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103801 | Kyle Accardi <sandbox@p...> | 2002‑02‑26 | Re: Books |
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103797 | Mike Duchaj <michaelj63@c...> | 2002‑02‑26 | Books |
Galoots Dunbar's "Restoring, Tuning and Using Classic Woodworking Tools" has been posted as a good reference. "Plane Baiscs" By Allen Caught my eye, and I found a copy for $11. Wearing's "Handtools for Woodworkers" Also caught my eye. Are these useful books for a user (so far)? I'm not interested in picture books. I want good information techniques and advice. "The Fine Art of Tools" did nothing for me. Any other suggestions? Mike Duchaj Elgin, IL |
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103799 | "Ralph Brendler" <ralph@b...> | 2002‑02‑26 | Re: Books |
Mike Duchaj asks about hand tool books: This is an important topic that hasn't come up in a while. IMO, a good library is every bit as important as good tools. > Dunbar's "Restoring, Tuning and Using Classic Woodworking Tools" has > been posted as a good reference. Yup, this is a great one. Probably my second favorite, right after Bernie Jones' stuff. > "Plane Baiscs" By Allen Caught my eye, and I found a copy for $11. Another goodie. I like this one a lot-- the information is good, and it is very easy to read. My personal favorite books for hand tool woodworking are the Bernard Jones reprints from Astragal Press: "The Complete Woodworker" and "The Practical Woodworker". These cover a lot of different things (wanna make an airplane propeller?) in enough detail to be useful. Best of all, these are *cheap*... ;-) I also really like Graham Blackburn's and Aldren Watson's books-- these are both good additions to any hand-tool woodworker's library. FWW has done a couple of reprints that may be of interest (FWW on Hand Tools, FWW on Planes and Chisels, FWW on Bench Tools), but I've never been too impressed with these myself. Other folks love them, though. If you are into wooden planes, Whelan's "The Wooden Plane" is a must-have. Every time I pick this up I learn something new. His planemaking book is also really good if your interests lie in that direction. The collector references are also useful if you are one of the folks who will own up to having a collection |
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103813 | "Ralph Brendler" <ralph@b...> | 2002‑02‑27 | Re: Books |
Kyle Accardi asks: > I've been waiting for this TLA (Three Letter Acronym) to be expanded since > it's come up frequently lately. What means DAT? My bad-- I thought this was in the FAQ, but it's not. Sorry about that... DAT is "The Dictionary of American Toolmakers", published by the EAIA. Bob Nelson, Phil Cannon, and a few others spent years organizing and cross-referencing hundreds of thousands of paper references, to create the definitive list of who manufactured what, and when. I've talked to Phil a couple of times about what went into the creation of this, and the effort required to organize and analyze the data is mind boggling. It's sort of the Oxford English Dictionary of tooldom... ;-) -- Ralph Brendler, Chicago, IL - OTLM, ENB, FOYBIPO "Every team has their bad centuries"-- Jeff Torborg, former Cubs manager |
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103828 | Kirk Eppler <keppler@g...COM> | 2002‑02‑27 | Re: Books |
I'll offer up Leonard Lee's Sharpening Book as a good un And if you ever decide to build something and want to finish it, Hand Applied Finishes By Jeff Jewitt and The New Wood Finishing Handbook by Micheal Dresdner are both fantastic (and complement each other well) Mike Duchaj wrote: > Galoots > > > Are these useful books for a user (so far)? I'm not interested in > picture books. I want good information techniques and advice. Any other > suggestions? > -- Kirk Eppler Eppler.Kirk@g... |
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103817 | reeinelson@w... (Bob Nelson) | 2002‑02‑27 | Re: Books |
Hi Ralph & Kyle & All, Ralph complemented the DAT which led Kyle to ask what means DAT which led Ralph to answer Dictionary of American Toolmakers. That's what a lot of other people also call it, but it's not quite correct. It's really the Directory of American Toolmakers. The difference is mainly only relevant if you're trying to find it on a listing or such, but I offer this in case any here might do that. Best Wishes, Bob |
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103823 | "Chris Otto" <chrisotto@s...> | 2002‑02‑27 | RE: Books |
If any of you live near a Half Price Books outlet (national chain of used bookstores,) take a look -- two weeks ago I found multiple brand new paperback copies of a couple of Blackburn's books as well as Kingshott's 'Woodworking Joints' book. You might get lucky and find these at some of the online book discounters, too, since it looks like they're being remaindered... -----Original Message----- I also really like Graham Blackburn's and Aldren Watson's books... |
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103844 | tony lewis <cetlewis_74135@y...> | 2002‑02‑27 | RE: Books |
Hey, Y'all, I took a chance and went to Halfpricebooks.com. yep it's there. Click on "crafts & hobbies" then "woodwork" and there they be. One of Graham's books and the Kingshott Joint book plus several others of interest. Including two that I have bought recently and paid up to twice as much for. Dang it. Tony Lewis Collinsville, north of Tulsa, Indian Territory --- Chris Otto |
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103852 | cbgaloot <cbgaloot@a...> | 2002‑02‑27 | RE: Books |
Love those places, got ALL the Woodwright books by his Royness in one swell foop there for 5 to 7 dollars each a few years ago. The always have SOMETHING good there. SWMBO groans louder when the car turns in there than she does for flea markets. (even thought she is likely to spend more in either place than I am.) Tnoy Lewis wrote: I took a chance and went to Halfpricebooks.com. yep it's there. |
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103861 | "Steve Reynolds" <stephenereynolds@e...> | 2002‑02‑27 | Re: Books |
Ralph replied to Mike's book request thusly: > >> Dunbar's "Restoring, Tuning and Using Classic Woodworking Tools" has >> been posted as a good reference. > > Yup, this is a great one. Probably my second favorite, right after > Bernie Jones' stuff. > >> "Plane Baiscs" By Allen Caught my eye, and I found a copy for $11. > > Another goodie. I like this one a lot-- the information is good, and > it is very easy to read. > > My personal favorite books for hand tool woodworking are the Bernard > Jones reprints from Astragal Press: "The Complete Woodworker" and "The > Practical Woodworker". These cover a lot of different things (wanna > make an airplane propeller?) in enough detail to be useful. Best of > all, these are *cheap*... ;-) Great minds think alike, these are on top of my list as well. What follows right on their heels is Paul N. Hasluck's "The Handyman's Book" ISBN 1-85891-254-7. Packed with good oldtools information and usually found cheap. "Bench Work in Wood" by W. F. M. Goss is another good book for use of handtools. It includes a set of excercises to build skills. This was reprinted by the MWTCA a coupla years back and may be available used at tool events. [snip] > > One author I'd say to stay away from, however, is Alex Bealer. We've > been around the block several times on this guy, so check the > archives. It just continues to be funny to hear your review of his body of work. Regards, Steve |
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103878 | Paul Pedersen <ppedersen@v...> | 2002‑02‑27 | Re: Why I hate Alex Bealer (was Re: Books) |
:-) Ralph rants : >If you have supposedly interviewed hundreds of old-time "experts" to learn >the "lost secrets" of cabinetmaking, THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT YOU CAN >NOT KNOW WHAT A PLOW PLANE IS CALLED! Sorry for shouting, but this still >gets my goat. This is one of the most basic tools in the set, and it is >just inconceivable that someone's research could be so shoddy as to think it >was a dado plane. I can't say anything about Bealer since I haven't seen any of his books but he's not the only one with strange mistakes. Aldren Watson's Country Furniture calls a yankee? plough a "fillister plane" and his picture shows one with an iron so bent out of shape that you could never get it out of the plane to change it, let alone sharpen it. [I must add that this doesn't detract in any way from my high opinion of Watson's books.] Hey, this is the second time in just a few days that I've pulled an oldtool book off the shelf, after not touching them for over a year. I'm starting to re-realize what a great passtime this is... Gazing at Bill's panel raiser a few minutes ago gave me the urge to go down and fondle a plane or two of my own, something I haven't done since my shop was filled to the ceiling last year with extra furniture. Got the place mostly cleaned up now... Speaking of books, don't forget mwcta.org's list of books that we of the porch put together several years ago. Last I heard Russ Allen was taking care of it. Paul Pedersen Montreal (Quebec) |
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104098 | Tad Anhalt <tja@n...> | 2002‑03‑05 | Re: Books |
"Ralph Brendler" |
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104101 | Kirk Hays <khays@o...> | 2002‑03‑05 | RE: Books |
> The old versions (black and white) aren't as pretty, but have >content that you can sink your teeth into. Incidently, Cambium Books is currently selling 18 of the 20 older "FWW on" series for a very good price - they're going out of print, and being clearanced at a "for the set" price of $140, IIRC. This was on the last inside page of their most recent catalog, I couldn't find it on their website. [insert standard disclaimer] Kirk Hays Cedar Mills, Orygun Cruffler Galoot #1 |
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104104 | "C. McArdle" <cmca@c...> | 2002‑03‑05 | Re: Books |
>"Ralph Brendler" |
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104164 | Frank Sronce <dilloworks@p...> | 2002‑03‑06 | Re: Books |
Don't forget to break out your FWW Techniques (Volumes 1-9) every once in a while to get a feel for the early FWW articles - without the ads. Although it's sometimes interesting to see the older ads (with the wonderful prices) once in a while. For that you have to go to the magazines themselves. Frank (Fort Worth Armadillo Works) |
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104179 | paul womack <pwomack@e...> | 2002‑03‑07 | Re: Books |
Frank Sronce wrote: > > Don't forget to break out your FWW Techniques (Volumes 1-9) every once > in a while to get a feel for the early FWW articles - without the ads. > Although it's sometimes interesting to see the older ads (with the > wonderful prices) once in a while. For that you have to go to the > magazines themselves. Try "The Woodworker" circa 1930 if you want good ads, low prices, and excellent hand tool projects. BugBear |
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107096 | dkugelberg@j... | 2002‑06‑07 | re: Books |
I visited the Barnes and Noble website and was able to purchase both books at the remaindered price with no shipping charges since I ordered two items. I also was charged no tax for the internet transaction. The standard disclaimer applies, i.e. not affiliated with Barnes and Noble etc. Archive: http://www.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive To unsubscribe or change options, use the web interface: http://galoots.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=oldtools |
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