hand tools

The library

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA, the rain's here

>If you live anywhere near a library, you'll most likely find several books that will give you more information than you can easily handle at first. Pick up the current copy of Fine Woodworking, which has an article on page 80 with some book recommendations. For your specific question, joints, I agree with Karen Wales' recommendation in that article of "Woodwork Joints," by Charles Hayward. But almost any book that covers hand tools will cover using them, at least to a degree.

There are videos, too, but I'm not familiar with them. If your library is hip enough to have any woodworking videos, check them out - the price is right.

Oh, and think a good thought for Ben Franklin, the originator of the lending library, while you're checking out the books you find.

Re: hand tools

Walt C

>If you lurk on the old tools list, you'll get quite an education from folks who really like to use hand tools.

http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/

Andy Rae: *LINK*

Barb Siddiqui - Wenatchee, WA

>Yousaf-

For starters, I'd recommend Andy Rae's title from Lark Books, 2002. Here is a link to the book review:


'Choosing & Using Hand Tools'

Re: Andy Rae:

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>I have this book and second the suggestion to read and/or buy it.JR

Third....

Tony - Memphis

>And Mr. Rae has been known to post here from time to time. There are several others....the PLane Book by Garrett Hack is good. There are several good videos too. Also, a great way to get started would be to take a basic hand tool class. Check Marc Adams, Phil Lowe, Lonnie Bird, etc. for good classes. I think any of those wold greatly shorten your learning (and frustration) curve. Oh, and Popular Woodworking has a lot of good handtool articles and Mr. Chris Schwartz frequents this place as well.

Tony