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How to Make Carpentry Tools
An illustrated manual
Aaron Moore, Musaemura Sithole
Published: 1997
Pages: 268
eBook: 9781780445137
Paperback: 9781853394065
Squares, gauges, clamps and planes are among the tools whose construction is described in detail in this book, along with useful guidance on the maintenance and repair of woodworking tools. These low-cost tools are suitable for use in large training institutions or small workshops and are designed to enable carpenters and joiners to practise their trade without the need for expensive factory-made tools. This revised second edition includes additional repair techniques as well as an appendix describing modifications, such as using a plywood sole plate on the plough plane or attaching a knob to the jack plane, and new designs, including a combination gauge, which have been devised in Zimbabwe and approved by the original author. An invaluable addition to any workshop.
Preface to the second edition vi
Foreword: The ITDG carpentry tools project vii
Introduction ix
The tools 1
Tool-making skills and equipment 4
Materials for tool-making 9
Mallet 11
Scratch stock 15
Try-square 22
Mortise gauge 29
Marking gauge 40
Bow-saw 50
Sash clamp 63
Bench clamp 75
Making planes 86
Rebate plane 91
Smoothing plane 108
Jack plane (one-piece stock) 119
Jack plane (two-part stock) 134
Plough plane 150
Workbench and vice 174
Maintaining and sharpening cutting tools 197
Repair techniques 207
Appendix: Tool designs from IT Zimbabwe 219
Sash clamp 220
Combination gauge 230
Jack plane with knob 234
Plough plane with plywood sole plate 243
Sources of further information 246
Foreword: The ITDG carpentry tools project vii
Introduction ix
The tools 1
Tool-making skills and equipment 4
Materials for tool-making 9
Mallet 11
Scratch stock 15
Try-square 22
Mortise gauge 29
Marking gauge 40
Bow-saw 50
Sash clamp 63
Bench clamp 75
Making planes 86
Rebate plane 91
Smoothing plane 108
Jack plane (one-piece stock) 119
Jack plane (two-part stock) 134
Plough plane 150
Workbench and vice 174
Maintaining and sharpening cutting tools 197
Repair techniques 207
Appendix: Tool designs from IT Zimbabwe 219
Sash clamp 220
Combination gauge 230
Jack plane with knob 234
Plough plane with plywood sole plate 243
Sources of further information 246
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