40 Power Tools You Can Make

Originally published in 1941, this is a fascinating look at how to build a variety of workshop tools.

The book was published during and after World War II with the idea of showing woodworkers how to cope with shortages of metal and other materials to build useable machinery. Included are plans for table saws, thickness planer, cordwood saw, hydraulic press, drill presses, jigsaws and many other handy tools.

Softcover, 96 pages, 2008.