Popular Woodworking Pocket Shop Reference

by Tom Begnal

Book Overview

Your personal research assistant Anyone who works wood knows that the craft veers into math, biology and chemistry. You often have to compute some odd joint angle, calculate the amount of wood... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558707824
• ISBN13: 9781558707825
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

good books to own

this book has information about every aspect of woodwork/furniture making. it shows things from wood selection, fastener sizes to furniture dimensions

An excellent reference

This is an excellent reference to have on hand in the shop. It's packed with dozens of very clear, short explanations of lumber grades, miter angles for polygons, standard furniture dimensions, wood screw shank and pilot hole drill sizes, glue guidelines, band saw pulley formulas, tool sharpening angles, nail gauges, top coat dry times, and on and on. Just leafing through the book is an entertaining and educational experience. It is very clearly organized, and most of the information is presented in the form of very easy to understand charts and diagrams. The book is spiral bound, so it will lie flat on the workbench, and it's printed on heavy, glossy paper that will resist dust and staining. In my view, this book is worth every penny you'll spend on it. I'm very glad I bought it, and I'd do it again.