literature

A Woodworking passage in literature...

A bit off beat however I think you hand tool guys will appreciate this. I am re reading My Antonia by Willa Cather. In it is a passage about a pioneer farm hand building a coffin on a prairie in Nebraska in the "dead" of winter. Although a bit morbid the description is wonderful. This is copied...
- 02blues
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- Oct 22, 2009
- literature passage woodworking
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Hand Tools and their Use
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Need literature for Marples dowelling jig

I just obtained a Marples No 148 dowelling jig with out any literature. Does anyone know where I could get a copy of the instructions?
- CliffB
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- Sep 3, 2008
- dowelling jig literature marples
- Replies: 2
- Forum: User Announcements
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Best Literature on Finishing Walnut?

I am working on a dining room table (walnut) and need some literature on finishing. I know nothing about wood finishing aside from the bowls and mallets that I turn. I have looked at books on the internet, but there are millions of them. Any suggestions? Again, I would prefer literature that...
- Rod
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- Feb 14, 2008
- finishing literature walnut
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Finishing