Woodworking Books - Tools &amp; Techniques

From Book News, Inc. , May 1, 1994
An excellent step-by-step guidebook to woodworking technique for the earnest woodworker. The first part covers joinery: how to make a wide variety of joints with hand tools and machines, and how to select the right joinery for each application. The second part provides detailed instruction on... Read more

The Lathe Book : A Complete Guide to the Machine and Its Accessories
by Ernie Conover

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Taunton Pr
Paperback - 208 pages
Compl Rev edition (April 14, 2001)

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In this new edition incorporating the latest innovations, experienced woodshop instructor Ernie Conover shows how to choose and set up the proper lathe, and tune and maintain it for the best performance. He outlines basic techniques needed to produce turned furniture parts and suggests quick,... Read more

The Basics of Craftsmanship : Key Advice on Every Aspect of Woodworking (Essentials of Woodworking)
by Purdy Strother(Editor), Rodney Crosby

Publishers' Group West
Paperback - 208 pages
(March 1999)

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Anyone who wants a complete, one-stop overview of woodworking basics needs this volume. Topics covered include setting up a shop, materials, tools, techniques, projects, and finishes. Read more

Building Cabinet Doors & Drawers
by Danny Proulx

Linden Publishing
Paperback - 128 pages
(May 2000)

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Here is a virtual encyclopedia of cabinet door and drawer styles and instruction for designing, constructing, and installing them. Slab, MDF, simulated and true raised panel, frame and panel, arched frame and panel, mitered panel, cope and stick, glass, and tambour: all of these types of cabinet... Read more

Doormaking : A Do-It-Yourself Guide
by John Birchard

Sterling Publications
Paperback - 200 pages
(September 1999)

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A reviewer, January 24, 2000
Highly recommended
This is exactly what I was looking for. This book gives instructions for making a wide variety of beautiful doors. It covers several types of doors, and gives a number of examples of each type. It illustrates each door with a photograph and a scale drawing. Step-by-step instructions are not always... Read more

Practical Design Solutions and Strategies : Key Advice for Sound Construction from Fine Woodworking (Essentials of Woodworking)
by Fine Woodworking(Editor), Editors of Fine Woodworking magazine

Taunton Pr
Paperback - 192 pages
(March 2000)

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The sixth in a series of essential resources for today's woodcrafters, this latest volume includes over 20 chapters covering every aspect of furniture making, from designing new projects to building each piece to last more than a lifetime, along with specific options for tables, cabinets, and... Read more

Table Saw : Workshop Bench Reference
by Roger W. Cliffe

Sterling Publications
Paperback - 160 pages
Spiral edition (October 1999)

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All pages have tabs & are in 2-color! 370 b/w illustrations! A table saw is the favorite tool for cutting wood of all sizes, but it can do so much more. This spiral-bound, topic-tabbed guide to its hundreds of functions is like buying a host of new tools at a fraction of the cost. Every technique... Read more

Router Basics
by Patrick Spielman

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Sterling Publications
Paperback - 128 pages
(October 1990)

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Kurt D. Fenstermacher, July 18, 2000
Wonderful introduction
I recently became interested in woodworking, when I received a table saw as a Father's Day gift. (Okay I admit that I made copies of the ad from a newspaper circular and left it lying around the house where my wife would surely see it - taped to the coffee creamer, in the bottom of a cereal bowl, on... Read more

Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets
by Danny Proulx

Popular Woodworking Books
Paperback - 136 pages
(August 1997)

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