The New Traditional Woodworker

241 Pages·2010·12.875 MB·English

by  Jim Tolpin

New TRADITIONAL
THE
WOODWORKER
From Tool Set to Skill Set to Mind Set
JIM TOLPIN
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Read This Important Safety Notice
To prevent accidents, keep safety in mind while you work. Use the safety guards installed on power
equipment; they are for your protection.
When working on power equipment, keep fingers away from saw blades, wear safety goggles to
prevent injuries from flying wood chips and sawdust, wear hearing protection and consider installing
a dust vacuum to reduce the amount of airborne sawdust in your woodshop.
Don’t wear loose clothing, such as neckties or shirts with loose sleeves, or jewelry, such as rings,
necklaces or bracelets, when working on power equipment. Tie back long hair to prevent it from
getting caught in your equipment.
People who are sensitive to certain chemicals should check the chemical content of any product
before using it.
Due to the variability of local conditions, construction materials, skill levels, etc., neither the
author nor Popular Woodworking Books assumes any responsibility for any accidents, injuries,
damages or other losses incurred resulting from the material presented in this book.
The authors and editors who compiled this book have tried to make the contents as accurate and
correct as possible. Plans, illustrations, photographs and text have been carefully checked. All
instructions, plans and projects should be carefully read, studied and understood before beginning
construction.
Prices listed for supplies and equipment were current at the time of publication and are subject to
change.
Metric Conversion Chart
TO CONVERT TO MULTIPLY BY
Inches Centimeters 2.54
Centimeters Inches 0.4
Feet Centimeters 30.5
Centimeters Feet 0.03
Yards Meters 0.9
Meters Yards 1.1
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DESIGNER: Brian Roeth
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Mark Griffin
PHOTOGRAPHER: Craig Wester
ILLUSTRATOR: JIM TOLPIN
About the Author
Over the last three decades, Jim has worked professionally in woodworking as a boatbuilder, a
timber-frame housewright, and a custom cabinetmaker. He has also authored books and articles about
general woodworking, cabinetmaking and finish carpentry — and more recently about home design.
His how-to articles have been published in most of the major woodworking magazines including,
Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking Magazine and Fine Homebuilding. He writes regular
columns for CabinetMaker and Woodshop News magazines and has written a number of feature
articles for Cottage and Coastal Living magazines. He has also produced twelve books in this period
of time that have together sold more than 750,000 copies to date. Jim is the immediate past president
of a technical writer’s trade organization: The National Association for Home and Workshop
Writers. He is one of the founders and faculty members of the Port Townsend School of
Woodworking.
Acknowledgements
John Marckworth and Tim Lawson (my fellow teachers and founders of the Port Townsend School of
Woodworking).
Christine Hemp for insightful and incisive editing during the early stages of the manuscript.
Garrett Hack, Ole Kanestrom, Greg Kossow, Steve Habersetzer, Dan Packard, Nolle Pritchard, Mila
Polina, Mike Wenzloff and Jacob Middleton for encouragement and for actually sharing tricks of the
hand tool trade with me during the course of writing this book.
Craig Wester for his, once again, expert photography.
Yuri Tolpin for contributing to the graphic design of some of the images.
Chris Schwarz for the gut check of where I was going with this book.
Hats off to the production folks at F+W including my editor David Thiel, and designer Brian Roeth.
And, on the home front, my wife Cathy and mini-shop mate Abel.
CONTENTS
Title Page
Special Offers
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
SECTION ONE
THE SHOP
Size, Heating, Lighting and Layout
Workbenches
Hand-powered Tools
SECTION TWO
SHOP PROJECTS
The Mindset
Selecting Wood
Straightedge
Try Square
Winding Sticks
Face Planing Stop
Bench Hook Pair
Edge Planing Stop
Stticking Board
Workbench Tote
Oiling Pad
Diagonal Testing Stick
Vise for Sharpening Saws and Scrapers
Sawbench Pair
Waste Backing Block
Drawing Bows
Sticking Board for Dowels
Six Square Process
RESOURCES