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Working wood with hand tools is one of the most satisfying, relaxing and rewarding activities available, and adding planes to a woodworking regimen augments it in several ways. When we plane the face or edge of a board, we slice across cells, exposing a multitude of voids. When we sand, we fill up those voids with dust, the residue of crushed cell walls. As a finish is applied, the difference is immediately obvious. A planed surface has a deep, rich, translucent quality that is missing in a sanded piece. This is a book for the average woodworker of every skill level (except for the very advanced) a simple, straightforward shop manual for people who own a few bench planes and would like to know how to use them. This book dispenses with the lore and legend of planes, and treats them simply as tools while still preserving their dignity. The book contains how-to photography that is in step-by-step support of the text. Each image visually represents hard facts that are alluded to in the text. For example, a page on sharpening an iron will show the reader four images that illustrate flattening the requisite area of the back; grinding a primary bevel; honing a secondary bevel; and testing for sharpness.
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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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Readers searching for unique and interesting box projects for the scroll saw need look no further! Carole Rothman, author of the best-selling Wooden Bowls from the Scroll Saw, returns to offer her creative spin on box projects. She's surveyed the most popular boxes in woodworking and shows you how to make bandsaw-style boxes, jewelry boxes, and lidded boxes on the scroll saw. Inside, you'll find 29 beautiful and creative designs for boxes you'll love to make and love to use. Rothman also walks you through the creation of her scroll-sawn bow technique, which she adapted from cake decorating. You'll love the chapter on Fun with Food: make a box that looks like a pie, a cupcake, or an ice cream sundae. These creative projects are useful, surprisingly easy-to-make, and make great gifts.
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Revised by Thomas L. Elliott. This is the definitive guide to American wooden planes. It covers the earliest individuals, from before the ARevolutionary War to the last few manufacturers of the twentieth century. This fourth edition contains a tremendous amount of new information. Over 4000 biographical entries, 5000 imprints, and almost 2700 wedge outlines. Includes almost 3000 individual rating for judging relative scarcity and value.
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Workbenches shows the reader how to design and build a good workbench and most importantly, how to use it in their shop for all sorts of tasks. This book dives deep into the historical records of the 18th and 19th centuries, and offers two venerable designs as basic skeletons. The knowledge presented shows woodworkers how to design custom workbenches, perfect for their style and method of woodworking.
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No duplication between this and the Fine Woodworking on Series. Details on how to choose table saws, carbide blades, rip fences, radial arm saws, fine tune thi ckness planers.