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WORKING
WITH WOOD
Cutting Pieces to Fit
Drilling Holes
Shaping with Planes and Chisels
Making a Perfect Joint
Working with Power Tools
Jigs and Guides
Sharpening Blades and Bits

Hardback book by The Editors of Time-Life Books
Third printing, Revised 1982
© 1979 Time-Life Books Inc.

Contents include:

" 1 The Carpenter's Art
The Carpenter's Material: Wood from Tree or Factory
A Clean and Simple Cut across the Grain
The Versatile Radial Arm Saw
Sawing with the Grain for a Rip Cut
The Angle Cuts: Miter, Bevel and Compound
Panels: Awkward Sizes and Difficult Materials
The Tricks of Putting Curves into Wood
The Oldtimer's Techniques of Saw-Sharpening

2 Making a Multitude of Holes
How to Bore Holes Straight, Clean and True
Four Ways to Make Large Holes
The Rectangular Holes Called Mortises
Professional Methods for Sharpening Drill Bits

3 The Knack of Shaping Wood
Planing a Board to Lie Flat and Fit Tight
Shaving and Shaping to Angles and Curves
Notches: Rough Passageways and Smooth Joints
The Ins and Outs of Rabbets and Dadoes
Routing a Custom Molding
Sharpening a Shaper to a Fine Cutting Edge

4 Making Perfect Joints
An Arsenal of Specialized Metal Fasteners
Trim Joints: Tests of Expert Craftsmanship
Intricacies of the Old-time Woodworker's Joints
Setting a Tenon into a Mortise

Credits and Acknowledgments
Index/Glossary "

This book is in very good to excellent condition with only very minor wear.
No torn or ripped pages.
No markings or writing.

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