Craftsmanship in the old style-here is a way to create it, with the traditional hand tools that master woodworkers have been using for hundreds of years. Made to use all day without raising a blister, these gems can be used in your workshop today, with the help of this complete guide to buying, reconditioning and using classic woodworking tools. First, you'll learn how to evaluate, grade, and purchase the proper tools from the wonderful variety of planes, chisels, gouges, saws, bits, and other tools available on the market. Next, you'll learn heat-treating, refinishing, and sharpening techniques that are invaluable to all woodworkers. And, because many woodworkers do not have heavy experience in using classic tools, the author tells and shows exactly how to recondition, tune, and get more from every one of these fine instruments than you can get from the newer ones you are probably using now. In almost 500 closeup photographs and drawings, Dunbar shows you how to use your classic hand tools to create the finest and most rewarding projects of your life. Book jacket.

"Buy well-made, classic tools and then tune them so they'll outperform tools made today!" -- Back cover.

Here is the book that finally unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for years. It explains critical (and previously closely-held) restoration techniques in a way that even the most uninitiated can understand and follow, giving the reader confidence throughout and making the art of restoration not only extremely remunerative for the collector, but satisfying and fun as well. There are chapters covering all the categories of tools, as well as a general chapter on cleaning and refinishing. The author explains how to make a bow for a bow drill, how to tighten loose heads on Sheffield and Ultimatum braces, how to make wedges for planes, how to replace vials in levels, how to repair chipped or missing threads on a plow plane, and literally hundreds of other such invaluable instructions.

American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.

American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.

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.

American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.