Woodworking 101 for Women: How to Speak the Language, Buy the Tools, & Build Fabulous Furniture from Start to FinishNearly half of all new woodworkers are female--but few guides focus especially on their needs. Here’s one that does. Written by professional woodworker Marilyn MacEwen, it gives women the skills and confidence to enter this traditionally masculine preserve, from mastering complex techniques to handling advanced projects. In detail, MacEwen covers wood types and their characteristics, shows how to set up an efficient workshop, discusses and demystifies tools, explains how to read woodworking plans, and offers 16 practical and great-looking items to make, including a bed, chair, CD cabinet, and dining room table. Plus, there are invaluable tips on the ergonomics of working with wood with a woman’s physique, and how to deal with the macho culture of the lumberyard. |
Contents
WOMEN WOOD AND TOOLS | 6 |
Weve Got a Situation | 10 |
Designing and Building for Changes | 12 |
The Plywood Question | 13 |
Knowledge Is Power | 14 |
All Dressed Up and No Place to | 17 |
Lets Go Shopping | 18 |
Minimize Moisture Loss with Finishes | 19 |
Half Laps 67 Dovetails by Hand | 67 |
Dealing with Curves | 74 |
Circle Inlays with a Plunge Router | 75 |
Installing Butt Hinges | 76 |
Low Relief with a Spokeshave | 78 |
Surface Prep for Finishing | 79 |
Hone Your Skills | 80 |
Curves and Profiles | 90 |
THE BASICS | 20 |
TOOLS | 22 |
Handheld Power Tools | 23 |
Machinery | 26 |
Hand Tools | 33 |
Clamps | 39 |
Workbenches | 40 |
Safety Equipment | 41 |
Woodworking and the Body | 42 |
Milling Lumber FourSquare | 43 |
Biscuit Joinery | 46 |
Using Hand Planes | 52 |
Using Japanese Saws | 53 |
Edge Treatments | 54 |
Mortise and Tenon Joints | 57 |
Dadoes Grooves and Rabbets | 62 |
Tease the Mind and Tame the | 100 |
Create a Warm Space | 109 |
Combine Simple Elements | 116 |
Rest Easy with Color Curves and Inlay | 125 |
Open Doors | 136 |
Expand Your Horizons with Plywood | 151 |
Make a Useful Tool | 162 |
Keep It Light | 168 |
Relax with Angles | 178 |
Work with Nature | 189 |
Opportunity for Mastery | 196 |
Acknowledgments 206 Suggested Reading | 206 |
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Common terms and phrases
angle Apply glue Assemble attach band saw bench bevel biscuit joiner biscuit slots board-foot boards Bore bottom brackets Build cabinet carcase cauls chamfer chisel clamps clean cleat coats countersink crosscut Cut the curve Cut to final dado blade DETAIL dimensions door dovetails dowels drill press drywall screws edge face Fasten feet fence final length finish flat flush frame and panel front furniture glued grit groove hand plane headboard hinges hold inlay inside Japanese saw joinery joint jointer legs List & Supplies lumber machine mallet mark MATERIALS Cut List miter saw moisture mortise paste wax pieces pins plywood posts rabbets random orbit sander remove router runners seat rail shelf shelves shoulder line shoulder plane sides slats smooth solid wood spline spokeshave square stiles stopped dadoes surface table saw template tenon Thickness Width Length trestles vise web frame wedges woodworking workbench workpiece
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