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A revised, redesigned and updated edition of the definitive and bestselling woodworker's bible.Authoritative, superbly crafted and easy to use, Collins Complete Woodworker''s Manual is the UK bestseller and the one book every woodworker needs.This revised edition has been extensively rewritten and contains new photographs and illustrations. It includes new products and techniques developed since the last edition, as well as updated trees' conservation status.Every stage in crafting furniture and other decorative pieces are fully explained starting with the basics; the nature of wood, the tools required and setting up a workshop. The book then examines the principles of three-dimensional design from inspiration to construction.Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how to make every type of joint and all the major crafts are given detailed coverage with the same step-by-step approach: bending wood, veneering and marquetry, woodcarving and finishing.The book also includes a chapter on us

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint Collins
      Published 4 April 2005
      ISBN-13 9780007164424
      978-0007164424
      ISBN-10 0007164424
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      Non Fiction Art & Photography Furniture design Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts Home & Garden DIY: carpentry and woodworking

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A revised, redesigned and updated edition of the definitive and bestselling woodworker's bible.Authoritative, superbly crafted and easy to use, Collins Complete Woodworker''s Manual is the UK bestseller and the one book every woodworker needs.This revised edition has been extensively rewritten and contains new photographs and illustrations. It includes new products and techniques developed since the last edition, as well as updated trees' conservation status.Every stage in crafting furniture and other decorative pieces are fully explained starting with the basics; the nature of wood, the tools required and setting up a workshop. The book then examines the principles of three-dimensional design from inspiration to construction.Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how to make every type of joint and all the major crafts are given detailed coverage with the same step-by-step approach: bending wood, veneering and marquetry, woodcarving and finishing.The book also includes a chapter on us

      Trade Review

      “An absolute must for the book shelf” – Which Tool

      “Thoroughly authoritative, well-illustrated and well-produced” – Home and Garden

      “A friend to lean on” – Woodworking International

      “A fine book” – Traditional Woodworking

      “Well thought out and well designed” – Woodworker

      “Bursting with ideas” – Practical Householder

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