The woodworker's bible. [Wood -- Hand tools -- Power tools -- Tool maintenance -- Using tools -- Fasteners -- Woodwork joints -- Turning wood -- Carving -- Veneer and inlaying -- Picture framing -- Finishing wood -- Outdoor woodwork -- Woodwork in the home -- Details of common nails -- Wood screw holes]

Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : G/L Tab Books, 1976, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 416 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0830668608; 9780830668601 ; LCCN: 76-8647 ; OCLC: 2493114 ; LC: TT185; Dewey: 684/.08 ; green boards with gold decorations ; no dustjacket ; "If you want to go on to make furniture, alter your home, or make things for your garden, you will be guided through enough steps to put you well on your way. If you are attracted by the more specialized activities of turning, carving, marquetry or picture framing, there is enough information here for you to acquire all the basic techniques, bringing you to the point where only your skill will limit what you can do." ; Contents : Wood -- Hand tools -- Power tools -- Tool maintenance -- Using tools -- Fasteners -- Woodwork joints -- Turning wood -- Carving -- Veneer and inlaying -- Picture framing -- Finishing wood -- Outdoor woodwork -- Woodwork in the home -- Details of common nails -- Wood screw holes ; The novice woodworker can produce satisfactory work following these unchanging woodworking traditions and using just some basic tools. Once these lessons are learned, all woodworking tasks are only a short step away. Power tools can take much of the drudgery out of woodworking, hand tools bring you closer to your work to teach you the characteristics of wood and how to make the most of the material. This book offers all the knowledge needed to get started in woodworking. All of the joints, jigs, methods, techniques and processes that have stood the test of time are included ; VG.