Woodshop tools are a major investment -- so it makes sense to keep them in good running order. This book is a complete reference guide for anyone who owns tools and wants to learn how to assemble, tune, maintain and repair them.
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John White is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This is an outstanding book. It is well written, well organized, has excellent graphics and pictures, and serves a much needed role in most woodshops. White would have been a great engineer. His jigs and measurement techniques are clever, well documented, and easy to make and use. I found myself smiling several times at the ingenuity of his low-cost (and effective!) solutions to high-cost measurement tools. I have a middle-of-the-road chinese knock off table saw that wasn't cutting well (burns and lots of resistance). I made the jigs and went through the tune up procedure in an evening, and the saw performs much better afterwards.
I would like have heard White's recommendations for storage, cleaning, and top protection (e.g., waxing vs. oiling ground surfaces), as well as his tips and comments for shop safety, but they are justifiably outside the scope of this book.
Overall an excellent book that I am very glad to have stumbled upon.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I've been having some problems getting my jointer tables aligned properly, and happened upon this book by accident. What luck! This book is full of great info on tune-ups and alignment. John White goes in depth into the set up and alignment of primary power tools (jointer, planer, table saw, bandsaw, router table, drill press and miter saw). His writing is clear, easy to understand and follow, with plenty of very descriptive pictures. The book is very complete on each of the tools covered. I truly appreciated that he used many shop-built jigs and common tools to get things done.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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What can I say, the chapter on setting up your jointer is worth the price of the book by itself. The pictures and the diagrams are great, easy to understand, and the text is informative and easy to read. This book makes you a better woodworker, because your tools will be correctly set up, which also makes them more fun to use and much safer.
I would recommend this book to you, even if you do not own the tool, but are looking at getting into woodworking, with this book you will be better able to understand how the various tools work, and you can buy decent used tools and tune them up, saving you a bundle!
Great book!!
I would recommend this book to you, even if you do not own the tool, but are looking at getting into woodworking, with this book you will be better able to understand how the various tools work, and you can buy decent used tools and tune them up, saving you a bundle!
Great book!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Couldn't be better
Very pleased with the information that is in this book. Plane and simple instructions for the care and set-up of my woodworking equipment. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Coffee
John White is practical
The book is well edited with great photography. Many of John's techniques are simpler than I would expect, but I am sure that they work because he has owned and maintained... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Michael G. Bacon
Care & repair of Shop Machines
The book was written at a novice level and very helpful. Once you've went through the process of adjusting a machine you pretty much won't be doing again. Read more
Published on March 19, 2010 by Michael C. Kincanon
Save money, be safer, get better results, even though it's not...
The reason woodworkers want this book is to save money and time. Understanding and applying the knowledge herein might save your fingers and maybe even your life! Read more
Published on June 16, 2009 by G. Conner
Excellent Book!
This book is superb for explaining how to maintain, tune-up and trouble-shoot the most common woodworking machines; i.e. Read more
Published on February 28, 2009 by R. Vance
Excellent book and a must have
John White does a great job with nice illustrations. I recommend this to anyone with a woodworking machine. Read more
Published on January 3, 2007 by Joseph Gill Jr.
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If you are going to invest in woodworking machines, you will also need to invest in the tools to set them up and maintain them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crosswise alignment, arbor plate, gib screws, checking the saw, benchtop saws, outfeed table, master bar, infeed roller, portable planers, large planers, roller height, infeed table, knife height, sliding saws, disposable knives, setup aids, miter slot, outfeed side, knife slot, arbor shaft, arbor assembly, infeed side, outfeed roller, base casting, miter gauge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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If you are going to invest in woodworking machines, you will also need to invest in the tools to set them up and maintain them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crosswise alignment, arbor plate, gib screws, checking the saw, benchtop saws, outfeed table, master bar, infeed roller, portable planers, large planers, roller height, infeed table, knife height, sliding saws, disposable knives, setup aids, miter slot, outfeed side, knife slot, arbor shaft, arbor assembly, infeed side, outfeed roller, base casting, miter gauge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aligning the Rip Fence, Super Glue New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Getting Started in Woodworking: Skill-Building Projects That Teach the Basics by Aime Ontario Fraser in Back Matter
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