The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores
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A guide to every important tool and building material available, commonplace and obscure, this book gives advice on what type of wrench, paint thinner or fuse is best for a particular job. Each item, from tools to lumber, is illustrated and described, with tips on purchase and use.
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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores by Steve Ettlinger
Available for the first time in paperback, "The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores" is for anyone who has wandered the aisles in hardware stores wondering what type of wrench, paint thinner,fuse or caulk gun is best for a particular job. Steve Ettlinger presents every important tool and building material available, commonplace and obscure, each illustrated and described, with tips on purchase and use. For quick reference, all items are grouped by subject category, from hand tools to decorative hardware, paints to lumber.
Since 1988 Steve Ettlinger has written eight books and has produced, edited, or agented over 40. Steve specializes in explaining very common but complicated subjects in an entertaining way. His most popular book is about artificial food ingredients (Twinkie, Deconstructed); he gives presentations around the country about his work on this book. His first book, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores, has remained in print for over 26 years and is now an eBook. Steve has appeared on many morning network TV shows in the course of publishing his books.For more information, or to see past TV interviews, please visit Steve's website, steveettlinger.com
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780020430056 |
| ISBN 10 | 0020430051 |
| Title | The Complete Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores |
| Author | Steve Ettlinger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Year published | 1993-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |