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The handyman's guide : essential woodworking tools and techniques / Paul N. Hasluck.

by Hasluck, Paul N. (Paul Nooncree), 1854-1931.

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Skyhorse Pub., c2011.

684.08 H236 2011

Woodworking tools.

Furniture making.

9781602391734 (pbk.)

1602391734 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Handyman's book of tools, materials, and processes employed in woodworking.

760 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Originally published: The handyman's book of tools, materials, and processes employed in woodworking. London ; New York : Cassell and Co.,1903.

Includes index.

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: it's growth, seasoning, conversion, selection, and varieties -- Joints -- Easy examples of woodwork -- Workshop furniture -- Fitting locks and hinges -- Houses, runs, and coops for poultry -- Accessories for yard and garden -- Gates and rough fencing -- Trellis work, porches, and summerhouses -- Garden seats -- Rustic carpentry -- 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.

One of the great works on American craftsmanship, reprinted for your reading pleasure! This might be the most detailed woodworking handbook ever created.

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