"An exploration and celebration of high-quality hand tools for woodworking and the stories of the people who make them. Take a peek inside the boutique shops and small factories of artisan woodworking toolmakers in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, with behind-the-scenes photographs, profiles, interviews, and more. Saws, Planes, and Scorps covers every essential woodworking instrument, from spokeshaves to hand planes, with...

For thirty years, Roy Underhill's PBS program, The Woodwright's Shop, has brought classic hand-tool craftsmanship to viewers across America. Now, in his seventh book, Roy shows how to engage the mysteries of the splitting wedge and the cutting edge to shape wood from forest to furniture.Beginning with the standing tree, each chapter of The Woodwright's Guide explores one of nine trades of woodcraft: faller, countryman and cleaver, hewer, log-builder,...

Join the millions of female woodworkers. You'll feel confident working with wood after you read this unique guide written by a woman for a woman. Veteran craftsperson Marilyn MacEwen guides you through the materials and their characteristics, explaining the equipment and techniques that are the foundation of successful woodworking. Then you'll practice your skills as you build 13 beautiful furniture projects, from a bookshelf screen to a freestanding...