Field Guide to Tools: How to Identify and Use Virtually Every Tool at the Hardward Store

John Kelsey

Quirk Books, Sep 1, 2004 - House & Home - 384 pages

Finally, a field guide to identifying and utilizing more than 100 tools, from an awl to a propane torch, from a table saw to a screwdriver!
 
Field Guide to Tools is the ultimate guide to all the gear any handyperson requires. Hardware stores, home stores, and garden stores are full of unrecognizable items—here’s how you can find out what tool is appropriate for your job and just how to go about employing it.
 
Descriptive pages outline the basic history and use for each tool, inventive alternate functions, and operating principles; component parts are illustrated by helpful diagrams; and more than 100 full-color photographs aid in identification while at the hardware store. Step-by-step directions walk you through the basics of using each tool properly and safely.
 
Don’t attempt another at-home fix-it project without Field Guide to Tools!

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Hearing Protectors: 14
• CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE: 22
• Hole Punch: 44
• Mastic Trowel: 46
• Paint Can Opener: 48
• Paint: 49
• Paint Roller: 51
• Paintbrush: 53
• Putty Knife: 57
• Random Orbit Sander: 59
• Scraper: 63
• Seam Roller: 64
• Sewing: 66
• Stepladder: 68
• Tile Nipper: 70
• Wallpaper Brush: 72
• Wallpaper Trough: 74
• GARDEN AND YARD 76 Bow: 76
• Fork: 79
• Garden Cart: 80
• Hedge Shears: 82
• 85: 85
• Hose: 86
• Lawn Mower: 89
• Leaf Blower: 92
• Leaf Rake: 94
• Loppers: 96
• Pick: 98
• Pitchfork: 100
• Rake: 101
• Secateurs: 103
• Snow Shovel: 105
• Snow Thrower: 107
• Spade: 110
• Spreader: 112
• String Trimmer: 114
• Trowel: 115
• ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC 117 Electrical Pliers: 117
• Outlet Tester: 119
• Soldering: 121
• Telephone Jack Tool: 124
• TV Cable Crimper: 126
• Wire Cutter: 128
• Wire Stripper: 129
• CARPENTRY AND BUILDING 131 Air Compressor: 131
• 133: 133
• Belt Sander: 135
• Bit Brace: 137
• Caulk: 140
• Chalk Reel: 141
• Drill Cordless: 143
• Drill Bits: 146
• Hammer: 149
• Hole: 152
• HOME DECORATING: 152
• Level: 154
• Maul: 156
• Plumb: 158
• Pry: 159
• Saw Chop: 161
• Saw Portable Circular: 165
• Saw Portable Reciprocating: 168
• Sawhorse: 171
• Scissors: 172
• Screwdrivers: 173
• Square: 175
• Stud Finder: 178
• Tape Measure: 179
• TieDown Straps: 182
• Utility Knife: 183
• WOODWORKING 186: 186
• Bevel Gauge: 187
• Caliper: 190
• Carving Tools: 191
• Chisel: 194
• Compass: 196
• Coping: 197
• Hand Drill: 199
• Handsaw: 202
• Jigsaw: 206
• Magnifying Glass: 209
• Mallet: 211
• Marking Gauge: 212
• Plane: 214
• Rasp: 218
• Router: 220
• Router Bits: 223
• Sanding Block: 225
• Sharpening Stone: 228
• Table: 230
• Vise: 235
• Workbench: 237
• FASTENERS 240 Cable Ties: 240
• Glue: 242
• Hinges: 246
• Nails: 249
• Nuts and Bolts: 252
• Screws: 254
• PLUMBING: 258
• Adjustable Pliers: 259
• Faucet Puller: 261
• Pipe Wrench: 262
• Plumbing Wrenches: 264
• Propane Torch: 266
• Tubing Cutter: 269
• MECHANICAL AND AUTOMOTIVE 272 Bolt Cutter: 272
• Booster Cable: 273
• Box Wrench: 276
• Center Punch: 278
• Cold Chisel: 280
• Creeper: 281
• File: 283
• Hacksaw: 286
• Hex Wrench: 288
• Jack Stands: 289
• Locking Pliers: 292
• Snips: 294
• Socket Wrench: 296
• Tire Gauge: 298
• Tire Wrench: 300
• Index: 303
• Drywall Knife: 305

About the author

John Kelsey writes the “Talking Shop” column for This Old House magazine and was formerly the editor of Fine Woodworking magazine. He has written several books about woodworking and specific tools, including Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at Cambium Press, which specializes in woodworking and furniture making.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Field Guide to Tools: How to Identify and Use Virtually Every Tool at the Hardward Store; Field Guide
• Author: John Kelsey
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Quirk Books, 2004
• ISBN: 1931686793, 9781931686792
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: House & Home / Hand Tools; House & Home / Power Tools; Reference / Personal & Practical Guides