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A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - MountainWood - 11-26-2016

When I was at a gun show yesterday (of all places), I picked up this little gem...

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I'm curious.  What's your favorite HT book, old or new?

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - Rob Young - 11-26-2016

That's a good one. Any of the books written or edited by Charles Hayward (look for the older hard cover editions from Evens Bros. publishing)are good. As are The Practical Woodworker (old single edition reprints are cheap if poor image repro or spend more and get 4 volumes) and The Complete Woodworker both edited by Bernard Jones.

The Encylopeia of Furniture Making is very helpful (not all hand tool however) and used copies are cheap. Likewise the Taig Frid volumes from Fine Woodworking.

The Essential Woodworker by Robert Wearing.

I can't get at my list of books from archive.org from the tablet right now but lots of free scans of varying quality there.

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - AHill - 11-26-2016

Nice book.  I like Aldren Watson's "Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings".  It's hand illustrated and covers not only how to use the tools, but how to maintain them.  There's not much in the woodworking hand tools world that isn't covered in Watson's book.  For instructional content, I also like Charles Hayward's books.

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - ZachDillinger - 11-28-2016

Modern Practical Joinery by George Ellis is my favorite, with all of Roy's coming in tied with each other in a very close second place.

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - Rob Young - 11-28-2016

(11-28-2016, 11:04 AM)ZachDillinger Wrote: Modern Practical Joinery by George Ellis is my favorite, with all of Roy's coming in tied with each other in a very close second place.

Ellis is good. So is Audils carpentry series.

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - Bibliophile 13 - 11-28-2016

Very cool.  Looks like maybe a shop class manual?  I've seen and passed along several similar books, and they can be really informative.  

I wrote up some of my favorites on my blog a while back: linky.

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - Brent I - 12-30-2016

I've been away for a few years so pardon me if I comment on a few older posts. All of the above mentioned books are awesome. Popular Woodworking had cobbled together articles from Chris Schwarz on Hand Tool woodworking that I found useful. Also, Paul Sellers "Working Wood" books are very good.

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - Skip J. - 12-31-2016

(12-30-2016, 09:28 AM)Brent I Wrote: I've been away for a few years so pardon me if I comment on a few older posts. All of the above mentioned books are awesome. Popular Woodworking had cobbled together articles from Chris Schwarz on Hand Tool woodworking that I found useful. Also, Paul Sellers "Working Wood" books are very good.
Hello Brent;
Welcome back!

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - EricU - 12-31-2016

My BIL had the book in the OP.  I guess it got donated at some point. I figured it was a trade school book

RE: A hand tool find and what's your favorite HT book? - irishconger - 12-31-2016

Fritz Spannahel -- Der Möbelbau: Ein Fachbuch für Tischler, Architekten und Lehrer (HolzWerken)

The ultimate reference book in the German speaking world... commonly referred to as just Spannagel... still relevant, and in use within the German apprenticeship program, after 60+ years.

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