Made
by Hand
Furniture Projects from the Unplugged Woodshop
- includes DVD
by Tom Fidgen
Hardcover
215 x 285mm
159pp
Published by Popular Woodworking Books, Ohio USA
R.R.P.$39.90
ISBN 978-1-55870-895-2
A Cabinetmaker's Tool Chest
A Dovetailed Wall Cabinet with
Half-Blind, Through and Sliding Dovetail Joinery
A Side-Table with Tapered Legs
A Bookcase with Doors Featuring
Through Mortise and Tenon Joinery
Extract from back cover of book:
Traditional woodworking using hand tools can offer a more satisfying relationship with the wood and the creative woodworking process. It's quieter, cleaner and maybe even a little spiritual. It's no surprise that many "plugged-in" woodworkers are returning to the roots of this treasured skill. Where some hand-tool books focus solely on the use of hand tools, Made by Hand takes you right to the bench and shows you how to start building furniture using these tools.
By working through the six projects in this book, you'll learn the basics of hand-tool woodworking and how to use the tools effectively and efficiently, then add joinery skills and design complexity. The accompanying DVD includes valuable insight into the tools themselves and a look at the techniques that make these tools work so well.
If you're interested in hand tools, start here!
Photos & Illustrations: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Introduction
Wood and Why We Work It
Chapter
One - Essentials
- Layout Tools
- Cutting Tools
- Some Thoughts on
Sharpening
Chapter
Two - Workbench Appliances
- The Bench Hook, Miter Hook and Shooting Board
-
Winding Sticks
- Shop 'Bents'
Chapter
Three - Tales, Techniques and Tradition
- Assembling a Cut List
- Wood
Selection
- Preparing Lumber - Scrub
- Sawing by Hand
- The Dove's Tale
-
The Mortise and the Tenon
The Projects
Project
One - Going Down the Road
A
Cabinetmaker's Tool Chest
Project
Two - 'Ain't No Features Around Here Boys...'
A Dovetailed Wall Cabinet
with Half-Blind, Through and Sliding Dovetail Joinery
Project
Three - Skinny Legs and All..
A Side-Table with Tapered Legs
Project
Four - Where the Good Books Go?
A Bookcase with Doors Featuring Through
Mortise and Tenon Joinery
Project
Five - Picture Perfect
A Post and Panel Cabinet
Project
Six - Where the Hunters Heal
A Modern Take on Classic Sideboard
Afterthoughts
Gallery
References
A Post and Panel Cabinet
A Modern Take on Classic Sideboard