Complete Book of Woodworking

The perfect guide for the amateur woodworker, this book contains detailed explanations of all the essential elements necessary to make working in wood successful and enjoyable. It explains which tools are the ones you really need and what each one is capable of, and demonstrates all the vital techniques such as joint making, planing, routing, gluing, chiselling and drilling with step-by-step diagrams. It explains which wood to use, and the most useful types of finish for woods.