The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools

This is the book that should come with every hand tool purchase. It's every hand tool's missing instruction book. Virtually all the hand tools commonly used by the contemporary woodworker or furniture maker are covered in detail. Readers will learn each tool's special uses, what to look for when buying a hand tool, how to tune and use each tool most efficiently.-- Organized by alphabetical functional groupings for easy access.-- Contains practical information on the set-up, use, maintenance and repair of hand tools.-- Discusses the advantages that hand tools provide over power tools.