Practical Woodworking: A Step-by-step Guide to Working With Wood, With over 60 Techniques and a Full Guide to Tools, Shown in over 600 Easy-to-follow Photographs and Diagrams - Couverture souple

Corbett, Stephen

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ISBN 10 : 1780191952 ISBN 13 : 9781780191959

Editeur : Southwater, 2012

Synopsis

This is a step-by-step guide to working with wood, with over 60 techniques and a full guide to tools, shown in over 600 easy-to-follow photographs and diagrams. It shows you how to choose the right tools for working with wood, from saws and planes to drills and sanders, with tips on planning your workshop and working safely. It is an essential guide to fixings and fittings, to ensure that you use the most suitable screws, nails, hinges and catches for the job. It includes basic techniques for selecting and storing wood, cutting, shaping, assembling and glueing, how to make joints, and finishing techniques such as staining, varnishing, polishing, lacquering, waxing and oiling. It features over 600 photographs make even the most technically difficult tasks easy to follow, and practical tips throughout explain the best ways of perfecting your working skills. No matter how simple or complex your woodworking goals, the same basic skills are needed: selecting and cutting wood, shaping, assembling and sanding the components, and using the right tools for the job. This book provides a good grounding in each of these areas, showing how to improve skill levels as you become more experienced. The book includes a guide to the tools needed for measuring, marking, cutting, shaping and finishing. All the basic cutting and assembling techniques are described and illustrated, and there are advanced techniques for decorative work. Finally, the book shows how to stain, varnish, paint, lacquer, wax and polish wood, ensuring a beautiful finish, whether you are an experienced woodworker or a beginner.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

No matter how simple or complex your woodworking goals, the same basic skills are needed: selecting and cutting wood, shaping, assembling and sanding the components, and using the right tools for the job. This book provides a good grounding in each of these areas, showing you how to improve your skills and expertise as you become more experienced. The book also includes a guide to the main groups of tools needed for woodworking, for example tools for measuring, marking, cutting, shaping and finishing. All the basic cutting and assembling techniques are described and illustrated step-by-step, and there are also advanced techniques for producing decorative work. Finally, the book shows how to stain, varnish, paint, laquer, wax and polish wood, ensuring a beautiful finish to your creations. Whether you are an experienced woodworker or a beginner, this manual is a handy reference that you will refer to again and again.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Stephen Corbett has had a successful career in professional woodworking design and construction for more than 20 years. A skilled craftsman, he not only makes beautiful furniture and wooden artefacts, but also plans home improvements, storage solutions and major design installations. Stephen contributes regularly to various woodworking magazines as technical consultant.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Southwater
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780191952
• ISBN 13: 9781780191959
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128