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Book
Review by Nick Gibbs
"The gnat's whisker is a universal measure for
woodworkers, defining our boundaries of
accuracy.....David Charlesworth works with the
sveltest of gnats.....
Charlesworth takes a magnifying glass to honed plane
irons. He fettles tools within an inch of their
life, and repeatedly advocates the values of
Japanese chisels, mallets and planes. And yet, he
welcomes even the most gung-ho of woodworkers,
enthusing us all with a joy and passion for what's
in the detail. His writing is subtle and inviting,
but most importantly is littered with names of
products, people and books....there are also plenty
of tips for ordinary mortal woodworkers"
Good Woodworking issue 160 rates this book
overall value 5
Volume one contains practical, innovative and
hard-to-find advice on fundamental woodworking
topics. It is lavishly illustrated with colour
photographs and many drawings. Suitable for both
beginners and experts
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Fine tuning and sharpening of bench planes, block planes and Japanese chisels
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Marking out techniques, knives and gauges
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Use of planes for accurate preparation
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Double bevel sharpening for difficult grain
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Three projects, a wooden spokeshave to make and an innovative cabinetmakers bench
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Through, secret mitre and twisted dovetails, mortice and tennon, tapered dovetail housings and dowelled carcases
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Through wedged tennons
John Economaki of Bridge City Tools rates this
book "one of the best" and gives it 5 stars
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