Everyday woodworking : a beginner's guide to woodcraft with 12 hand tools

Summary: "Everyday Woodworking starts at the very beginning--with wood. How can this common material make everything from furniture to houses? What makes it so strong? Why does it break? More importantly, what can you do to a piece of wood?This book explains why we choose each tool and how to pick the right cut for any project. Once you get a few tools and learn some simple techniques, you'll start making things right away. Each project is shown step-by-step with the beginner in mind. The projects are simple but not primitive"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781510760165
ISBN: 1510760164
Physical Description: 232 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
print
Publisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:

"15 projects to get you started"--Cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

How it starts : an introduction -- What is wood? -- The hatchet -- Your first projects : garden stakes and doorstops -- The knife -- Wooden butter knife -- Measuring and marking -- Saws and sawing -- Japanese sawhorses -- The bootjack -- Drilling and boring -- Desk organizer -- Glue, screws, and nails -- Chopping block -- Sanding tools -- Finding wood -- Your first joint -- The mallet -- The milking stool -- The workbench -- The tool tote -- Napkin rings -- Simple finishes -- The way forward.