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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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What shoes are to women, tools are to men--and while guys want them all, they need to know which ones are really essential for their arsenal. Welcome to Popular Mechanic's ultimate toolkit guide, filled with facts on 75 tools that every man should own. It covers not only the expected choices (a sledgehammer, drill, and circular saw), but also some surprises that make perfect sense when you think about them-like earmuffs, a cold chisel, and a chalk line. Purchase tips, plus details on what each tool does and how to use it, make this book as indispensable as a hammer and wrench.
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Advice on choosing, tuning, sharpening, and using this classic handtool. With a sharp, well-tuned handplane you can quickly adjust the fit of parts or joints, flatten a panel or produce a glass-smooth surface for finishing. But learning to use this classic handtool can be something of a challenge. This book offers advice on how to choose handplanes and tune and sharpen them for top performance. There is also in-depth information on specialty planes and spokeshaves. Sections include: # Choosing the right bench planes # Flattening wide panels # Planing difficult grain # Making and using a shooting board # Using rabbet planes # Tuning up a spokeshave # Making wooden planes
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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 photographs—allowing them to make scroll saw portraits of their loved ones. Tips on finishing, framing, and displaying finished pieces rounds out this woodworker’s reference.
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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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"The Complete Guide". Detailed, exhaustive information on how to use the router, including lots of sidebars and tips. Includes information on hand-held and table mounted techniques, what accessories are available and how to use them, along with plans for shop made jigs and fixtures. Maintenance and trouble shooting are covered as well as a couple of projects.