The complete illustrated guide to shaping wood

Bird, Lonnie (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781561584000
ISBN: 1561584002
Physical Description: 294 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
print
Publisher: Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, c2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 286) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Tools and materials -- Layout tools -- Basic shaping tools -- Tools for edge treatments and moldings -- Tools for carving -- Tools for turning -- Tools for bending -- Materials -- Dry lumber -- Stock for sawn curves -- Stock for bending -- Stock for panels -- Cutting shapes -- Straight-edged shapes -- Milling -- Tapers -- Octagons -- Chamfers -- Curved shapes -- Arcs, circles, & ellipses -- Exterior curves -- Interior curves -- Complex shapes -- Raised panels -- Door frames -- Coopered panels -- Compound curves -- Template shaping -- Cutting with templates -- Flush trimming -- Profile/trim -- Shaping inside corners -- Edge treatments and moldings -- Simple shaped edge -- Shaping an entire edge -- Lipped door edge -- Shaping a board's face -- Dished tabletop -- Beads -- Quirk bead -- Beaded backboard -- Cock bead -- Simple moldings -- Machine-cut molding -- Hand-cut molding -- Complex and built-up moldings -- Solid complex molding -- Built-up molding -- Dentil molding -- Curved moldings -- Arched molding -- Gooseneck molding -- Other decorative shapes -- Coves -- Machine-cut coves -- Hand-cut coves -- Flutes and reeds -- Flutes -- Reeds -- Special techniques -- Turning -- Turning basic shapes -- Furniture legs and feet -- Pedestal -- Decorative details -- Complex turnings -- Carving -- Lamb's tongue -- Shell -- Volute -- Rosette -- Flame finial -- Carved feet -- Bending -- Steam bending -- Bent lamination -- Kerf bending.