Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual

Acompletelyrevised,redesignedandupdatededitionofthedefinitiveandbestsellingwoodworker'sbible.Authoritative,superblycraftedandeasytouse,CollinsCompleteWoodworker'sManualistheUKbestsellerandtheonebookeverywoodworkerneeds.Thisrevisededitionhasbeenextensivelyrewrittenandcontainsnewphotographsandillustrations.Itincludesnewproductsandtechniquesdevelopedsincethelastedition.Everystageincraftingfurnitureandotherdecorativepiecesarefullyexplainedstartingwiththebasics;thenatureofwood,thetoolsrequiredandsettingupaworkshop.Thebookthenexaminestheprinciplesofthree-dimensionaldesignfrominspirationtoconstruction.Step-by-stepillustrationsdemonstratehowtomakeeverytypeofjointandallthemajorcraftsaregivendetailedcoveragewiththesamestep-by-stepapproach:bendingwood,veneeringandmarquetry,woodcarvingandfinishing.Thebookalsoincludesachapteronusingothermaterials,suchasmetal,glassandleatherincombinationwithwood,plusachapteronfixingsandfittings.