Practical Woodworking

This title covers everything from planning a workshop, and measuring, cutting, assembling and making perfect joints to varnishing, staining and finishing. It shows you how to choose the right tools for working with wood, from planes and saws to drills and sanders, with tips for working safely. It in [...]
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This title covers everything from planning a workshop, and measuring, cutting, assembling and making perfect joints to varnishing, staining and finishing. It shows you how to choose the right tools for working with wood, from planes and saws to drills and sanders, with tips for working safely. It includes basic techniques for selecting and storing wood, cutting it to size, shaping components and assembling and gluing them together, as well as finishing techniques such as staining, varnishing, polishing, lacquering, waxing and oiling wood. The book offers a visual step-by-step guide to working with wood, with accessible detailed instructions for more than 60 techniques. It covers everything from selecting and using the best tools for each job, and choosing appropriate materials to making perfect joints. All the basic cutting and assembling techniques are described and illustrated step by step, including a guide to making a range of simple and complex joints. More than 650 pictures show beginners and advanced woodworkers alike how to improve skills, develop expertise, and learn from experience.Whatever your level of knowledge, this is a handy reference that you will refer to again and again.