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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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Nearly two dozen jig and fixture designs for a range of popular tools, from table saws to drill presses. There is a special section filled with trade secrets and shortcuts for running a better shop. Includes basic plans and most of these jigs and fixtures do not require new materials. Most can be made from scrap lumber.
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"Rules of Thumb Help Figure It Out, With or Without Math." Detailed solutions to popular issues such as dyeing wood, rust removal, moisture protection, shaping with patterns and templates, and work with intarsia. Math free solutions coupled with explanatory notes on the science of wood make this an essential workshop companion.
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Learn basic tablesaw operations as well as special tasks. The tablesaw is the work horse of the modern wood shop. Peerless at ripping stock, this verastile tool can also crosscut accurately and cut a wide variety of joints. This book covers basic tablesaw operations as well as special tasks like cutting coves. Expert woodworkers also offer advice on tablesaw joinery, dust control, and making jigs. Sections include: # Sawing joint-quality edges # Cutting box joints # Tablesawn dovetails # Shopmade tenoning jigs # Building extension tables # One-stop cutting station # Dustproofing a tablesaw
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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.
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Router basics, bits and cutters, joinery, jigs and router based machines, router tables, template routing. All of the best articles from recent Fine Woodworking magazines that dealt with the router.