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Traditional Woodworking Handtools: A Manual for the Woodworker (Illustrated Workshop)

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For speed and production, but not necessarily quality, power tools are the norm in many amateur workshops. However, thanks to the maker movement, there is renewed interest among crafters and woodworkers in using traditional handtools. The personal satisfaction, the pleasure of hands-on work, and the more leisurely, contemplative approach to woodworking is replacing the need for the speed and noise of power tools. In Traditional Woodworking Handtools, the second volume in his Illustrated Workshop Series, Graham Blackburn has assembled a virtual encyclopedia of traditional woodworking handtools, including holding tools, saws, planes, edge tools, setting-out tools, boring tools, and striking tools. Each tool is listed and includes a full description of what it does and how it’s used. His engaging writing, which includes anecdotes from his four decades as a master woodworker, entertains as well as instructs. And the hundreds of line drawings of handtools are illuminating. While also a reference for anyone collecting or simply fascinated by handtools, Traditional Woodworking Handtools is a user’s guide for the woodworker and crafter, designed to help reintroduce many of these tried-and- true tools into today’s workshops. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spring House Press


Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2016


Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 388 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 7


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 37


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 0.9 x 10.8 inches


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    • Every hand tool woodworker should have this reference.
Format: Paperback
This text is an awesome addition to my shop. As a reference for hand tool woodworkers, it’s worth every cent of the purchase price.
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2025 by Marty Jay
    • Good Reference
Format: Paperback
Great book with a lot of details
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2025 by Jim Spikes
    • It is very important to maintain your tools, so they are in the proper condition.
Format: Paperback
As a woodworker i Like the older methods of working with hand tools. I bought this book for reference on how to use, maintain and restore those tools. I may not have all of them, restoring the older ones is very important, then maintaining them follows.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2025 by Charles D. Scott
    • Excellent tool and use encyclopedic volume
Format: Paperback
Excellent. After reading it, gave to my Grandson who is developing his unplugged woodworking skills.
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2024 by Innisfree
    • very informative book on hand tools
Format: Paperback
covers most hand tools in use through the years
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024 by chip baran
    • Not the best Blackburn Book
Format: Paperback
I am disappointed in this book. It did not meet my expectations. I have several books written by Mr. Blackburn, and this is the only one I can't recommend. The book lacks detail as to how to build many of the things featured in the book. It has good descriptions of various aspects of woodworking; lay out, cramps, squares, etc. But it doesn't go all the way. For example, he writes about a miter shooting block and includes a nice drawing of one. But there is no real description of sufficient detail to build one without doing some further research. this is the case in most of the descriptions in the book. So who should buy this book? I think someone needing a basic introduction to what is available to the hand tool woodworker would benefit from this book. It's worthwhile to the novice, but additional books or resources will be needed to build appliances, jigs and fixtures described in this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017 by Charles D Taylor
    • Well written & Illustrated
Format: Paperback
Very informative... Graham's woodworking acumen shows!
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024 by Fred D. Holmes
    • Excellent discussion of hand tools and jigs
Format: Paperback
Thorough discussion of the history and use of hand tools with hand drawn illustrations that carefully augment the text.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023 by Charles O. Finne

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