Joinery, Shaping & Milling: Techniques and Strategies for Making Furniture Parts from Fine Woodworking (Essentials of Woodworking) (Paperback)

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Product 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Taunton; illustrated edition edition (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561583057
• ISBN-13: 978-1561583058
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #313,514 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Every Woodworker's Library, February 3, 2001

By	Jack Taylor (Greenville, SC United States) - See all my reviews

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Outstanding, June 17, 2001

By A Customer

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.