book has tons of high quality color photos which makes reading it that much more pleasent. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Equipment and supplies    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Hand Tools    6. Jointer (Woodworking machine)    7. Planing-machines    8. Woodwork    9. Woodwork - General    10. Woodwork - Tools    11. Woodworking    12. BG-FICTION OVER $5 - BG-ANTHOLOGY $5/10    13. House & Home / Hand Tools   

Subjects:  1. Crafts / Hobbies    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. Hand Tools    4. House & Home    5. Reference    6. Woodwork - General    7. Sale Books   

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An essential reference for collectors and dealers.
Jerry and Elaine Heuring's E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter provides an excellent guide to identification and values of this brand's cutlery and tools, with color photos aiding in the process. This manufacturer produced a range ofpocket knives, hand tools, catalogs and squares: all are surveyed and givencurrent values here.

Delightful Guide To Keen Kutter Collectibles !
This volume (copyright, 2000) contains 192 pages and more than 750 full color, large, sharp photos. You'll find information about thousands of Keen Kutter items here.The book discusses Keen Kutter history, tradmarks andmotto, reproductions, fakes and clubs.Price ranges are provided for eachitem.Major topics cover Advertising, Calendars, Catalogs, and Kitchen,Paper Goods, Saws, to Tool Boxes, Wrenches and Yard and Garden. A must havevolume for collectors of this popular collectible. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Hand Tools    7. Hardware    8. Reference - General    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. Simmons Hardware Company    11. United States   

Editorial Review

This is a companionable and nicely written book for those with an interest in hand tools, or those who think they might have an interest. Straightforward information and instructions for the use of more than 40 hand tools is combined with 17 woodworking projects, from quite simple to a bit more complex, and information on purchasing lumber, choosing hand tools, and safety precautions. Helpfully illustrated throughout with great drawings of tools and project plans, this book is both interesting and enjoyable to read and page through. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Hand Tools    2. Hobbies/Crafts    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. Tools    5. Woodwork - Tools    6. Woodworking    7. Carpentry