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Summary: Can't wait to get started...
Review: ...on making the locks. The very idea of a wooden lock is truly intriguing. I'm gonna start with the basic one and go from there. I'll post the results here.
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Summary: Don't be mislead
Review: I am a beginning student in cabinetmaking and have been browsing Amazon.com for ideas for my classroom projects. Because I grew up in a time when boys took shop and girls took home ec, I really have not had any experience with power tools beyond an electric drill. Any project that helps me become more comfortable with these tools and also with hand tools at a minimum cost outlay for materials is a welcome addition to my library. Making Working Wooden Locks
by Tim Detweiler is such a book. The simple diagrams, many of them full scale, should make the actual process of producing the lock parts simple. The suggestions for jigs and measurements should be helpful, not only with this project but with others as well. Most of the written instructions are very clear, especially when taken in conjunction with the diagrams, so assembly should not be a problem either. While I can use the classroom equipment and will, I hope to purchase some of the tools suggested in the book for a shop of my own, and those that are required for the locks would be a good place to begin. Each mechanism is somewhat more complex than the preceding one, and the tools required for each a little more complex as well, so I should have quite a collection with which I am familiar by the time I have completed all five.
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Summary: Great fun. Looking forward to trying them all!
Review: I am a beginning student in cabinetmaking and have been browsing Amazon.com for ideas for my classroom projects. Because I grew up in a time when boys took shop and girls took home ec, I really have not had any experience with power tools beyond an electric drill. Any project that helps me become more comfortable with these tools and also with hand tools at a minimum cost outlay for materials is a welcome addition to my library. Making Working Wooden Locks
by Tim Detweiler is such a book. The simple diagrams, many of them full scale, should make the actual process of producing the lock parts simple. The suggestions for jigs and measurements should be helpful, not only with this project but with others as well. Most of the written instructions are very clear, especially when taken in conjunction with the diagrams, so assembly should not be a problem either. While I can use the classroom equipment and will, I hope to purchase some of the tools suggested in the book for a shop of my own, and those that are required for the locks would be a good place to begin. Each mechanism is somewhat more complex than the preceding one, and the tools required for each a little more complex as well, so I should have quite a collection with which I am familiar by the time I have completed all five.
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Summary: They Work!
Review: I found the book to be excellent -- good illustrations, excellent finished locks that work great. I would recommend to anyone with good woodworking skills!
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Summary: Making working wooden locks by Tim Detweiler
Review: I really enjoyed making all of the locks. I made all Five within a few weeks. I just couldn't wait to finish one so I could start on another. Although most of the instructions were quite clear and printed to actual size, Mr. Detweiler made you do your own layout on a few of the locks. Mr. Detweiler book started me thinking of different kind of locks I can make on my own. It was a great book!! I wish that Mr. Detweiler would write another book on more of his projects.
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Summary: Great Idea for a Book, mediocre implementation
Review: The idea of making functional locks completely from wood is great. This book accomplishes this task to a reasonable degree. Although, I do have some reservations about this book. There are five lock projects, two of which are extremely similar. Rather than waste pages duplicating instructions, this space could have been more effectively used describing additional locks. Some drawings are actual size, some are not, which is frustrating. Beware that this book was printed with more than one front cover which is very misleading and tacky publishing practice!!!! The content is identical! The cover shown with this book description does not show the actual locks that are described. Do not get mislead!!!
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Summary: they really do work
Review: The only thing over which I would take issue is that the author implies that the locks can be make with a few simple hand tools. I have a pretty complete shop and I used most of the tools in it. It also requires a fair amount of skill to complete one, however, when they are completed they are really kind of neat. I plan on making more of them. I also wish that the author had included plans for making the push button lock.
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Summary: quite interesting
Review: This book is pretty well written. The instructions with the combination lock are not as clear as those provided with the other 4 types of locks that can be made. It really made working on the combination lock a bit of a pain. The finished locks are quite unique and seem to amaze anyone that looks at them. I now wish that a second edition would come out that explains the push button styles shown at the end of the book!Overall, the book is well worth purchasing and the projects make great gifts or items to keep in the office.
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Summary: quite interesting
Review: This book is pretty well written. The instructions with the combination lock are not as clear as those provided with the other 4 types of locks that can be made. It really made working on the combination lock a bit of a pain. The finished locks are quite unique and seem to amaze anyone that looks at them. I now wish that a second edition would come out that explains the push button styles shown at the end of the book! Overall, the book is well worth purchasing and the projects make great gifts or items to keep in the office.
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Summary: Making Working Wooden Locks, By Tim Detweiler
Review: This book leaves nothing out. Very simple woodworking skills and this book and you`re all set. Very impressed with the drawings and demensions. Simple and straight forward. I like this book ALOT! Well worth the money.
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