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Metric Conversion Chart
to convert | to | multiply by |
Inches | Centimeters | 2.54 |
Centimeters | Inches | 0.4 |
Feet | Centimeters | 30.5 |
Centimeters | Feet | 0.03 |
Yards | Meters | 0.9 |
Meters | Yards | 1.1 |
HAND TOOL ESSENTIALS: REFINE YOUR POWER TOOL PROJECTS WITH HAND TOOL TECHNIQUES. Copyright 2007 by Popular Woodworking Books. Manufactured in Singapore. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by Popular Woodworking Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236. First edition.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hand tool techniques : combining power and hand techiques / edited
by David Thiel. 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 13: 978-1-55870-815-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
eISBN 13: 978-1-44030-265-7
ISBN 10: 1-55870-815-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Woodworking tools. I. Thiel, David.
TT186.H35 2007
684.08 dc22
2006039668
Editor: David Thiel
Designer: Brian Roeth
Photography by: Al Parrish and individual authors
Illustrations by: John Hutchinson
Production coordinator: Jennifer Wagner
Read This Important Safety Notice
To prevent accidents, keep safety in mind while you work. Use the safety guards installed on power equipment; they are for your protection. When working on power equipment, keep fingers away from saw blades, wear approved eye protection to prevent injuries from flying wood chips and sawdust, wear approved hearing protection to protect your hearing and consider installing a dust vacuum to reduce the amount of airborne sawdust in your woodshop. Don't wear loose clothing, such as neckties or shirts with loose sleeves, or jewelry, such as rings, necklaces or bracelets, when working on power equipment. Tie back long hair to prevent it from getting caught in your equipment. People who are sensitive to certain chemicals should check the chemical content of any product before using it. The authors and editors who compiled this book have tried to make the contents as accurate and correct as possible. Plans, illustrations, photographs and text have been carefully checked. All instructions, plans and projects should be carefully read, studied and understood before beginning construction. Due to the variability of local conditions, construction materials, skill levels, etc., neither the author nor Popular Woodworking Books assumes any responsibility for any accidents, injuries, damages or other losses incurred resulting from the material presented in this book. Prices listed for supplies and equipment were current at the time of publication and are subject to change.
about the authors
PAUL ANTHONY
Paul Anthony is a woodworking author and teacher living in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Smart Workshop Solutions and edits the Tricks of the Trade column for Popular Woodworking magazine.
LONNIE BIRD
Lonnie runs the Lonnie Bird School of Fine Woodworking in Dandridge, Tennessee; is the author of six books, including The Complete Illustrated Guide to Using Handtools; and is a contributing editor to Fine Woodworking magazine.
GRAHAM BLACKBURN
Graham is a furniture maker and author of 18 books on woodworking and home building, including Traditional Woodworking Handtools and Traditional Woodworking Techniques. He also is the publisher of the Woodworking in ActionDVD-based magazine.
DAVID CHARLESWORTH
David teaches courses in making fine furniture from his shop in Devon, England, and is the author of the three-volume set of books titled Furniture-Making Techniques. He also has four DVDs produced by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks on sharpening, tuning and using traditional hand tools.
ADAM CHERUBINI
Adam builds reproduction furniture using the tools and techniques of the 18th century. He demonstrates his crafts at Pennsbury Manor in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Historic Trades Days and is a contributing editor to Popular Woodworking magazine.
SCOTT GIBSON
Scott, author of The Workshop, is a writer and woodworker in East Waterboro, Maine. He is the former editor of Fine Woodworking magazine.
ROGER HOLMES
Roger trained as a furniture maker in England and has been working wood professionally and for fun for 30 years. Formerly an editor at Fine Woodworking magazine, he now lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
FRANK KLAUSZ
Educated in the Hungarian trade school system, Frank is a master cabinetmaker, author, teacher and owner of Frank's Cabinet Shop in Pluckemin, New Jersey, specializing in fine furniture reproductions and architectural fixtures.
DON MCCONNELL
Don is a planemaker for Clark & Williams in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and is an avid researcher into the history of the woodworking trade and its tools. Before becoming a toolmaker, Don was a professional woodworker, specializing in ornamental carvings.
RICK PETERS
Rick is a woodworker and publishing professional and resides in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. He is the author of more than a dozen woodworking and home-improvement books, including