
Автор: Jennifer Churchill
Издательство: Popular Woodworking
ISBN: 1558706321
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 146
Размер: 104 MB
Язык: English
Make your shop complete with The Woodworker's Complete Shop Reference. It provides a comprehensive overview of woodworking - from selecting woods to finishing furniture - plus tips, guidelines and answers to all your most frequent questions.
It also addresses your #1 need - instant access to solutions for every woodworking dilemma. In fact, The Woodworker's Complete Shop Reference is the ultimate one-stop Q&A resource, no matter what your level of skill or experience. You'll find invaluable information on these topics and more:
• Wood: the fundamental characteristics and properties of hardwoods, softwoods and imports at a glance
• Hardware: everything you need to know about fasteners, knobs and brackets, how to install them, and working with the 32mm (Euro) system
• Shop math: ideas, formulas and charts for making shop math easier, quicker and, yes, pain-free
• Dimensions: guidelines for measuring and replicating furniture styles
• Hand tools: all about hand tools - planes, chisels and files
• Power tools: what they are and what they do, from miter saws to planers
• Glues and adhesives: types of glues and their advantages and disadvantages
• Joints: close-up illustrations of all the most common (and some not-so-common) joints
• Sharpening: complete coverage of angles, stones and grinders
• Finishing: guidelines for applying common stains and top coats
• Safely setting up a shop: invaluable safety tips and set-up guidelines
