Complete Guide to Woodworking: All the Essential Techniques and Skills You Need

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The ultimate guide to woodworking: a complete guide to essential tools and key techniques plus 5 inspiring projects.

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The ultimate guide to woodworking: a complete guide to essential tools and key techniques plus 5 inspiring projects.Want to get into woodworking but don't know where to start? Then this is the book for you. Designer-maker-teacher Chris Tribe walks you through the processes step-by-step, answering all your questions along the way. What tools do you need? How do you use them? What wood should you use and where can you get it from? And how do you give it that professional finish?You will find out all about setting up a workshop, mastering the essential woodworking techniques and making and finishing some specially designed projects to put your new skills into practice.Chris's detailed instructions will show you how to use hand tools as well as portable power tools. And his 'troubleshooting' clinics that appear throughout the book will explain what to do if things don't turn out as expected and how to get your project back on track.The book concludes with 5 inspiring projects that will put your new skills to good use, including some striking skeleton shelves, an oak side table and a stunning mitred memory box.Previously published as The Complete Guide to Woodworking (9781782215714).

Author Biography

Chris Tribe has been designing and making contemporary furniture for over 30 years, and his work has been exhibited at galleries and exhibitions nationwide. He has also taught furniture making and woodwork at a number of colleges in Yorkshire, and  from his workshop in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Chris has written regularly for a range of woodworking magazines in the UK. Find him on his YouTube page @MrCJTribe

Table of Contents

Introduction p. 6Workshop safety p. 7Chapter 1: Wood and the Workshop p. 8From tree to wood p. 10From log to board p. 12My 10 favourite woods p. 14Man-made boards p. 18The workshop p. 19Introducing hand tools p. 20Workshop materials p. 35Introducing power tools p. 38The work bench p. 46Workshop-made tools p. 48Chapter 2: Using Hand Tools p. 50Sharpening edge tools p. 52Planing p. 58Measuring and marking p. 66Sawing p. 70Chiselling p. 73Clamping and holding p. 76Chapter 3: Using Power Tools p. 80Drilling p. 82Using a circular saw p. 86Using a jigsaw p. 93Using sanders p. 94Chapter 4: Routing p. 96Getting started with the router p. 98Making the cut p. 104Routing circles and arcs p. 111Work aids for routing p. 114The router table p. 116Chapter 5: Jointing p. 124Halving joint p. 126Lap joint p. 129Mortice and tenon joint p. 135Housing joint p. 144Edge joint p. 151Dovetail joint p. 153Mitre joint p. 166Dowel joint p. 174Biscuit jointing p. 180Domino jointing p. 185Chapter 6: Veneering p. 188Choosing veneers p. 190Preparing veneers p. 192Jointing veneers p. 195Preparing the substrate p. 204Laying the veneer p. 206Chapter 7: Finishing p. 212Finishing tools and materials p. 214Finish preparation p. 216Staining p. 221Finish application p. 222Chapter 8: Projects p. 226Breadboard with knife p. 228Skeleton shelves p. 230Oak side table p. 236Workshop cabinet p. 242Memory box p. 248Glossary p, 256Index p. 258Credits p. 261

Details ISBN1800923279 Author Chris Tribe Pages 264 Publisher Search Press Ltd Series Complete Guide Year 2024 ISBN-10 1800923279 ISBN-13 9781800923270 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-10-11 Imprint Search Press Ltd Subtitle All the Essential Techniques and Skills You Need Place of Publication Tunbridge Wells Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 684.08 Illustrations 528 Illustrations, color Audience General UK Release Date 2024-10-11 We've got this

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