Ebook: Make: Tools: How They Work and How to Use Them
Author: Charles Platt
- Tags: Heavy Machinery, Science Nature & How It Works, How Things Work, Science Nature & How It Works, Construction Vehicles, Cars Trains & Things That Go, Metal Work, Crafts & Hobbies, Crafts Hobbies & Home, Wood Toys, Toys & Models, Crafts & Hobbies, Crafts Hobbies & Home, Projects, Woodworking, How-to & Home Improvements, Home Improvement & Design, Crafts Hobbies & Home, Power Tools, How-to & Home Improvements, Home Improvement & Design, Crafts Hobbies & Home, Mechanical, Drafting & Mechanical Drawing, Fluid Dynamic
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Maker Media
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- epub
Whether you’re interested in becoming a handyman or developing artisanal woodworking skills, the place to begin is by learning the fundamentals of using basic workshop tools correctly. The place to find out how is right here. Make: Tools is shop class in a book.
Consumer-level 3D printers and CNC machines are opening up new possibilities for makers. But there will always be a need for traditional workshop skills and tools. Charles Platt's Make: Tools applies the same approach to its subject matter as his bestselling Make: Electronics -- in-depth explanations and hands-on projects that gradually increase in level of challenge.
Illustrated in full color with hundreds of photographs and line drawings, the book serves as a perfect introduction to workshop tools and materials for young adults and adults alike. Platt focuses on basic hands tools and assumes no prior experience or knowledge on the part of the reader. The projects all result in fun games, toys, and puzzles. The book serves as both a hands-on tutorial a reference that will be returned to again and again.