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Tools of the Trade: The Art and Craft of Carpentry
Tools of the Trade: The Art and Craft of Carpentry
by Jeff Taylor
Publisher Comments
In the best-selling tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, these refreshing and insightful essays from master carpenter Jeff Taylor illuminate the spiritual aspects of working with hand tools. Bound with the look of real wood, this... (read more)

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Care & Repair of Shop Machines: A Complete Guide to Set Up, Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Care & Repair of Shop Machines: A Complete Guide to Set Up, Troubleshooting and Maintenance
by John White
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Woodshop tools are a major investment -- so it makes sense to keep them in good running order. This book is a complete reference guide for anyone who owns tools and wants to learn how to assemble, tune, maintain and repair them.... (read more)

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Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them
Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them
by Rolfe Cobleigh
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Dating from the Golden Age of American Farming, this volume is both a tribute to days gone by and a resource for present day homeowners, farmers, and ranchers striving toward greater self-sufficiency. Here you will find hundreds of clever ways to... (read more)

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Tools and Their Uses
Tools and Their Uses
by U S Navy
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Teaches names, general uses, and correct operation of all basic hand and power tools, fasteners, and measuring devices you are likely to need. Also, grinding, metal cutting, soldering, and more. 329 illustrations.... (read more)

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The Complete Guide To Sharpening
The Complete Guide To Sharpening
by Leonard Lee
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Lee, a well-known tool manufacturer, covers the practical and technical information to sharpen tools quickly, efficiently and safely. Descriptive photos, clear line drawings and step-by-step instructions show exactly how to improve the performance and... (read more)

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Table Saw Techniques: Revised Edition
Table Saw Techniques: Revised Edition
by Roger W Cliffe
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“A thoroughgoing treatise.”—Fine Woodworking. “Cliffe, a professor and woodworking safety consultant, provides a complete guide to the most popular stationary power tools. After describing the table saw and its numerous blades and... (read more)

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Scroll Saw Basics (Basics Series)
Scroll Saw Basics (Basics Series)
by Patrick Spielman
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Covers everything: brands and styles, parts and features, especially blades. A clear approach to cutting covers, curves, straight lines, sharp corners and angles, true arcs, and perfect circles; making large cutouts and inside cutouts, stack-cutting... (read more)

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Turret Mill Operation
Turret Mill Operation
by John G. Edwards
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This large format text and reference manual covers the nomenclature and operation of the vertical knee-type turret milling machine in detail, presenting a full explanation of the skills required to operate these versatile machines. Each project in the... (read more)

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Routing: A Workshop Handbook
Routing: A Workshop Handbook
by Anthony Bailey
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The router is the one-stop workshop tool - you can do everything with it - and this is the basic handbook for the beginner.... (read more)

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Tribology in Chemical-Mechanical Planarization
Tribology in Chemical-Mechanical Planarization
by Hong Liang
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The role that friction and contact play in the processes of wear and planarization on material surfaces is central to the understanding of Chemical-Mechanical planarization (CMP) technology, particularly when applied to nanosurfaces. Tribology in... (read more)

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One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
by Witold Rybczynski
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The Best Tool of the Millennium The seeds of Rybczynski's elegant and illuminating new book were sown by The New York Times, whose editors asked him to write an essay identifying "the best tool of the millennium." An award-winning author who once built a... (read more)

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The Jigs & Fixtures Bible
The Jigs & Fixtures Bible
by R J Decristoforo
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Let the Dean of Home Workshop Writers, R.J. DeCristoforo, show you how to make the most of your tools and your workshop. The Jigs & Fixtures Bible collects the last several years of his popular Cris Cuts column from the pages of Popular Woodworking... (read more)

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Homemade Contrivances and How to Make Them: 1001 Labor-Saving Devices for Farm, Garden, Dairy, and Workshop
Homemade Contrivances and How to Make Them: 1001 Labor-Saving Devices for Farm, Garden, Dairy, and Workshop
by Skyhorse Publishing
Publisher Comments
The traditional American devices contained in this intriguing compilation date from an era long before milking machines, pesticide sprayers, and industrial hay bailers. Yet the simple inventions described for doing everything from managing young bulls to... (read more)

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Routing and Shaping
Routing and Shaping
by Time Life
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Geared to amateur and intermediate woodworkers, this series covers everything from using a handsaw to refinishing an antique. Full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions show how to perform specific woodworking tasks.... (read more)

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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores and Garden Centers: Except the Plants
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores and Garden Centers: Except the Plants
by Steve Ettlinger
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This comprehensive, portable reference is an essential manual and guidebook for any aspiring do-it-yourselfer. The book's straightforward design makes it easy to find information quickly. Includes detailed line drawings & diagrams.... (read more)

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Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Illustrated and Explained, Together with the Implements of the Lumberman, Joiner and Cabinet-Maker in Use in the Eight
Ancient Carpenters' Tools: Illustrated and Explained, Together with the Implements of the Lumberman, Joiner and Cabinet-Maker in Use in the Eight
by Henry Chapman Mercer
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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)

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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Sharpening
Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Sharpening
by Thomas Lie-nielsen
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' Sharpening woodworking tools is a task many put off until it is necessary. Learn how to embrace the fun and essence of sharpening tools, and why regular attention to sharpening can increase efficiency and improve quality. This book contains techniques... (read more)

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Tools and Their Uses
Tools and Their Uses
by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
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Teaches names, general uses, and correct operation of all basic hand and power tools, fasteners, and measuring devices you are likely to need. Also, grinding, metal cutting, soldering, and more. 329 illustrations.... (read more)

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A Museum of Early American Tools (Americana)
A Museum of Early American Tools (Americana)
by Eric Sloane
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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)

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Working with Power Tools (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
Working with Power Tools (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
by Paul Anthony
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Power tools make many tasks in woodworking, carpentry and home improvements faster and more efficient, but choosing the right tool for the job and using it properly can mean the difference between great results and disaster. These articles, collected... (read more)

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