Much like a traditional apprenticeship, this jargon-free guide presents all the information you ll need to get started with this rewarding craft. With John Bullar as your teacher and guide, work your way through sections on choosing and storing timber, using and maintaining hand tools, creating precision joints, an introduction to laminating and veneering and finally a look at basic machinery. Ten great practice projects are designed to put to the test all that you have learnt starting with a simple oak stool and progressing through to more challenging work. So, if you are a beginner, trainee or student of cabinetmaking or you simply want to brush up on your skills, then everything you need can be found in this complete foundation course.
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John Bullar is a prolific contributor to many woodworking magazines. His clear and concise approach make his work very popular with beginners and him the perfect author for a woodworking foundation course.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By CB Daniels
Format:Paperback
A great guide which takes you through choice of wood, selection and use of tools, techniques such as making joints through to projects. All areas are covered in a helpful style illustrated with detailed photographs. The ten projects progress from a simple stool to an attractive Arts and Crafts style wardrobe designed to complement the bed and bedside cabinet projects. The projects part include clear diagrams, cutting lists and photographs with good text giving you the benefit of the author's practical experience. Where there are any particular areas of difficulty in a project these are discussed and helpful advice on detailed technique is given.
The book would be a great buy for anyone wanting to start out or progress in cabinetmaking
The book would be a great buy for anyone wanting to start out or progress in cabinetmaking
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By K. Hall
Format:Paperback
John Bullar's book provides the reader with jargon-free basic skills for making furniture and to this end he largely succeeds. Pared back text and very good in-focus detail shots of marking out, measuring, and joint cutting get the message across. There is introductory material on timber selection, choice of hand tools and the safe use of woodworking machinery followed by ten graded step-by-step projects that allow you to practice and perfect the techniques discussed. A good self-teaching book that covers all the techniques and gives advice on using tools to obtain the best results.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Mathew
Format:Paperback
This book is for intermediate level woodworker, a key theme in the book is about making high quality furniture using both hand tools and modern machinery. The projects in the book are of a high standard of precision and well worth making. A good starting point for someone who wants to learn the right skills. Very well presented, a well thought out book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great starter book
Great book to cover most bases at a foundation level, however, it misses a little intermediate information I'd consider worth mentioning. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ed Leith
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Very informative
Lots of pictures, lots of information! This is a book to return to time and time again. I have yet to start any of the projects in this book, but I can't wait to get my teeth into... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mark Atherton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book
Easy to understand and clear as it guides you step by step and what tools to use.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in woodwork!
Published 23 months ago by C. Karatzas
4.0 out of 5 stars
cabinetmaking; a foundation course
An enjoyable and stimulating book, clearly written making a few hours in the workshop more challenging.
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