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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores

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This book is beautifully written and illustrated, but the neat format makes it an easy, really usable reference and that makes it outstanding. This book came out quite a few years ago, but now this updated paperback version is so much better! There are so many puzzling things in home and hardware stores, and knowing what you need and what to do with it -- and incidentally, what NOT to buy -- is a terrific help. It was good in its original version, and this is better. Good for the woman who needs to maintain her home by herself and is unfamiliar with many tools and methods. Excellent!

The first "Complete etc." was the best advice, guide, help of any of this genre for the do-it-yourselfer, so this updated version is long overdue and very welcome. The illustrations are fascinating; descriptions clear, but best of all is the genuine assistance the book offers for using the particular tool -- and why to buy it. Just so much better then comparable books of the same type!

If what we've lost in the move from small neighborhood hardware stores to "big box" home centers is help and advice, this book is a wonderful substitute. Describes in just enough detail all the gadgets, tools, and other "stuff" that one needs in completing home fix-up projects.

No, it won't tell you how to build a deck. This book will, though, be thoroughly helpful in explaining everything that you'll use to do it.

Please note that the authors listed on the Amazon page are incorrect -- this first edition should be listed as by Steve Ettlinger and Tom Philbin. Mr. Philbin dropped out of the project and thus is not listed on any subsequent editions of this book.

Really good reference. I'm glad I own it, but the day it arrived I found a newer printing at Garden Ridge for $4.OO less than I paid with shipping included.

I bought this as a gift for my husband but he didn't like it