Making Woodwork AIDS & Devices

by Robert Wearing

“203 ‘original’ solutions for various woodworking endeavors....ideas range from simple jigs, marking aids and holding devices to more complex machining aids and specialty tools...goals are to eliminate difficult procedures, speed up time-consuming and repetitive jobs, reduce costly material waste and make better use of tools already owned....Projects feature instructions and illustrations.”— Woodshop News.

Genres: Woodwork, Reference

218 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Harry Keller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nowadays you can spend lots of money on gadgets to do all sorts of woodworking tasks. Mr. Wearing gives you the methods to build them yourself. Tons of valuable knowledge.

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is very much a quick reference guide for those experienced and knowledgable woodworkers who need a bit of a reminder or a bit of guidance on how to reduce time and material wastage when undertaking various projects. There are differing levels of detail depending on the complexity of the deice being made, which themselves range from holding and marking aids to drilling, lathe and sawbench aids. As ever this stretches my very limited woodworking knowledge but I'm sure it would be an invaluable guide for those with the skill and knowledge to need these things.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and to the point.

[Shaun Deane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating. Great shelf resource.

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This is a book for the HIVemind

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title page says this is a revised edition of Woodwork Aids and Devices. Also, much of the contents of this book were later republished as Woodworker's Essential Shop Aids & Jigs: Original Devices You Can Make.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book on the subject, I've built many of the items here. The only reason I give it a four is that there is you don't know why you should build these items, you need another book for that.