Making Wood Handles, Hinges & Knobs: The Perfect Touch for Cabinetmaking

by Gill Bridgewater and Alan Bridgewater

Book Overview

Laminated and pierced, beaded and inset, whittled and sliding -- handles, hinges, and knobs are too often forgotten little afterthoughts. Yet these fixtures can transform a run-of-the-mill wood object... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806913355
• ISBN13: 9780806913353
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating book!

I loved this book! It sets forth a dozen or so projects, each using different methods and tools. The book takes the reader through the conceptualization and design stage of each project, and details how each project is drawn out on 1/4 inch graph paper. Then the making of the handle or knob is described and pictured in great detail. I learned about Swedish Sloyd knives, scroll saws, and how to use a lathe, including what type of holder to use with your lathe with these small and intricate pieces. I liked the authors' approach to each project. The pictures of the final results are breathtaking. This is a book for the woodworker with some experience who can appreciate uniqueness of hand articulated handles and knobs.