Working with Wood: Build your toolkit, learn the skills and create stylish objects for your home - Softcover

Trimmins, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178221741X ISBN 13: 9781782217411

Publisher: Search Press, 2020

Synopsis

‘It is more motivating to make something that you genuinely desire, to create an object that you want in your home. The things we choose to have around us say something about who we are, but things we have made ourselves do that even more strongly. I want every project in the book to be something that the reader wants to make, to work really well in use and be something that can be proudly shown to others.’ Tom Trimmins

This wonderfully practical book is aimed at anyone looking to balance their busy lives by mastering core woodworking skills. Working with wood will challenge, stimulate, relax and reward – and you'll be proud to display the beautiful objects you've made with your own hands.

Here you'll find a range of practical and pleasing projects to display around your home. Initially you'll need a small collection of readily available tools – as your skills develop and expand, so too will your tool collection. Every project has step-by-step instructions, and you'll learn about the properties of different woods, design techniques and how to fix-up vintage tools. The book mainly uses hand tools as they're cleaner, take up less room, are quieter and offer less potential for accidents than power tools.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Trimmins started woodworking when he was given his first workbench and tools at eight years old. It’s been a lifelong passion ever since. After a childhood of making projects at home and hanging around a local cabinet maker’s workshop, he studied furniture-making at degree level in Buckinghamshire. After that he worked for several high-end furniture workshops before starting his own business in 2009.

Tom makes fine furniture at his workshop on a city farm in Islington, London. When he's not working on a commissions, he's teaching woodworking classes.

Tom is a traditionally trained craftsman, with a modern Japanese and mid-century-influenced style with a broad appeal. For more information about Tom visit his website www.tomtrimmins.co.uk.

 

From the Back Cover

‘It is more motivating to make something that you genuinely desire, to create an object that you want in your home. The things we choose to have around us say something about who we are, but things we have made ourselves do that even more strongly. I want every project in the book to be something that the reader wants to make, to work really well in use and be something that can be proudly shown to others.’ Tom Trimmins

This wonderfully practical book is aimed at anyone looking to balance their busy lives by mastering core woodworking skills. Working with wood will challenge, stimulate, relax and reward – and you'll be proud to display the beautiful objects you've made with your own hands.
• No prior woodworking knowledge is assumed
• Make beautiful furniture at home using hand tools
• Build your skills and your toolkits as you progress through the 5 step-by-step projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178221741X
• ISBN 13: 9781782217411
• Binding: Flexibound
• Number of pages: 128