Collins Complete Woodworker’s Manual “packaging may vary”
£23.80£28.50 (-16%)
A revised, redesigned and updated edition of the definitive and bestselling woodworker’s bible.
Authoritative, superbly crafted and easy to use, Collins Complete Woodworker’s Manual is the UK bestseller and the one book every woodworker needs.
This revised edition has been extensively rewritten and contains new photographs and illustrations. It includes new products and techniques developed since the last edition, as well as updated trees’ conservation status.
Every stage in crafting furniture and other decorative pieces are fully explained starting with the basics; the nature of wood, the tools required and setting up a workshop. The book then examines the principles of three-dimensional design from inspiration to construction.
Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how to make every type of joint and all the major crafts are given detailed coverage with the same step-by-step approach: bending wood, veneering and marquetry, woodcarving and finishing.
The book also includes a chapter on using other materials, such as metal, glass and leather in combination with wood, plus a chapter on fixings and fittings.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Collins, Revised edition (9 Jun. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 352 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0007164424 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0007164424 |
| Dimensions | 22.6 x 2.9 x 28.6 cm |
by Christopher Bartolo
Great intro to techniques and tools
by JohnnyD
This book is really good for interior designers!
by Excellent and informative
Excellent and informative for beginners
by N. Taylor
This was a present for my fiancé and it’s beautiful. The illustrations are lovely and he enjoyed flicking through it. I bought it as a starter book for learning woodwork. It is very detailed but it’s a good reference book. Tells you all about different tools and specifics of woodwork. I need to find him a woodwork book that has ‘patterns’ or ‘instructions to build certain items’ to supplement this one.
by JohnnyD
Four stars, but this is not because the information contained book does not deserve FIVE stars, its the fact that Amazon are supplying the older version 2015 and not the described 2021 version as advertised. The 2022 version has the dark picture of the tools As shown on the “look inside image” the older version is mainly a light coloured wood with six small images (see attached images) .
Both books contain more or the same, but a few things have been updated in the 2022 version
That’s why I sent my copy back for a refund.
by Zoe
I spent a lot of my life Managing a Furniture Unit in a College and a lot more of it as an external verifier for City and Guilds. This book is a magic offering for any learner, formal or otherwise, in most woodwork subjects i.e. C&J or Cabinet making particularly. Covering, as it does, materials, tools and techniques along with power tools and machinery. I bought this edition to compare it with the First edition and found it just as good and useful. It should be an essential Text Book for all students, particularly in early years Cabinet Making. I read one review which wanted more on Design and Drawing – in my opinion the book has it just right for the early years student where practical techniques are the most important element. This book gives a great start to essential underpinning knowledge (used to be called technology).
by Andressa
This text book is part of the tools
by Andressa
I’ve been a furniture maker/restorer for years now and have always worried about being self taught and knowing that there are gaps in my knowledge. This book deals with everything that I wanted to know. It is beautifully laid out with fantastic illustrations. There is a big section on ‘standard’ plans for most types of furniture. There is a great section on the benefits etc of most types of hard and soft wood. There are sections on pretty well everything that a hobbyist as well as a craftsman should know. Honestly, one of the best woodworking books that I have every bought – shame I only spotted it years after I started.