DK Woodworking The Complete Step-by-Step Manual.

by D.K. Publishing

Master the art of carpentry and create timeless handcrafted pieces with this essential guide to working with wood. Discover key woodworking techniques - from basic through to more advanced types of wood joints, finishing, woodturning, and furniture restoration - in this hands-on instructive carpentry manual. Discover how best to use all the essential woodworking tools, including hand tools, power tools, and machine tools. Become knowledgeable about woods so that you can choose the right wood for the job - more than 100 hard- and softwood profiles are covered.Then, put your skills into practice with over 25 DIY woodworking projects, with detailed plans and step-by-step photographic instructions. Start with a simple chopping board or shelf, or try more advanced woodworking ideas such as a blanket box or garden bench. Accredited by the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, Woodworking is a complete illustrated woodworking course, giving you all the carpentry skills and techniques you need to create well-crafted and practical objects in treated wood.

Genres: Woodwork, Reference, Nonfiction, Construction

400 pages, Hardcover

Published March 7, 2024

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Yura Gavrilovich · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the basic techniques, tools and wood types are explained in details.
The book has high-quality images on virtually every page, which is necessary for such a topic.
After reading the book I feel comfortable to start doing the first simple projects described in a separate section.

[Gabriel Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just loved the easy, step by step guide for joinery and basic techniques.

Nice to read because of all the pictures and illustrations.

Projects could be better but a great addition to my woodworking books.

[Solarkat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great reference - I read this on Kindle but will be buying a copy for the house. Only wish it talked more about non-powered tools.

Photos show great detail, very helpful for the new hobbyist.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply excellent! Covers a whole range of tools, techniques, and materials. Moreover, there is a whole section of the book dedicated to projects with a lot of details and pictures.

[Michael Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exactly the kind of visual, quick textbook I've been looking for to help me wrap my head around a few skills, as well as provide clear and concise comparisons for options when it comes to tools, approaches to projects, and types of wood. Checked out from library but tempted to purchase a copy to have on hand.

[Cody Rioux · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really good overview of tools (hand and power), wood types, techniques and a series of projects to progressively develop and challenge your skills. Recommend highly for a complete beginner.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great eeference guide

A great reference manual for any wood shop. Well illustrated, straight to the point, with good example projects and many tools explained.