Woodworking Reference Material. This section contains reference material to assist you in designing and building furniture.
It includes design tips, how to create drawings, standard furniture dimensions, wood properties, woodworking reference books, and miscellaneous tips. Project Design and Planning Overview Developing the idea Design tips Sketching Fun with software Working drawings Bill of materials and cut list Plan of procedure Furniture Design Standards Introduction Beds Chairs Desks Kitchen cabinets Shelves Tables Wood and Lumber Wood properties and uses Wood strength table Wood strength definitions Wood shrinkage table Wood shrinkage explained Wood moisture content calculator Wood shrinkage/expansion calculator Wood toxicity table Standard lumber trade abbreviations Hardwood lumber grading Softwood lumber grading Standard lumber dimensions Measuring shelf sag in the woodshop Shelf sag tables - 8" deep shelves Shelf sag tables - 12" deep shelves Shelf sag tables - 16" deep shelves Fasteners and Adhesives Wood Finishes. Center for Furniture Craftsmanship: Woodworking Classes in Maine.
Woodworking Videos, Articles, Projects and Shop Tours. Getting Started in Woodworking - Learn Woodworking Basics - Beginner Woodworking Tips. Getting started in woodworking can seem like a daunting task.
From the expense of woodworking tools to determining the different types of wood, there is so much to learn that even the old-timers are still learning. However, learning woodworking isn't difficult. If you master the woodworking basics, the rest will fall into place as you go along. In the following articles, find some of the basics necessary to learning safe woodworking. 1. (c) 2010 Chris Baylor licensed to About.com, Inc. With sharp hand tools and unforgiving power tools, woodworking can be a dangerous activity. 2. What are the essential hand tools every woodworker needs?
3. In the grand scheme of history, power woodworking tools are a very recent innovation. 4. Table saws, band saws and radial-arm saws are examples of woodworking machines that are most often used exclusively in a woodshop, because they are far too large and cumbersome to be portable. 5. 6. 7. Fine Woodworking - videos, project plans, how-to articles, magazines, and books. Woodworker’s Guide to SketchUp. Woodworker’s Guide to SketchUp This unique book is a comprehensive guide to using SketchUp as a tool for designing furniture, cabinets and other woodworking projects.
It comes on a disc and is in enhanced Adobe PDF format. Within the 184 pages of text are 49 short videos that reinforce the lessons. It’s easy to search and find exactly what you’re looking for. This video preview of Woodworker’s Guide to SketchUp demonstrates the enhanced features of this book. Written from a woodworker’s perspective, it doesn’t show you how to layout a roof, or place a building in Google Earth. Woodworker’s Guide to SketchUp is available directly from the author for $39.95, with free shipping to all US addresses. Scroll to the bottom of the page if you live outside the United States to purchase this book via download. If you live outside the United States and want to purchase this book on disc, we ship this digital book on a disc via US Mail as a First Class Package.