Book - "To Make As Perfectly As Possible" Roubo on Marquetry

Book - "To Make As Perfectly As Possible" Roubo on Marquetry

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B-0985077761

This edition is the first English-language translation of the most important woodworking book of the 18th century. "To Make as Perfectly as Possible" by Donald C. Williams, Michele Pietryka-Pagn Philippe Lafargue covers a wide range of topics of interest to woodworkers especially hand-tool woodworking and history.
In addition to veneer and marquetry, this volume contains sections on grinding, sharpening, staining, finishing, wood selection, a German workbench, clock-case construction, engraving and casting brasses.
Most of all, this book provides a window into the woodworking world of the 18th century, a world that is both strangely familiar and foreign.

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This edition is the first English-language translation of the most important woodworking book of the 18th century.
"To Make as Perfectly as Possible" by Donald C. Williams, Michele Pietryka-Pagán & Philippe Lafargue covers a wide range of topics of interest to woodworkers especially hand-tool woodworking and history.
In addition to veneer and marquetry, this volume contains sections on grinding, sharpening, staining, finishing, wood selection, a German workbench, clock-case construction, engraving and casting brasses.
Most of all, this book provides a window into the woodworking world of the 18th century, a world that is both strangely familiar and foreign.