How to Make Carpentry Tools: An Illustrated Manual [Paperback]

Aaron Moore (Author), Musaemura Sithole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

Low cost tools which can be made and repaired by carpenters using locally available materials make it possible for artisans to practice their trade without buying or replacing expensive imported equipment. The tool designs described deliberately reduce the metal component so that the tools can be made more easily by carpenters with no metalworking expertise.

Squares, gauges, clamps and planes are among the tools whose construction is described and illustrated in detail in this book; tools which are equally suitable for use in large training institutions or in smaller workshops. There is useful guidance on maintenance and repair.

This edition includes further modifications and improvements, additional repair techniques, as well as new tool designs. This is an invaluable addition to any workshop.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Practical Action; 2nd edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853394068
• ISBN-13: 978-1853394065
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet hand tools and skills development, December 1, 2001

By 

Tim H (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Make Carpentry Tools: An Illustrated Manual (Paperback)

If you're like me and you like the sound of hand tools working wood, developing fine motor skills, saving money by making things yourself and the challenge and reward of making your own tools, then this book is for you. If you believe that happiness is another power tool then you'll be dissapointed. If you value ingenuity, creativity and simplicity in the workshop then you'll be impressed with the design of the tools in this book as well as the materials that are used.

This book has detailed plans for hand planes, clamps, and many other critical tools for the carpenter and cabinet maker.

There is also a little bit of history/context for this book. The authors explain that they developed these tools to stimulate the economy of rural Africa. Local artisans could not afford to buy expensive factory made tools, so by showing them how to make their own tools they helped these people earn a living.

Tim H