WORKING WITH WOOD Cutting Pieces to Fit Drilling Holes Shaping with Planes and Chisels Making a Perfect Joint Working with Power Tools Jigs and Guides Sharpening Blades and Bits Hardback book by The Editors of Time-Life Books Third printing, Revised 1982 © 1979 Time-Life Books Inc. Contents include: " 1 The Carpenter's Art The Carpenter's Material: Wood from Tree or Factory A Clean and Simple Cut across the Grain The Versatile Radial Arm Saw Sawing with the Grain for a Rip Cut The Angle Cuts: Miter, Bevel and Compound Panels: Awkward Sizes and Difficult Materials The Tricks of Putting Curves into Wood The Oldtimer's Techniques of Saw-Sharpening 2 Making a Multitude of Holes How to Bore Holes Straight, Clean and True Four Ways to Make Large Holes The Rectangular Holes Called Mortises Professional Methods for Sharpening Drill Bits 3 The Knack of Shaping Wood Planing a Board to Lie Flat and Fit Tight Shaving and Shaping to Angles and Curves Notches: Rough Passageways and Smooth Joints The Ins and Outs of Rabbets and Dadoes Routing a Custom Molding Sharpening a Shaper to a Fine Cutting Edge 4 Making Perfect Joints An Arsenal of Specialized Metal Fasteners Trim Joints: Tests of Expert Craftsmanship Intricacies of the Old-time Woodworker's Joints Setting a Tenon into a Mortise Credits and Acknowledgments Index/Glossary " This book is in very good to excellent condition with only very minor wear. No torn or ripped pages. No markings or writing. |