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For amateur metalworkers, this book is a practical, hands-on guide to engineering benchwork that teaches all the valuable hand tool skills and procedures for files, punches, hand filers, and more.

Well illustrated with concise technical diagrams, tables, and black and white photos, you’ll learn all the tricks and gain a solid foundation in the basics of engineering benchwork.

By Les Oldridge

128 pages, softcover, 6" x 8"

ISBN 978-1-4971-0057-2

Copyright 2019

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Joshua ★★★★★

I was a bit worried the book would be too basic, but the chapter on hand filers really breaks down the angles and pressure in a way that finally clicked for me. The step-by-step photos for setting up a bench anvil are also super clear.

Isabella ★★★★★

The section on files alone is worth the price—it breaks down every stroke and angle with photos that actually make sense. I’ve already used the punch techniques to fix a stuck pin on my lathe, and the book is dog-eared from flipping back to it.

Ruby ★★★★★

The chapters on files and punches finally made the techniques click for me—the step-by-step photos are clear enough that I could follow along at my bench without rereading everything twice. It’s exactly the kind of practical reference I needed for my home shop.