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The Perfect Edge: The Ultimate Guide to Sharpening for Woodworkers

Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
Ron Hock
2010
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1558708588
ISBN-13: 978-1558708587
EPUB
224 pages
21.9 MB

If you've never experienced the pleasure of using a really sharp tool, you're missing one of the real pleasures of woodworking. In The Perfect Edge, the mystery of the elusive sharp edge is solved by long-time sharpening expert and tool maker Ron Hock. You'll soon find how easy and safe hand tools are to use. This book covers all the different sharpening methods so you can either improve your sharpening techniques using your existing set-up, or determine which one will best suit you needs and budget. Ron shows you the tricks and offers expert advice to sharpen all your woodworking tools, plus a few around-the-house tools that also deserve a perfect edge.

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The Woodworker's Studio Handbook

Publisher: Quarry Books
Jim Whitman
2012
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592537588
ISBN-13: 978-1592537587
PDF
176 pages
41.4 MB

The Woodworker’s Studio Handbook offers readers a comprehensive and accessible guide to not only the nuts and bolts of this perennially popular craft but insight into the artisan crafter’s lifestyle. Much more than simple projects, this is the go-to reference for all home hobbyists. This book offers a thorough introduction to common, classic techniques, basic materials, a complete tool inventory, a comprehensive skills library, and 20 teaching projects that range from simple to intermediate. We take readers behind the scenes into a home wood shop so they can see where the sawdusty magic happens. Many books are strong in the basics but do not do enough to challenge us to stretch our imagination, experiment with new styles, and explore materials. Readers want creative challenge and stimulation, and author Jim Whitman delivers with this complete woodworking curriculum.