THE COMPLETE STEP-BY-STEP MANUAL Senior Editor Gareth Jones Publisher Jonathan Metcalf Senior Art Editor Gillian Andrews Art Director Bryn Walls Editors Bob Bridle, Joanna Edwards, Gill Pitts, Miezan Van Zyl, Clare Weber Produced for Dorling Kindersley by Designers Sarah-Anne Arnold, Schermuly Design Co. LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, Jillian Burr, Sharon Spencer Creative Director Hugh Schermuly MELBOURNE, DELHI Production Editor Tony Phipps Project Manager Cathy Meeus Production Controller Louise Daly Editors Richard Gilbert, Mary Lindsay, Jacket Designer Mark Cavanagh Designers Sally Geeve, Joanne Little, Lee Riches, Steve Woosnam-Savage Discover more at Managing Editor Stephanie Farrow Illustrator Simon Rodway www.dk.com Managing Art Editor Lee Griffiths Commissioned Photography Gerard Brown Writers Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater, All rights reserved. No part of this publication Glyn Bridgewater, Colin Eden-Eadon, Sally may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a Neither the authors nor the publisher take any Francis, John Lloyd, Jonathan Tibbs, J.M. Wilkie retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by responsibility for any injury or damage resulting any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, from the use of techniques shown or described First published in 2010 by recording, or otherwise, without the prior written in this book. The reader is advised to follow all Dorling Kindersley Limited permission of the copyright holder. safety instructions carefully, wear the correct 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL protective clothing, and, where appropriate, follow A CIP catalogue record for this book is available all manufacturers’ instructions. For more detailed A Penguin Company from the British Library. information on Health and Safety, please see pages 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 978-1-4053-3206-4 17 and 78–79. Copyright © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Ltd Printed and bound in China by Toppan CONTENTS 10 Introduction POWER TOOLS 12 About this book 42 Drills and drivers 44 Routers TOOLS 50 Hand-held power saws 52 Sanders and nailers 16 Introduction 17 Work safely STATIONARY AND MACHINE TOOLS HAND TOOLS 54 Table saws 56 Band saws 18 Saws 58 Planers and thicknessers 22 Planes 60 Lathes and cutting tools 30 Chisels 62 Mortisers 34 Measuring and marking tools 64 Commercial joining systems 39 Striking tools 66 Pillar drills 40 Cramps 67 Fixings 68 Workshop 94 Edge-to-edge joint 70 Workbenches and work supports 96 Loose tongue-and-groove joint 72 Sharpening tools 98 Fixed tongue-and-groove joint 74 Gluing and cramping 100 Cross-halving joint 76 Scrapers and abrasives 102 Dovetail half-lap joint 78 Safety clothing and first aid 104 Corner-halving joint 105 Scarf joint 106 Full housing joint 108 Shouldered and stopped housing joint TECHNIQUES 110 Dovetail housing joint 112 Butt-mitre joint 82 Introduction 113 Mitred half-lap joint 84 Preparing wood 114 Loose-tongue mitre joint 115 Keyed mitre joint JOINERY 116 Basic mortise-and-tenon joint 120 Haunched-tenon joint 92 Choosing a joint 121 Secret haunched-tenon joint 122 Wedged through mortise-and-tenon joint WOODS 125 Knock-down tenon joint 126 Draw-bore tenon joint 128 T-bridle joint 178 Woods 131 Corner-bridle joint 179 Softwoods 132 Comb joint 184 Hardwoods 134 Through-dovetail joint 198 Veneers 138 Lapped-dovetail joint 140 Floating-tenon joint 142 Joints using commercial connectors PROJECTS 150 Jigs and templates 152 Turning techniques 202 Introduction 157 Veneering 204 Chopping board 164 Finishing techniques 206 Coat rack 172 Restoring furniture 209 Mirror frame