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Author Underhill, Roy.

Title The woodwright's guide : working wood with wedge and edge / Roy Underhill ; illustrations by Eleanor Underhill.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index.
Contents Faller -- Cleaver and countryman -- Hewer -- Log builder -- Sawyer -- Frame carpenter -- Joiner -- Turner -- Cabinetmaker -- Conclusion: a great wheel -- Appendix: Plan a. making wooden screws -- Plan b. the carpenter's tap -- Plan c. a roubo bench -- Plan d. Hasluck's bench -- Plan e. a spring-pole lathe -- Plan f. a treadle lathe.
Summary Explores one of nine trades of woodcraft: faller, countryman and cleaver, hewer, log-builder, sawyer, carpenter, joiner, turner, and cabinetmaker. This guide takes readers on a journey through a legacy of off-the-grid, self-reliant craftsmanship.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Woodworking tools.
Woodworking tools.
Wedges.
Wedges.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Underhill, Roy. Woodwright's guide. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008 9780807832455 0807832456 (DLC) 2008024431 (OCoLC)221141867
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