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Hand Tools: with Frank Klausz (Fine Woodworking DVD Workshop) | 
 enlarge | Author: Frank Klausz
Publisher: Taunton
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 199139
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1561589136
Dewey Decimal Number: 621
EAN: 9781561589135
ASIN: 1561589136
Publication Date: September 5, 2006
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 Excellent video March 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Terrific video for a beginner woodworkers. Frank Klausz has a true knack for teaching, without going over your head. Thats the true sign of a master, he has nothing to prove, just teach.
We're luck that the Tauton Press people didn't go the route some publishers do and overcharge their material... $20 is real bargain for what you are getting.
The section on how to tune up old tools, and the demonstration on how new tools are not as sharp as you would assume it is, were very interesting (at least for a novice). I also appreciated the practise routines he added at the end.
Each topic is short, sweet and to the point February 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll admit that I'm a bit biased about Frank Klausz because I admire his abilities so much. From him (his DVDs), I've learned to hand cut dovetails, make pefectly fitting drawers without a tape measure and now with this CD, I have learned a great deal about hand tools.
I wasn't really a hand tool guy because I couldn't really get or keep them sharp. In Frank's direct method that doesn't mince words, he shows and explains how to do it. As a result, I've used his method and can now get chisels and handplanes sharp enough to push the hair off my arm without spending a great deal of time to do it. I also really liked his method of saw sharpening and so I bought a cheap one to try it out so that I wouldn't be out anything if I messed it up. I was able to turn an $18.00 dovetail saw into one that cuts as thinly and effortlessly as my friends saw that cost almost 10 times as much.
In short - he teaches you no-nonsense sharpening of chisels, hand planes and saws. Then, he gives you easy to understand practice methods of how to effectively use those tools. I got more out of this CD than I hoped and for less than $20, I picked up some great lifetime skills that have enhanced my woodworking.
 Very good introduction on how to care for your hand tool. March 25, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Of all the topics in woodworking, caring for hand tools is the one (at least for me) which is the harder to get by only reading books.
Sharpening in particular is a topic where everybody has its own method which gets very confusing.
Through this video, Frank Klausz will show you how to prepare chisels, planes and saw with no fuss.
I think the video would have benefit from having a little more closeup as well as maybe covering some extra tools such as card scrappers.
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