Woodworking
Techniques
Ingenious Solutions
& Time-Saving Secrets
Best of Woodworkers Journal
Softcover
215 x 280mm
151pp
Published by Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., East Petersburg PA USA
R.R.P.$39.90
ISBN 978-1-56523-362-1
Extract from back cover of book:
Ingenious Solutions and Time-Saving Secrets
Talk to a woodworker and he or she will tell you that you're bound to run into some problems in the shop. How do I repair a damaged veneer? What's the secret to applying lacquer? Why won't my joints fit'? It's these mysteries that can make or break your next project. But, with some clever solutions and time-saving techniques, even the newest woodworker can close up shop at the end of the day incident-free and satisfied.
Now, with Woodworking Techniques and the help of Woodworker's Joumal, America's leading woodworking authority, you too can enjoy the satisfaction of solving any woodworking woe. From hand-cutting the perfect dovetail and centering a mortise, to the secrets of resawing and surfacing stock, these invaluable tips and techniques will improve any woodworker's productivity and provide useful new methods for tackling tricky situations. Plus, each project includes detailed plans, expert instructions, and helpful sidebars to ensure that your next project is hassle-free.
What's
Inside:
- 40 tips, skills and woodworking methods
- Comprehensive material
lists
- Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions
- Detailed technical
and exploded drawings
- Helpful quick tips from the experts
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Essential Shop Maintenance Guide
by Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Here's
a helpful maintenance guide that would make even your high school shop teacher
happy.
Thin,
Smooth, and Strong
by Rob Johnstone
This guide will help you
create the smoothest, thinnest edge that will remain strong enough to perform
its task.
Cabinet,
Contractor's or Hybrid Saws?
by Rob Johnstone
Decide what type
of table saw is right for you.
Six
Super Router Tricks
by Bill Hylton
Here are six favorite tried-and-true
techniques to expand your use of the router.
Twist
Drill Bitsby
by Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Versatile twist bits will
quickly bore clean, precise holes in a wide range of materials learn how to best
use them.
Four
Steps to Square Stock
by Cortland Privateer and Gena Tennyson
If
you're a little murky on how to square up stock, here's an excellent crash course.
An
Instant Workbench
by Rob Johnstone
Guidelines to creating a
workbench.
Jointer
Basics
by Bruce Kieffer
Maintaining a jointer isn't difficult,
and operating it properly is easy once you know how; here's a short primer on
how to use your jointer and keep it in tip-top shape.
Secrets
of Surfacing Stock
by Jeff Jacobson
Whether you are cleaning
up rough-sawn lumber or correcting cupping, warping, or twisting you will need
a jointer, planer, and table saw to succeed.
Resawing:
Basic Hows and Whys
by Linda Haus
Resawing
creates thin slices and mirror-image panels; if you've never resawn before, here's
how.
The
Secret to Resawing Success
by Bruce Kieffer
If you have either
a band saw or both a band saw and table saw, resawing is a cinch - these tips
will guide your resawing endeavors.
Four
Methods of Casework Joinery
by Lonnie Bird
Expert
woodworker and instructor Lonnie Bird walks you through the usual options and
theories behind casework construction.
The
Versatile Dowel Joint
by Jeff Greef
Here are some tried-and-true
tips to ensure your success with the humble dowel joint.
Biscuit
Joiners
by Rob Johnstone
Learn how to use your biscuit joiner
for more than the bread-and-butter tasks.
Two
Fast and Easy Biscuit Joints
by Bruce Kieffer
Get more mileage
out of your biscuit joiner by adding offset and T-joint options to your joinery
repertoire.
Moving
Beyond Dowels and Biscuits
by Hugh Foster
Add the end lap joint,
dovetail lap joint, bridle joint, and more to your advanced joinery repertoire.
The
Easiest Centered Mortises
by Rick White
Here is a pair of fail-proof
jigs to help you center a mortise on any sized workpiece easily and accurately.
How
to Cut Dovetails
by Chris Inman
Next time you need to cut some
dovetails, keep your router jig on the shelf and try cutting them by hand, using
this handy guide.
Gluing
Secrets Revealed
by Rob Johnstone
To help the process of gluing
up stock, check out these favorite gluing tips.
Getting
a Grip on Clamping
by Rob Johnstone
Gluing up is time-sensitive
and irreversible - try these tips for gluing up.
Alternative
Clamping Methods
by Stephen Shepherd
Alternative clamps are
often the best or quickest ways to handle awkward or unusual clamping situations.
Flattening
a Glued-Up Panel
by Peter Korn
Here's what to do to get tabletops
and panels perfectly flat.
Butt
Joints and Breadboard Ends
by lan Kirby
Breadboard ends are
a flawed technique, but woodworkers like how they look; butt joints are basic
in appearance, but they're actually sophisticated in execution.
Frame-and-Panel
Doors
by lan Kirby
Here's what to do to get tabletops and panels
perfectly flat.
How
to Make Tambour Doors
by Chris Inman
Here's what to do to get
tabletops and panels perfectly flat.
Veneering
a Drawer Face
by Bruce Kieffer
Veneering
is not as hard as you might think read this chapter to rn how to apply a veneer
to a drawer face.
Veneering
Wide Panels
by Bruce Kieffer
Learn how to create a simple and
effective veneer press.
Making
Tapered Legs on a Jointer
by Linda Haus
If you think jointers
only flatten wood, this simple technique for tapering stock on a jointer will
surprise and amaze you.
Two
Easy Ways to Calculate Cove Cuts
by Len Urban
Try one of these
mathematically sound techniques to calculate the settings for cutting accurate
coves on your table saw roll
Scroll
Saw Secrets
by Tom Durden
Learn how to create a custom-made
desk nameplate using your scroll saw.
Getting
Started with Letter Carving
by Simon Watts
The basics of letter
carving, including tool tips, sharpening, and letter spacing.
Shell
Carving Shortcut
by J. Petrovich
Here's a technique that uses
the lathe to do the initial shaping of the shell one of the most enduring motifs
in woodworking.
Welcome
to Curves: Dry Bending Made Easy
by Mike McGlynn
Curved, flowing
shapes add visual interest and excitement, and they're easy to make with this
simple form-bending technique.
Steam
Bending Basics
by Peter Korn
Steam bending is easier than you
think, and this plywood steam box and bending form will help you along.
Arts
and Crafts Finishing
by Michael Dresdner
Achieving a class
Arts and Crafts finish isn't difficult if you know what to use and how to apply
it these two options will yield beautiful results without too much fuss.
Polyurethane:
Oil-Based or Waterborne
by Michael Dresdner
The qualities of
both water-based and oil-based polyurethanes are laid out here.
How
to Apply Brush-On Lacquer
by Bob Flexner
Brush-on lacquer doesn't
apply the same as ordinary varnish, but the technique is easy to master and no
finish dries faster.
Bleaching
Wood: Staining in Reverse
by Michael Dresdner
Bleaching gives
you the ability to lighten or restore wood's natural color, removed black iron
stains, or undo an ugly dye stain choice call it woodworking's eraser.
Repairing
Damaged Veneer
by Tom Caspar
Even though an old piece of furniture
may seem beyond hope, veneer blisters, chipping, and peeling are surprisingly
easy to repair if you know a few important tips.
Repairing
a Damaged Finish with Burn-In Sticks
by Jerry TerHark
Learn
how to use burn-in sticks to cover up scratched finishes.