Home Carpentry - A Practical Guide for the Amateur in Carpentry, Joinery, the Use of Tools, Lathe Working, Ornamental Woodwork, Selection of Timber, Etc.
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Home Carpentry - A Practical Guide for the Amateur in Carpentry, Joinery, the Use of Tools, Lathe Working, Ornamental Woodwork, Selection of Timber, Etc.

  1. 220 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Home Carpentry - A Practical Guide for the Amateur in Carpentry, Joinery, the Use of Tools, Lathe Working, Ornamental Woodwork, Selection of Timber, Etc.

About this book

This book contains a practical guide for the amateur in carpentry, lathe working, joinery, ornamental woodwork, the use of tools, and the selection of timber. A book perfect for those with little or no experience in woodworking, this guide contains everything one might need to know to get started. Full of simple instructions and handy tips on a range of subjects, this book will greatly appeal to the handyman and makes for a worthy addition to collections of DIY literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Various Woods Used in Carpentry and Joinery', 'Timber for General Use – Its Selection', 'Tools and How to Use Them', 'Sharpening Tools – The Ways and Means Employed', 'Joining Woodwork', 'The Work-Bench and its Fittings', 'Ornamental Woodwork and its Various Branches', 'The Wood-Turning Lathe and How to Use It', and many more. We are proud to republish this antique book now complete with a new introduction on woodworking.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Woodworking
  5. Preface
  6. Contents
  7. Illustrations
  8. I The Various Woods used in Carpentry and Joinery
  9. II Timber for General Use; Its Selection
  10. III Tools and how to use them
  11. IV Sharpening Tools; the Ways and Means employed
  12. V Joining Woodwork
  13. VI The Work-bench and its Fittings
  14. VII Ornamental Woodwork and its Various Branches
  15. VIII The Wood-turning Lathe and how to use it
  16. IX Simple and Easy Constructional Woodwork
  17. X Windows and Doors
  18. XI Boxes
  19. Index