by: Taunton Press, Fine Woodworking (Editor)
Topics include: asymmetrical coves, tenon strips, bricklaid segments, cope blocks, resaw fence, cope and stick, tenon stock, outfeed table, tablesaw blade, mortise wall, slot mortiser, mortise cheeks, collar guides, infeed table, dovetail keys, plate joinery, hollow chisel, blade tilt, biscuit joinery, plunge router, loose tenon, panel groove, bent lamination, slotting cutter, slot cutter
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Book Description
Stock preparation and joinery are the most fundamental processes necessary to build furniture, while shaping operations give furniture its varied forms. This volume covers both basic and advanced techniques from milling lumber straight, flat, and square to creating curved shapes and complex components. Similarly the joinery chapters cover basic joints - dovetails and mortise-and-tenon joints as well as modern joinery.
Simply Outstanding
I fully concur in the comments of the previous evaluator. As I near retirement, I am looking forward to using the great collection of woodworking tools I have amassed. This book has better explanations on the use of a jointer than the material that came with my recently purchased 6" Jet. The pictures, virtually all in color,are very illustrative and the text was just right - not too technical or boring but well written and to the point. The books treatment of straightening less-than-perfect material is outstanding.
A Must for Every Woodworker's Library -- A must for every wookworker's library, this book is a well ordered collection of articles written by master craftsmen. Packed with pictures, it begins with how to straighten warped woods then details how to curve straight woods. Full of information on every type of wood joint and jigs to make them work right the first time using one's hand or power tools. I have found the secrets revealed in this book to be most helpful in my understanding how to get the most out of my nice tools. I particularly like the section on how to choose router bits and detect whether or not they are defective. I had an expensive one shatter on first use; no more. I'll use this as a reference many times. It is well worth the buck.
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Joinery, Shaping & Milling
Fine Woodworking magazine
Techniques and strategies for making furniture parts
Here you'll discover strategies and tricks for making simple and complex shapes out of wood. Discover strategies for milling lumber straight, flat, and square, creating curves through bending, laminating and coopering, and developing techniques for routing a wide range of complex shapes and joints.
Includes articles on:
Straight, flat, and square
Making curved pieces
Milling complex shapes
Basic joints
Mortises, tenons, and dovetails
Modern joints
Joinery, Shaping & Milling
Fine Woodworking magazine
Techniques and strategies for making furniture parts
1 Straight, Flat, and Square
Smoothing Rough Lumber
An Edge-Jointing Primer
Flattening Wide Panels by Hand
Resawing on the Bandsaw
Joint-Quality Edges Cut on a Tablesaw
2 Making Curved Pieces
Steam-Bending Basics
Bent Lamination
Forming Curves from Layers of Blocks
Curved Panels from a Vacuum Veneer Press
Coopering a Door
3 Milling Complex Shapes
Template Routing Basics
Cut Cove Molding on the Tablesaw
Hand Tools Shape a Traditional Seat
4 Basic Joints
The Edge Joint
Spline Joinery
Plate-Joinery Basics
Beyond Biscuit Joinery Basics
5 Mortises, Tenons, and Dovetails
In Search of the Right Mortising Technique
Through Mortise-and-Tenon Joinery
Loose-Tenon Joinery
Designing the Wedged Mortise and Tenon
Machine Dovetails by Eye
Housed Sliding Dovetails
6 Modern Joints
Frame-and-Panel Joinery Options
Router Bits Tackle Cope and Stick
Curved Cope and Stick
Threaded Inserts
Threading Wood for Machine Screws
About the Authors
Credits
Equivalence Chart
Index
Joinery, Shaping & Milling
Fine Woodworking magazine
Techniques and strategies for making furniture parts
Jointing a smooth face on a rough-sawn board is a particular woodshop joy. It offers the first sight you get of the true run of the grain and color. With a small dab of mineral spirits, the board will reveal itself completely. Sometimes you uncover treasures, such as unexpected curly figure. But whether you find unexpected beauty or not, the smooth face is a window on the final piece of furniture. And thats fun to see.
Unfortunately, there isnt much more good to be said about milling rough lumber. Its tough, repetitive work, even with a well-tuned jointer and planer. By hand, milling can be described charitably as a healthy workout and drudgery after youve flattened a stack of boards. The far more enjoyable work comes next in shaping parts and cutting the joinery. Consequently, buying lumber premilled can seem a wise course to save yourself a lot of work and to make time for the fun parts.
Still, milling lumber to dimension has an important place in the woodshop. It is the first of five essential steps in building furniture, and its the basic foundation on which everything else rests. The other four steps are shaping dimensioned stock into parts, cutting joinery, assembly, and, finally, finishing. This book covers the first three steps in building furniture: milling, shaping, and joinery. These are the cutting stages; beyond them, you put down your chisels and saws and pick up clamps, glues, and finishes.
You should be able to come away from this book with a solid foundation of techniques and options for making a wide range of furniture parts. However, remember that the articles collected here from Fine Woodworking magazine dont try to have the final word, or even list all the possible techniques. You might find some favorite technique missing; then again you might find something neat that you didnt expect.
