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by Lon Schleining  Publisher Comments In this fresh and contemporary look at the world of workbenches, Lon Schleining takes us on a guided tour of a wide variety of classic, modern, and specialty benches and offers hundreds of options for choosing or building that "perfect bench and its... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your Price $12.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies 
by Steve Bottorff Publisher Comments This book reveals the sharpening techniques needed for everything from razor blades to axes. Whether you require a sharp slicer for the kitchen or a sturdy chopper for the field, this book will show you how to get the edge you need. It lives up to its... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Garrett Hack Synopsis The rich variety and history of hand tools is revealed through vivid color photos while in-depth information reveals how to integrate their use into modern woodworking. 16 drawings. 320 photos.... (read more) Your Price $12.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Roy Underhill Publisher Comments Roy Underhill is America's best-known master of traditional woodcraft. Creator of the popular PBS series The Woodwright's Shop, Roy has inspired millions--from professional craftsman to armchair woodworker--with his talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm. Roy... (read more)
by Kenneth L. Cope Publisher Comments Through the second half of the 19th century and into the 20th, barrel makers followed the same path taken by many other woodworkers...they moved from hand tools to the large, efficient new machines that were the products of the Industrial Revolution... (read more) Your Price $20.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Mike Burton About the Author Mike Burton has been a professional woodworker for more than 40 years, creating projects that vary from a furniture line to guitar bodies. He is the author of Architectural Carving, Simple Marquetry, and Veneering a Foundation Course. He lives in Ogden... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Eric Sloane Publisher Comments Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made. Includes devices used by curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, loggers, tanners, coachmakers, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. An... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Henry Chapma Mercer Publisher Comments Classic reference describes in detail hundreds of implements in use in the American colonies in the 18th century. Over 250 illustrations depict tools identical in construction to ancient devices once used by the Greeks, Egyptians and Chinese, among them... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by E J Tangerman Publisher Comments Comprehensive sourcebook of ideas and designs ranging from simple projects (charms, pendants) to more elaborate objects (stylized birds, caricatures, rocking horse). Over 1,000 illustrations and photographs, plus useful suggestions help beginners and... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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Friday May 16, 2008
by M. C. Hillick Publisher Comments Today's collectors who seek instruction on painting and decorating their vehicles can do no better than to read this reprint of M.C.Hillick's book on the subject. The book, organized not unlike the structure of an apprenticeship, is divided into 16... (read more) Your Price $17.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Percy W Blandford Publisher Comments Written by a master craftsman, this profusely illustrated guide to early tools and their functions depicts and describes scores of devices — from hammers, gouges, planes, and saws to tools for blacksmithing, spinning, weaving, and baking. An... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by C Keith Wilbur Publisher Comments Explores the tools and technology that the American colonists use to build homes that could stand the test of time.... (read more) Your Price $5.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by North House Folk School Publisher Comments With its graceful silhouette and distinctive white bark, the birch tree has been important to people wherever it has grown. This book covers all aspects of the North's most versatile tree; from its biology and ecology to its different uses, craft... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Alex W. Bealer Publisher Comments Fascinating story of early American woodworking, told by a master craftsman, enthusiastically describes and clearly illustrates a wide array of axes, saws, planes, hammers, and other implements used by frontiersmen. Delicate tools such as calipers... (read more) Your Price $11.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Walter Faurot Publisher Comments This is the book that gave rise to the many carving curiosities that can frequently be found in antique stores. It contains illustrations and instructions for various puzzles, caged balls, the ever-popular arrow through a block, as well as a range of... (read more) Your Price $6.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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