The Handy Shop Reference: Useful Facts and Figures for Every Woodworker - Softcover

Begnal, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440354804 ISBN 13: 9781440354809

Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books, 2018

Synopsis

Find fast answers to woodworking questions! From fasteners to finishing, angles to adhesives, this portable guide is packed with helpful charts, lists and illustrations to move your woodworking projects along. Need to compute an odd joint angle, select appropriate hardware, or pick the right finish for a project? You can consult this book for solutions to those dilemmas and many more. It's the ideal size to stash in a toolbox or bench top, where you will refer to it again and again.

FEATURES

• Dozens of charts and lists providing key woodworking facts, figures and formulas at a glance
• Clear, quick-reference illustrations of angles, joints, mouldings, fasteners and more
• Demystifies woodworking math, including conversions and geometry
• Portable, durable format perfect for hands-on use in the shop

About this title

About the Author

Tom Begnal is a life-long woodworker whose interest in the craft evolved into a full-time furniture business in northwestern Connecticut. A former editor for Woodworker's Journal and Fine Woodworking magazines, Tom has written and edited woodworking books for publishers including McGraw-Hill, Rodale Press, Sterling Publishing and F+W Media. Now retired, Tom still woodworks and lives in Connecticut.

Edition details

• Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440354804
• ISBN 13: 9781440354809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224