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Download or Read eBook Make Your Own Woodworking Tools PDF written by Mike Burton and published by Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Make Your Own Woodworking Tools
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Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages : 121
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ISBN-10 : 1565233069
ISBN-13 : 9781565233065
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Make Your Own Woodworking Tools by : Mike Burton

Book excerpt: Woodworkers, carvers and turners who are frustrated with keeping sharp edges on tools, and with handles that don't fit the hand precisely, can use this book as a guide for creating customized woodworking tools either with or without blacksmithing. The authors considerable research into heat treatment of knives results in a chapter that will surprise the reader the author recommends heat treating with fruit! He helps carvers cut through the controversy on how to get a hard cutting edge while keeping the back of the knife soft for extra strength. An extensive section on salvage steel is for those ready to experiment. A chapter on carving handles offers advice for customizing handles that distribute pressure over larger areas of the heel of the hand to relieve stress from long hours of carving.


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