The Woodworker's Pocket Book, Charles H. Hayward (book)

The Woodworker's Pocket Book is small, just 4" × 6 1/2", but contains 112 pages of critical information for the hand-tool woodworker. Edited by the great Charles H. Hayward and published in 1949, it is a guide to everything from finishing recipes to drawing ellipses to choosing the correct screw or nail.

The book was regularly updated and republished, and Lost Art Press decided to reprint the original edition (with permission). It is packed with drawings from Hayward and doesn't deal much with the metric system, sharpening high-speed steel sawblades or pulley sizes for your machines. In other words, it is for the woodworker who likes working by hand using fractions, inches and feet.

The book literally fits in your back pocket and belongs in your tool chest or tool cabinet; it is more like a tool than a book. It is designed for a shop environment, with sewn and taped signatures, high-density boards and a durable paper that improves on the original. Printed in the United States.

Contents include:
Finishing: French polish, stains, bleaches, fillers, wax and furniture creams
Glues, nails, screws, bolts and fittings
Hinges, locks and castors
Geometry: ellipses, hexagons, octagons and arches
Timbers, measuring timber, moisture content and pests
Joints, mouldings and furniture sizes
Period furniture: Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton and more
Tools: saws, planes, chisels, bits, files and sharpening