Complete Woodworker's Manual

Newly updated, this comprehensive illustrated reference book will be an invaluable aid for the beginner woodworker. Written by Masters graduates in furniture design from the Royal College of Art in London, this book takes a practical approach to woodworking with a mix of modern machinery and traditional fine hand tools. Partially a how-to manual, but also a what-to-use-and-why manual.

The basics of tree technology, properties of most cabinet woods, and principles of furniture design and construction are covered, along with carving, joinery, veneering, finishing, and bending wood. Chapters on hand tools, machinery and hardware give the reader an excellent general overview of fine woodworking. Superb color photography and sketches.

Hardcover, 9" x 11-1/2", 352 pages, 2005.