Woodwork Tools and How to Use Them
Published on 1. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-0-9825329-9-7 (ISBN)
Description
"...to know just how to handle and manipulate the saw or the plane or the chisel to effect the desired result with a minimum of effort and without injury to either tool or material - that is knowledge worth having..."
Woodwork Tools was published c1922 as part of The Woodworker Series, by Evans Bros., London. Authored by William Fairham, a well-respected practicing woodworker and technical school instructor. Woodwork Tools introduces both the basics of hand tool use as well as advanced techniques. Intended for Manual Arts classes, Woodwork Tools presents the practical skills needed by woodworkers of any skill levels.
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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9825329-9-7 (9780982532997)
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William Fairham was an early 20th century practical woodworker and educator in the Manual Arts Education system in Great Britain. Fairham authored a number of books in The Woodworker Series, published by Evans Bros. Subsequent to his passing, Evans Bros. hired Charles Hayward to reissue many of William Fairham's texts for the mid 20th century market.
William Fairham was trained in the turn of the 20th century woodworking traditions as well as in the Manual Arts Education system which focused on hand work as an essential part of the educational process. His books are primary sources for anyone interested in hand tool woodworking and traditional joinery.