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

Fidgen, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600857639 ISBN 13: 9781600857638

Publisher: Taunton Press, 2013

Synopsis

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 Woodshop is 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 gentleman’s 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 Woodshop takes you on a fascinating adventure back to a simpler time when everything was made by hand. It’s a refreshing experience that takes you far away from today’s hi-tech, fast-moving world. And it shows you how to handcraft some handsome projects you’ll find satisfaction in making – whether or not you choose to use only hand tools!

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Fidgen is the owner/instructor at the Unplugged Woodshop - Toronto. A "hand-tools only" school, store, maker space and studio in downtown Toronto, Canada. Tom builds custom furniture using hand tools and hand-selected hardwoods. He is a contributing author to Woodworking Magazine and has written for Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking, Canadian Woodworking, Furniture & Cabinetmaking, British Woodworking Magazine and the Lee Valley Tools newsletter. Tom enjoys teaching in his own woodworking school in Toronto, as well as Internationally. When not at the workbench, Tom also writes and records music. Visit theUnpluggedWoodshop.com for more information.

Review:

“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 Woodshop is 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.
 
The Unplugged Woodshop is a great resource and learning opportunity for any woodworker who is beginning or continuing the hand tool journey. More advanced hand tool woodworkers will find the project ideas stimulating and educational. And all woodworkers will find this book to be a fun read.”

(HIghland Woodworking/Wood News Online)

About this edition

• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1600857639
• ISBN 13: 9781600857638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240