The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Handtools: Instruments & Devices Paperback - 2015
by Graham Blackburn
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This book is a comprehensive pictorial index of those woodworking handtools common in the Western civilization from eighteenth century to the present. Not only a fascinating record of trades and skills from cabinetmakers to wheelwrights in an age before powertools became the norm, The Encyclopedia of Woodworking Handtools Instruments & Devices also emerges as a remarkable tribute to man s technological ingenuity. More than 600 tools are listed and described here, both alphabetically and fully cross-referenced for easy access, from the adze, awl, bevel, and bit to the wrest, yardstick, and zig-zag rule, complete with explicit definitions, many interesting etymologies, and much fascinating historical information. This classic reference contains more then 570 detailed line-drawings, accompanied by an expert s authoritative text. Whether uses a handy guide book to identify a tool and its use, or read simply for enjoyment, this book stands along in capturing for all time the sophisticated beauty and inventiveness of woodworking handtools."
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- Title The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Handtools: Instruments & Devices
- Author Graham Blackburn
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 3 Revised
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Spring House Press
- Date 2015-08-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9781940611020 / 1940611024
- Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
- Dimensions 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7 in (27.43 x 21.34 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects History, Dictionaries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015940576
- Dewey Decimal Code 684.082
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