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If you love your tools, want to understand them, look after them, own the very best, and use them effectively, then this is the book for you. A complete visual guide featuring more than 800 images, and a foreword from Nick Offerman, The Tool Book pays homage to generations of craftsmanship, ingenuity, and know-how.

It looks at tools from every angle, so you can understand the structure and make-up of your trusted tool, and includes illustrations of tools in action. Gallery pages display different types of hammer, spade, or chisel, and there's expert advice on what to look for when choosing a tool.

Clear step-by-step photography walks you through how to use your tools like a pro, while easy-to-use charts provide tips on how best to care for them. The Tool Book explores, in loving detail, why each tool is the right tool for the job, and why it deserves pride of place in your tool shed, workshop, or studio. The Tool Book is a thing of beauty and erudition on those useful implements that help the DIY world go round * RTE Guide *

The Tool Book: A Tool-Lover's Guide to Over 200 Hand Tools

1: PLAN YOUR WORK AREA

2: CHOOSING A TOOL BELT

3: CHOOSING A TOOL BOX

4: CHOOSING A TOOL SHED

5: THE TOOLS FOR MEASURING & MARKING





1: HISTORY OF MEASURING & MARKING

2: CHOOSING A MARKING TOOL

3: STRUCTURE OF A MORTISE GAUGE

4: USING A MORTISE GAUGE

5: CHOOSING A MEASURE

6: CHOOSING A CALIPER OR DIVIDER

7: STRUCTURE OF A DIGITAL CALIPER

8: USING A DIGITAL CALIPER

9: CHOOSING A SQUARE

10: STRUCTURE OF A COMBINATION SQUARE

11: USING A COMBINATION SQUARE

12: CHOOSING A LEVEL

13: STRUCTURE OF A SPIRIT LEVEL

14: USING A SPIRIT LEVEL





6: THE TOOLS FOR CUTTING & CHOPPING





1: HISTORY OF CUTTING & CHOPPING

2: CHOOSING A SAW

3: STRUCTURE OF A HACKSAW

4: USING A HACKSAW

5: STRUCTURE OF A HANDSAW

6: USING A HANDSAW

7: CHOOSING AN AXE

8: STRUCTURE OF A SPLITTING AXE

9: USING A SPLITTING AXE

10: CHOOSING A KNIFE

11: STRUCTURE OF A UTILITY KNIFE

12: USING A UTILITY KNIFE

13: CHOOSING A SCYTHE OR SICKLE

14: STRUCTURE OF AN ENGLISH SCYTHE

15: CHOOSING SHEARS

16: STRUCTURE OF TOPIARY SHEARS

17: USING TOPIARY SHEARS

18: CHOOSING A PRUNER OR LOPPER

19: STRUCTURE OF BYPASS SECATEURS

20: USING BYPASS SECATEURS

21: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR CUTTING AND CHOPPING





7: THE TOOLS FOR FIXING & FASTENING





1: HISTORY OF FIXING & FASTENING

2: CHOOSING A SCREWDRIVER

3: STRUCTURE OF A RATCHET SCREWDRIVER

4: USING A RATCHET SCREWDRIVER

5: CHOOSING A WRENCH

6: STRUCTURE OF A TORQUE WRENCH

7: USING A TORQUE WRENCH

8: CHOOSING A DRILL AND DRILL BIT

9: STRUCTURE OF A COMBI DRILL

10: USING A COMBI DRILL

11: CHOOSING A VICE

12: STRUCTURE OF A MECHANICS VICE

13: USING A MECHANICS VICE

14: CHOOSING A CLAMP

15: CHOOSING PINCERS OR PLIERS

16: STRUCTURE OF COMBINATION PLIERS

17: USING COMBINATION PLIERS

18: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR FIXING AND FASTENING





8: THE TOOLS FOR STRIKING & BREAKING





1: HISTORY OF STRIKING & BREAKING

2: CHOOSING A HAMMER

3: STRUCTURE OF A CLAW HAMMER

4: USING A CLAW HAMMER

5: CHOOSING PICKS AND MATTOCKS

6: STRUCTURE OF A PICKAXE

7: USING A PICKAXE

8: CHOOSING A WRECKING BAR

9: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR STRIKING AND BREAKING





9: THE TOOLS FOR DIGGING & GROUNDWORK





1: HISTORY OF DIGGING & GROUNDWORK

2: CHOOSING A SHOVEL OR SPADE

3: STRUCTURE OF A SPADE

4: USING A SPADE

5: CHOOSING A POST-HOLE DIGGER

6: CHOOSING A HOE OR CULTIVATOR

7: STRUCTURE OF A HOE

8: USING A HOE

9: CHOOSING A TROWEL, FORK, OR DIBBER

10: STRUCTURE OF A TROWEL

11: USING A TROWEL

12: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR DIGGING AND GROUNDWORK





10: THE TOOLS FOR SHAPING & SHARPENING





1: HISTORY OF SHAPING & SHARPENING

2: CHOOSING A CHISEL

3: STRUCTURE OF A MORTISE CHISEL

4: USING A MORTISE CHISEL

5: CHOOSING A PLANE

6: STRUCTURE OF A JACK PLANE

7: USING A JACK PLANE

8: CHOOSING A FILE OR RASP

9: CHOOSING A GOUGE OR SPOKESHAVE

10: CHOOSING A SHARPENING STONE

11: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR SHAPING AND SHARPENING





11: THE TOOLS FOR FINISHING & DECORATING





1: HISTORY OF FINISHING & DECORATING

2: DECORATING

3: CHOOSING ABRASIVES AND SANDING BLOCKS

4: USING A SANDING BLOCK

5: CHOOSING A PAINTBRUSH

6: STRUCTURE OF A PAINTBRUSH

7: USING A PAINTBRUSH

8: CHOOSING A ROLLER

9: STRUCTURE OF A ROLLER

10: USING A ROLLER

11: CHOOSING WALLPAPERING TOOLS

12: CHOOSING TILING TOOLS

13: CHOOSING A CABINET SCRAPER

14: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR FINISHING AND DECORATING





12: INDEX

13: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS