The Art of - Cabinentmaking CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION r00 DooRS I02 Anatomy of a door 12 CABINETMAKING 104 Frame-and-paneldoors TECHNIQUES 108 Solid-paneldoors 111 Glassdoors 16 CARCASECONSTRUCTION 113 Veneered-paneldoors 18 Anatomyof a carcase 115 Hanginga door 20 Making wide panels 27 Carcasejoinery I2O LEGS 39 Edgebanding L22 Anatomy of a cabrioleleg 4L Shelving L24 Cabriolelegs I28 Thperedand octagonallegs 44 FRAME-AND.PANEL 131 Inlaysand detailing CONSTRUCTION I33 Legjoinery 46 Anatomyof a frame-and-panel assemblv I4O GLOSSARY 48 Making the frame 53 Making the panel I42 INDEX 57 Puttinqthe panelin the frame 59 Assemblinga frame-and-panel IM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS case 60 Installinga bottom panel 6T Shelving 64 Installing a top 69 Installing

72 DRAWERS 74 Anatomy of a drawer 76 Drawerjoinery 85 Assemblinga drawer 87 Mounting a drawer 95 Drawerstops 97 Falsefronts and hardware The Art of Woodworking - Cabinets and Bookcases CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 106 HIGHBOY 108 Anatomy of a highboy t2 CABINETMAKING BASICS 110 Assemblingthe upperchest T4 movement Llz Cabriolelegs T6 Selectingand orderinglumber 116 Assemblingthe lowerchest L9 defects 118 Cockbeading 20 Preparingstock I20 Drawers 24 Cabinetmakingjoinery L24 Crown moldings L28 Rosettes 40 BOOKCASE 130 Finials 42 Anatomy of a bookcase I34 Quarter columns 44 Bookcaseaccessories 136 Applied sculptures 45 Adjustableshelving 50 Fixed shelves I4O GLOSSARY 52 Edgetreatment for shelves 54 Faceframes I42 INDEX 56 Basesand feet T44 ACKNO\{LEDGMENTS 60 ARMOIRE 62 Anatomv of an armoire 64 Pilasters' 66 Cornicemoldings 72 Doors

84 BLANKET CHEST 86 Anatomy of a blanketchest 88 Tops 93 Basesand feet 100 Hardware 104 Inlays The Art of Woodworking - Classic American Furniture CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION L04 QUEENANNE SECRETARY 106 Anatomy of a T2 CTASSICAMERICAN QueenAnne secretary FURNITURE STYLES 109 Making the deskunit 116 Making the drawers 22 PEMBROKETABLE 119 Building the pigeonholeunit 24 Anatomy of a Pembroketable 12T Making the fall-front 26 Making the leg-and- 130 Making the bookcase rail assembly 135 Making the doors 30 Preparingthe siderails 4I Making the drawer I4O GLOSSARY 43 Making the top I42 INDEX 48 FOUR-POSTERBED 50 Anatomyof a four-posterbed I44 ACKNOWTEDGMENTS 52 Tirrning the bedposts 59 Making the end boards 66 Pencilposts

70 WINDSOR 72 Anatomy of a sack-back Windsor chair 74 Making the spindles 80 Making the bow and arm 84 Making the seat 88 Making the legs,arm posts, and stretchers 94 Assemblingthe chair 103 A milk finish t The Art of Woodworking - Encyclopedia of Wood I CONTENTS I I I 6 INTRODUCTION 78 DRYINGAND I STORINGWOOD r 12 UNDERSTANDINGWOOD 80 Waterand wood 14 Anatomvof a tree 86 Estimatingwood movement t 16 Softwoobsand 87 Air-drying wood I 18 From log to lumber 89 Storingwood 24 Lumbercutting methods I 26 Propertiesof wood 98 WOOD DIRECTORY t 30 Identifting wood 34 Wood identificationkeys 138 GLOSSARY I 36 Portablelumber mills I L42 INDEX 40 SELECTINGTUMBER I 42 Orderinglumber IM ACKNO\ArLEDGMENTS t 45 Gradinglumber 46 Hardwoodgrades I 48 Softwoodgrades 50 Lumber defects I 53 Preparinglumber t 56 VENEERSAND I MANUFACTURED BOARDS I 58 Veneers 60 From log to veneer I 63 Veneering I 69 Decorativematching 70 Plvwood t 72 Pliwood grading r 74 Concealingplywood edges 76 Particleboard I 77 Fiberboard I I I t t t I The Art of Woodworking - Finish CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 84 DOORS 86 Anatomy of a door 12 FINISH CARPENTRY BASICS 88 Tools and door hardware 14 Finish carpentry tools 90 Frame-and-panel doors 16 Basic cuts 95 Door jambs 100 Hanging a door 20 MOLDING 107 Locksets 22 Molding styles 23 Baseboard 114 STAIRS 30 Chair and picture rails 116 Anatomy of a staircase 33 Crown molding 118 The stringers 123 Treads and risers 38 PANELING 128 Newel posts 40 Paneling styles 132 Handrails 42 Tongue-and- wainscoting 136 Balusters 46 Frame-and-panel wainscoting 52 Paneled ceilings 140 GLOSSARY

56 WINDOWS 142 INDEX 58 Basic window trim styles 59 Installing windows 144 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 6 1 Picture- frame casing 69 Stool-and-apron casing 75 Making a window sash 8 1 A glazing bar half- The Art of Woodworking - Hand Tools t The Art of Woodworking - Handbook of Joinery I CONTENTS t I I 6 INTRODUCTION 73 Rabbetjoints rabbetjoints I 75 Stopped T2 JOINERYBASICS 76 Mitered rabbetjoints I 14 Wood movement 77 Tongue-and-groovejoints 16 Form and function 79 Gluejoints I 18 Bondingwood 80 Through dadojoints I 81 Blind dadojoints 20 BUTT IOTNTS 83 Slidingdovetail joints I 22 A catalogof butt joints 84 Doubledado joints 24 Making butt joints I 27 Through bolts 86 MORTTSE-AND-TENONIOINTS t 28 Doweljoints 88 Mortise-and-tenonjoints andjigs 32 Platejoints 9I Openmortise-and-tenon joints I 36 Pocketholes 94 Blind mortise-and-tenonjoints I 38 Splinejoints 97 Wedgedthrough mortise-and-tenonjoints 39 Butterfly key joints 101 Haunchedmortise-and-tenon joints I 103 Angledmortise-and-tenon joints 40 MrTER IOTNTS 106 Tusktenon joints I 42 Common miter joints 108 Twin mortise-and-tenonjoints I 43 |igs and accessories 110 Roundmortise-and-tenon joints 44 Making miter joints I 45 Facemiters rr2 DOVETATLAND BOX IOINTS I 47 Copedjoints 114 A selectionof dovetailand box ioints 48 Miter-and-splinejoints 115 Designingand marking dovetails t 49 Feather-splinejoints 116 figs and accessories 51 Edgemiter joints 118 Throughdovetail joints I 54 Mitered platejoints 126 Curvedthrough dovetailjoints I 128 Outlined through dovetailjoints s6 LAR ,GROOVE, 130 Half-blind dovetailjoints I AND JOINTS L32 Box joints I 58 Lapjoints 134 Fingerjoints 60 Rabbetjoints I 6L Tongue-and-groovejoints 136 IAPANESEIOINERY I 62 Dado joints 64 Corner half-lapjoints 140 GTOSSARY I 66 Crosshalf-lap joints 67 Half-blind half-lapjoints I42 INDEX I 68 Angledhalf-lap joints I 69 Dovetailedhalf-lap joints I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 70 Glazingbar half-lapjoints T I t The Art of Woodworking - Home Workshop CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 68 SHOPACCESSORIES 70 A storeof shopaccessories 12 SAFETY 72 Air compressors L4 Accidentprevention 74 Portablegenerators 15 Working with safefinishes 76 Benchgrinders 16 Fire safety 78 Dust collection 17 Electricalsafety 85 Portabledust collection 18 Personalsafety gear 23 First aid 88 STORAGE 90 Storingwood 28 SHOP TAYOUT 94 Storingtools and supplies 30 Workshopplanning 32 Planningfor stationarytools IIO WORKSURFACES 36 Shoporganization LL2 Work tables 4L Electricalpower 118 Sawhorses 43 Lishtins I25 Work supports 44 FlSors,i"a[s, and ceilings I29 Extensiontables 45 Heating and ventilation I34 Tool standsand tables I4O GLOSSARY 46 48 Anatomv of a workbench I42 INDEX 50 Buildingthe base 53 Buildingthe top I44 ACKNOWTEDGMENTS 56 Visesand accessories 62 Benchdogs and hold downs t The Art of Woodworking - Kitchen Cabinets I CONTENTS t I I 6 INTRODUCTION 98 INSTALLING CABINETS 100 Installationbasics t 12 LAYOUTAND DESIGN L02 Installingthe lower cabinets I 14 A galleryof kitchen styles II2 Islandsand peninsulas 17 Principlesof layout 115 Installingthe uppercabinets I 19 Dimensioning 118 Crown molding T 23 Storypoles I I2O COTINTERTOPS 26 CASEWORK I22 A galleryof countertopsurfaces I 28 Anatomy of a kitchen 123 Installingcountertops I cabinetcase I34 Backsplashesand edgetreatments 30 Buildingmaterials I 33 Buildingthe cases 140 GTOSSARY t 38 Shelvingand storage 44 Assemblingthe cabinets T42 INDEX I 50 Faceframes t I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 56 DOORS I 58 A galleryof cabinet I door designs Board-and-battendoors I 60 62 Frame-and-paneldoors I 73 Mounting doors T 78 DRAWERS I 80 Drawerconstruction I 83 Building drawers 87 Drawerslides and runners I 93 Falsefronts and hardware I I I I I I I t The Art of Woodworking - Outdoor Furniture CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION IO2 SWINGSAND GLIDERS 104 Anatomy of a porch swing L2 FACING THE ELEMENTS 106 Buildinga porch swing T4 A galleryof outdoor II2 Anatomy of a glider base furniture designs II4 Buildinga gliderbase L6 Selectingwood 18 |oinery and hardware ll8 GARDENPROJECTS 20 Finishing I20 Anatomy of an eight-sided planter 22 I2I Building an eight-sidedplanter 24 Anatomy of an Adirondackchair 126 Anatomy of a servingtrolley 26 Building an Adirondackchair I27 Fashioninga servingtrolley 34 Anatomy of a curvedchair 131 Anatomyof a gardenarbor 36 Fashioninga curvedchair I32 Building a gardenarbor 44 Anatomy of a loungechair 46 Making a lounge chair I4O GLOSSARY

54 BENCHES I42 INDEX 56 Anatomy of a gardenbench 58 Building a gardenbench T44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 64 Parkbench 70 Anatomy of a treebench 72 Buitdinga treebench

78 TABLES 80 Patiotable 90 Foldingpicnic tableand bench 92 Making a folding picnic table 98 Keyedtenon bench The Art of Woodworking - Portable Power Tools CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 85 Routingcircles 88 Patternrouting t2 CIRCULAR 90 The asshaper L4 Anatomyof a circularsaw 97 Routerjoinery T6 Circularsaw blades and accessories 106 PrATE IOTNER 20 Basiccuts 108 Anatomyof a platejoiner 29 Advancedcuts 110 Plateioiner accessories lI2 Platejoinery 32 SABERSAW I2I The platejoiner asgroover 34 Anatomyof a sabersaw and trimmer 36 Sabersai,v blades 38 Straightcuts I22 SANDER 40 Anglecuts I24 Anatomvof a sander 4I Curvedcuts 126 Sanding'accessories 44 Plungecutting I29 Belt sander 46 Cutting duplicatepieces 135 Orbitalsander 138 Random-orbitsander 48 ELECTRICDRILL 50 Anatomyof an electricdrill I4O GLOSSARY 52 biti and accessories 54 Boringholes I42 INDEX 58 Screwholes and plugs 60 Portabledrill joinery I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 64 Sanding,scraping and smoothing 67 The portabledrill as drill press

68 ROUTER 70 Anatomyof a router 72 Bits 76 Routeraccessories 77 Edgeforming 81 Dadocuts The Art of Woodworking - Routing and Shaping CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 88 ROTITERIOTNERY 90 Router-madejoints t2 ROUTERBASICS 9L Routerjoinery jigs I4 Anatomy of a router 92 Mortise-and-tenonioints T6 Bits 98 Cope-and-stickjoints 20 Accessories 100 Dovetailioints 22 Settingup L07 Gluejoints 25 Basiccuts 108 Boxjoints 29 Routertables 110 Miter-and-splinejoints 34 The router assurfacer ILz Butterfly keyjoints LI4 Tongue-and-groovejoints 36 EDGEFORMING 115 Rulejoints 38 Basicedge shaping 47 Raisingpanels 116 SHAPER 52 Making moldings 118 Anatomyof a shaper 58 Pin routing L20 Cuttersand accessories L23 Setupand safety 64 GROOVING 128 Basiccuts 66 A galleryof grooves I34 Frame-and-paneldoors and accessories 68 Dado cuts I4O GLOSSARY 75 Groovingon a router table 77 I42 INDEX 79 Circulargrooves 81 Patterngrooving I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 84 Groovingwith a pin router 86 Inlaying The Art of Woodworking - Shaker Furniture CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 1T6 SHAKERCTASSICS 118 Wall clock L2 SHAKERDESIGN 129 Stepstool 18 A galleryof Shakerfurniture 135 Shakerboxes 138 Pegboard 24 CHAIRS 26 Enfield sidechair 140 GTOSSARY 34 Rushseat 38 Shakerrocking chair 142 INDEX 44 Thpeseat 48 Meetinghousebench 144 ACKNOWTEDGMENTS

56 TABTES 58 Tiestletable 68 Drop-leaftable 78 Candlestand

86 PIE SAFE 88 Anatomy of a pie safe 90 Making the caseworkframes 94 Raisingthe panels 97 Assemblingthe safe 104 Shelving 106 Tin-paneldoors The Art of Woodworking - Sharpening and Tool Care CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION 86 MAINTAINING PORTABTE POWERTOOLS 12 SHARPENINGBASICS 88 Maintenancetips and schedules 14 The cutting edge 90 Anatomy of a router 16 Sharpeningtools and accessories 92 Anatomyof a sabersaw 18 Benchstones 94 Anatomyof a platejoiner 20 Benchgrinders 95 Anatomy of an electricdrill 96 Anatomy of a sander 24 SHARPENINGAND MAIN- 97 Anatomy of a circularsaw TAINING HAND TOOLS 98 Repairingportable power tools 26 Handsaws 30 Chiselsand gouges 104 MAINTAINING STAIIONARY 39 Benchplanes POWERTOOLS 46 Scrapeis 106 Basicstationary tool maintenance 51 Roughingand shapingtools 108 Thblesaws 55 Bracesand bits 113 Radialarm I20 Band saws 58 SHARPENINGPOWER TOOL 126 |ointers and planers BLADESAND BITS 131 Drill Presses 60 A galleryof bladesand bits I33 Lathesand shapers 6I Toolsand accessories 136 Other tools for sharpening 62 Routerbits and shapercutters 140 GLOSSARY 64 Molding knives 65 Drill bits r42 INDEX 70 Circular sawblades 73 Band sawblades 144 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 79 Jointerand planerknives I The Art of Woodworking - Shop-Made Jigs and Fixtures I I CONTENTS I I 6 INTRODUCTION 68 TURNING IIGS I 7l TWocentering jigs t2 ROUTING AND 72 Gouge-sharpeningjig I SHAPING JIGS 73 -turningjigs t t6 Dadoingjigs 75 |ig for fluting columns 20 Circle-cuttingjigs 77 figs for sandingand checkirg depth I 2T Routerjointing jig t 22 Hinge mortising jig 78 GLUING AND CLAMPING JIGS 23 Corner-roundingjig 81 Edge-gluingjigs I 24 Panel-raisingjig 86 Frame-clampingjigs 25 Adjustablerouting guide 89 Carcase-clampingjigs t 26 Joint-makingjigs 90 Workbenchclamping jigs r 31 Shaperjigs 34 Vacuumjigs 94 SANDING IIGS I 96 |igs for face-and edge-sanding I 36 CUTTTNGIrcS 98 Auxiliary sandingtables 40 Sizingboard for crosscuts 100 Hand-sandingjigs I 4l Miter and crosscutguide 42 Ripping jigs IO2 TOOL EXTENSIONSAND TABTES I 43 TWocircle-cutting jigs 105 Plateioiner stand I 46 Wedge-makingjig 106 Tablesfor power tools 47 Two jigs for anglecuts II2 Viseextension stand I on the band saw 113 Adjustableroller stand jigs I 48 Thper 49 A bladeheight II4 STORAGEDEVICES I 50 Crosscutand miter jigs II7 Storingsaws and blades 52 Raisedpanel jig 118 Mobile clamprack I 53 Board-straighteningjig 120 Lumber storageracks I 54 Auxiliary fencesand tables 56 Cove-cuttingjig T22 SHOPAIDS I 57 TWotenoning jigs 125 Safetvdevices I I28 Sawhorses 60 DRIIIING JIGS 130 Workshophelpers I 62 Center-drillingjig 63 Tilting tablejig I4O GLOSSARY t 64 fig for drilling equally I spacedholes I42 INDEX 65 V-block jig I 66 Pockethole jig I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS r 67 Boring deepholes I I I The Art of Woodworking - Tables and Desks I CONTENTS I I I 6 INTRODUCTION 88 TOPS I 90 Inventoryof top designs 12 TABLEAND DESK BASICS 92 Hardwareand accessories I 14 Wood movement 93 Preparinga top I 16 Selectingand orderingwood 96 Attachinga top t 18 Lumberdefects 101 Adjustabletops 19 Preparingstock II2 Decorativeelements I 2L Designingtables and desks I 22 Tableand deskstyles 116 DRAWERS 118 Anatomy of a drawer I 28 DESK CASEWORK I20 Drawerjoinery I 30 TWotypes of deskcasework 131 Drawerhardware 32 Caseworkjoints 133 Mounting drawers I 33 Buildinga carcase 138 Drawerstops I 4L Buildinga frame-and- paneldesk 140 GTOSSARY I I 54 LEGSAND RAITS I42 INDEX 56 Legstyles and hardware t 57 Leg-to-railjoints I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I 58 Tiipod table 59 Pedestaltable I 60 Thperedlegs I 63 Cabriolelegs I 66 Ttrrnedlegs 68 Pedestallegs I 69 Octagonallegs I 72 Leg-to-railjoinery I t t I I I I I The Art of Woodworking - I The Art of Woodworking - I CONTENTS I I r I 6 INTRODUCTION IIO DECORAIIVEFINISHES II2 Toolsand accessories I 12 SAFETY 113 Stenciling I 118 Graining 20 PREPARINGTHE SURFACE 122 Marbling I 22 Toolsand accessories I 24 Planing 126 FINISHING TOUCHES 30 Scraping I28 Toolsand accessories I 35 Sanding I29 Preparingto rub out the finish 43 Repairingsurface damage 130 Rubbingout a finish t 50 Raisingthe grain t 51 Filling the grain 136 CLEANING AND STORAGE t 54 CHANGING THE COLOR 140 GrossARY t 56 Toolsand accessories 57 Bleaching I42 INDEX t 59 The varietiesof wood stains I 60 Dve stains I44 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 64 Pigmentstains I 68 Stainingwood I 75 Pickling a wood surface 76 Chemicalstains I 80 Fuming I 82 PROTECTIVEFINISHES r 84 Toolsand accessories 86 Choosinga protectivefinish I 91 Finishingby hand I 93 Settingup your sprayequipment 97 Working with sprayequipment I I02 Anatomy of a sprayroom I I04 Identifting and avoiding sprayproblems I 106 Frenchpolishing I I t I I I The Art of Woodworking - Wood Turning I t CONTENTS I I 6 INTRODUCTION 116 TURNING PROJECTS I 118 Off-centerturning t 12 SETTINGUP I20 Goblets L4 Anatomy of a lathe I 1,24 Liddedboxes 16 Tool restsand lathestands L29 Dried flower vase r 20 Lathetools L32 Nuts and seedpods I 23 Latheaccessories I34 Thbletops 26 Measuringand marking tools 136 Laminatedbowls t 28 Safety 138 Laminatedplates I 3l Selectingwood I4O GLOSSARY I 32 SHARPENING t 34 Sharpeningtechniques T42 INDEX I 46 T44 ACKNOWTEDGMENTS I 48 A galleryof spindlecuts 49 Settingup I 53 Basicspindle cuts I 64 Decorativespindle cuts 73 Split and carvedturnings I 79 Finishing I I 82 FACEPLATETURNING 84 Mounting methods I 96 Bowl turning I 103 Hollowing out the bowl 111 Natural-topbowls I I r t t I I I I .l

The Art of Woodworking - Woodworking Machines CONTENTS

6 INTRODUCTION rO4 DRItt PRESS 106 Anatomyof a drill press 12 TABLESAW 108 Settingup and safety 14 Anatomvof a tablesaw 110 Bitsand accessories 16 Settingrip II2 Straightand angledholes 18 Safetv I 18 Dowels,plugs and tenons 20 Tablesaw blades I 19 Mortising techniques 24 Ripping 122 The drill pressas sander 30 Crosscutting 35 Anglecuts r24 IOTNTER 36 Dado cuts 126 Anatomyof a 40 Moldings I28 Settingup and safety 44 Thblesaw joinery 130 Jointerknives I32 |ointing 48 RADIALARM SAW 135 Salvagingwarped stock 50 Anatomy of a radial arm saw 136 Rabbets, and tapers 52 Settingup 139 Planer 58 Radialarm sawblades and accessories I4O GLOSSARY 60 Safew 62 Crosicutting I42 INDEX 63 Anglecuts 66 Ripping I44 ACKNO\,VLEDGMENTS 69 Dado cuts 75 Moldings 76 Radialarm sawjoinery

78 BAND SAW 80 Anatomvof a band saw 82 Settingdp 85 Safetv 86 blades 89 Cutting curves 94 Straightcuts 98 Angleand tapercuts 100 Cutting duplicatepieces 101 Bandsaw joinery