A professional furniture maker and tool collector celebrates the rich heritage of classic hand tools in words and pictures. Chapters discuss how hand tools cut; workshops, benches, and clamps; the different tools and the use and maintenance of each (separate chapters for each type, e.g. marking and measuring tools, striking tools, chisels, planes); making and restoring hand tools; and buying used handtools. Sidebars offer historical facts about the carpentry and woodworking trades as well as advice and helpful tips. Oversize: 9.25x11<">. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)