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THE BANDSAW BOOK
$19.95
$11.97
In this work professional woodworker Lonnie Bird gives all the information bandsaw owners wished came in the owner's manual plus much more-what to look for when buying a bandsaw and how to tune it up for optimal performance. All of the information is up to date and thoroughly researched. This is a basic book which should interest anyone with a bandsaw. REGULAR $19.95 OUR PRICE $15.95. You save 20%.
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHARPENING
$22.95
$13.77
This is the definitive tool-sharpening book. Lee covers both the practical and technical information needed to sharpen tools quickly and efficiently. Lee is a well-known tool manufacturer(Veritas) and takes a common-sense approach to show the fastest ways to put a professionally keen edge on any cutting tool. Includes all major edge tools as well as carving and turning tools, scrapers, saws, drills, etc. REGULAR $22.95 OUR PRICE $19.95 You save 13%.
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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED G/T BANDSAWS
$24.95
$14.97
The bandsaw is a woodworking favorite and the workhorse of any wood shop. Craftsmen and women turn to this practical tool for a wide array of tasks cutting curves, ripping stock, making a variety of useful joints, using guides and templates, and transforming thick boards into veneer. Now woodworkers can learn to make the most of their bandsaw in this valuable addition to the acclaimed COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE library. The format is highly visual, covering all there is to know about working with a bandsaw from basic uses to some of the most advanced techniques including shaping operations and sophisticated joinery. Safety and bandsaw maintenance complete this essential guide.
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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED G/T JIGS & FIXTURES (PB)
$27.95
$16.77
Finding an effective jig or fixture for a woodworking operation can be as elusive and time-consuming as designing a great piece of furniture, a sailboat, or a ukulele. It takes solid woodworking knowledge and some problem-solving skills, with a good dose of inspiration thrown in. Even a moderately complex setup can pose numerous choices: •What tool or machine is best for the operation? •Should the jig move the wood over the machine or guide the machine past the wood? •How does the workpiece need to be referenced and clamped? •Should the jig be adjustable? Most of the woodworkers I’ve met delight in solving challenging jigging problems. But tackling these problems requires a basic understanding of jig function and design. This book will teach you how to make these time saving devices and help improve everything you build in your shop.
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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED G/T ROUTERS
$24.95
$14.97
Expand your skills through understanding of the router and what you can achieve with it. In this book youll learn how to unleash this versatile tool by choosing the appropriate bit, and guiding the cut in the proper manner. Youll also learn that while a multitude of bits are available, a few essential bits will enable you to accomplish many of your routing tasks. More than 800 photos and drawings show you how to use and care for your router and how to get the most from it. In addition to mastering the use of your router, youll also learn about router tables, and how to make one that works perfectly in your shop.
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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED G/T SHARPENING (PB)
$27.95
$16.77
This step-by-step reference provides quick access for learning this essential woodworking process. More than 750 photos and drawings illustrate the equipment available for sharpening and the methods for getting sharp edges on all types of tools -- from basic chisels to molding planes and jointer knives. Among the subjects covered: •Choosing a sharpening system •Sharpening planes and saws •Touching up blades and bits •Shaping turning gouges •Honing carving tools
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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED G/T TABLESAWS #
$24.95
$14.97
From the most basic techniques to the most advanced procedures, here's the ultimate owner's manual for anyone who uses a tablesaw. With many years of experience as a professional woodworker, and as Tools Editor for a leading woodworking magazine, Paul Anthony delivers a wealth of practical information in the most user-friendly format you'll ever find. All the tricks of the trade are covered in clear, colorful detail. You'll learn how to: * Choose the right tablesaw * Select the proper blade for each procedure * Cut wood down to size for length and width * Cut miters for trim * Create a wide range of joints and decorative effects * Extend the use of your tablesaw with jigs and fixtures * Guarantee consistent results with repetitive operations * Maximize safety with proven tips and inside advice
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THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED G/T USING WOODWORKING TOOLS (PB)
$27.95
$16.77
This step-by-step pictorial reference covers using all the tools found in a modern woodworking shop. Organized for quick access, this book makes it easy to find exactly the technique you are looking for. Over 850 photos and drawings illustrate using hand and power tools, including choosing the right tool for the job, setting it up, and basic and special operations. Among the topics covered: •Choosing the right tool •Mastering hand-tool skills •Setting up machines •Making accurate cuts •Using jigs and fixtures About the author Lonnie Bird was a long-time contributing editor to American Woodworker and frequently contributes to Fine Woodworking. He is the author of The Shaper Book, The Bandsaw Book, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood and Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Period Furniture Details. For many years, Lonnie Bird ran a university woodworking program. He lives in Dandridge, Tennessee, where he makes 18th-century furniture and operates a woodworking school.
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THE MISSING SHOP MANUAL: CIRCULAR SAWS AND JIG SAWS
$12.95
$7.77
Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project setup, and tips for maximizing tool performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, these pocket-sized, durable manuals are ideal for quick reference in the workshop. A comprehensive guide that is twofold in purpose, this manual explains both how to set up circular and jig saws and how to safely and effectively use these tools. With up-to-date information such as how to choose a saw, the easiest way to sharpen blades, and tips for reducing wood splintering, this manual also includes safety warnings and instructions for cutting wood with circular and jig saws.
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THE MISSING SHOP MANUAL: DRILLS AND DRILL PRESSES: THE TOOL INFORMATION YOU NEED
$12.95
$7.77
Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project setup, and tips for maximizing tool performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, these pocket-sized, durable manuals are ideal for quick reference in the workshop. Using detailed illustrations, this informative guide explores the anatomy and uses of drills and their accessories. Explaining the features of both corded and cordless drills, this survey also contains information on updating old drills, thereby eliminating needless waste and expense. Safety, utility, and maintenance are all addressed in a cohesive, constructive, and clear manner.
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THE MISSING SHOP MANUAL: GLUE AND CLAMPS: THE TOOL INFORMATION YOU NEED AT YOUR
$12.95
$7.77
Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project setup, and tips for maximizing tool performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, these pocket-sized, durable manuals are ideal for quick reference in the workshop. The repair and upkeep of furniture, cabinets, and other wooden objects using glue and clamps is expertly explained in this informative manual. Teaching basic safety, this guide also shows how to choose an appropriate adhesive and clamp and the best way to fix wooden itemsranging from cabinets to chair legs. Well-illustrated and sized to slip into a back pocket, this manual demonstrates the practicality and ease of restoring furniture using glue.
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THE MISSING SHOP MANUAL: TABLE SAW: THE TOOL INFORMATION YOU NEED AT YOUR FINGER
$12.95
$7.77
Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project setup, and tips for maximizing tool performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, these pocket-sized, durable manuals are ideal for quick reference in the workshop. Created for woodworkers with unanswered questions about the use and upkeep of table saws, this simple guide offers clear, sensible advice, surveying the fundamental uses, safety, and care of table saws through detailed illustrations and descriptions. The images and instructions within are easily applicable and comprehensible, making this pocket-sized guide a must-have for any table saw owner.
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THE NEW COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BANDSAW
$19.95
$11.97
This invaluable guide includes everything a woodworker needs to know in order to purchase, setup, successfully use, and maintain a band saw. Also covered is a part-by-part overview of every saw component, the fundamental techniques of alignment to achieve precise cuts, tips on choosing the right blade, and the fundamentals of hand positioning. Special sections include band saw accessories, trouble-shooting, and inside secrets to keep a band saw running effectively and efficiently for years to come.
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The Perfect Edge: The Ultimate Guide to Sharpening for Woodworkers
$29.99
Nearly every operation in woodworking uses a piece of steel between the woodworker and the wood. This steel needs to be cared for and sharpened for the best results. The Perfect Edge is an up-to-date book on sharpening every woodworking tool, using the latest sharpening stones, tools and techniques. The author brings more than 25 years of experience, working with demanding customers and staying on top of the latest trends.
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THE ROUTER BOOK
$19.95
$11.97
This is a complete guide to the router. Covering every type of router, its tooling, and best uses. The router has a huge range of uses and this makes it one of the most versatile tools at the woodworkers disposal. Warner sorts through the great variety of routers available and gives sound advive on the use and care of the tool. He discusses moulding, shaping, edge work, cutting multiple pieces with patterns and much more. He is the author of three other books on the router.
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THE SHAPER BOOK
$19.95
$11.97
Bird covers everything from choosing a shaper and setting it up, to techniques and jigs. The shaper is much more versatile than the table mounted router and the author discusses this along with complete safety instructions, extremely important for the shaper, and information on various jigs, advanced technique and how to grind custom cutters. Bird is a contributing editor of American Woodworking and the head of a university woodworking program. He siminars on the shaper throughout the country. the country.
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THE STANLEY CATALOG COLLECTION VOLUME 1- PENDING DUE DATE
$14.63
$8.78
A collection of the most important early Stanley catalogs conveniently bound into one volume. Complete reprints of the 1855, 1859, 1867, 1870-1871, 1879, 1888,1898 catalogs. All fully indexed.
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THE TABLE SAW BOOK
$19.95
$11.97
A completely revised and updated version. This is a comprehensive look at that most useful woodshop tool. How to choose the right saw, setting up, aligning, sheet goods, blades, safety, dadoes, grooves, tenons, table saw work stations. Regular $19.95 Special $15.95
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THE TOOLBOX BOOK PB
$22.95
$13.77
A complete survey of toolboxes for everyone who values tools. Tolpin's beautifully illustrated guide shows ingenious tool storage solutions from rugged old time journeymen's chests to todays versatile truck boxes. Tool users learn to plan and design boxes to increase productivity, save time and prevent loss of their most valuable assets. The book covers storage, organization, transportation and protection of tools for every trade.
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THE WOODEN PLANE: ITS HISTORY, FORM AND FUNCTION
$37.50
$22.50
A comprehensive reference that describes, illustrates, and classifies all the various types of wooden planes from the common to the rare and unusual, then traces their development and explains their uses. Includes American, English, French, Dutch, German, Japanese, and Chinese. There are sections on planes used by specific trades, i.e. the Cooper, Sashmaker, Wheelwright, etc. Five glossaries in addition to a general index. An appendix that describes and sets forth a system for identifying and classifying any plane. An extraordinary book.
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Tool School: The Missing Manual For Your Tools! (Spiral Bound)
$29.99
$17.99
A must-have one-of-a-kind resource for any beginner, and most intermediate woodworkers. Covers set-up and maintaining accuracy, as well as the dozens of accessories available to expand each tool's capabilities. Features a shop-friendly lay-flayt wire-o format. For many woodworkers, buying new tools can mean a lot of guesswork and experimentation. Tool School eliminates the trepidation, saves time, and allows woodworkers to start using their tools correctly and safely. It covers everything from what to look for when purchasing tools to correct usage for safety and accuracy. Both portable and stationary woodworking tools are covered through extensive photography and illustrations. These days most tools come with what amounts to a pamphlet of safety advice that contains little information about how things work--this book is the missing instruction manual.
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TOOL TALES: STORIES AND TIPS FOR THE ANTIQUE TOOL COLLECTOR
$17.95
$10.77
Kean is a noted tool collector, dealer, restorer and author. Here he has culled from magazines, journals, newspapers, and encyclopedias 50 of his best stories and "tips" columns, written over the course of his long career. The stories range from the whimsical to the technical pieces detailing the "how-to's" of solving many tool related problems.
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TOOL-MAKING PROJECTS FOR JOINERY AND WOODWORKING
$24.95
$14.97
"A Yankee Craftsman's Practical Methods". A practical handbook that presents detailed instructions for making 20 essential hand tools for joinery and general woodworking. All tools can be made using common workshop tools and techniques. Readers will learn how to make various joints with the tools they have constructed. Tools include Dual beam marking gauge, case squaring stick, backsaw, bucksaw, striking tools, shaped mallet, bench plane, and many others.
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TRADITIONAL WOODWORKING HANDTOOLS
$29.95
$17.95
A MANUAL FOR THE WOODWORKER by Graham Blackburn
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VINTAGE WOODWORKING MACHINERY VOL. 2
$29.00
$17.40
Here is the second volume in Dana Batorys series of guides to the major woodworking machinery manufacturers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Covered in this volume are Parks Machine Co., the Boice-Crane Co., Baxter D. Whitney & Son, and Crescent Machine Co. As in his first volume, the author provides a history of each manufacturer, as well as a description of the evolution of its product lines over the years. Accompanying the histories are many illustrations taken from the catalogs of the period. This is a mine of information about old woodworking machines and the companies that made them.
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VINTAGE WOODWORKING MACHINERY: AN ILLLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FOUR MANUFACTURERS
$21.95
$13.17
This is a guide to four major machinery manufacturer: Fay & Egan, Defiance, Oliver, and Yates-American. Batory has done extensive original research and provides the reader with a history as well as a description of the product line of each company. There is much here for the collector and restorer of machinery. Batory discusses the determination of age and value and even how to move some of these heavy machines.
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WEEKEND ROUTING PROJECTS
$14.95
$8.97
The 12 projects in this book put your router to good use, and they take only a weekend to complete! Using woods such as cherry, beech, and walnut, novices will soon be building an inlaid side table, a coffee table with sliding panels for hidden storage, and an elegant fluted oak table lamp. Easy-to-follow diagrams and abundant photographs detail everything you need to know to get started.
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Western Scroll Saw and Inlay Patterns (Paperback)
$14.95
$8.97
Featuring seven projects and more than 75 patterns, this guide to scroll saw art and inlay work includes step-by-step photographs and instructions for pieces such as the Pine Candle Shelf and Cowboy Magnets. Western-themed projects for making card holders, coasters, ornaments, and magazine holders highlight techniques for inlay work and shadow effects. Patterns include cowboys, cowgirls, wildlife, and ranch animals of the Wild West.
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Wild West Scroll Saw Portraits
$12.95
$7.77
From cowboys and gunslingers to native American headdresses and dream catchers, woodworkers designing projects with a western flair will delight in these patterns. A photo gallery of finished projects showcases these vibrant patterns, which include bull riders, calf ropers, buffalo, coyotes, and desert landscapes. Also included are basic cutting instructions and border design patterns such as tomahawks, guns, ropes, boots, and bows and arrows.
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Wildlife Portraits in Wood: 30 Patterns to Capture the Beauty of Nature
$14.95
$8.97
The wildlife patterns featured in this collection represent animals from around the world. As well as patterns, information on choosing the best blade, wood, and technique with which to create a work of art is provided. Readers will learn how to create patterns from their own photographsallowing them to make scroll saw portraits of their loved ones. Tips on finishing, framing, and displaying finished pieces rounds out this woodworkers reference.
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WOODWORKING WITH HAND TOOLS *2018*
$24.95
$14.97
For woodworkers, hand tools put the emphasis on the process of woodworking rather than the result. Yet hand tools also are essential to the highest level of craftsmanship, bringing a refinement to work that machines alone cannot produce. Whether using hand tools alone as a source of pleasure, quality, or efficiency, or in combination with machines, woodworker can trust the information in Woodworking with Hand Tools, a collection of 35 articles from the experts at Fine Woodworking magazine. In Woodworking with Hand Tools, expert craftsmen explain how they choose, sharpen, and use every kind of hand tool.
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WOODWORKING WITH THE ROUTER- PB
$24.95
$14.97
Still the Undisputed Champion of Router How-to Books More than 10 years after its original publication, WOODWORKING WITH THE ROUTER remains the most highly regardedand best-sellingrouter manual available. Clear, comprehensive, and readable, it's packed with the techniques and tricks you'll need to unleash your router's incredible potential. You'll find the best ways to . . . - Cut decorative edgings and moldings - Surface wood and joint edges for glue-ups - Shape furniture parts - Cut curves, circles, and ovals - Make cope-and-stick frames, raise panels - Cut strong, practical joints of all kindsdadoes, rabbets, laps and halflaps, dovetails and sliding dovetails, mortise-and-tenon - Make simple, accurate jigs and fixtures - Design, make, and use templates to cut joints and shape parts - Design, build, and use a router table All that and more is covered in this expanded, thoroughly revised and updated edition. Hundreds of large, clear photos and drawingsnow in full colorshow you everything you need to know about using a router productively and safely. The information is specific, tested, and accurate, making this crackerjack manual almost as indispensable as the router itself!
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WORKING WITH POWER TOOLS
$21.95
$13.17
Renowned woodworker Paul Anthony and Fine Woodworking bring you the definitive guide to power tools -- all you need to know to choose, use, outfit and keep tools working their best! Each tool's value and unique features are explored. If you want to ramp up the tools you already own you'll discover new ways to get more out of your old friends. And if you want to refine your techniques and advance your skills look no further. Expert advice will be yours on every page. - Includes often overlooked power tools - Expert in-depth coverage of routers, tablesaws, drill presses and hollow-chisel mortisers, bandsaws, jointers, planers and shapers, scrollsaws, oscillating spindle sanders, circular saws, jig saws. - Step-by-step photos and instructions.