The Unplugged Woodshop: Hand-Crafted Projects for the Home & Workshop [Hardcover]

Unplugged  no power tools needed!For the growing number of woodworkers who are opting out of power tools and returning to hand tools,The Unplugged Woodshopis a refreshing concept and a welcome change. Written by custom furniture maker and hand tool expert Tom Fidgen, this new book promises to be as successful as his first book,Made by Hand.

Handcrafted projects with a distinctly retro look.Recycling designs from our not-so-distant past, this collection of projects has been repurposed for use today and includes:

• A classic library card catalog converted to use as kitchen storage
• A medicine chest that does double duty as a four-bottle wine tote
• A gentlemans classic valet that becomes an elegant clothing stand

Get some useful pointers from a popular blogger.Founder of theunpluggedwoodshop.com, Tom offers savvy advice for working with and sharpening hand tools. He also delves into glues, finishes, and even how to make hand tools using only hand tools.

Visual inspiration. Practical instruction.The Unplugged Woodshoptakes you on a fascinating adventure back to a simpler time when everything was made by hand. Its a refreshing experience that takes you far away from todays hi-tech, fast-moving world. And it shows you how to handcraft some handsome projects youll find satisfaction in making  whether or not you choose to use only hand tools!

Amid the current flurry of excellent books on hand tool woodworking, it is hard to say that one or the other stands out from the rest. And yet, as I see it, this one by Canadian woodworker Tom Fidgen does.The Unplugged Woodshopis a stimulating source of ideas and techniques that will help any woodworker build her or his hand tool skills, all the while creating beautiful and useful projects for the home and woodshop.
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