Popular Mechanics The Ultimate Tool Book: Every Tool You Need to Own

by Popular Mechanics

Overview

From the trustworthy experts at Popular Mechanics comes the definitive guide to hand tools and how to use them.

“The expert and enthusiastic editors at Popular Mechanics have created a ‘definitive guide’ to the baffling world of tools. . . . [an] exceptionally instructive and upbeat resource.” — Booklist
 
This tool . . . or that? Learn how to choose the right one for tackling any home project and completing it quickly, correctly, and efficiently. The editors of Popular Mechanics share their expertise, explaining which tools deserve a prominent spot in your shop and how to keep them in tip-top shape. Divided by type, this must-have guide covers multipurpose and single-purpose tools that cut, tighten, measure, and mark. You’ll also find tried-and-true suggestions, helpful notes, and simple hacks to make any job easier.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618372925
Publisher:	Hearst
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	188,237
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Popular Mechanics inspires its 15 million readers and fans to learn, make, discover, and do something new every day. Drawing on 115 years of knowledge, it shares a voracious curiosity about technological breakthroughs, automobiles, inventions, do-it-yourself projects, and outdoor adventure with a community of loyal followers.

Editorial Reviews

The first step in any DIY effort is to make sure the right tools are on hand, but how to figure that out? The expert and enthusiastic editors at Popular Mechanics have created a ‘definitive guide’ to the baffling world of tools. Well designed and sturdy (the book opens flat and stays open), this precisely informative, confidence-boosting resource presents 100 tools that will support “a lifetime of everyday projects.” Each tool is displayed with a full-page color photograph facing a lively and lucid one-page description, followed, in many cases, by a tip or how-to advice. The tools, from such basics as a claw hammer, awl, combination wrench, and pruner to a benchtop table saw and air compressor, are organized alphabetically in four sections—construction, woodworking, landscaping, and mechanical (soldering torch, tap and die, plumbing and electrical implements). Each category is introduced with a table of contents, and there is also an index. Thorough instructions for several DIY projects (building a farmhouse table and a bluestone patio, wiring a light switch) complete this exceptionally instructive and upbeat resource.” — Booklist
YA: Visually welcoming and accessible, this is an excellent guide for budding DIYers.

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