Pecoraro - Woodworking, Beginners guide to Build 18 Household Projects 2 Books in 1

WOODWORKING

BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BUILD

18 HOUSEHOLD PROJECTS

2 BOOKS IN 1

ALESSANDRO PECORARO

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Table of Contents Book 1

Table of Contents Book 2

Introduction

Like any craft, woodworking has specialized terms for its equipment and practices. It is full of everyday words that live different lives in the woodshop from frogs and fences to stretchers and aprons. A comprehensive glossary could fill a book, yet this short one will get you started. Because the furniture itself is the heart of furniture making, we will begin with a few furniture parts. Once you begin researching ventures youd like to tackle, or you find yourself describing what you want to build, this guide will help. Knowing the language of woodworking wont make you a woodworker, yet it can help you learn the craft, share your ideas, and express yourself. It likewise connects you to the history and tradition of the craft. In book 1, first you will learn how to build a Hall Table, a Trestle Table, a dining table and a pivot leaf table. Moving on, you will learn how to build a tabletop, how to customise tabletop edges, how to build a curved front desk, how to make strong cabinet backs and how to build bookshelves. Book 2 begins by teaching you how to build a book rack, a Wall Cabinet, a Vanity Cabinet and a traditional Hutch. Moving on, you will learn how to build cabinet doors, how to make frame and panel doors and how to make bracket feets. Lastly, you will learn how to build drawers and drawer pulls.

Book 1

How to Build Tables and Desks

Alessandro Pecoraro

Chapter 1 How to Build a Hall Table

I intended to make a table once I was a student and many of my classmates were designing furniture with legs that tapered from thick at the bottom to thin at the top to echo the flowers shape. I gave each leg a pronounced taper, topped with a gentle curve, on both outside faces. I cut away the tables top at each corner to put these graceful shapes on full display, and I fashioned the apron faces to harmonize with the profile of the legs. I constructed the table from shedua, with maple for the drawer sides and bottom. The piece is a treat to build. The design is not as complex as a carcase piece yet goes beyond a straightforward table with drawer, adding a few wrinkles that will help you grow as a woodworker. Theres a variety of joinery, from traditional mortiseand-tenon joints to dovetails to dowels, and real pleasure in shaping the legs and aprons. For this, I blend machine work and hand equipment.

Begin with the joinery

How to create a drawer pocket

How to build and fit the frame and panel