Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Woodworking Tools

by Michael Dunbar

“A good book for beginners, but it also contains a lot of valuable and interesting information for the seasoned classic-tool user....A good addition to your library.”— Fine Woodworking . “Dunbar...shows how to purchase, restore, and use a variety of antique tools, including several types of planes.”— Library Journal.

Genres: Woodwork

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1989

About the author

Mike Dunbar began writing as a 19-year old cub reporter. Since then, he has published seven books and written more magazine articles than he can remember. His name has been on the mastheads of three national magazines. He has been a newspaper and magazine columnist, and an editor. He has hosted a radio and a television show. He is in demand as a seminar speaker. He lives in Hampton, NH with his family. He operates and teaches at The Windsor Institute, a school that specializes in handmade Windsor chairs, He blogs at mikedunbar.tumblr.com.

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is useful to have by me. I've inherited and acquired many old hand tools over the years. Some of them are beyond repair really but I can't bring myself to throw them away.

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

How to clean up and sharpen old tools, and what to look for when shopping the secondhand market. My only criticism is that it mostly covers planes. Other hand tools get relatively brief mentions.

[Jim Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely useful book for anyone interested in correctly identifying, using and restoring old hand tools. He does a good job of making the complex simple.