Customer Reviews

The Tool Book: A Compendium of Over 500 Tools and How to Use Them

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If you are a beginning gardener and don't know the difference between a shovel and a spade, or what to use them for, this book is immensely useful. It is certainly worth the price and the time it takes to browse through it to find and understand the exact tools you will need for your individual garden before you go out shopping. In addition to pages of full color pictures of each tool, it contains historic accounts regarding the tools and some nice quotes about gardening. After reading this book I felt like I understood garden tools, whereas prior to reading it, I just used tools in a haphazard way without understanding their purpose and how they could help me in the garden.

I purchased this book for a design class where we were making gardening tools to get a better knowledge of the products, and let me tell you it was worth it. This book goes very in depth with not only how the tool is used but how it should be made and the "rituals" surrounding each tool. Also, although I'm not a gardener myself, I could see this book being an invaluable reference or even as a great guide to those just starting out in the gardening world.

A piece of art, fits the coffee table and yet is packed with valuable information

While I have owned this book for many years, I just recently had reason to use it as a resource and have found it much more than a pretty face. While the format and photographs are gorgeous, this book is an excellent reference for a variety of tools. I've found that there are many more ways to skin a cat (e.g. hoe the garden) than with my former favorite garden swoe. And learning the history of these tools has enriched my appreciation of gardeners as an independent and innovative lot. If you love gardening and tools, this is one you may want to add to your library!

Many good pictures. A subject which is well known is dificult to write about. I do not share all authors opinions. Gardening experience is a way to know useful tools.