A complete guide to basic woodworking : skills & projects every woodworker needs

✍ Scribed by Schmidt, Philip; Marshall, Chris

• Publisher: Creative Publishing international
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 303
• Series: Weekend woodworker
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Finishing & Refinishing Wood offers inspiration and straight-to-the point instruction on how to salvage mistreated wood surfaces and turn them once again into things of beauty. Readers will learn how to effectively use new, environmentally safe strippers to remove old paints and varnishes, how to patch and repair damaged surfaces, and how to apply stains and achieve glass-smooth new finishes with no fuss. This book features the latest tools, including fine detail sanders and high velocity finish sprayers. Fifteen carefully chosen case studies show how to apply these techniques to a variety of wood projects. An entire section is devoted to spary application of stains and surface finishes - the most important new trend in the world of wood finishing.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Setting up shop --
Overview of power tools --
Choosing lumber & sheet goods --
Planning projects --
Building project parts --
Making wood joints --
Assembly & finishing --
Projects.