Overview

This book is the ultimate easy-to-follow guide to the equipment needed for any DIY or renovation project. It offers solid, fascinating answers to the most common questions asked by those without experience or training: What tools do I need? Where to buy them? What to use them for? Quality or price? How to gain tool skills? And, how safe are these tools? The book then surveys, illustrates and explains nearly every common hand and power tool available today, from a tape measure to a caulk gun. Quick reference symbols identify each tool's relative cost, necessity and skill level. This is a practical and colorful reference to 150 common power and hand tools - what they are for, how to use them safely, which you should own. It offers detailed description of eight types of tool kits that you should compile and keep handy in different locations: home kit; apartment/office kit; electrical kit; car kit; machine and metal kit; plumbing kit; child's kit; and crafting kit. It is created and packaged by the London design studio Elwin Street Ltd.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about plumb bobs... explains what each tool does and which tasks it does best. -- Susan Martin Buffalo News (05/27/2005)

Everything you ever wanted to know about plumb bobs... explains what each tool does and which tasks it does best.--Susan Martin Buffalo News (05/27/2005)

Excellent photographs show you, for example, exactly what a rotating head punch and a torque wrench look like.--Debra Prinzing Seattle Post-Intelligencer (08/27/2005) Advice on what tools to buy and how to use them, safety tips and information on what to put in tool kits for the home.--Sheri Block Calgary Herald (07/02/2005) Those who prefer to plan ahead can get a good start on building up their toolbox with Tools.--Joanne Hatherly CanWest News Service (06/30/2005) I know nothing about fixing things and that's why I love this book.... I would actually know if I was purchasing the right thingy for the job.-- (03/25/2007) A straightforward paperback filled with color photographs... the ideal book for the guy who wants to upgrade his tool lore and not feel lost at the hardware store.-- (06/16/2005) A social history, a guidebook and an illustrated encyclopedia that will provide hours of browsing pleasure for anyone who's every swung a hammer or driven a screw, whether experienced builder or novice.--Globe and Mail (05/21/2005) Everything you ever wanted to know about plumb bobs... explains what each tool does and which tasks it does best.-- (05/27/2005) Glossy, profusely illustrated, and thoughtfully organized... an excellent beginners resource to the proper use and purpose for most commonly used household tools... sensible advice on gaining skill with tools and a very practical list of tool kits for various living situations.-- (09/01/2006) The first step to becoming handy with tools is learning what the devices can do. That's the purpose behind Tools.-- (07/16/2005) Addresses a variety of concerns of new tool buyers, e.g., what tools are essential, quality vs. price, where to shop, and tool safety... recommended for most libraries.-- (06/01/2005) Suitable for those who own every tool in the hardware store, as well as the novice who has decided a shoe isn't a good hammer substitute and wants to set up a tool box.--Style at Home (08/01/2005)

Excellent photographs show you, for example, exactly what a rotating head punch and a torque wrench look like.--Debra Prinzing Seattle Post-Intelligencer (08/27/2005) Those who prefer to plan ahead can get a good start on building up their toolbox with Tools.--Joanne Hatherly CanWest News Service (06/30/2005) Advice on what tools to buy and how to use them, safety tips and information on what to put in tool kits for the home.--Sheri Block Calgary Herald (07/02/2005) The first step to becoming handy with tools is learning what the devices can do. That's the purpose behind Tools.-- (07/16/2005) Addresses a variety of concerns of new tool buyers, e.g., what tools are essential, quality vs. price, where to shop, and tool safety... recommended for most libraries.-- (06/01/2005) Suitable for those who own every tool in the hardware store, as well as the novice who has decided a shoe isn't a good hammer substitute and wants to set up a tool box.--Style at Home (08/01/2005) I know nothing about fixing things and that's why I love this book.... I would actually know if I was purchasing the right thingy for the job.-- (03/25/2007) Glossy, profusely illustrated, and thoughtfully organized... an excellent beginners resource to the proper use and purpose for most commonly used household tools... sensible advice on gaining skill with tools and a very practical list of tool kits for various living situations.-- (09/01/2006) A straightforward paperback filled with color photographs... the ideal book for the guy who wants to upgrade his tool lore and not feel lost at the hardware store.-- (06/16/2005) A social history, a guidebook and an illustrated encyclopedia that will provide hours of browsing pleasure for anyone who's every swung a hammer or driven a screw, whether experienced builder or novice.--Globe and Mail (05/21/2005) Everything you ever wanted to know about plumb bobs... explains what each tool does and which tasks it does best.-- (05/27/2005)

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Steve Dodds is an architect and avid woodworker. He is a regular contributor to Readymade Magazine and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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