Setting Up Your Workshop: Straight Talk for Today's Woodworker Contributor(s): Skills Institute Press (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565234634 ISBN-13: 9781565234635 Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork - General |
Dewey: 684.08 |
LCCN: 2010003679 |
Series: Back to Basics (Fox Chapel Publishing) |
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 7.56" W x 9.06" (1.00 lbs) 152 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Woodworking should be a fun and fulfilling hobby. Bypass the overwhelming overload of woodworking information available, and get Back to Basics with the core information you need to succeed. This new series offers a clear road map of fundamental woodworking knowledge on sixteen essential topics. In Setting Up Your Workshop, you'll learn what is important to know now and what can be left for later. Best of all, the information is presented in the plain-spoken language you'd hear from a trusted friend of relative, and includes: - Using creativity and flexibility in setting up a home workshop - Assembling a modern workbench - Accessories designed to make your shop safer and more comfortable - Storing your tools and materials using as little work space as possible - Getting the most from your work surfaces - Simple precautions to reduce mishaps The world's already complicated - your woodworking information shouldn't be. |
Contributor Bio(s): Skills Institute Press: - John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut. |