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The Workbench Book: A Craftsman's Guide to Workbenches for Every Type of Woodworking

by Scott Landis · 1987

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"If I only bought one woodwork book, this first and definitive book on the workbench would be it".—"Woodworker Magazine". 278 color photos. 185 drawings.

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