A Complete How To Guide To Woodworking, Woodcarving And Woodturning


These guides can teach you the basics of carpentry and woodworking.  These CD's cover everything for the beginner to the advanced craftsman.

Learn everything you need to know from basic tools, shop layout, woodworking joints,

If you are looking for some great lessons, tips and plans; these are very informative and instructive books.

 

There are 6 complete books in total on this CD!  All yours for only $9.95.  Titles included are...

Book 1...A Complete Guide to Woodworking Joints

From the Forward..."To be successful in woodworking the possession of two secrets is essential—to know the right joint to use, and to know how to make that joint in the right way."

This guide has fifteen chapters and over 400 illustrations and photos on the proper joints used in woodworking projects.

Includes chapters on the mortise & tenon, dovetails, tongue & groove and much more.

Some of the over 400 illustrations include...

136 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:

The Glued Joint

The Halved Joint

The Bridle Joint

The Tongued and Grooved Joint

The Mortise and Tenon Joint

The Dowelling Joint

The Scarf Joint

The Hinged Joint

Shutting Joints

The Dovetail Joint

Dovetail Grooving

The Mitered Joint

Joints for Curved Work

Miscellaneous Joints

Puzzle Joints


Book 2...A Complete Guide to Woodturning - How to Use the Lathe

If you are looking to learn to turn wood, want some advanced exercises or want some excellent plans...this book is for you!

This guide has eleven chapters and over 170 illustrations and photos on the proper use of tools and exercises used in woodturning.

Includes chapters on turning duplicates, turning tools, spindle & face plate turning, many plans, care and use of the lathe and much more.

The ultimate aim of this book is to give, through the exercises and problems, a thorough understanding of the principles of wood turning by gradually developing the confidence of the pupil in the complete control of his tools, at the same time suggesting harmonious lines in design which will lead to other ideas in designing problems.

Some of the over 170 illustrations include...

119 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:

CHAPTER I
Introductory
--Commercial and Educational Values of Wood Turning
--Elements of Success

 

CHAPTER II
The Lathe
--Care of the Lathe
--Speed of the Lathe
--Method of Figuring the Diameter of Pulleys
--Rules for Finding the Speeds and Sizes of Pulleys
--Points on Setting Up the Lathe and Shafting

 

CHAPTER III
Wood Turning Tools
--Grinding and Whetting Turning Tools
--The Gouge
--The Parting Tool
--Scraping Tools

 

CHAPTER IV
Spindle Turning
--Centering Stock
--Clamping Stock in the Lathe
--Adjusting the Tool Rest
--Position of the Operator at the Lathe
--Holding the Tools
--Use of the Tools in Spindle Turning

 

CHAPTER V
Tool Processes in Spindle Turning
--The Roughing Cut
--The Sizing Cut
--The Smoothing Cut
--Testing for Smoothness
--Measuring for Length
--Squaring Ends
--Cutting Off
--Shoulder Cuts
--Taper Cuts
--V Cuts-Concave Cuts
--Convex Cuts
--Combination Cuts
--Chisel Handles
--Mallets and Handles
--Vise Handles

--Squaring Ends
--Cutting Off
--Shoulder Cuts
--Taper Cuts
--V Cuts-Concave Cuts
--Convex Cuts
--Combination Cuts
--Chisel Handles
--Mallets and Handles
--Vise Handles

CHAPTER VI
Oval Turning
--Tool Operations

 

CHAPTER VII
Duplicate Turning
--Use of Measuring Stick
--Use of Templates

 

CHAPTER VIII
Finishing and Polishing
--Ordinary Cabinet Finishing
--French Polishing
--Method of Applying French Polish

 

CHAPTER IX
Face-Plate and Chuck Turning
--Methods of Fastening Stock
--Small Single Screw Face-Plate
--Large Surface Screw Face-Plate
--Gluing to Waste Stock
--Lathe Adjustments
--Position of Tool Rest

 

CHAPTER X
Tool Processes in Face-Plate and Chuck Turning
--Straight Cuts
--Roughing Off Corners
--Callipering for Diameter
--Smoothing Cut
--Roughing Cut on the Face
--Smoothing the Face
--Laying Off Measurements
--External Shoulders
--Internal Shoulders
--Taper Cuts
--V Cuts
--Concave Cuts
--Convex Cuts
--Combination Cuts
--Use of Scraping Tools
--Internal Boring
--Turning a Sphere

 

CHAPTER XI
Spiral Turning
--Single Spiral, Straight Shaft
--Tapered Shaft
--Double Spiral, Tapered Shaft
--Double Spiral, Straight Shaft
--Double Groove Spiral, Straight Shaft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Book 3...Carpentry For Boys and Beginners

Learn the basics of carpentry.

This guide has twenty-one chapters and 250 illustrations on learning in simple language.

Includes chapters on drawing, laying out your work, designing and architecture.

 

Some of the 250 illustrations include...

169 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:

I. Tools and Their Uses

Knowledge of Tools. A Full Kit of Tools. The Hatchet. The Claw Hammer. About Saws—Cross-cut, Rip Saw, Back Saw. Planes—Jack Plane, Smoothing Plane, Pore Plane. Gages. Chisels—Firmer Chisel. Trusses. Saw Clamps. The Grindstone. Oilstone. Miter Box. The Work Bench.

 

II. How to Grind and Sharpen Tools

Care of Tools—-First Requisites. Saws—How to Set. Saw-set Errors. Saw Setting Block. Filing. The Angle of Filing. Filing Pitch. Saw Clamps. Filing Suggestions. The File. Using the File. The Grindstone. In the Use of Grindstones. Correct Way of Holding Tool in Grinding. Care of Stone. Incorrect Way to Hold Tool. Way to Revolve or Turn Grindstone. The Plane. The Gage. Chisels. General Observations.

 

III. How to Hold and Handle Tools

On the Holding of Tools. The Saw. How to Start a Saw. Sawing on a Line. The First Stroke. The Starting Cut for Cross-cutting. Forcing a Saw. The Stroke. The Chinese Saw. Things to Avoid. The Plane. Angle for Holding Planes. Errors to be Avoided. The Gage. Holding the Gage. The Draw-knife.

 

IV. How to Design Articles

Fundamentals of Designing. The Commercial Instinct. First Requirements of Designing. Conventional Styles. The Mission Style. Cabinets. Harmony of Parts. Harmony of Wood.

 

V. How work is Laid Out

Concrete Examples of Work. Dimensions. Laying Out a Table. The Top. The Mortises. The Facing Boards. The Tenons. Tools Used. Chamfered Tenons. The Frame. The Drawer Support. The Table Frame. The Top. The Drawer. How Any Structure is Built Up. Observations About Making a Box. Points. Beveling and Mitering. Proper Terms. Picture Frames. Dovetail Points. Box Points. First Steps in Dovetailing. Cutting Out the Spaces. Tools Used in Laying Out Mortises and Tenons.

 

VI. The Uses of the Compass and the Square

The Compass. Determining Angles. Definition of Degrees. Degrees Without a Compass. How Degrees are Calculated by the Dividers.

 

VII. How the Different Structural Parts are Designated

Importance of Proper Designation. How to Explain Mechanical Forms. Defining Segment and Sector. Arcade, Arch, Buttress, Flying Buttress, Chamfer, Cotter, Crenellated, Crosses, Curb Roof, Cupola, Crown Post, Corbels, Dormer, Dowel, Drip, Detent, Extrados, Engrailed, Facet, Fret, Fretwork, Frontal, Frustums, Fylfot, Gambrel Roof, Gargoyle, Gudgeon, Guilloche. Half Timbered, Hammer Beam, Header, Hip Roof, Hood Molding, Enclave, Interlacing Arch, Inverted, Inverted Arch, Key Stone, King Post, Label, Louver, Lintel, Lug, M-Roof, Mansard Roof, Newel, Parquetry, Peen, Pendant, Pedestal, Pedestal, Plinth, Portico, Plate, Queen Post, Quirk Molding, Re-entering Angle, Rafter, Scarfing, Scotia Molding, Sill, Skewback, Spandrel, Strut, Stud, Stile, Tie Beam, Timber, Trammel, Turret, Transom, Valley Roof.

 

VII. How the Different Structural Parts are Designated

Importance of Proper Designation. How to Explain Mechanical Forms. Defining Segment and Sector. Arcade, Arch, Buttress, Flying Buttress, Chamfer, Cotter, Crenellated, Crosses, Curb Roof, Cupola, Crown Post, Corbels, Dormer, Dowel, Drip, Detent, Extrados, Engrailed, Facet, Fret, Fretwork, Frontal, Frustums, Fylfot, Gambrel Roof, Gargoyle, Gudgeon, Guilloche. Half Timbered, Hammer Beam, Header, Hip Roof, Hood Molding, Enclave, Interlacing Arch, Inverted, Inverted Arch, Key Stone, King Post, Label, Louver, Lintel, Lug, M-Roof, Mansard Roof, Newel, Parquetry, Peen, Pendant, Pedestal, Pedestal, Plinth, Portico, Plate, Queen Post, Quirk Molding, Re-entering Angle, Rafter, Scarfing, Scotia Molding, Sill, Skewback, Spandrel, Strut, Stud, Stile, Tie Beam, Timber, Trammel, Turret, Transom, Valley Roof.

 

VIII. Drawing and Its Utility

Fundamentals in Drawing. Representing Objects. Forming Lines and Shadows. Analysis of Lines and Shadings. How to Show Plain Surfaces. Concave Surfaces. Convex Surfaces. Shadows from a Beam. Flat Effects. The Direction of Light. Raised Surfaces. Depressed Surfaces. Full Shading. Illustrating Cube Shading. Shading Effect. Heavy Lines. Perspectives. True Perspective of a Cube. Isometric Cube. Flattened Perspective. Technical Designations. Sector and Segment. Terms of Angles. Circles and Curves. Irregular Curves. Ellipses and Ovals. Focal Points. Produced Line. Spirals, Perpendicular and Vertical. Signs to Indicate Measurement. Definitions. Abscissa. Angle. Apothegm. Apsides or Apsis. Chord. Cycloid. Conoid. Conic Section. Ellipsoid. Epicycloids. Evolutes. Flying Buttress. Focus. Gnomes. Hexagon. Hyperbola. Hypotenuse. Incidental. Isosceles. Triangle. Parabola. Parallelogram. Pelecoid. Polygons. Pyramid. Rhomb. Sector. Segment. Sinusoid. Tangent. Tetrahedron. Vertex.

IX. Moldings, with Practical Illustrations in Embellishing Work

Moldings. The Basis of Moldings. The Simplest Moldings. The Astragal. The Cavetto. The Ovolo. The Torus. The Apothegm. The Cymatium. The Ogee. Ogee Recta. Ogee Reversal. The Reedy. The Casement. The Roman-Doric Column. Lesson from the Doric Column. Applying Molding. Base. Embellishments. Straight-faced Molding. Plain Molding. Base. Diversified Uses. Shadows Cast by Moldings.

 

X. An Analysis of Tenoning, Mortising, Rabbeting and Beading

Where Mortises Should be Used. Depth of Mortises. Rule for Mortises. True Mortise Work. Steps in Cutting Mortises. Things to Avoid in Mortising. Lap-and-Butt Joints. Scarfing. The Tongue and Groove. Beading. Ornamental Bead Finish. The Bead and Rabbet. Shading with Beads and Rabbets.

 

XI. House Building

House Building. The Home and Embellishments. Beauty Not Ornamentation. Plain Structures. Colonial Type. The Roof the Keynote. Bungalow Types. General House Building. Building Plans. The Plain Square-Floor Plan. The Rectangular Plan. Room Measurements. Front and Side Lines. The Roof. Roof Pitch. The Foundation. The Sills. The Flooring Joist. The Studding. Setting Up. The Plate. Intermediate Studding. Wall Headers. Ceiling Joist. Braces. The Rafters. The Gutter. Setting Door and Window Frames. Plastering and Finish Work.

 

XII. Bridges, Trussed Work and Like Structures

Bridges. Self-supporting Roofs. Common Trusses. The Vertical Upright Truss. The Warren Girder. The Bowstring Girder. Fundamental Truss Forms.

 

XIII. The Best Woods for the Beginner

The Best Woods. Soft Woods. Hard Woods. The Most Difficult Woods. The Hard-ribbed Grain in Wood. The Easiest Working Woods. Differences in the Working of Woods. Forcing Saws in Wood.

 

XIV. Wood Turning

Advantages of Wood Turning. Simple Turning Lathe. The Rails. The Legs. Centering Blocks. The Tail-stock. The Tool Rest. Materials. The Mandrel. Fly-wheel. The Tools Required.

 

XV. On the Use of Stains

Soft Wood. Use of Stains. Stains as Imitations. Good Taste in Staining. Great Contrasts Bad. Staining Contrasting Woods. Hard Wood Imitations. Natural Effects. Natural Wood Stains. Polishing Stained Surfaces.

 

XVI. The Carpenter and the Architect

 

XVII. Useful Articles to Make

Common Bench. It’s Proportions. Square Top Stool. Folding Blacking Box. Convenient Easel. Hanging Book-rack. Sad Iron Holder. Bookcase. Wood-box. Parallel Bars for Boys' Use. Mission Writing Desk. Screen Frame. Mission Chair. Grandfather's Clock. Knockdown and Adjustable Bookcase. Coal Scuttle Frame or Case. Mission Arm Chair. Dog-house. Settle, With Convenient Shelves. Towel Rack. Sofa Framework.

 

XVIII. Special Tools and Their Uses

Bit and Level Adjuster. Miter Boxes. Swivel Arm Uprights. Movable Stops. Angle Dividers. "Odd Job" Tool. Bit Braces. Ratchet Mechanism. Interlocking Jaws. Steel Frame Breast Drills. Horizontal Boring. -Jaw Chuck. Planes. Rabbeting, Beading and Matching. Cutter Adjustment. Depth Gage. Slitting Gage. Dovetail Tongue and Groove Plane. Router Planes. Bottom Surfacing. Door Trim Plane.

 

XIX. Roofing Trusses

Characteristics of Trusses. Tie Beams. Ornamentation. Objects of Beams, Struts and Braces. Utilizing Space. Types of Structures. Gambrel Roof. Purling Roof. The Princess Truss. Arched, or Cambered, Tie Beam Truss. The Mansard. Scissors Beam. Braced Collar Beam. Rib and Collar Truss. Hammer-beam Truss. Flying Buttress.

 

XX. On the Construction of Joints

Definition and Uses. Different Types. Bridle Joint. Spur Tenon. Saddle Joints. Joggle Joint. Heel Joints. Stub Tenon. Tusk Tenon. Double Tusk Tenon. Cogged Joints. Anchor Joints. Deep Anchor Joints.

 

XXI. Some Mistakes and a Little Advice in Carpentry

Lessons From Mistakes. Planing the Edge of a Board Straight. Planing it Square. Planing to Dimensions. Holding the Plane. How it Should be Run on the Edge of the Board. Truing With the Weight of the Plane. A Steady Grasp. In Smoothing Boards. Correct Sand-papering. Gluing. Removing Surplus Glue. Work Edge and Work Side. The Scribing and Marking Line. Finishing Surfaces. Sawing a Board Square. The Stroke of the Saw. Sawing Out of True.

Book 4...A Complete Guide to Woodcarving - How to Carve Wood

Learn to carve wood with this guide that covers everything from basic tools to advanced carving techniques.

This guide has twenty-seven chapters and numerous illustrations and photos on the proper tools, woods and more about woodcarving projects.

Includes chapters on the tools required, keeping the tools sharp, types of wood used in carving, examples of advanced items, patterning, carving furniture and much more.

Some of the 90 illustrations include...

126 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:

PREAMBLE

CHAPTER I

Student and Apprentice, their Aims and Conditions of Work—Necessity for Some Equality between Theory and Practice—The Student's Opportunity lies on the Side of Design

 

CHAPTER II

TOOLS
Average Number of Tools required by Carvers—Selection for Beginners—Description of Tools—Position when in Use—Acquisition by Degrees

 

CHAPTER III

SHARPENING-STONES—MALLET AND BENCH
Different Stones in Use—Case for Stones—Slips—Round Mallet Best—A Home-Made Bench—A Makeshift Bench—Cramps and Clips

 

CHAPTER IV

WOODS USED FOR CARVING
Hard Wood and Soft Wood—Closeness of Grain Desirable—Advantages of Pine and English Oak

 

CHAPTER V

SHARPENING THE TOOLS
The Proper Bevel—Position of Tools on Oilstone—Good and Bad Edge—Stropping—Paste and Leather—Careless Sharpening—Rubbing Out the Inside—Stropping Fine Tools—Importance of Sharp Tools

 

CHAPTER VI

"CHIP" CARVING
Its Savage Origin—A Clue to its only Claim to Artistic Importance—Monotony better than Variety—An Exercise in Patience and Precision—Technical Methods

 

CHAPTER VII

THE GRAIN OF THE WOOD
Obstinacy of the Woody Fiber—First Exercise in Grounding—Description of Method—Cutting the Miters—Handling of Tools, Danger of Carelessness—Importance of Clean Cutting

 

CHAPTER VIII

IMITATION OF NATURAL FORMS
Difficulties of Selection and Arrangement—Limits of an Imitative Treatment—Light and Distance Factors in the Arrangement of a Design—Economy of Detail Necessary—The Word "Conventional"

 

CHAPTER IX

ROUNDED FORMS
Necessity for every Carver Making his own Designs—Method of Carving Rounded Forms on a Sunk Ground

 

CHAPTER X

THE PATTERNED BACKGROUND
Importance of Formal Pattern as an Aid to Visibility—Pattern and Free Rendering Compared—First Impressions Lasting—Medieval Choice of Natural Forms Governed by a Question of Pattern

 

CHAPTER XI

CONTOURS OF SURFACE
Adaptation of Old Designs to Modern Purposes—"Throwing About"—Critical Inspection of Work from a Distance as it Proceeds

 

CHAPTER XII

ORIGINALITY
Dangers of Imposing Words—Novelty more Common than Originality—An Unwholesome Kind of "Originality"

 

CHAPTER XIII

PIERCED PATTERNS

CHAPTER XIV

HARDWOOD CARVING
Carvings can not be Independent Ornaments—Carving Impossible on Commercial Productions—The Amateur Joiner—Corner Cupboards—Introduction of Foliage Definite in Form, and Simple in Character—Methods of Carving Grapes
Exercise in Background Pattern—Care as to Stability—Drilling and Sawing out the Spaces—Some Uses for Pierced Patterns

 

CHAPTER XV

THE SKETCH-BOOK
Old Work Best Seen in its Original Place—Museums to be approached with Caution.—Methodical Memoranda—Some Examples—Assimilation of Ideas Better than Making Exact Copies

 

CHAPTER XVI

MUSEUMS
False Impressions Fostered by Fragmentary Exhibits—Environment as Important as Handicraft—Works Viewed as Records of Character—Carvers the Historians of their Time

 

CHAPTER XVII

STUDIES FROM NATURE—FOLIAGE
Medieval and Modern Choice of Form Compared—A Compromise Adopted—A List of Plant Forms of Adaptable Character

 

CHAPTER XVIII

CARVING ON FURNITURE
Furniture Constructed with a View to Carving—Reciprocal Aims of Joiner and Carver—Smoothness Desirable where Carving is Handled—The Introduction of Animals or Figures

 

CHAPTER XIX

THE GROTESQUE IN CARVING
Disproportion Not Essential to the Expression of Humor—The Sham Grotesque Contemptible—A True Sense of Humor Helpful to the Carver

 

CHAPTER XX

STUDIES FROM NATURE—BIRDS AND BEASTS
The Introduction of Animal Forms—Rude Vitality better than Dull "Natural History"—"Action"—Difficulties of the Study for Town-Bred Students—The Aid of Books and Photographs—Outline Drawing and Suggestion of Main Masses—Sketch-Book Studies, Sections, and Notes—Swiss Animal Carving—The Clay Model: its Use and Abuse

 

CHAPTER XXI

FORESHORTENING AS APPLIED TO WORK IN RELIEF
Intelligible Background Outline Better than Confused Foreshortening—Superposition of Masses

 

CHAPTER XXII

UNDERCUTTING AND "BUILT-UP" WORK
Undercutting as a Means and as an End; its Use and Abuse—"Built-up" Work—"Planted" Work—"Pierced" Work

 

CHAPTER XXIII

PICTURE SUBJECTS AND PERSPECTIVE
The Limitations of an Art not Safely Transgressed—Aerial Perspective Impossible in Relief—Linear Perspective only Possible in a Limited Way

 

CHAPTER XXIV

ARCHITECTURAL CARVING
The Necessity for Variety in Study—A Carver's View of the Study of Architecture; Inseparable from a Study of his own Craft—Importance of the Carpenter's Stimulating Influence upon the Carver—Carpenters' Imitation of Stone Construction Carried too Far

 

CHAPTER XXV

SURFACE FINISH—TEXTURE
Tool Marks, the Importance of their Direction—The Woody Texture Dependent upon Clearness of Cutting and Sympathetic Handling

 

CHAPTER XXVI

CRAFT SCHOOLS, PAST AND PRESENT
The Country Craftsman of Old Times—A Colony of Craftsmen in Busy Intercourse—The Modern Craftsman's Difficulties: Embarrassing Variety of Choice

 

CHAPTER XXVII

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN BUILDER AND CARVER
The Infinite Multiplicity of Styles—The "Gothic" Influence: Sculpture an Integral Element in its Designs—The Approach of the so-called "Renaissance" Period—Disturbed Convictions—The Revival of the Classical Style—The Two Styles in Conflict for a Time; their Respective Characteristics Reviewed—Carvers Become Dependent upon Architects and Painters—The "Revival" Separates "Designer" and "Executants"

 

Notes on the Collotype Plates

The Collotype Plates

 


Book 5...A Complete Guide to Woodworking - A How to Woodwork Guide

If you are a complete beginner in woodworking or a master craftsman, this book has something for everyone.  This book covers it all; start with selecting and seasoning your lumber all the way to the final finishing. 

This guide has ten chapters and 157 illustrations and photos on the basics and beginnings of woodworking.

Includes chapters on the seasoning of wood, how to properly use tools, types of fasteners, how to measure & mark and much more.

Some of the 157 illustrations include...

208 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:

Seasoning Wood

Woodworking Hand Tools

  • Cutting Tools

  • Boring Tools

  • Chopping Tools

  • Scraping Tools

  • Pounding Tools

  • Holding Tools

  • Measuring & Marking Tools

  • Sharpening Tools

  • Cleaning Tools

Wood Fastenings

  • Nails

  • Screws

  • Bolts

  • Glue

  • Hinges

  • Locks

Care of the Woodworking Shop

Common Joints

Types of Wooden Structures

Principles of Wooden Joinery

Wood Finishing


Book 6...A Complete Guide to Wood Finishing

Wood finishing can be tricky.  After spending hours on a woodworking project you definitely want the finish to look great. 

This guide will show you how to get beautiful results from your finish not matter what the project may be; even if you have never finished a piece before.

Learn every step in the finishing process from start to finish and much more.

141 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:

Wood Finishing in General

Preparation of New and Old Surfaces

Stains in General

Factory Prepared Stains

Water Stains

Stain Brushing and Procedure

Preparing Wood to Take Stain Evenly

The Mixing and Use of Wood Fillers

Varnish and Shellac

Varnishing, Rubbing and Polishing

Varnish Defects and Their Causes

Lacquers

Wax Finishes and Oil-Rubbed Finishes

Schedules of Working Operations

Wood & Descriptions of Characteristics

Brush Graining

Decorative Wood Finishes by Glazing and Highlighting

Repairing Damaged Finishes

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