Working in Wood - Hardcover

Scott, Ernest

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399125507 ISBN 13: 9780399125508

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1980

Synopsis

Covers all aspects of woodworking from fundamental carpentry to advanced furniture building techniques, with more than two thousand illustrations and scores of easy-to-understand exploding diagrams highlighting construction details

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Whether you want to know how to execute a perfect tongued and grooved joint or how to maintain your tenon saw in top condition, Working in Wood: An Introduction provides all the practical advice and step-by-step instructions you will need.Within this book you'll find: materials, hand and power tools, design and planning, methods and techniques, and fixtures and fittings; more than 500 detailed illustrations of all the essential woodworking techniques; six specially designed, easy-to-follow carpentry projects that enable you to try out the techniques and methods detailed in the book. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative illustrated book to explain everything today's woodworker needs to know about woods and woodworking. (7 1/2 X 11, 176 pages, color photos, illustrations, diagrams)

About the Author:

Jack Hill is a craftsman, teacher, and writer dedicated to keeping traditional woodworking alive and flourishing. He writes a monthly column, "Diary from a Country Workshop," for Practical Woodworking and is a regular contributor to the magazine. He is the author of several books.

Ernest Scott was a skilled craftsman and woodworking teacher for more than 50 years and the author of The Mitchell Beazley Illustrated Encyclopedia of Working in Wood. He was also a regular contributor and technical adviser to Practical Woodworking magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0399125507
• ISBN 13: 9780399125508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272