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Essential guide to the steel square / Ken Horner
Packed with hundreds of clear illustrations and diagrams, skill-building exercises, and simple rules of thumb, this handy reference will show any curious carpenter, woodworker, or serious do-it-yourselfer how indispensable the steel square can be in building stairs, roofs, rafters, and practically anything else. No batteries are required - your steel square can solve many problems that your smart phone can't.--COVER
Record details
- ISBN: 9781565238916
- ISBN: 1565238915
- Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Publisher: East Petersburg, PA : Fox Chapel Publishing, [2016]
- Copyright: ℗♭2016
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in 2007 Includes index "How to figure everything out with one simple tool, no batteries required"--Cover |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- History of the steel square -- A close look at the steel square -- Types of squares -- Testing for square -- Truing a square -- Problem-solving techniques -- Using the scales on a square -- Stairs -- Roofs -- Laying out the rafters -- The speed square -- Circles and square problems -- Laying out angles -- Proportioning problems -- Arch, arc and ellipse problems -- Cylinders and cones: sheet-metal problems |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Carpenters' squares. Woodworking tools. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto Public Library | 684 Hor (Text) | 33858000135105 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
