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Wood and woodworking tools : a handbook / E.G. Richards, Robert Plumptre and Stuart Wilson ; edited by Laila Monahan.

By: Richards, E. G. (Ernest Glenesk), 1918-.
Contributor(s): Plumptre, Robert | Wilson, Stuart | Monahan, Laila, 1944-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Intermediate Technology Publications on behalf of the Refugee Studies Programme, Oxford University, 1989Description: 104 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 1853390259.Subject(s): Woodworking tools | Forests and forestry -- Equipment and supplies | Carpentry -- Tools | ArtisansDDC classification: 684.08
Contents:
Introduction -- Trees and their uses -- Production and care of sawnwood - saws and sawmills -- The workshop and its equipment -- Woodworking methods -- Furniture.
Summary: This handbook describes a range of hand tools and simple muscle-powered machinery appropriate to developing countries where abundant labour can offset the problems of limited funds or unreliable sources of energy for mechanization.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 684.08 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00014652
Total holds: 0

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This handbook describes a range of hand tools and simple muscle-powered machinery appropriate to developing countries where abundant labour can offset the problems of limited funds or unreliable sources of energy for mechanization.

Introduction -- Trees and their uses -- Production and care of sawnwood - saws and sawmills -- The workshop and its equipment -- Woodworking methods -- Furniture.

This handbook describes a range of hand tools and simple muscle-powered machinery appropriate to developing countries where abundant labour can offset the problems of limited funds or unreliable sources of energy for mechanization.