Saws, Planes, and Scorps is an exploration and celebration of high-quality hand tools for woodworking and the stories of the people who make them. Organized by the basic tools and beautifully presented with gorgeous photographs from the boutique makers and small factory makers, this book is an engaging, inspiring, and informative exploration. Saws, Planes, and Scorps is a celebration of splendid, high-quality tools from the best woodworking hand-tool makers active in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

Introduces the parts and workings of a table saw, shows how to operate it safely, and discusses crosscutting, ripping and joinery.

"Terrific, everything a book should be."--"Fine Woodworking." "To know more about scroll saws...this book is the one."--"The Mallet." "Excellent. Expands and improves [on] his 1986 classic. Belongs in all public libraries."--"Library Journal. ""Everything you would possibly want to know about the history, operation and cutting techniques."--"Woodshop News."

Learn to master the band saw, the workshop's most versatile tool. Includes buying advice, expert instruction, tips for making jigs, 500 illustrations, and more.

Using a wide range of photographs, Simon Barley provides a collector’s guide to British saws.

Organised for ease of access, this colour-illustrated guide to the band saw provides supplementary and essential information on using band saws that often stays buried in OEM manuals or is so vague as to be of no great use.

Originally published: Saws. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1880.