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This is the first book to identify American builders of planers, shapers, and slotters, who operated throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The author provides valuable information on over 300 makers, many of which are little known. More than 1000 illustrations, taken from original catalogs and periodicals, show how these machines developed. Includes a glossary of terms. Of great interest to the collector, the industrial archeologist, and the industrial historian.
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How to turn a photograph of a loved one, pet, or movie star into a strikingly accurate portrait in wood is detailed in this woodcutting workbook. Guiding readers through converting an image via computer into a woodcutting pattern, this book provides strategies for creating a wood portrait that maintains the essential attributes of the original subject. Tips are provided for investing in computer software, finishing and framing a portrait, and cutting a piece without weakening the wood. This second edition charts current advances in software and provides fascinating patterns of many famous faces for readers who do not wish to design their own.
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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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Part of the "Cutting Edge" series. Jim Stack is the editor of Popular Woodworking Books and here he gives you the tools and techniques you need to get the very best out of your router. Included are over 20 jigs and fixtures to boost your router's utility. Stack shows not only how to make the jigs but how to use them. Plans are included as well as three projects. Shown are a circle and arc routing jig, self-centering jig, face-routing system, routing a groove in a curved rail, routing a cavity, dovetail routing, template routing, and more.
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"Crafting 16 Artistic Mosaics with Your Scroll Saw". Instructions for each pattern include enlargement dimensions, size, and thickness of wood to use, gluing and sawing details, and stainding and finishing advice. Moore also includes detailed instructions for completing the wood frame to fit the finished project.
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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!