Band Saw Fundamentals


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"Take full advantage of the most essential woodworking power tool. If there's one tool that no workshop should be without, it's the band saw. It's used to crosscut, rip, create a variety of woodworking joints, and more. Rick Peters helps you select and accessorize your band saw, describes the basic and advanced techniques it's capable of, explains how to make jigs and fixtures, and shows how to maintain your saw. There are also several great projects to test your, skills" -- back cover.




New Complete Guide to Band Saws


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Learn to master the band saw, the workshop's most versatile tool. Includes buying advice, expert instruction, tips for making jigs, 500 illustrations, and more.




Scroll Saw Fundamentals


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Their paces. Peters delves right into the details of spindle, faceplate, bowl, and embellishing turning; finishing; making jigs and fixtures; and doing maintenance and troubleshooting. With those skills honed, woodworkers can turn to fine projects, including a lidded box and 2-tier candy dish.




Band Saw Handbook


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Here’s every saw, blade, option, and technique—along with 1,000 illustrations and instructions that present a complete course in cutting basics. “Offers some terrific troubleshooting hints, projects, and basic instructions.”—Booklist. “Even devoted band saw users will find valuable information in this book...an enlightening experience.”—Workbench. “Duginske describes how to properly fine-tune and use this versatile tool for straight cuts, curves, and joinery.”—Library Journal




The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book


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What makes band saw boxes so wonderful? They don’t require a shop full of expensive tools, they have unlimited design potential, and they’re easy to make. For years, woodworker Donna Menke has researched every aspect of the process, accumulating a wealth of knowledge about band-saw use, safety precautions, construction, and finishing techniques. Here, she passes on those ideas and skills, explaining all the basics of selecting and handling the wood, cutting, sanding, fitting edges, gluing, making repairs, and giving the box a gorgeous surface treatment, such as carving or inlay. The breathtaking projects begin with an easy, no-fail Bangle Box, and include a mahogany Star Box, a Man in the Moon box with a segmented lid, and many others. A Selection of the F & W Book Club.




The Bandsaw Book


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Organised for ease of access, this colour-illustrated guide to the band saw provides supplementary and essential information on using band saws that often stays buried in OEM manuals or is so vague as to be of no great use.




Miter Saw Fundamentals


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Part of the 'Popular Mechanics Workshop', this text covers the miter saw, a must-have on every job site. Projects include a simple desk frame, beveled tray and end table.




Building Beautiful Boxes with Your Band Saw


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Fluid, elegant and unique, Lois Keener Ventura's boxes elevate woodworking to a contemporary art form. You can capture the same effects in your own work following this guide's step-by-step band saw techniques. Whether you want to recreate these boxes as they appear or add your own distinctive variations, this book provides the instruction and inspiration you need. From cutting to finishing, this book provides patterns, photos and clear directions that make every step easy to achieve with basic tools and materials. Projects begin simply and progress into more elaborate designs, allowing you to build your skills with the creation of each new box. Best of all, these boxes are as practical as they are stunning, making them perfect to sell or give as gifts.




The New Bandsaw Box Book


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The author presents his spin on the wooden box with a collection of stylish boxes to make with your trusty bandsaw.




Success with Bandsaws


Book Description

The compact and versatile bandsaw is one of the most ubiquitous workshop machines - in a small shop it may well be the only machine. Its ability to cut both straight lines and curves makes it indispensable to turners and carvers as well as to mainstream woodworkers such as joiners and cabinetmakers. This book shows you how to get the best from it by choosing the most suitable machine for your needs, setting it up correctly, selecting the most appropriate blade for the job in hand and shows you how to save time and money by making your own jigs and templates. Full of practical information, fully illustrated in colour andwith a strong emphasis on health and safety issues.




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