Grrrreat GIFT IDEAS!
PetPix STAR of 2008!
REBEL from Scotland PetPix PORTAL
Pawsitive FEEDBACK!
Gift CERTIFICATES?
|
The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Handplane Book (Taunton Books & Videos for Fellow Enthusiasts) List Price: $24.95 Amazon.com's Price: $19.46 You Save: $5.49 (22%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 745 EAN: 9781561583171 ISBN: 1561583170 Label: Taunton Manufacturer: Taunton Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: October 01, 1999 Publisher: Taunton Release Date: October 01, 1999 Studio: Taunton Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Woodworkers beware: Garrett Hack has put together a completely irresistible book, beautifully illustrated with color photographs, drawings, diagrams, and everything you would ever want or need to know about the handplane, the ultimate woodworker's tool. Hack covers the history of planes back to Roman times, and explains how to tune and sharpen a handplane, how to use the many different varieties properly, and how to purchase the right kind of plane. In a world where most woodwork is done with machine tools and mechanized wood-shaping devices, The Handplane Book is an ode to the wonders of the beautiful work done with a tool many modern woodworkers have probably forgotten. Product Description: More than any tool, the handplane has come to symbolize fine craftsmanship. Hand-planes evoke the romance of an earlier era when planes performed countless woodworking tasks, from preparing stock to shaping moldings. Planes from that time and into the early 20th cen-tury were often exquisitely made and speak eloquently of the respect and love craftsmen had for their tools. In The Handplane Book, Garrett Hack reveals the rich heritage of this classic tool by presenting a treasure trove of information about handplanes. The only book completely devoted to the handplane, The Handplane Book is a complete guide to one of the best known and most collectible handtools. It covers all the basics, including how to buy a plane, tune it up, and use it. Fascinating background information on the development and manufacture of handplanes shows the rich heritage of this versatile tool. Focusing on planes from the golden age of handplanes (19th and early 20th century), it also profiles tools from many sources around the world. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Peerless HandplaneI purchased many books on handplanes, flipped through several at a woodworking store, and must say that this is absolutely the best of the best. The writing is clear, and the photography is excellent. I really do not require the pretty pictures in my hand tool books, but these really are outstanding. This book really provides the essential information needed on just about every topic related to handplanes including tuning them, collecting them, using them, and everything in-between. I found this ... Read More Rating: - This book is a real gem....If you are a dedicated hands-on woodworker, or simply of the armchair variety, this beautifully written and lavishly illustrated book on handplanes should be on your short list. I recenly met the author, Mr. Garrett Hack, at a woodworking conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. He speaks to a live audience in much the same way that he writes; with great organization, clarity, and enough anecdotal sidebars to really make the discussion lively. After reading the book through, cover to cover, I ordered my ... Read More Rating: - Learned How to Sharpen & Tune a HandplaneI inherited a standard Stanley bench plane from my Dad. After I tried to sharpen it, I had know idea why it was chattering and gouging the wood I was trying to plane. From reading this book I got it properly sharpened and tuned. Now it works great. Also, I found out that I had placed the iron on backwards, and that I really did not need to buy a honing guide or expensive stones to sharpen the iron well enough to do the job. Rating: - This is a wonderful book on handplanes. Some years ago a purchased the book this author wrote on Handtools and have read it about ten times. In that book the author made mention of this book he wrote on handplanes but I was not all that interested. Then in the last few years I have purchased a number of handplanes and began using them and realizing what wonderful and almost sensual tools they are. It was then I ordered the author's book of Handplanes and realized why he wrote an enire book on this subject. I can only say if you have an interest ... Read More Rating: - Excellent resource for any hand plane userI've been using hand planes for basic tasks for years but never got the performance I felt they were capable of. This book has given me the information I needed to really tune all my planes. It is a pleasure to run a plane down a board and get a perfect shaving thin enough to see through! I'm now using planes for things other than fitting a drawer or easing an edge. And my shop is often a quieter place because of it! 
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
