Woodwork Tools and How to Use Them

by William Fairham

Overview

Selecting the correct tools and using them in the correct manner is imperative to successful woodworking, and not only ensures that your work is of the highest quality, but it is also paramount to your safety. This text contains a detailed guide on how to use woodworking tools, with information on selection, materials, technique, and much more besides. Compete with handy tips and detailed illustrations, this guide is ideal for the beginner and will also be of value to those with more experience as a reference book. The chapters contained herein include: The Saw, Ripping and Cross Cutting, The Tenon Saw, The Bow Saw, Sharpening Saws, Circular Saws, Band Saws and Power Fretsaws, Planes, Using the Plane, Hints on Planing, The Spokeshave, The Chisel, The Brace and Boring Bits, The Steel Scraper, Glasspaper, and Miscellaneous Tools and Appliances. We are proud to republish this antique text now complete with an introduction on woodworking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781445506500
Publisher:	Read Books
Publication date:	06/08/2010
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

William Fairham was a late 19th century and early 20th century practical woodworker and prolific author of texts on woodworking. He wrote for The Woodworker Series, published by Evans Bros.

Gary Roberts is the publisher of Toolemera Press, specialized in returning to print classic books on early crafts, trades and industries. He is a retired Librarian and Counselor.