On Nov 18, 2:13 pm, "Michael Faurot"
wrote:
Ben wrote:
Does anyone know of good resources, either Internet or books, where I
can learn how to build furniture using only (or mostly) hand tools?

Here's a couple of books I have found to be helpful and intersting,
on the topic of hand tools:

1) Hand Tools -- Their Ways and Workings
Aldren A. Watson
ISBN: 1-55821-224-8
http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Tools-The.../0393322769/re...

2) Selecting and Using Hand Tools
The Editors of Fine Woodworking
ISBN: 1-56158-783-4
http://www.amazon.com/Selecting-Usin...ilding/dp/1561...

The illustrations in Watson's book are really great and help with
understanding the bits being decribed about each of the various hand
tools discussed. Each chapter in the book covers a specific type of
hand tool. There's 31 chapters and they cover a wide range of tools.

Selecting and Using Hand Tools is a great collection of articles from
the magazine Fine Woodworking and covers a number of different hand
tools, but not as extensively as Watson's book. I found this
book most helpful for learning how to sharpen and tune hand saws.

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Well, I joined the Galoot list and I'm ordering these books to start.
Great info, all, thank you.