Whether you’re a beginner building your first shelf or an experienced craftsman designing a new gazebo, Spike Carlson has the answers to all of your woodworking questions. You’ll find expert advice on setting up your work area, choosing appropriate tools, working with different types of wood, and building furniture, as well as tips on joinery techniques, custom finishes, and much more.

"This may be the first and only (book) to take a hard look at the layout of the woodworker's workshop".--"Booklist". 301color photos. 70 drawings.

An indispensable, authoritative manual on everything you'll ever need to know about woodworking tools, techniques, design, and materials. It provides the amateur woodworker with the skills and tricks a master brings to a project.

Discover how to create strong, permanent glue joints, by understanding the nature of adhesives, how they work, and how they're applied. Over 200 illustrations and photographs clearly show gluing techniques and the tools required.

Discusses selection and maintenance of drill presses; working with metal and plastics, making screw pockets, mortice-and-tenon joints, toy wheels, rosettes, and includes instructions for several projects.

A fully-illustrated book that demonstrates all the essential techniques of woodworking. Topics covered include plank constructions and projects to make open shelving and a chest of drawers. Guidance on tools and setting up a workshop is given for beginners and the experienced craftsperson.