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Nick Offerman learned as a child to work with his hands, to respect tools and to fix things in his hometown of Minooka, Illinois. “Sometimes, they’d let me nail a shingle,” he joked during his book reading last Saturday at the Berry Center.

Order this book before Dec. 11, and you will receive a free pdf of the book at checkout. All copies of this book sold through Lost Art Press will be signed by the author. by Megan Fitzpatrick, with a foreword by Roy Underhill "Dutch Tool Chests" gives you the in-depth instruction you need to build your own slant-lid tool chest – from choosing materials, to the joinery, the hardware, the interior parts that hold your tools and the paint.

This book is available as a free pdf download. Simply click here (you won't have to register or even give up your email). Just click and the book will begin to download. This is the 16th and final printing of the first edition of this book. More information on that topic is here on our blog. By Christopher Schwarz When I am too exhausted, ill or busy to work in my shop, I will shuffle down the stairs to my 15' x 25' workshop and simply stand there for a few minutes with my hands on my tools.

You can download an excerpt of this book here. By Scott Landis; foreword by Roy Underhill First published in 1991, "The Workshop Book" by Scott Landis remains the most complete book about every woodworker's favorite place: the workshop. “The Workshop Book” is a richly illustrated guided tour of some of the world’s most inspiring workshops — from garage to basement shops, from mobile to purpose-built shops.

This book is currently at the printer and will ship in late December or early January. If you pre-order before Dec. 31, you will receive free domestic shipping and a free pdf of the book at checkout. By Andrew D. Glenn For more than 200 years, chairmakers in Appalachia built ladderbacks to sell to neighbors and the occasional tourist. It was a tradition that was handed down through generations. But with the rise of furniture factories and mechanization, woodworker Andy D.

A children’s book written and illustrated by Whitney L.B. Miller “Henry Boyd’s Freedom Bed” is the true story of an enslaved Kentucky man who purchases his freedom and becomes one of the most innovative and important furniture makers in 19th-century Cincinnati. In this children’s picture book, appropriate for ages 3-8, you can follow young Boyd as he learns to farm hemp. There he became fascinated by the wooden tools used on the Kentucky farm.

Download an excerpt from this book here. By Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee When it comes to exploring the shadowy history of how 17th-century furniture was built, few people have been as dogged and persistent as Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee.

NOTE: Buy the book within 30 days and receive a free PDF of the book plus a video of Dr. Jeffery Hill explaining what a good workshop first aid kit looks like. Offer expires Dec. 9. by Dr. Jeffery Hill “Workshop Wound Care” – part of our pocket-book series – delves right to the heart of what you need to know when faced with common workshop injuries, from lacerations, to puncture wounds to material in the eye. The author, Dr. Jeffery Hill, is an emergency room physician and an active woodworker.