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lmost every
woodworking project evolves though the same steps -- cutting lumber to
size, creating the joinery and decor, assembly, surface preparation, and
finishing. Within these steps, there are hundreds of different ways to
use a tool or combination of tools to help accomplish each step. These
woodworking techniques fall into two categories -- methods that produce
decorative results and those in which the results are more utilitarian
and general. |
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General Methods
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Jointing &
Planing
-- "Your first task in any woodworking project is to transform rough
lumber into smooth, straight boards."
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Sawing
-- "It has been said that woodworking is the act of cutting
large boards into small boards and then putting them back
together. I wish it were that simple. There are dozens of
different saws and hundreds of saw cuts that you can make."
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Sawing Know-How |
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Crosscutting |
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Ripping |
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Cutting Sheet Materials |
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Miters & Bevels |
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Compound Miters |
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Cutting Edges &
Ends |
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Cutting Tapers |
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Resawing |
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Cutting Curves
and Contours |
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Compound
Cutting
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Drilling &
Boring
-- "Almost every woodworking project has a few holes in it."
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Drilling Know-How |
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Making Large Holes |
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Drilling Deep Holes |
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Making Equally Spaced Holes |
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Making Angled Holes |
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Drilling End Grain |
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Drilling Round Stock
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Routing
-- "Since its invention just before World War I, the router
has become a fixture in most workshops and routing has
become an essential skill in woodworking."
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Routing Know-How |
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Guiding the Router |
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Plunge Routing |
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Circle Routing |
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Flush Routing |
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Table Routing |
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Guiding the Work |
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Making Interior Cuts
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Making Wood
Joints
-- "Even the most complex joinery is made with just five
simple cuts."
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Five Essential
Joinery Cuts |
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Making Simple Joints |
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Making Reinforced Joints |
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Making Mortise-and-Tenon Joints |
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Making Interlocking Joints
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Gluing &
Clamping
-- "Properly glued, the assembled parts of a project are
stronger than if they were carved from a single piece of
wood."
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Anatomy of a Glue Joint |
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Adhesive Types |
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Adhesive Properties |
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Gluing Know-How |
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Assembly
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Sanding,
Scraping, & Filing
-- "Woodworking is hard on wood. Sanders, scrapers and files
repair the bruises, leaving a smooth, clean surface."
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Inspecting
the Surface |
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Surface Repairs |
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Scraping |
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Filing |
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Sanding |
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General Sanding
Know-How |
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Power Sanding
Know-How |
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Hand Sanding
Know-How
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Finishing
-- :"Finishing is a decision-making process, The more
information you have, the better your decisions -- and the
better your finishes."
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Selecting a
Finish |
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Applying a
Statin |
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Filling Wood |
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Sealing Wood |
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Applying a
Finish |
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Wiping On a
Finish |
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Brushing On a
Finish |
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Spraying On a
Finish |
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Finishing the
Finish |
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Decorative Methods
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Shaping and
Molding
-- "Applied molding and shaped edges add detail, emphasize
the design, and make the project appear more formal and
polished."
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A Molding
Primer |
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Shaping
Know-How |
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Complex
Profiles |
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Making Coped
Joints |
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Applying
Moldings
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Scrollwork
-- "Lacy patterns and light, airy designs make wood seem a
little less solid."
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Choosing
Materials |
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Laying Out a
Pattern |
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Scrolling
Know-How |
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Making Interior
Cuts |
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Cutting On a
Bevel |
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Wood Inlay
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Lathe
Turning
-- "Lathe work is a little like carving a spinning block of
wood. Just shave away the stock until the wood assumes a
shape that pleases you."
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Turned Shapes |
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Turning
Technique |
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Turning Tools |
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Turning
Know-How |
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Spindle Turning |
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Faceplate
Turning |
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Using a Lathe
Chuck |
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Sanding
Turnings
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Bending
Wood
-- "Wood can be made flexible and bent to almost any shape --
just look at a piece of paper! The trick is getting it to
stay that way."
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Stresses in
Bent Wood |
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Bending Stock |
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Kerf Bending |
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Lamination-Bending |
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Dry
Heat-Bending |
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Steam-Bending
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Veneering
and Lamination
-- "Properly applied, veneers and laminates increase the
beauty, strength, and durability of a woodworking project."
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Preparing the Core |
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Preparing
Veneer |
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Cutting &
Matching Veneer |
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Applying Veneer |
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Banding &
Inlays |
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Applying
Laminates
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