Workshop Fine Woodworking

242 Pages·2009·2.63 MB·English

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Publisher:Jim Childs
ABOUT YOUR SAFETY
Associate Publisher: Helen Albert
Working with wood is inherently
Associate Editor:Strother Purdy
dangerous.Using hand or power tools
Copy Editor:Diane Sinitsky
improperly or ignoring standard safety
Indexer:Harriet Hodges
practices can lead to permanent injury
Art Director:Paula Schlosser
or even death.Don’t try to perform
Cover and Interior Designer:Carol Singer
operations you learn about here (or
Layout Artist:Lisa DeFeo
elsewhere) unless you’re certain they
Illustrator:Jim Richey
are safe for you.If something about an
operation doesn’t feel right,don’t do
FINE WOODWORKINGMAGAZINE
it.Look for another way.We want you
Editor:Timothy D.Schreiner
to enjoy the craft,so please keep safety
Art Director:Bob Goodfellow
foremost in your mind whenever
Managing Editor:Anatole Burkin
you’re working with wood.
Associate Editors:William Duckworth,Matthew
Teague,Asa Christiana
Copy/Production Editor:Thomas McKenna
Associate Art Director:Michael Pekovich
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Workshop :methods of work / edited and illustrated by Jim Richey.
p. cm.
“The best tips from 25 years of Fine woodworking.”
ISBN 1-56158-365-0
1.Woodwork. I.Richey,Jim. II.Fine woodworking.
TT180.W696 2000
684’.08—dc21 00-044324
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
MAKING GOOD MAGAZINE COLUMNS and books is not a
solitary endeavor—it requires collaboration of the finest kind.
Twenty-some years ago John Kelsey took a chance on me—thanks,
John.My deepest gratitude goes to the magazine staff members I’ve
worked with over the years:Rick Mastelli,Jim Cummins,Jim Boesel,
Alec Waters,and Bill Duckworth.These guys did most of the hard
work and didn’t get much of the credit.I’d like also to recognize art
directors Roland Wolf and Bob Goodfellow for their gentle and per-
ceptive coaching.I am also most grateful for Strother Purdy’s help and
support in putting together this series of books.
But most important,I would like to thank the hundreds of wood-
workers whose creative ideas and clever tricks are represented here.We
couldn’t have done it without you.
CONTENTS
Introduction 2
Chapter 1
SHOP SETUP 4
Chapter 2
WORKBENCHES, VISES
& SAWHORSES 36
Chapter 3
SHOPMADE HAND
TOOLS & HAND-TOOL
FIXTURES 52
Chapter 4
SHARPENING & GRINDING 68
Chapter 5
PORTABLE POWER-
TOOL FIXTURES 90
Chapter 6
MEASURING, MARKING
& LAYOUT 116
Chapter 7
SANDING 154
Chapter 8
GLUING 170
Chapter 9
CLAMPING 182
Index 232
INTRODUCTION
AT MY HOUSE MY SHOP is my sanctu-
ary, my little kingdom, the place I go to
unwind and tinker. It is where I go to fix
a broken lamp cord,sharpen the hoe,or make a wed-
ding present for my daughter. Unlike the rest of my
house, I can leave it messy or clean, put away my
tools or not.
I think most of us feel this way about our shop—a
refuge with sawdust on the floor.And over the years
shops evolve and organically fit themselves around
the personalities of the people who work in them
and the problems they face.The layout of the tools
will adapt to the space on hand and the sizes and
types of projects. Clever little storage solutions will
evolve to hold bits,bolts,and bandsaw blades.Jigs and
patterns from past projects will decorate the walls.
Racks will appear to hold wood and to hold clamps.
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And every once in a while we have a clever idea, a
solution to a long-standing shop problem that makes
us smile.It might be a rolling stand for a table saw,or
a storage bin for nuts and bolts, or a cut-off jig for a
circular saw. It is these clever ideas that this book is
about.We have selected the best of 25 years’worth of
shop tips from Fine Woodworkingmagazine’s Methods
of Work and Q&A columns and collected them in
this book. Here you will find ideas for clamping,
measuring and marking, sanding, gluing, and sharp-
ening.You will find clever fixtures of every variety.
So if your shop is your sanctuary, here are lots
of ways to make it an even more interesting and
effective place.
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