The Art of Woodworking - Contents (20 books) - RR - Wood Tools

The Art of Woodworking - Cabinentmaking

CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 12 CABINETMAKING TECHNIQUES 16 18 20 27 39 4L

CARCASECONSTRUCTION Anatomyof a carcase Making wide panels joinery Carcase Edgebanding Shelving

44 FRAME-AND.PANEL CONSTRUCTION Anatomy of a frame-and-panel 46 assemblv 48 Making the frame 53 Making the panel 57 Puttinqthe panelin the frame 59 Assemblinga frame-and-panel case 60 Installinga bottom panel 6 T Shelving 64 Installinga top 69 Installingmolding 72 74 76 85 87 95 97

DRAWERS Anatomy of a drawer Drawerjoinery Assemblinga drawer Mounting a drawer Drawerstops Falsefronts and hardware

r00 DooRS I02 104 108 111 113 115

Anatomy of a door doors Frame-and-panel Solid-paneldoors Glassdoors doors Veneered-panel Hanginga door

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LEGS Anatomy of a cabrioleleg Cabriolelegs Thperedand octagonallegs Inlaysand detailing Legjoinery

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The Art of Woodworking - Cabinets and Bookcases

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CABINETMAKING BASICS Wood movement Selectingand orderinglumber Lumber defects Preparingstock Cabinetmakingjoinery

40 42 44 45 50 52 54 56

BOOKCASE Anatomy of a bookcase Bookcaseaccessories Adjustableshelving Fixed shelves Edgetreatmentfor shelves Faceframes Basesand feet

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HIGHBOY Anatomy of a highboy Assemblingthe upper chest Cabriolelegs Assemblingthe lower chest Cockbeading Drawers Crown moldings Rosettes Finials Quarter columns Applied sculptures

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ARMOIRE Anatomv of an armoire Pilasters' Cornicemoldings Doors BLANKET CHEST Anatomy of a blanketchest Tops Basesand feet Hardware Inlays

The Art of Woodworking - Classic American Furniture

CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION T2 CTASSICAMERICAN FURNITURE STYLES 22 PEMBROKETABLE 24 Anatomy of a Pembroketable 26 Making the leg-andrail assembly 30 Preparingthe siderails 4 I Making the drawer 43 Making the top

L04 QUEENANNE SECRETARY 106 Anatomy of a QueenAnne secretary 109 Making the deskunit 1 1 6 Making the drawers 1 1 9 Building the pigeonholeunit 12T Making the fall-front 1 3 0 Making the bookcase 1 3 5 Making the doors I4O GLOSSARY I42 INDEX

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FOUR-POSTERBED Anatomyof a four-posterbed Tirrning the bedposts Making the end boards Pencilposts

70 WINDSOR CHAIR 72 Anatomy of a sack-back Windsor chair 74 Making the spindles 80 Making the bow and arm 84 Making the seat 88 Making the legs,arm posts, and stretchers 94 Assemblingthe chair 103 A milk paint finish

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The Art of Woodworking - Encyclopedia of Wood

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6 INTRODUCTION 12 14 16 18 24 26 30 34 36

UNDERSTANDINGWOOD Anatomvof a tree Softwoobsand hardwoods From log to lumber Lumbercutting methods Propertiesof wood Identifting wood Wood identificationkeys Portablelumber mills

78 DRYINGAND STORINGWOOD 80 Waterand wood 86 Estimatingwood movement 87 Air-drying wood 89 Storingwood 98 WOOD DIRECTORY 138 GLOSSARY L42 INDEX

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SELECTINGTUMBER Orderinglumber Gradinglumber Hardwoodgrades Softwoodgrades Lumber defects Preparinglumber

56 VENEERSAND MANUFACTURED BOARDS 58 Veneers 60 From log to veneer 63 Veneering 69 Decorativematching 70 Plvwood 72 Pliwood grading 74 Concealingplywoodedges 76 Particleboard 77 Fiberboard

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The Art of Woodworking - Finish Carpentry

CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION

12 FINISH CARPENTRY BASICS 14 Finish carpentry tools 16 Basic cuts 20 22 23 30 33

MOLDING Molding styles Baseboard Chair and picture rails Crown molding

38 40 42 46 52

PANELING Paneling styles Tongue-and-groove wainscoting Frame-and-panel wainscoting Paneled ceilings

56 WINDOWS

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Basic window trim styles Installing windows Picture-frame casing Stool-and-apron casing Making a window sash A glazing bar half-lap joint

84 86 88 90 95 100 107

DOORS Anatomy of a door Tools and door hardware Frame-and-panel doors Door jambs Hanging a door Locksets

114 116 118 123 128 132 136

STAIRS Anatomy of a staircase The stringers Treads and risers Newel posts Handrails Balusters

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The Art of Woodworking - Hand Tools

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The Art of Woodworking - Handbook of Joinery

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JOINERYBASICS Wood movement Form and function Bondingwood

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BUTT IOTNTS A catalogof butt joints Making butt joints Through bolts Dowel joints Platejoints Pocketholes Splinejoints Butterfly key joints

40 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 51 54

MrTER IOTNTS Common miter joints |igs and accessories Making miter joints Facemiters Copedjoints Miter-and-splinejoints Feather-splinejoints Edgemiter joints Mitered platejoints

s6 LAR RABBET,GROOVE, AND DADO JOINTS 58 Lapjoints 60 Rabbetjoints 6L Tongue-and-groovejoints 62 Dado joints 64 Corner half-lapjoints 66 Crosshalf-lapjoints 67 Half-blind half-lapjoints 68 Angledhalf-lapjoints 69 Dovetailedhalf-lapjoints 70 Glazingbar half-lapjoints

73 75 76 77 79 80 81 83 84

Rabbetjoints Stoppedrabbetjoints Mitered rabbetjoints Tongue-and-groovejoints Gluejoints Through dadojoints Blind dadojoints Slidingdovetailjoints Doubledadojoints

86 88 9I 94 97 101 103 106 108 110

MORTTSE-AND-TENONIOINTS joints andjigs Mortise-and-tenon joints Openmortise-and-tenon joints Blind mortise-and-tenon Wedgedthrough mortise-and-tenonjoints joints Haunchedmortise-and-tenon joints Angledmortise-and-tenon Tusktenonjoints joints Twin mortise-and-tenon joints Roundmortise-and-tenon

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DOVETATLAND BOX IOINTS A selectionof dovetailand box ioints Designingand marking dovetails figs and accessories Through dovetailjoints Curvedthrough dovetailjoints Outlined through dovetailjoints Half-blind dovetailjoints Box joints Fingerjoints

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The Art of Woodworking - Home Workshop

CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION

12 L4 15 16 17 18 23

SAFETY Accidentprevention Working with safefinishes Fire safety Electricalsafety Personalsafetygear First aid

28 30 32 36 4L 43 44 45

SHOPTAYOUT Workshopplanning Planningfor stationarytools Shoporganization Electricalpower Lishtins FlSors,i"a[s, and ceilings Heatingand ventilation

68 70 72 74 76 78 85

SHOPACCESSORIES A storeof shopaccessories Air compressors Portablegenerators Benchgrinders Dust collection Portabledust collection

88 STORAGE 90 Storingwood 94 Storingtools and supplies IIO LL2 118 I25 I29 I34

WORKSURFACES Work tables Sawhorses Work supports Extensiontables Tool standsand tables

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WORKBENCH Anatomv of a workbench Buildingthe base Buildingthe top Visesand accessories Benchdogsand hold downs

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The Art of Woodworking - Kitchen Cabinets

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LAYOUTAND DESIGN A galleryof kitchen styles Principlesof layout Dimensioning Storypoles

26 CASEWORK 28 Anatomy of a kitchen cabinetcase 30 Buildingmaterials 33 Buildingthe cases 38 Shelvingand storage 44 Assemblingthe cabinets 50 Faceframes

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INSTALLING CABINETS Installationbasics Installingthe lower cabinets Islandsand peninsulas Installingthe upper cabinets Crown molding

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COTINTERTOPS A galleryof countertopsurfaces Installingcountertops Backsplashes and edgetreatments

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56 DOORS 58 A galleryof cabinet door designs doors 60 Board-and-batten doors 62 Frame-and-panel 73 Mounting doors 78 80 83 87 93

DRAWERS Drawerconstruction Building drawers Drawerslidesand runners Falsefronts and hardware

The Art of Woodworking - Outdoor Furniture

CONTENTS 6

INTRODUCTION

L2 FACING THE ELEMENTS T4 A galleryof outdoor furniture designs L6 Selectingwood 1 8 |oinery and hardware 20 Finishing 22 24 26 34 36 44 46

CHAIRS Anatomy of an Adirondackchair Building an Adirondackchair Anatomy of a curvedchair Fashioninga curvedchair Anatomy of a loungechair Making a lounge chair

54 BENCHES 56 Anatomy of a gardenbench 5 8 Building a gardenbench 64 Parkbench 70 Anatomy of a treebench 72 Buitdinga treebench 78 80 90 92 98

TABLES Patiotable Foldingpicnic tableand bench Making a folding picnic table Keyedtenon bench

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SWINGSAND GLIDERS Anatomy of a porch swing Buildinga porch swing Anatomy of a glider base Buildinga gliderbase

ll8 GARDENPROJECTS I20 Anatomy of an eight-sided planter I2I Building an eight-sidedplanter 126 Anatomy of a servingtrolley I27 Fashioninga servingtrolley 131 Anatomyof a gardenarbor I32 Building a gardenarbor I4O GLOSSARY I42 INDEX T44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Art of Woodworking - Portable Power Tools

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6 INTRODUCTION

t 2 CIRCULAR SAW L 4 Anatomyof a circularsaw T6 Circularsawblades and accessories 20 Basiccuts 29 Advancedcuts 32 34 36 38 40 4I 44 46

SABERSAW Anatomyof a sabersaw Sabersai,vblades Straightcuts Anglecuts Curvedcuts Plungecutting Cutting duplicatepieces

48 50 52 54 58 60 64

ELECTRICDRILL Anatomyof an electricdrill Drill biti and accessories Boringholes Screwholesand plugs Portabledrill joinery Sanding,scraping and smoothing 67 The portabledrill as drill press

68 70 72 76 77 81

ROUTER Anatomyof a router Bits Routeraccessories Edgeforming Dadocuts

85 88 90 97

Routingcircles Patternrouting The router asshaper Routerjoinery

106 108 110 lI2 I2I

PrATE IOTNER Anatomyof a platejoiner Plateioineraccessories Platejoinery The platejoiner asgroover and trimmer

I22 I24 126 I29 135 138

SANDER Anatomvof a sander Sanding'accessories Belt sander Orbitalsander Random-orbitsander

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The Art of Woodworking - Routing and Shaping

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6 INTRODUCTION

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ROUTERBASICS Anatomy of a router Bits Accessories Settingup Basiccuts Routertables The router assurfacer

36 38 47 52 58

EDGEFORMING Basicedgeshaping Raisingpanels Making moldings Pin routing

64 GROOVING 66 A galleryof grooves and accessories 68 Dado cuts 75 Groovingon a router table 77 Rabbets 79 Circulargrooves 8 1 Patterngrooving 84 Groovingwith a pin router 86 Inlaying

88 90 9L 92 98 100 L07 108 110 ILz LI4 115

ROTITERIOTNERY Router-madejoints Routerjoinery jigs Mortise-and-tenon ioints Cope-and-stickjoints Dovetailioints Gluejoints Boxjoints joints Miter-and-spline Butterfly keyjoints joints Tongue-and-groove Rulejoints

116 118 L20 L23 128 I34

SHAPER Anatomyof a shaper Cuttersand accessories Setupand safety Basiccuts Frame-and-panel doors

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The Art of Woodworking - Shaker Furniture

CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION L2 SHAKERDESIGN 1 8 A galleryof Shakerfurniture 24 26 34 38 44 48

CHAIRS Enfield sidechair Rushseat Shakerrocking chair Thpeseat Meetinghousebench

56 58 68 78

TABTES Tiestletable Drop-leaftable Candlestand

86 88 90 94 97 104 106

PIE SAFE Anatomy of a pie safe Making the caseworkframes Raisingthe panels Assemblingthe safe Shelving Tin-paneldoors

1T6 118 129 135 138

SHAKERCTASSICS Wall clock Stepstool Shakerboxes Pegboard

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The Art of Woodworking - Sharpening and Tool Care

CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION 12 14 16 18 20

SHARPENINGBASICS The cutting edge Sharpeningtools and accessories Benchstones Benchgrinders

24 SHARPENINGAND MAINTAINING HAND TOOLS 26 Handsaws 30 Chiselsand gouges 39 Benchplanes 46 Scrapeis 51 Roughingand shapingtools 55 Bracesand bits 58 SHARPENINGPOWERTOOL BLADESAND BITS 60 A galleryof bladesand bits 6I Toolsand accessories for sharpening 62 Routerbits and shapercutters 64 Molding knives 65 Drill bits 70 Circular sawblades 73 Band sawblades 79 Jointerand planerknives

86 MAINTAINING PORTABTE POWERTOOLS 88 Maintenancetips and schedules 90 Anatomy of a router 92 Anatomyof a sabersaw 94 Anatomyof a platejoiner 95 Anatomy of an electricdrill 96 Anatomy of a sander 97 Anatomy of a circularsaw 98 Repairingportablepower tools 104 MAINTAINING STAIIONARY POWERTOOLS 106 Basicstationarytool maintenance 108 Thblesaws 113 Radialarm saws I20 Band saws 126 |ointers and planers 131 Drill Presses I33 Lathesand shapers 136 Other tools 140 GLOSSARY r42 INDEX 144 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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The Art of Woodworking - Shop-Made Jigs and Fixtures

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SHAPING JIGS Dadoingjigs Circle-cuttingjigs Routerjointing jig Hinge mortising jig Corner-roundingjig jig Panel-raising Adjustablerouting guide Joint-makingjigs Shaperjigs Vacuumjigs

36 CUTTTNG IrcS

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Sizingboard for crosscuts Miter and crosscutguide Ripping jigs TWocircle-cuttingjigs Wedge-makingjig Two jigs for anglecuts on the band saw Thperjigs A bladeheight gauge Crosscutand miter jigs Raisedpaneljig Board-straighteningjig Auxiliary fencesand tables Cove-cuttingjig TWotenoningjigs

DRIIIING JIGS Center-drillingjig Tilting tablejig fig for drilling equally spacedholes 65 V-block jig 66 Pockethole jig 67 Boring deepholes

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TURNING IIGS TWocenteringjigs jig Gouge-sharpening Spindle-turningjigs |ig for fluting columns figs for sandingand checkirg depth

78 81 86 89 90

GLUING AND CLAMPING JIGS Edge-gluingjigs jigs Frame-clamping jigs Carcase-clamping Workbenchclampingjigs

94 96 98 100

SANDING IIGS |igs for face-and edge-sanding Auxiliary sandingtables Hand-sandingjigs

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TOOL EXTENSIONSAND TABTES Plateioiner stand Tablesfor power tools Viseextensionstand Adjustableroller stand

II4 II7 118 120

STORAGEDEVICES Storingsawsand blades Mobile clamprack Lumber storageracks

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SHOPAIDS Safetvdevices Sawhorses Workshophelpers

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The Art of Woodworking - Tables and Desks

CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION 12 14 16 18 19 2L 22

TABLEAND DESK BASICS Wood movement Selectingand orderingwood Lumberdefects Preparingstock Designingtablesand desks Tableand deskstyles

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DESK CASEWORK TWotypesof deskcasework Caseworkjoints Buildinga carcase Buildinga frame-andpaneldesk

54 56 57 58 59 60 63 66 68 69 72

LEGSAND RAITS Legstylesand hardware Leg-to-railjoints Tiipod table Pedestaltable Thperedlegs Cabriolelegs Ttrrnedlegs Pedestal legs Octagonallegs Leg-to-railjoinery

88 90 92 93 96 101 II2

TOPS Inventory of top designs Hardwareand accessories Preparinga top Attachinga top Adjustabletops Decorativeelements

116 118 I20 131 133 138

DRAWERS Anatomy of a drawer Drawerjoinery Drawerhardware Mounting drawers Drawerstops

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The Art of Woodworking - Wood Carving

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PREPARINGTHE SURFACE Toolsand accessories Planing Scraping Sanding Repairingsurfacedamage Raisingthe grain Filling the grain

54 56 57 59 60 64 68 75 76 80

CHANGING THE COLOR Toolsand accessories Bleaching The varietiesof wood stains Dve stains Pigmentstains Stainingwood Pickling a wood surface Chemicalstains Fuming

PROTECTIVEFINISHES Toolsand accessories Choosinga protectivefinish Finishingby hand Settingup your sprayequipment Working with sprayequipment Anatomy of a sprayroom Identifting and avoiding sprayproblems 106 Frenchpolishing 82 84 86 91 93 97 I02 I04

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DECORAIIVEFINISHES Toolsand accessories Stenciling Graining Marbling

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FINISHING TOUCHES Toolsand accessories Preparingto rub out the finish Rubbingout a finish

136 CLEANING AND STORAGE

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The Art of Woodworking - Wood Turning

CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION 12 L4 16 20 23 26 28 3l

SETTINGUP Anatomy of a lathe Tool restsand lathestands Lathetools Latheaccessories Measuringand marking tools Safety Selectingwood

116 TURNING PROJECTS 118 Off-centerturning I20 Goblets 1,24 Liddedboxes L29 Dried flower vase L32 Nuts and seedpods I34 Thbletops 136 Laminatedbowls 138 Laminatedplates I4O GLOSSARY

32 SHARPENING 34 Sharpeningtechniques 46 48 49 53 64 73 79

SPINDLE TURNING A galleryof spindlecuts Settingup Basicspindlecuts Decorativespindlecuts Split and carvedturnings Finishing

82 84 96 103 111

FACEPLATETURNING Mounting methods Bowl turning Hollowing out the bowl Natural-topbowls

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The Art of Woodworking - Woodworking Machines

CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 12 14 16 18 20 24 30 35 36 40 44

TABLESAW Anatomvof a tablesaw Settingrip Safetv Tablesawblades Ripping Crosscutting Anglecuts Dado cuts Moldings Thblesawjoinery

48 50 52 58

RADIALARM SAW Anatomy of a radial arm saw Settingup Radialarm sawblades and accessories Safew Crosicutting Anglecuts Ripping Dado cuts Moldings Radialarm sawjoinery

60 62 63 66 69 75 76 78 80 82 85 86 89 94 98 100 101

BAND SAW Anatomvof a band saw Settingdp Safetv Bandsawblades Cutting curves Straightcuts Angleand tapercuts Cutting duplicatepieces Bandsawjoinery

rO4 106 108 110 II2 I 18 I 19 122

DRItt PRESS Anatomyof a drill press Settingup and safety Bitsand accessories Straightand angledholes Dowels,plugsand tenons Mortising techniques The drill pressassander

r24 126 I28 130 I32 135 136 139

IOTNTER Anatomyof a jointer Settingup and safety Jointerknives |ointing warpedstock Salvaging Rabbets,chamfersand tapers Planer

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