A comprehensive guide to using a router that offers wordworkers practical tips and step-by-step instructions for a wide range of projects that use the router from start to finish.

Whether you’re a beginner building your first shelf or an experienced craftsman designing a new gazebo, Spike Carlson has the answers to all of your woodworking questions. You’ll find expert advice on setting up your work area, choosing appropriate tools, working with different types of wood, and building furniture, as well as tips on joinery techniques, custom finishes, and much more.

An essential reference for learning and honing woodworking and carpentry skills is filled with information on materials, metal fittings, adhesives, finishes, machinery, joint techniques, tools, handling of wood, and creating and decorating projects.

This book features over 300 patterns for traditional craft designs featuring projects ranging from fences, gates, garden furniture, through benches and stools to walking sticks and door wedges. Green woodworking involves the use of freshly felled timber (unseasoned wood), and embraces a number of traditional woodland crafts, including turning and carving. This book contains a range of designs for home and garden, from wattle gates to lemon juicers,...