The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Handtools, Instruments & Devices (The Illustrated Workshop)

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Handtools, Units & Tools is the primary extent in Graham Blackburn’s paperback Illustrated Workshop collection. It’s a complete pictorial index of the woodworking handtools not unusual within the Western civilization from eighteenth century to the current. No longer handiest an interesting file of trades and abilities – from cabinetmakers to wheelwrights – in an age ahead of powertools turned into the norm, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Woodworking Handtools may be a exceptional tribute to guy’s technological ingenuity. Greater than 600 gear are indexed and defined, each alphabetically and entirely go-referenced for simple get entry to, from the adze, axe, bevel, and bit to the wrest, yardstick, and zig-zag rule, entire with particular definitions, attention-grabbing etymologies, and engaging ancient knowledge. This vintage reference comprises extra then 570 of Blackburn’s trademark specific line-drawings, followed by means of a professional’s authoritative textual content. Whether or not used a to hand information e book to spot a device and its use, or learn merely for amusement, this e book stands alongside in shooting the delicate good looks and inventiveness of woodworking handtools.