Comments on: Great Price on a Good Book

By: ToolMaven

ToolMaven — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:14:53 +0000

Hands down, this is one of the best hand tool books I own. It covers all the bases,
setup, sharpening, maintenance, use and sources. With lots of pictures and clear
explanations, this is the one to own.

By: dovetailer

dovetailer — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:26:15 +0000

The kindle version is available on Amazon for ~$14. I’d like to see the ebook here for $6.99 as well.

By: macmarty15221

macmarty15221 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:09:24 +0000

At this price you can make your OWN eBook. Buy, cut, scan, encode to PDF. Ta-da!

By: jimbotheconflictor

jimbotheconflictor — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:55:51 +0000

In for one!

By: Jim McCoy

Jim McCoy — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:51:25 +0000

I already own the physical book. Any chance of an ebook version at that price? I wouldn’t mind having it on my iPad for the times when I’m waiting for an appointment or something and need something good to read.

By: dyfhid

dyfhid — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:53:41 +0000

Chris,

You’re killing me here! There isn’t enough money for all these fine works in print I have read about from you over the past several days, not enough money!!!!! This one makes it sweet, because for this there might be the money, but what about that one, and this one over here, and that other one over there! I want them all!!!

This one I think I will get, though, thanks so much for putting it in the cut bin!

David T

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:02:07 +0000

This is the one that got me into woodworking. I’ve bought dozens of books since but this has loads of useful information in it, including how to set up and use hand tools and very importantly how to sharpen plane irons and chisels. There are also a few projects to build. There is good philosophy in there too – like Chris’ “course, medium, fine”. I still refer to this book, especially to refresh my sharpening technique. A good sign of it’s usefulness is how battered my copy has become.

Steve H