It's the up-to-the-minute essential workbench reference. Totally revised and expanded, this massive book offers the most detailed information of every model on the market, with a thorough analysis of their capabilities and accessories. Over 1,000 photos and drawings showcase the brilliant array of how-to-use instructions and unusual jigs and aids. Plus, safety techniques; sharpening and maintenance procedures for bits; techniques for making and fitting exact joints; methods of creating designs in wood and cutting non-wooden material; overarm or pin router techniques; using commercial router tables and making your own ultimate router table; and an entire lifetime's worth of shop ideas. Take advantage of the great money-saving tips for making ingenious jigs and fixtures that will help in unusual operations. ."..will serve as "the
primer on a very useful tool...."-- "Booklist
. 384 pages, 1,100 b/w illus., 8 x 10.
Book Description
It's the up-to-the-minute essential workbench reference from the world's most popular woodworking author, Patrick Spielman. Totally revised and expanded, this massive book offers the most detailed information ever of every model on the market, with a thorough analysis of their capabilities and accessories. Over 1,000 photos and drawings showcase the brilliant array of how-to-use instructions and unusual jigs and aids. Plus, you get safety techniques, as well as sharpening and maintenance procedures for bits; techniques for making and fitting exact joints; methods of creating designs in wood and cutting non-wooden material; overarm or pin router techniques; using commercial router tables and making the ultimate router table you can design yourself; and an entire lifetime's worth of shop ideas. Learn special tasks and techniques that can be performed on commercially made and homemade router tables, and take advantage of the great money-saving tips for making ingenious jigs and fixtures that will help in unusual operations. "...will serve as the primer on a very useful tool...."--Booklist. 384 pages, 1,100 b/w illus., 8 x 10.