Restoring Antique Tools
Here is the book that finally unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for years. It explains critical (and previously closely held) restoration techniques in a way that even the most uninitiated can understand and follow.
Chapters cover boring and edge tools, planes (wood, wood-bottomed, and metal), measuring tools, saws, and other miscellaneous tools, and information on cleaning and refinishing. The author explains how to make a bow for a bow drill, how to make wedges for planes, how to replace vials in levels, and hundreds of other invaluable instructions.
Here is the book that finally unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for years. It explains critical (and previously closely held) restoration techniques in a way that even the most uninitiated can understand and follow.
Chapters cover boring and edge tools, planes (wood, wood-bottomed, and metal), measuring tools, saws, and other miscellaneous tools, and information on cleaning and refinishing. The author explains how to make a bow for a bow drill, how to make wedges for planes, how to replace vials in levels, and hundreds of other invaluable instructions.
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Here is the book that finally unlocks the secrets that professional restorers have been using for years. It explains critical (and previously closely held) restoration techniques in a way that even the most uninitiated can understand and follow.
Chapters cover boring and edge tools, planes (wood, wood-bottomed, and metal), measuring tools, saws, and other miscellaneous tools, and information on cleaning and refinishing. The author explains how to make a bow for a bow drill, how to make wedges for planes, how to replace vials in levels, and hundreds of other invaluable instructions.
