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Table of Contents

                            Contents
	PLAN YOUR WORK AREA 8
	CHOOSING A TOOL BELT 10
	CHOOSING A TOOL BOX 12
	CHOOSING A TOOL SHED 14
	16 THE TOOLS FOR MEASURING & MARKING
		HISTORY OF MEASURING & MARKING 18
		CHOOSING A MARKING TOOL 20
		STRUCTURE OF A MORTISE GAUGE 22
		USING A MORTISE GAUGE 24
		CHOOSING A MEASURE 26
		CHOOSING A CALIPER OR DIVIDER 30
		STRUCTURE OF A DIGITAL CALIPER 32
		USING A DIGITAL CALIPER 33
		CHOOSING A SQUARE 34
		STRUCTURE OF A COMBINATION SQUARE 36
		USING A COMBINATION SQUARE 38
		CHOOSING A LEVEL 40
		STRUCTURE OF A SPIRIT LEVEL 42
		USING A SPIRIT LEVEL 43
	44 THE TOOLS FOR CUTTING & CHOPPING
		HISTORY OF CUTTING & CHOPPING 46
		CHOOSING A SAW 48
		STRUCTURE OF A HACKSAW 52
		USING A HACKSAW 54
		STRUCTURE OF A HANDSAW 56
		USING A HANDSAW 57
		CHOOSING AN AXE 60
		STRUCTURE OF A SPLITTING AXE 64
		USING A SPLITTING AXE 66
		CHOOSING A KNIFE 70
		STRUCTURE OF A UTILITY KNIFE 72
		USING A UTILITY KNIFE 74
		CHOOSING A SCYTHE OR SICKLE 76
		STRUCTURE OF AN ENGLISH SCYTHE 80
		USING AN ENGLISH SCYTHE 81
		CHOOSING SHEARS 84
		STRUCTURE OF TOPIARY SHEARS 86
		USING TOPIARY SHEARS 87
		CHOOSING A PRUNER OR LOPPER 88
		STRUCTURE OF BYPASS SECATEURS 92
		USING BYPASS SECATEURS 94
		MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR CUTTING AND CHOPPING 96
	98 THE TOOLS FOR FIXING & FASTENING
		HISTORY OF FIXING & FASTENING 100
		CHOOSING A SCREWDRIVER 102
		STRUCTURE OF A RATCHET SCREWDRIVER 104
		USING A RATCHET SCREWDRIVER 106
		CHOOSING A WRENCH 110
		STRUCTURE OF A TORQUE WRENCH 114
		USING A TORQUE WRENCH 116
		CHOOSING A DRILL AND DRILL BIT 118
		STRUCTURE OF A COMBI DRILL 122
		USING A COMBI DRILL 124
		CHOOSING A VICE 126
		STRUCTURE OF A MECHANICS VICE 128
		USING A MECHANICS VICE 129
		CHOOSING A CLAMP 130
		CHOOSING PINCERS OR PLIERS 134
		STRUCTURE OF COMBINATION PLIERS 136
		USING COMBINATION PLIERS 138
		MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR FIXING AND FASTENING 140
	142 THE TOOLS FOR STRIKING & BREAKING
		HISTORY OF STRIKING & BREAKING 144
		CHOOSING A HAMMER 146
		STRUCTURE OF A CLAW HAMMER 150
		USING A CLAW HAMMER 152
		CHOOSING PICKS AND MATTOCKS 156
		STRUCTURE OF A PICKAXE 158
		USING A PICKAXE 159
		CHOOSING A WRECKING BAR 160
		MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR STRIKING AND BREAKING 164
	166 THE TOOLS FOR DIGGING & GROUNDWORK
		HISTORY OF DIGGING & GROUNDWORK 168
		CHOOSING A SHOVEL OR SPADE 170
		STRUCTURE OF A SPADE 172
		USING A SPADE 173
		CHOOSING A POST-HOLE DIGGER 174
		CHOOSING A HOE OR CULTIVATOR 176
		STRUCTURE OF A HOE 180
		USING A HOE 181
		CHOOSING A TROWEL, FORK, OR DIBBER 182
		STRUCTURE OF A TROWEL 184
		USING A TROWEL 185
		MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR DIGGING AND GROUNDWORK 188
	190 THE TOOLS FOR SHAPING & SHARPENING
		HISTORY OF SHAPING & SHARPENING 192
		CHOOSING A CHISEL 194
		STRUCTURE OF A MORTISE CHISEL 196
		USING A MORTISE CHISEL 198
		CHOOSING A PLANE 200
		STRUCTURE OF A JACK PLANE 202
		USING A JACK PLANE 204
		CHOOSING A FILE OR RASP 208
		CHOOSING A GOUGE OR SPOKESHAVE 210
		CHOOSING A SHARPENING STONE 212
		MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR SHAPING AND SHARPENING 216
	218 THE TOOLS FOR FINISHING & DECORATING
		HISTORY OF FINISHING & DECORATING 220
		CHOOSING ABRASIVES AND SANDING BLOCKS 222
		USING A SANDING BLOCK 224
		CHOOSING A PAINTBRUSH 226
		STRUCTURE OF A PAINTBRUSH 228
		USING A PAINTBRUSH 229
		CHOOSING A ROLLER 230
		STRUCTURE OF A ROLLER 232
		USING A ROLLER 233
		CHOOSING WALLPAPERING TOOLS 236
		CHOOSING TILING TOOLS 238
		CHOOSING A CABINET SCRAPER 240
		MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR FINISHING AND DECORATING 244
	INDEX 246
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 252