{"product_id":"euclids-door","title":"Euclid's Door: Building the Tools of ‘By Hand \u0026 Eye’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eby Geo. R Walker \u0026amp; Jim Tolpin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eillustrations by R. Keith Mitchell \u0026amp; Barb Walker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can download an excerpt of this book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Euclids-Door_excerpt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLearn more about artisan geometry and the other books in this series \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/pages\/what-is-artisan-geometry\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Euclid's Door: Building the Tools of ‘By Hand \u0026amp; Eye’” is an illustrated how-to journey through building the ancient tools that still help us to build, well, everything today.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll learn how to use basic, easy-to-follow artisan geometry to make eight indispensable wooden layout tools – tools found in every cabinetmaker’s tool chest – that you can then use to build furniture (or houses). Plus, you'll learn how to tune them up to an incredibly high level – techniques you can use in all your work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll discover the truths of geometry in three dimensions on your workbench – a much better way to grasp the secrets of our craft than words alone can convey. The process of making these tools results in much more than the tools themselves (which are in themselves quite amazing). The tools are teachers that take you on a journey into the secrets of artisan geometry. They develop skills important to the craft. These builds equip both the imagination and the hands. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cloth-covered hardbound 115-page book has a sewn and glued binding for durability. Like all our products, \"Euclid's Door\" is printed in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword VII\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction IX\u003cbr\u003e1. Laying a Foundation 1\u003cbr\u003e2. The Builder’s Bootstrap 11\u003cbr\u003e3. Build a Set of Winding Sticks 23\u003cbr\u003e4. Make a Try Square 35\u003cbr\u003e5. Tools for Layout: Marking Squares 55\u003cbr\u003e6. Beyond Right Angles: Some Handy Triangles 67\u003cbr\u003e7. Build Miter Squares 81\u003cbr\u003e8. Build a Panel Gauge 93\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJim Tolpin and George Walker are also the authors of “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/good-eye\"\u003eGood Eye\u003c\/a\u003e,” “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/by-hand-eye-1\"\u003eBy Hand \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/a\u003e,” “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/by-hound-eye\"\u003eBy Hound \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/a\u003e” and “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/from-truth-to-tools\"\u003eFrom Truths to Tools\u003c\/a\u003e”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/jim-tolpin-for-website_large.png?v=1493642445\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJim Tolpin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJim Tolpin, who grew up on the East Coast and now resides in Port Townsend, Washington, has been making a living at woodworking since 1970, mostly in the finish carpentry and custom cabinetmaking trades. In the last 15 years he's been writing books on woodworking and design and, after helping found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ptwoodschool.org\/\"\u003ePort Townsend School of Woodworking\u003c\/a\u003e, teaching the trade. Jim is, above all else, a teacher, and the best kind, because he never believes he knows it all and never stops learning. He also believes in passing it on, while you still can. “There are a lot of people out there who want to know this stuff and that includes me,” he says. “I personally love being in the position of not knowing but maybe going to find out.” Visit Jim and George’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.byhandandeye.com\/\"\u003eBy Hand \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/a\u003e’s online atelier (design studio) to help you unlock your potential as a builder or maker by honing your design skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more about Jim in our full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2017\/03\/18\/meet-the-author-jim-tolpin\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprofile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/bio-portrait-2_1_large.jpg?v=1493642339\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Walker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRaised in northeast Ohio, George Walker spent the first 20 years of his woodworking in design purgatory. Then after stumbling onto the design language of the artisans, he can’t shut up about it. After four books (and working on a fifth with Jim Tolpin), and scores of magazine articles, he’s just getting started. No matter how ordinary the circumstances, George is regularly struck by the majesty and wonder of life – the way millions of colorful warblers gather at Magee Marsh before their migration across Lake Erie; the way a medieval drawing found in an old monastery can inform his work through the understanding of geometry; or the way he can now build a beautiful piece of furniture, without plans or a tape measure, using instead a stick, a piece of string and dividers. Visit George and Jim’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.byhandandeye.com\/\"\u003eBy Hand \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/a\u003e’s online atelier (design studio) to help you unlock your potential as a builder or maker by honing your design skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more about George in our full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2017\/05\/01\/meet-the-author-george-walker\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprofile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":39843378659391,"sku":"BK-EUCLID","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Euclid Book + PDF","offer_id":39679042355263,"sku":"BK-EUCLID \u0026 PDF","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF only","offer_id":39789152141375,"sku":"BK-EUCLID-PDF","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/euclids.door.jpg?v=1751054336","url":"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/euclids-door","provider":"Lost Art Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}