Complete Table Saw Book, Revised Edition: Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to Essential Table Saw Skills, Techniques, Tools, and Tips (Fox Chapel Publishing) 9 Custom Projects; Maintain, Tune, & Improve - Softcover

Tom Carpenter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497101174 ISBN 13: 9781497101173

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

The ultimate guide to your table saw!

• Over 600 photographs and illustrations to help you maintain, improve, and master your table saw
• 9 custom projects to practice and apply your table saw skills, 4 of which are new in this Revised Edition
• Clear explanations for a variety of table saw techniques, choosing and preparing lumber, selecting the proper blades, joinery techniques, making shaping cuts, and more
• Step-by-step instructions, plans, tools and materials lists, project time estimates, and detailed exploded diagrams
• Updated information on new SawStop technology, with a look at the Jobsite Saw Pro

Whether you've just unpacked your first table saw or have been using one for years, this essential resource provides all the most up-to-date information you need to know to set up, tune, and maintain your saw—while also expanding your skill set!

Organized into three parts—"Table Saws," "Woodworking with Sheet Goods," and "Projects"—this handy manual starts with the basics, detailing essential table saw knowledge and critical safety information. You'll learn tons of table saw techniques, from tuning up, preparing lumber, and selecting and truing saw blades to mastering cuts both basic and advanced, joinery techniques, making shaping cuts, how to work with various types of wood, plywood, particleboard, melamine board, and other miscellaneous sheet goods, plus information on sawing accessories, installing a router lift, DIY workshop essentials, and so much more!

Packed with crucial and current information, step-by-step instructions, and detailed diagrams, this comprehensive guide also offers nine custom step-by-step table saw projects that will put all your newly acquired techniques and skills to good use. The projects include a sheet goods cart, benchtop table saw mobile base, outfeed cart, base cabinet, wall-hung cabinet, country cupboard, hallway bookcase, walnut writing desk, and walnut desktop console.

These 280 information-packed pages will equip you with all the skills you need to successfully and safely use the ultimate tool in your workshop—your table saw! Also included in this revised edition is exclusive information on SawStop technology, a safety feature of interest to all woodworkers.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced table saw user who wants to get the most out of this versatile machine, Complete Table Saw Book, Revised Edition is the must-have manual for your table saw!

"If you're in need of a single book that presents the most important information on how to buy, maintain, and use a table saw, this volume is the essential reference."
—Larry Okrend, woodworker and author of Handmade Woodworking Projects for the Kitchen

"Chris Marshall does an outstanding job of updating this classic table saw book, leaving no stone unturned."
—Ron Goldman, editor, Woodworker West Magazine

About this title

About the Author

Tom Carpenter is the bestselling author of The Complete Book of Woodworking. He lives in Minnetonka, MN.

Chris Marshall (Sunbury, OH) is the author of dozens of books and hundreds of magazine articles on woodworking and home improvement. He is a contributing editor at The Woodworker's Journal.

From the Back Cover

The Ultimate Guide for the Ultimate Tool

Complete Table Saw Book, Revised Edition provides the most crucial and current information you need to know to set up and tune your table saw, as well as expand your skillset. Organized into three parts—Table Saws, Woodworking with Sheet Goods, and Projects—this must-have manual details critical table saw knowledge and techniques. From maintenance, choosing saw blades, and making basic cuts to joinery techniques, sawing accessories, and DIY workshop essentials, you'll be equipped with all the necessary skills you need to successfully and safely use your table saw. You'll also understand how to work with plywood, particleboard, melamine board, and other miscellaneous sheet goods. In the projects section, you'll have opportunities to apply your skills with nine step-by-step projects, including a sheet goods cart, base cabinet, hallway bookcase, and more. Whether you've just unpacked your first table saw or have been using one for years, this comprehensive guide is an essential resource for all woodworkers.

• Maintain and improve your table saw use with the most critical and up-to-date information
• Features a variety of table saw techniques, including the basics and safety, selecting the proper blades, joinery techniques, making shaping cuts, and more
• Contains nine custom table saw projects to practice and apply table saw skills
• Features step-by-step instructions, detailed exploded diagrams, and more than 600 photographs and illustrations
• Revised edition also features updated and exclusive information on new SawStop technology

"If you're in need of a single book that presents the most important information on how to buy, maintain, and use a table saw, this volume is the essential reference."
—Larry Okrend, woodworker and author of Handmade Woodworking Projects for the Kitchen

"Chris Marshall does an outstanding job of updating this classic table saw book, leaving no stone unturned."
—Ron Goldman, editor, Woodworker West Magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497101174
• ISBN 13: 9781497101173
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228