I I t I I t I THEA RTO FW OODWORKING HOMEWORI$HOP r I WORKSHOGPU IDE T I ANATOMYO FA BOARD I SAFETTYIP S I . Weara ppropriates afetyg ear wheno peratinga woodworking I machine:s afetyg lasses,a face shieldf or extrap rotectiona, nd I hearingp rotectorso r earplugsl.f therei s no dustc ollections ystem, I weara dust mask.F ore xoticw oods, sucha s ebony,u se a respirator; the sawdustm ay causea n I allergicr eaction. 5HO?.MADE?U?H 'TICK' I . Makes uret hatw orkshopli ghting Tushe lickef or feedinge ilocki nlo eawb ladeso r jointer knivee and ventilationa re adequatea nd arec ommercialalyv ailable,butyocua ne asilym akeyouor wn I tahnadt s wtourrkd ys.urfacesa re large ueing3 /+-inchV lywooda nd a bande awo r sabere aw.N o ore ohapei e ideal;d eeiqna Vuehs Lickt hat ie comforlableN ou ee I . Ready ouro wner'sm anuatc are- and suiLablfeo r the machinea ndj ob at hand.A 4b" angle fullyb eforeo peratinga ny machine. beLweetnh e handlea nd,t he baeei e beetfor mo6t cuLeo n a I tablee aw,w hilea emallear nglew, i|ht he handlec losert o Nhe . Tie backl ongh air,r ollu p long Nablei,e beNlerf or feedinqs lock acroeea radiala rm sawL able. I sleevesa nd avoidl ooseJitting Thel onqb aeeo f a ohoe-ohapepdu ohe tick (bottom,l eft) allowo octlhoethrj ienwgeR.l reymt hoavt cera inn gcasat cnhd in you Noa pplyh eavyd ownward? reooureo n a workpieceF.o r I a familiarg rip,u eea favoriNeh andeawh and,laes a movtngp ans. t lemplatre( bottom, riqht). WhaileveNr hed eoiqn, . Keepc hildreno, nlookersa nd makel he noNchin the baeel argee noughto petsa wayf romt he worka rea. holdl he sLock,a ndy et ehallowe nouqh I Noo uVporLit withoutt,o uchinqt he . Unpluga machineb efore table of lhe machine. I performings etupo r installation Keepp uehe licke close operattons. at hand,r eadyt o feed I Holef or slock at lhe st arL . Concentrateo n the job; do not or finieho f a cul. hanging t rusho r take shortcutsN. everw ork when you are tired,s tressedo r have I beend rinkinga lcohool r using medicationsth at induce drowsiness. I . Wheneverp ossiblec, lampd own t the workpiecel,e avingb othh ands freet o performa n operation. t (--------l . Finda comfortablest ance;a void I over-reaching. . Turnt he machineo ff if it produces I an unfamiliavr ibrationo r noise; havet he machines ervicedb efore I resumingo perations. I . Keepy ourw orka reac leana nd tidy;c lutterc an leadt o accidents. I I I THE ART OF WOODWORKING WOODWORKING WHINES TIME-LIFBEO OKS ALEXANDRIVAI.R GINIA ST.R EMYP RESS MONTREALN. EWY ORK .t THE ART OF WOODWORKING was produced by THECONSUNANTS ST. REMY MUITIMEDIA INC. Mark Duginske,a cabinetmakerw ho lives in WausauW, isconsin,i s a contributing PR-ESIDENT PierreL €veil16 editor to Fine Wood working magazine and the author ofseveralb ooks on woodwork- SeriesE ditor PierreH ome-Douglas ing power tools. SeriesA rt Director FrancineL emieux SeniorE ditors Marc Cassini( Text) Leonard Leei s the presidento fVeritas Tools HeatherM ills (Research) and LeeV alleyT ools,m anufacturersa nd retail- Art Directors Normand Boudreault,S olangeL aberge erso f fine woodworkingh and tools. He is also Designer Luc Germain the publishera nd executivee ditoro f Woodcuts, ResearcEh ditor Jim McRae amagazinet hat focuseso n the history and PictureE ditor ChristopherJ ackson techniqueso f woodworking. Co n tr ibu ti ng I llustra to r s RonaldD urepos,C hristianef ltalien, RobertP aquet,S tudio La Perlubtein c. Giles Miller-Mead hast aught advancedc abi- Administrator NatalieW atanabe netmakinga t Montreal technicals choolsf or ProductionM anager MichelleT urbide more than ten years.A nativeo f New Zealand, SystemC oordinator Jean-LucR oy he previouslyw orked asa restorero f antique Photographer RobertC hartier furniture. )osephT ruini is SeniorE ditor of Home MechanixmagazineA. former Shopa nd Tools Editor of PopularM echanicsh, e hasw orked as TIME a cabinetmakerh, ome improvementc ontractor @ and carpenter. ffi Time-Life Books is a division of Time Life Inc. Woodworkingm achines. p. cm.-(The Art of Woodworking) Includesi ndex. TIME LIFE INC. ISBN0 -8094-9900-2. ISBN0 -8094-9e01-(0li b.b dg). PKESIDENaTn dC EO: GeorgAe rtandi 1. Woodworkingt ools. 2. Woodworking machinery. 3. Saws. TIMB-LIFE BOOKS I. Time- Life Books. II Series PRES/DENTj JohnD . 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U.S.A. .l CONTENTS 6 INTRODUCTION rO4 DRItt PRESS 106 Anatomyo f a drill press 12 TABLESAW 108 Settingu p and safety 14 Anatomvo f a tables aw 110 Bitsa nd accessories 16 Settingr ip II2 Straighta nd angledh oles 18 Safetv I 18 Dowels,p lugsa nd tenons 20 Tables awb lades I 19 Mortising techniques 24 Ripping 122 The drill pressa ss ander 30 Crosscutting 35 Anglec uts r24 IOTNTER 36 Dado cuts 126 Anatomyo f a jointer 40 Moldings I28 Settingu p and safety 44 Thbles awj oinery 130 Jointerk nives I32 |ointing 48 RADIALARM SAW 135 Salvagingw arpeds tock 50 Anatomy of a radial arm saw 136 Rabbetsc, hamfersa nd tapers 52 Settingu p 139 Planer 58 Radiala rm sawb lades and accessories I4O GLOSSARY 60 Safew 62 Crosicutting I42 INDEX 63 Anglec uts 66 Ripping I44 ACKNO\,VLEDGMENTS 69 Dado cuts 75 Moldings 76 Radiala rm sawj oinery 78 BAND SAW 80 Anatomvo f a band saw 82 Settingd p 85 Safetv 86 Bands awb lades 89 Cutting curves 94 Straightc uts 98 Anglea nd taperc uts 100 Cutting duplicatep ieces 101 Bands awj oinery - INTRODUCTION GilesM iller-Meadt alksa bout TABLES AMS hef irstt ables awI evere ncounterebde longetdo myf riend'sd ad,a Danishb oat builderH. e'db uilt it himselof ut of ana ssortmenotf partso f indeterminataeg e ando rigina ndi t proudlyo ccupiead c ornero f hisw orlshopI.t alwayasm azemd e howS venc ouldt urn out anyn umbero f identicalp, reciselcyu tp ieceas ndt hen,a fter changinhgi ss et-upm, akele ngthso fbeautifucl ustomm oldingsA. ll theseo perations wered onew ith seemingleyf fortlesesf ficiency. I wasa lwayps esterinhgi m to let met ry usingit and,w henh ef inallyd id, thef irst projecwt em adeto gethewr asa seto f floorboardfso r myv intagec at a 1938R over SportsS edanE. venn ow,n early2 5y earsla ter,I still lookb acka t Svena ndt hef loor- boardp rojecat st hef irsts tirringso f myd esireto makea l ivingf romw oodworking. My presentta bles awb, oughst econd-hanmdo ret han1 0y earsa goi,s a l2-inch commerciaml odewl ith a 3-horsepowmero tor.I couldrlti maginem yw oodworking shopw ithouti t. I relyo n myt ables awa tm anys tagetsh roughoumt yp rojectsw, hether cuttingw orkpiecetso sizem, akingd ifferenjto ints,b uildingd rawersa ndd oors,o r creatinga v arietyo f moldingp atternsI .a lsom akea lot of chairsin myworlahopa nd I find myt ables awp articularlyu sefirflo r cuttingt hea ngledte nonso n thes eart ails. WhenI builtm yh ouseI, s tartedb yb uildingth ew orlshopo; nceth atw asu p,t het able sawc ameth roughfo r meo ncea gainc, uttings heetosf plywoodto sizea ndm aking allt het rim for thee ntireh ousea, sw ella sc uttingo thera ssortepdi eces. I think I liket het ables aws om uchf or twom ainr easonFs.i rsto f all,i t'ss ucha v er- satilem achines;e conds,i ncem osto f them otora ndb ladea reb eneathth et abley, ou cans eea t a glancew hat'sg oingo n.T here'ns othingt o obscuryeo urv iewo f thew ork surfaceS.t ill,I havea greadt eaol f respecfot r itsa bilityt o causbeo dilyi njury-a leson that'sb eend rummedin to meo n a coupleo f occasionBs.u tI consideirt a safe machinea,s l onga st hep ropepr recautionasre o bserveadn dt heo peratoirs nt overtired or in too mucho f a hurry.A ll in all, the tables awi s a magnificenmt achinea ndI couldntd ow ithouti t. A nativeo f NewZ ealnnd,G ilesM iller-Mead is seen herei nhis workshop/witho neo f hisp rizedt ools-a vintaget ables awa cquiredin thee arly 1980s. - INTRODUCTION FrankK lauszd iscusses RADIALARM SAMS ntil hew asa bout1 4y earso ld,m y sonw asc ontentt o spendh is sum- mersi n my shopd oings andingjo bs. Thenh e decidedto makes omething himselfI. suggestehded esigna j ewelry box,w hichI helpedh im construcTt.h e nexts ummehr,e w antedto builds ome- thingw ithoutm y help-which meant workingo n mybigm achines. Beings afety-conscioI ugso,t a b it ner- vousS. till,I tookh im to ther adiaal rm sawa nde xplainetdh eb asicsT. henI paintedtw o redl ineso n thes awt able, eacha fewi nchesa wayfr omt heb lade, "Safety andf illedi n thes pacien between. with thism achineis simple,I" told him. "Keep yourh andsa wayfr om ther ed zone.I"n no timea ta ll,h ew asw orking at thes aww ithouts upervisionH.e c ut /rinch rabbetisn to thee dgeosf hisj ew- elryb oxt op anda ddeda blacke bony inlayI. wouldh aveu seda routerb, uth e did finew ith thes aw. Becausyeo up ullt heb ladein toa sta- tionaryworkpiecthee, r adiaal rms awis av erys afem achin*providedy ous etu p properlyu, seo nlys harpb ladesf,o llow them anufacturers'sa fetyin structions and,i fyou wish,a ddy ouro wnr edz one. I uset her adiaal rms awfo r a variety of tasksc: rosscuttinrgo ughl umber, cuttingm itersa ndd adoesa,n dr ipping. If you rip, remembetro feede venly andf romt hec orrecst ideo f thet ableto avoidk ickback. FrankK auszo wnsa worleshoinp PluckeminN,e wJ ersetyh, ats pecializes in makinga ndr estorinfign ef urniture.