The Best of Jim Tolpin Collection

The New Traditional Woodworker
Paperback

After a lifetime using power tools to speed his work as a professional woodworker and boat builder, Jim has turned almost exclusively to hand tools. In this best-selling book, he explains the value of working wood by hand, tells you which tools are essential to a satisfying experience, offers ideas for setting up a shop for hand-tool work and demonstrates the techniques you’ll need to master to enjoy building furniture by hand.
RETAIL: $26.99

Secrets of the Sector
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In this digital download from Popular Woodworking Magazine, you'll discover (or perhaps re-discover) a layout tool that was a shop standard for centuries: the sector. But this venerable tool has a place in the modern shop – it's just two sticks and one hinge that will help you eliminate both math and errors from your layout work.
RETAIL: $1.99

The Toolbox Book
Book

This is a book for woodworkers who appreciate both practical advice and quality craftsmanship. Jim Tolpin takes readers on a tour of handcrafted tool boxes, cabinets and other storage solutions, along the way providing sketches, construction techniques and advice on how to adapt the ideas for your own shop. The hundreds of photos will inspire you, and the practical, entertaining advice will convince you that you can design and build the beautiful storage your finest tools deserve.
RETAIL: $24.95

Measure Twice, Cut Once
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Here’s an e-book of practical advice on how to improve the precision of your woodworking by making full use of your measuring and marking tools. You’ll learn: the correct measuring tool to use for each task, how to draw up plans, how to create accurate angles and arcs, how to lay out cuts using story sticks and more. There’s even a chapter on fixing mistakes.
RETAIL: $24.99

Jim Tolpin’s Woodworking Wit and Wisdom
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In this e-book of expert woodworking advice and entertaining anecdotes, Jim Tolpin shares the secrets he’s learned from nearly 30 years as a professional woodworker and boat builder: 60 essential lessons that will help you enjoy of lifetime of working wood with pleasure, passion and purpose – and with a minimum of mistakes.
RETAIL: $19.99