Router: A Craftsman's Guide - Softcover

Alan Goodsell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190667292X ISBN 13: 9781906672928

Publisher: GMC Publications, 2010

Synopsis

This book and the accompanying free DVD will show you, the craftsman or budding craftsman, that a router is the most versatile woodworking power tool in the shop. You will see how some of the fundamental techniques of routing can be employed to create impressive pieces of work. The techniques can be learned quickly and easily using a unique combination of reading the book and watching the accompanying DVD. Learn your router and the router bits you will need to make woodworking joints and how to decorate your work. Simple jig-making is a key skill for the router craftsman and making them can be easily done using readily available materials, busting the myth that routing can be expensive. This immersion into the world of routing will ensure that the skills you learn will stay with you and that you will be able use them to your own requirements. With this book you won t just be shown things to make but how to make the things you want.

About this title

About the Author

Woodworker and journalist Alan Goodsell has written extensively on woodworking and tools for a range of magazines including the highly acclaimed Woodturning magazine, The Router, and Furniture & Cabinetmaking (GMC). A significant move took Alan to the USA where he ran the Marketing Department for a top router bit and cutting tool manufacturer. Still living in Florida, Alan has moved back into publishing and is now producing both books and videos on specialised subjects, including his recent titles How to season and dry your own wood and Woodturning Spindle Projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: GMC Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190667292X
• ISBN 13: 9781906672928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104