A complete visual guide to using the tablesaw from the most basic techniques to the most advanced, this no-nonsense comprehensive shop-companion examines everything from ripping and crosscutting to cutting coves and multisided shapes. Every process is illustrated with step-by-step full-color photographs.

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing features advanced techniques on controlling and adjusting color, disguising defects, and repairing finishes.

The bandsaw is a woodworking favorite and the workhorse of any wood shop. Now woodworkers can learn to make the most of their bandsaw in this valuable addition to the acclaimed Complete Illustrated Guide library.

Introduces the parts and workings of a table saw, shows how to operate it safely, and discusses crosscutting, ripping and joinery.

Containing the most essential information from the successful Complete Illustrated Guide series, this highly visual, complete reference is sure to appeal to both novices as well as those who are experienced woodworkers. 1,187 color photos. 48 drawings.

This step by step pictorial reference covers all of the techniques for working with wood. Organised for quick access, this book makes it easy to find exactly the information you're looking for - how to buy timber, dry and store it, choose joinery for durable construction, as well as how to machine, bend and finish any type of wood.

The author of The Shaper Book, The Band Saw Book, and The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood, Lonnie Bird now brings us Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Using Woodworking Tools.