Hand Tools - Book

In Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings, Aldren A. Watson explains how traditional woodworking hand tools work and how to use them well, covering tools such as the bit brace, chisel, mallet, saws, specialized planes, drawknife and spokeshave.

Watson's own line drawings run throughout the book. An appendix gives plans for a workbench and other shop equipment, so the book is useful for building a working shop as well as for learning the tools themselves. It's a good fit for beginning woodworkers and anyone who prefers working by hand.