Table of Contents

• 1: PLAN YOUR WORK AREA
• 2: CHOOSING A TOOL BELT
• 3: CHOOSING A TOOL BOX
• 4: CHOOSING A TOOL SHED
• 5: THE TOOLS FOR MEASURING & MARKING
• • 1: HISTORY OF MEASURING & MARKING
  • 2: CHOOSING A MARKING TOOL
  • 3: STRUCTURE OF A MORTISE GAUGE
  • 4: USING A MORTISE GAUGE
  • 5: CHOOSING A MEASURE
  • 6: CHOOSING A CALIPER OR DIVIDER
  • 7: STRUCTURE OF A DIGITAL CALIPER
  • 8: USING A DIGITAL CALIPER
  • 9: CHOOSING A SQUARE
  • 10: STRUCTURE OF A COMBINATION SQUARE
  • 11: USING A COMBINATION SQUARE
  • 12: CHOOSING A LEVEL
  • 13: STRUCTURE OF A SPIRIT LEVEL
  • 14: USING A SPIRIT LEVEL
• 6: THE TOOLS FOR CUTTING & CHOPPING
• • 1: HISTORY OF CUTTING & CHOPPING
  • 2: CHOOSING A SAW
  • 3: STRUCTURE OF A HACKSAW
  • 4: USING A HACKSAW
  • 5: STRUCTURE OF A HANDSAW
  • 6: USING A HANDSAW
  • 7: CHOOSING AN AXE
  • 8: STRUCTURE OF A SPLITTING AXE
  • 9: USING A SPLITTING AXE
  • 10: CHOOSING A KNIFE
  • 11: STRUCTURE OF A UTILITY KNIFE
  • 12: USING A UTILITY KNIFE
  • 13: CHOOSING A SCYTHE OR SICKLE
  • 14: STRUCTURE OF AN ENGLISH SCYTHE
  • 15: CHOOSING SHEARS
  • 16: STRUCTURE OF TOPIARY SHEARS
  • 17: USING TOPIARY SHEARS
  • 18: CHOOSING A PRUNER OR LOPPER
  • 19: STRUCTURE OF BYPASS SECATEURS
  • 20: USING BYPASS SECATEURS
  • 21: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR CUTTING AND CHOPPING
• 7: THE TOOLS FOR FIXING & FASTENING
• • 1: HISTORY OF FIXING & FASTENING
  • 2: CHOOSING A SCREWDRIVER
  • 3: STRUCTURE OF A RATCHET SCREWDRIVER
  • 4: USING A RATCHET SCREWDRIVER
  • 5: CHOOSING A WRENCH
  • 6: STRUCTURE OF A TORQUE WRENCH
  • 7: USING A TORQUE WRENCH
  • 8: CHOOSING A DRILL AND DRILL BIT
  • 9: STRUCTURE OF A COMBI DRILL
  • 10: USING A COMBI DRILL
  • 11: CHOOSING A VICE
  • 12: STRUCTURE OF A MECHANICS VICE
  • 13: USING A MECHANICS VICE
  • 14: CHOOSING A CLAMP
  • 15: CHOOSING PINCERS OR PLIERS
  • 16: STRUCTURE OF COMBINATION PLIERS
  • 17: USING COMBINATION PLIERS
  • 18: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR FIXING AND FASTENING
• 8: THE TOOLS FOR STRIKING & BREAKING
• • 1: HISTORY OF STRIKING & BREAKING
  • 2: CHOOSING A HAMMER
  • 3: STRUCTURE OF A CLAW HAMMER
  • 4: USING A CLAW HAMMER
  • 5: CHOOSING PICKS AND MATTOCKS
  • 6: STRUCTURE OF A PICKAXE
  • 7: USING A PICKAXE
  • 8: CHOOSING A WRECKING BAR
  • 9: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR STRIKING AND BREAKING
• 9: THE TOOLS FOR DIGGING & GROUNDWORK
• • 1: HISTORY OF DIGGING & GROUNDWORK
  • 2: CHOOSING A SHOVEL OR SPADE
  • 3: STRUCTURE OF A SPADE
  • 4: USING A SPADE
  • 5: CHOOSING A POST-HOLE DIGGER
  • 6: CHOOSING A HOE OR CULTIVATOR
  • 7: STRUCTURE OF A HOE
  • 8: USING A HOE
  • 9: CHOOSING A TROWEL, FORK, OR DIBBER
  • 10: STRUCTURE OF A TROWEL
  • 11: USING A TROWEL
  • 12: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR DIGGING AND GROUNDWORK
• 10: THE TOOLS FOR SHAPING & SHARPENING
• • 1: HISTORY OF SHAPING & SHARPENING
  • 2: CHOOSING A CHISEL
  • 3: STRUCTURE OF A MORTISE CHISEL
  • 4: USING A MORTISE CHISEL
  • 5: CHOOSING A PLANE
  • 6: STRUCTURE OF A JACK PLANE
  • 7: USING A JACK PLANE
  • 8: CHOOSING A FILE OR RASP
  • 9: CHOOSING A GOUGE OR SPOKESHAVE
  • 10: CHOOSING A SHARPENING STONE
  • 11: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR SHAPING AND SHARPENING
• 11: THE TOOLS FOR FINISHING & DECORATING
• • 1: HISTORY OF FINISHING & DECORATING
  • 2: DECORATING
  • 3: CHOOSING ABRASIVES AND SANDING BLOCKS
  • 4: USING A SANDING BLOCK
  • 5: CHOOSING A PAINTBRUSH
  • 6: STRUCTURE OF A PAINTBRUSH
  • 7: USING A PAINTBRUSH
  • 8: CHOOSING A ROLLER
  • 9: STRUCTURE OF A ROLLER
  • 10: USING A ROLLER
  • 11: CHOOSING WALLPAPERING TOOLS
  • 12: CHOOSING TILING TOOLS
  • 13: CHOOSING A CABINET SCRAPER
  • 14: MAINTAIN TOOLS FOR FINISHING AND DECORATING
• 12: INDEX
• 13: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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