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by: The Editors of This Old House Magazine
Topics include: six teeth per inch, stud gun, detail sanders, biscuit joiner, sanding pad, compound miter, drill drivers, plunge router, plunge cuts, round shank, sanding belt, brad point, cutting depth, bench grinder, trigger switch, miter saws, dust bag, nail gun, blade guard
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Book Description:
Power tools have only been around a little over a hundred years now, but the fast pace of modern construction is wholly dependent on their speed and power. The sensual pleasures of and personal satisfaction in working with hand tools notwithstanding, the fact is, when you need to get a big job done and you don't have all the time in the world, there is no practical alternative to power tools. This book provides a quick yet reasonably comprehensive look at their history, use, and safety requirements, is lively, beautifully illustrated with color photographs and hand drawings, and includes information on the latest and most technically advanced tools now on the market. --Mark A. Hetts Book Description Buying a power tool can be intimidating, and buying the wrong one makes how-to projects tougher than they have to be. Our aim in this book is to help you save time and money by choosing the right tools for the job. Master carpenter Norm Abram and contractor Tom Silva, both of This Old House, provide their power-tool wisdom in these pages.
From the Back Cover Barely a century has passed since the very first power tool left its hand tool cousins in the dust. Now it seems that renovations and even minor household repairs don't really start until some-body plugs in something. "There's no question about it," says This Old House contractor Tom Silva, "a Power tool makes work easier and faster." Tag along with Tom and master carpenter Norm Abram as they show you exactly what to look for in a power tool and explain how to choose it well and how to use it safely. If you've ever wanted to work on your own old house, you're sure to get the tips you need in this lively and informative guide from the editors of This Old House Magazine. Excerpted from This Old House Essential Power Tools : 19 Essential Tools to Renovate and Repair Your Home by The Editors of This Old House Magazine. Copyright 1998. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved What if a circular saw had rosewood grips? Would it work better? When it comes to choosing tools, buying what you don't need--or worse, not buying what you do need--frequently results in projects that don't go quite right. If you've ever wondered how to choose the right power tool for the kind of work you're doing, find out from a couple of This Old House pros: master carpenter Norm Abram and contractor Tom Silva. Norm and Tom learned to renovate and repair houses in an era barely removed from total reliance on hand tools, and they bring that tradition of painstaking craftsmanship to their use--and choice--of power tools. The work that goes into building or remodeling a house is faster and louder than it used to be, and not necessarily better for all that. But it's not necessarily worse, either: Anyone who worships only hand tools ought to hand-drill 30 holes into concrete sometime. *** The birth of a house hasn't always been accompanied by the wailing of saws and the syncopated pop, pop-pop of nail guns. In fact, only in the last half-century or so have portable power tools evolved from curiosities to job-site essentials. Sure, in countless centuries before that, houses were built, repaired and rebuilt by hand with simple tools that rewarded a craftsman's touch. But the new materials and crushing schedules typical of modern house building call for something more. As Norm will tell you, hand-sawing lengthwise down the length of a plywood sheet is no picnic, nor is it as accurate as zipping through sheets with a circular saw. He wouldn't think of ditching his power tools to relive the early days of completely hand-tooled houses, nor would Tom. They are, after all, practical men, New Yankees, and if they can do a better job or the same job faster by plugging something in, they will. *** Hand tools have a place, of course, and in the companion volume to this book you'll find out where it is. Here, though, you'll learn about power tools from Norm and Tom, as well as from other craftsmen. You'll find out about the features you need and the ones you don't, described by guys who know. You'll apprentice to master craftsmen to find out just what they look for in a particular tool and, most importantly, why. Unlike a hand tool, a power tool won't seduce you with exotic woods and gleaming steel, or invoke exquisite memories of fragrant shavings, and it won't give you thrills as an objet d'art parked on a living-room shelf. Nope. It's hard work and lots of it that warrants the speed and accuracy of a power tool; houses are made with nothing less. --the editors
First Sentence: removed from total reliance on hand tools, and they bring that tradition of painstaking craftsmanship to their use-and choice-of power tools. The work that goes into building or remodeling a house is faster and louder than it used to be, and not necessarily better for all that.
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