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    Basic Woodworking
    Basic Woodworking
    Basic Woodworking
    Ebook249 pages43 minutes

    Basic Woodworking

    By Jim Bowman and Alan Wycheck

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    • A fully illustrated introduction to hand and machine tools
    • Detailed, step-by-step guidance on essential woodworking techniques
    • Instructions for several complete projects plus it covers finishing, staining, and painting
    The history of woodworking spans cultures and millennia, and each year more and more people take up this exciting and challenging craft. Illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, Basic Woodworking helps beginners learn the fundamentals of working with wood and avoid frustration and injury in the process. Following a complete introduction to both hand tools and woodworking machines, the book guides readers step-by-step, from start to finish, through several simple projects--including a cutting board, peg shelf, and step stool--and, along the way, builds a foundation of knowledge by teaching the essential skills that will serve them in future woodworking endeavors.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStackpole Books
    Release dateDec 6, 2004
    ISBN9780811746878
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      Basic Woodworking - Cheryl Sobun

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      Introduction

      If you’re reading this, you have either decided to try your hand at woodworking or are seriously entertaining the idea. Perhaps a lifelong love of beautiful wood and craftsmanship sparked your interest in woodworking, or perhaps it was exorbitant furniture prices. Whatever the reason, you are probably feeling a bit overwhelmed. There are as many woodworking books and pieces of equipment on the market as there are shelves in a hardware store. What does a person really need to begin? What types of projects should a beginner attempt?

      This book is intended to be an introduction to woodworking’s fundamental tools, equipment, and techniques, for the beginner who has little to no familiarity with the subject. It should not be treated as exhaustive or all-encompassing. Working with wood involves a number of often-difficult skills that take years to master, and even specific subjects such as routing or painting can hardly be summed up in a single volume. It’s best to think of this book as your first step into a much larger world.

      The activities in this book have been designed with a learn as you go approach—you’ll be encountering the woodworker’s basic tools and techniques at the same time that you’re creating a series of increasingly complex projects. You may find that your finished projects are sometimes not quite as professional-looking as those pictured in the book—perhaps your sanding is uneven in spots, or one of your bench’s legs is shorter than the other. In these cases, remember that woodworking skill needs time and practice to develop—the more experience you have with the tools, and the more you come to understand the unique qualities of different types of wood, the better your work will look.

      Do keep in mind that woodworking provides plenty of opportunity to injure oneself. Exercise great care at all times when carrying out these projects, especially when power tools are involved. Read all instructions in this book carefully, and be sure to also read the manufacturer’s supplied instructions for all equipment that you use, with an eye to any safety precautions. It’s critical that you pay attention to what you’re doing at all times when working with wood, and that you use common sense.

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      Equipment and Materials

      On the following pages are pictures and descriptions of the woodworking tools and materials you’ll learn how to use by completing the projects in this book, as well as a few other optional pieces that you might want to include in your collection. It’s best to build your collection gradually, making purchases only as necessary. Otherwise, the costs can become overwhelming, and you’ll wind up having fancy tools you don’t need.

      Basic Woodworking Tools

      HAMMER

      A hammer of the correct weight (most woodworkers choose a 20-ounce or 24-ounce hammer) should be able to effortlessly drive a nail into wood. The claw end is used to remove nails.

      NAIL SET

      Used to set the head of a finish nail below the surface of the wood.

      COMBINATION SQUARE

      Used as a depth gauge and a ruler, a combination square measures lengths as well as 45-degree and 90-degree angles. (Combination squares combine the functions of a tri square and a miter square; you can also use these two squares separately instead.)

      Using Power Tools Safely

      Using power tools improperly can be extremely dangerous. It is important that you carefully read and understand the instructions that come with any power tool before you use it.

      It is also important that you use eye protection—safety goggles or safety glasses made for shop use. You should always protect your eyes from the very real possibility of flying debris caused by the use of power tools.

      Nearly everyone who works in a woodshop knows someone who was injured when a hand or finger came too close to a power tool, or vice versa. Good woodworkers are aware of where their hands are at all times. Fingers should always be kept at least 4 inches away from a blade or bit that has been turned on.

      Hearing protection should always be used; even short exposure to the sound of loud power tools can cause hearing damage.

      Cutting tools that are in good repair and used properly will always cut through wood quickly and easily. You should never have to force a blade through wood. If a blade is binding—being pinched by the wood—or a woodworking tool is not cutting easily, something is wrong. Turn the machine off and correct the problem by readjusting the wood or changing the blade.

      SPEED SQUARE

      A triangle-shaped square used to measure and check measure and check degree angles.

      POWER MITER SAW

      A stationary electric saw used to cut wood, either straight on or at an angle. The wood is held at the bottom of the

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