Techniques archive

Ten top books & DVDs you might like

  • The Router

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    Alan Goodsell furnishes router newcomers with a set of indispensable skills for making attractive and useful items for the home, using only a router and starter set of cutters....

  • Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Jigs & Fixtures

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    This step-by-step pictorial reference covers the wide range of woodshop jigs and fixtures you can build, from fences to stops and indexes. Organized for quick access, this book makes it easy to find e...

  • Small Shop Projects

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    Woodworker Jim Cummins shows you how to transform that small scrap you can't bear to throw away, into a valued treasure. In addition to several intriguing boxes with many variations, you'll discover a...

  • Carving Techniques and Projects

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    Discover the basics of woodcarving and see how to carve an 18th century scallop shell. Includes lettercarving, relief carving, outlining, modelling and contouring and finishing....

  • New Wood Finishing Book, The

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    Anyone who finishes wood should own this completely revised version of the highly acclaimed The Woodfinishing Book. Michael Dresdner successfully demystifies the art and science of finishing with cle...

  • Inlaid & Novelty Boxes

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    Turned boxes have long been regarded as a measure of a turner's skill. Learn which tools to use and how to use them correctly, and make a range of beautiful boxes....

  • Band Saw Fundamentals

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    Each title covers a single tool in depth, with hundreds of photographs, detailed instructions, charts, and sidebars. This new entry covers every aspect of the always practical band saw, from choosing ...

  • Marvelous Transforming Toys

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    Jim Makowicki has invented six toy systems including boats, planes, and vehicles that use a number of interchangeable components to give endless assembly possibilities. These projects are clever, uniq...

  • Making Routing Jigs and Gadgets

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    An introduction to jig and template making. Includes the selection of tools. Shows the construction of jigs in detail....

  • Wood Bending Handbook

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    Originally published in 1948, this classic text on bending solid wood, laminated wood, and plywood delivers everything a woodworker needs to successfully understand this timeless art....