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Sunset Pub Co
Paperback - 128 pages
2 edition (March 1995)

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Kurt D. Fenstermacher, July 18, 2000
Great overview
This book gives a nice overview of woodworking. There's not a lot of detail, so you should plan on purchasing additional books if you want depth. The book does a nice job of covering many aspects of woodworking: from setting up a shop to using each hand and power tool to lumber selection and... Read more

Router Magic: Jigs, Fixtures, and Tricks to Unlease Your Router
by Bill Hylton

World Pubns
Hardcover
(November 1996)

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Synopsis
The more than 50 new jigs and fixtures covered in this book help save time, money, and effort. Expert Hylton shows everything from planing boards to making fluted dowels, crafting flawless cope-and-stick joints to creating spiral-beaded columns and finials. 275 photos. 200 illustrations. --This... Read more

Measure Twice Cut Once
by Jim Tolpin

Popular Woodworking Books
Paperback - 117 pages
Revised edition (October 1996)

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Michael LeBlanc, January 8, 2000
How did I do without this book?
I have not yet completed reading every page of this book, but it won't take me long to do so. I have only been a woodworker for a few years, but I should have read this book on day one. I've made some very common mistakes that could have been avoided had I learned the tips herein early on. VERY... Read more

Working Wood : A Complete Bench-Top Reference
by Jim Tolpin

Davis Publications
Paperback - 224 pages
Spiral edition (September 1996)

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Book Description
The complete bench-top resource of tools, techniques, and tips for working in wood. Whether woodworking is your hobby or your profession, Working Wood is an indispensable shop guide. Straightforward text, clear drawings and encyclopedic coverage give you all the know-how you need, from the basic... Read more

The Table Saw Book (A Fine Woodworking Book)
by Kelly Mehler

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Taunton Pr
Paperback - 179 pages
(September 1993)

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Mehler, a professional woodworker, contributes this well-paced, focused book on what is usually the central tool in most woodworking shops. Mehler comprehensively lays out the various choices available and details the advantages of the suggestions he makes, particularly in terms of the reader's

Classic Arts & Crafts Furniture You Can Build
by Andy Schultz

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Paperback - 128 pages
(June 1999)

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Wayne Cease, August 3, 2000
Excellent Arts & Crafts Furniture
The designs that Schultz uses have an asian flair to them, adding curves to Arts & Crafts style furniture. Cutting these curves is certainly more work than traditional straight Stickley furniture, but it also adds a nice touch.

Schultz includes a section at the beginning of the book covering... Read more

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking : Furniture Making
by Tage Frid

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Taunton Pr
Hardcover
Vol 3 (November 1985)

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Frid's other two books in this series deal with Joinery (1979) and Shaping, Veneering, Finishing (1981)the ``how to.'' This third is the ``what to'' and gives plans for 18 projects including tables, chairs, a desk, and a drawing table. The projects are more for advanced woodworkers with power tools,

The Accurate Table Saw : Simple Jigs and Safe Setups (Cambium Handbook)
by Ian J. Kirby

Cambium Pr
Paperback - 160 pages
(July 1998)

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The table saw is the major tool in most woodworkers' collections, and one of the most used for the largest variety of projects. Kirby, a master woodworker, details safety procedures first and foremost, as the table saw is also one of the most potentially dangerous of power tools if used improperly.... Read more

Identifying Wood : Accurate Results With Simple Tools
by R. Bruce Hoadley

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Taunton Pr
Hardcover - 223 pages
(March 1991)

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