Everyday Woodworking: A Beginner's Guide to Woodcraft With 12 Hand Tools

Author(s): Rex Krueger

DIY

Get started with simple, useful, handcrafted woodworking projects for everyday people--with only 12 basic tools


 


Lots of people want to try woodwork, but they get intimidated by dangerous power tools and difficult techniques. Good news: there are lots of ways to work with wood and anyone can get a few tools and start making projects.


 


Everyday Woodworking starts at the very beginning--with wood. How can this common material make everything from furniture to houses? What makes it so strong? Why does it break? More importantly, what can you do to a piece of wood? Sometimes we cut it with a saw. Other times, we split it with an ax or shave it with a knife. This book explains why we choose each tool and how to pick the right cut for any project. As Rex likes to say: "Trust me, it's not hard."


 


Once you get a few tools and learn some simple techniques, you'll start making things right away. You'll begin with a simple mallet and some wooden wedges and then advance to splitting green logs into usable lumber.


 


Next you'll pick up a knife and a drill and after just a little practice, you'll be making things you can give to your friends; things they'll actually use:



  • A wooden butter knife

  • A desk organizer

  • A few pieces of sturdy furniture

  • Sawhorses

  • A small workbench


Each project is shown step-by-step with the beginner in mind. The projects are simple but not primitive. Everyday Woodworking will give you skills that you can build on as you grow as a craftsperson.

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781510760165
  • : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
  • : Skyhorse Publishing
  • : 0.728016
  • : August 2021
  • : {"length"=>["22.9"], "width"=>["17.8"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Rex Krueger
  • : Paperback
  • : English