Chris Taylor, inventor of the Incra Jig, shows you how to get the most out of this new tool and the Incra Fence System. Includes step-by-step instructions for making Box Joints, as well as half blind, sliding and through Dovetails.
Complete
From the Forward…”To be successful in woodworking the possession of two secrets is essential—to know the right joint to use, and to know how to make that joint in the right way.”This guide has fifteen chapters and over 400 illustrations on the proper joints used in woodworking projects.Includes chapters on:The Glued JointThe Halved JointThe Bridle JointThe Tongued and Grooved JointThe Mortise and Tenon JointThe Dowelling JointThe Scarf JointThe Hinged JointShutting JointsThe Dovetail JointDovetail GroovingThe Mitered JointJoints for Curved WorkMiscellaneous JointsPuzzle Jointsand much more
This book, in the “Complete Illustrated Guide” format covers jigs and fixtures, a subject of perennial interest to woodworkers. Jigs are like clamps. As the saying goes, “You can never have enough of them.” Jigs, simply put, are devices, sometimes shop-made but now often available commercially to enable woodworkers to do something more than once. For example, some jigs are fences that ensure straight cuts or templates capable of guiding tools to create a certain shape time after time. Woodworkers love jigs and fixtures for the same reason they are drawn to woodworking-designing them is about figuring out how to do something. All woodworkers are secretly engineers and inventors, and jig design and construction is a way to indulge that need. Some woodworkers love jig-making so much, they never build anything but. Simple or elaborate, jigs are an essential part of woodworking. This book, authored by prominent woodworking author, Sandor Nagyszalanczy, is organized like his (more…)
From the Manufacturer
This sharpening system contains the fixtures you will need to grind perfect edges on your lathe chisels. The grinder is not included.
Cutting beautiful through and half-blind dovetails is fast and easy with our new and improved dovetail jig! Rockler exclusive one-piece stop gives you the perfect offset every time for dead-on dovetailing accuracy. And our new preset template guide allows for quick initial setup for 1/2″ to 3/4″ thick stock. Jig will cut half-blind dovetailed joints from 1/2″ to 1-1/8″ thick and full through dovetails from 3/8″ to 3/4″ thick. Accommodates stock up to 11″ wide. Patent pending. Our best and most versatile dovetail jig ever!
Requires router with 1/2″ collet.
Complete Dovetail Jig comes with:
Two durable phenolic templates.
Three 8mm shank carbide-tipped router bits (1/2″ x 14° dovetail, 1/2″ x 8° dovetail, 5/16″ straight).
1/2″ to 8mm collet adapter.
7/16″ guide bushing (fits most routers).
Detailed eight-page instruction booklet.
Quick reference guide for standard joints.
Review
“Barton needs no introduction, he is among the best-known carvers in the world… His skill is astonishing.” —Library Journal (review of Chip Carving)
A beginner’s guide from the world’s most renowned chip carver! Wayne Barton—author of Chip Carving and Art of Chip Carving—presents what is unquestionably the finest guidance ever for the novice. He has been the driving force behind the craft’s resurgence, and his technical knowledge, design skills, and ability to instruct remain unequalled. One by one, with the aid of color photographs, he covers tools and materials, the best woods, holding and sharpening chip carving knives, and laying out and transferring patterns. Borders, grids, rosettes, free-form design, positive image design, and lettering all receive separate, in-depth chapters, as does Barton’s special, time-tested hints.
This is the ultimate step-by-step guide to essential woodworking skills, techniques, tools, tips and tricks. From basic techniques to advanced methods, this easy-to-follow but fully comprehensive volume provides readers with all the information they need to know to become a master woodworker and have a home full of fine, handmade furnishings. “The Complete Guide to Woodworking” features detailed plans for 40 stunning projects for woodworkers of all levels, plus more than 1,200 step-by-step illustrations. It also includes expert information on setting-up a workshop, safety, how to use and look after tools, and much more. For beginners and experience woodworkers alike, this is the ultimate step-by-step guide.
About the Author
Tom Carpenter lives in Minnetonka, MN.