The Home Workshop

This vintage book contains a complete guide to setting up and maintaining a workshop at home. Profusely-illustrated and easy-to-follow, ""The Home Workshop"" has chapters on everything from design and construction to the proper use of tools, making it ideal for modern readers with an interest in DIY. Contents include: ""Furnishing the Workshop with Tools"", ""On the Chopping Axe"", ""On Preparing Firewood"", ""On Nails and Nailing"", ""Hints about Screws"", ""On Preparing, Working, and Bending Wood"", ""How to Mortico and Tenon"", ""On Mitre Work"", ""On Finishing Work"", ""Making Inexpensive Houses"", ""How to Make a Dog Kennel"", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on DIY.