Practical Weekend Projects for Woodworkers: 35 Projects to Make for Every Room of Your Home

by Phillip Gardner, Andy Standing

Overview

It’s tough to find a great woodworking project that you can finish in just one weekend. But with the straightforward, step-by-step projects in this book, weekend woodworkers can stay busy for months! Weekend Projects for Woodworkers offers dozens of exciting projects for a range of beautiful contemporary items, from shelves and storage units to birdhouses and bookends. Each project is designed to be simple to make while having a really professional look, and can be made using either hand or power tools. With easy-to-follow instructions and how-to photographs, this book will provide practical advice and inspiration for both amateur and experienced woodworkers. Exploded diagrams and templates ensure precise results, and there’s also a practical, illustrated reference section on tools, techniques, and wood choices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504801065
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/11/2018
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	319,433
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Phillip Gardner has worked for many years as a carpenter and theatre set builder. For eight years he was Chief Carpenter at the Royal National Theatre in London.

Woodworker and author Andy Standing is a technical editor for The Woodworker & Woodturner magazine. He also writes articles for a wide range of other woodworking magazines covering topics from techniques and project making to machinery and tool testing. His work has appeared in Practical Woodworking, Routing, Furniture and Cabinetmaking, and Woodworking Plans and Projects.

Table of Contents

Working Safely 4

Dust Extraction 4

Introduction 5

Tools, Equipment, Wood, and Hardware 6

Basic Woodworking Techniques 27

Projects for the Bedroom 41

Single Wardrobe 42

Mirror 48

Kid's Bed 54

Jewelry Box 60

Tall Storage Chest 66

Privacy Screen 72

Projects for the Bathroom 77

Vanity 78

Bathroom Accessories 84

Projects for the Living Room, Office, or Hall 90

Side Table 92

Console Table 100

Bookends 104

Table Lamp 108

Wastepaper Basket 114

Shoe Rack 120

Tray 126

Paneled Coffee Table 132

Modernist Coffee Table 138

Projects for the Kitchen 142

Mug Shelf 144

Knife Block 150

Kitchen Accessories 156

Traditional Cupboard 162

Modernist Cupboard 172

Picture Rail Shelf 176

Kitchen Sink Makeover 180

Projects for Storage 185

Shelf Unit 186

"Waney" Shelves 192

Storage Units 196

Corner Cupboard 200

Projects for Outside 205

Adirondack Chair 206

Birdhouse 214

Mailbox 218

Templates 222

Index 223