Mastering Hand Tool Techniques [Hardcover]

Alan Bridgewater (Author), Gill Bridgewater (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books; First edition. edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558704574
• ISBN-13: 978-1558704572
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars simple for reference or beginners, October 9, 2007

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Suzanne MN Fisher - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Hand Tool Techniques (Hardcover)

I borrowed this book through interlibrary loan because I'm working in a woodshop for historic interpretation, and I needed to know what I was doing. This book reminds me of the DK Eyewitness books in that it simply explains a tool and shows you with various line drawings and also photographs. Not a lot of explanation for each tool, but a good quick reference. The tools in the book are not necessarily period pieces, but they are derived from period tools. I think this is a good beginner reference book, of course because of the price (less than 10 bucks), and especially because it shows things well in the photographs.