Ultimate Woodwork Bible: A Complete Reference with Step-by-Step Techniques

by Phil Davy, Ben Plewes

Overview

This is a practical guide to green woodwork and the coppice crafts, giving information on the tools and techniques for making traditional items, with emphasis on the conservation of the native woodland.

This volume in Collins & Brown's bestselling Ultimate series reveals all the skills a woodworker needs.

From selecting tools to joints and finishing, all the basic techniques of woodworking in this book are illustrated with clear step by step instructions and diagrams. With these thorough directions and some practice you will soon be able to create almost anything from wood.

Whether you are a novice or an experienced woodworker, this book will become an indispensable reference source that you will use time and again either to learn a new technique or to remind you of a specific detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911163435
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/05/2017
Series:	C&B Crafts Bible Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,137,992
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Phil Davy studied musical instrument making at the London College of Furniture and has taught carpentry and joinery at colleges in the west of England. As a qualified wood machinist, Phil is a Consultant Editor for Good Woodworking magazine.

Ben Plewes was trained as a furniture maker in the early 1990s before working for a number of London-based design consultancies and furniture manufacturers. Ben currently runs his own bespoke furniture making business.

Editorial Reviews

Experienced carpenters Davy (How To Woodwork) and Plewes offer a nicely organized manual on a wide range of woodworking basics, from types of tools to techniques. A British book, this guide includes terminology and tool names that may be unfamiliar to U.S. readers. In the large section on tool selection, there are a few items detailed that are not available on this side of the Atlantic. Instructions come with minimal drawings and concise text, but there are no projects to entice readers to put new knowledge to use. A better choice for encyclopedic coverage of woodworking is Woodwork: A Step-by-Step Photographic Guide to Successful Woodworking.

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