The Essential Woodworker
by Robert Wearing
You can download an excerpt from this book here.
In our opinion, “The Essential Woodworker” is one of the best books on hand-tool usage written in the post-Charles Hayward era. Wearing was classically trained in England as a woodworker and embraced both power and hand tools in his shop and in his teaching.
He begins with a table. As you read the chapter on building a table, Wearing connects the dots for the hand-tool user by showing how all the tools are used in concert to produce accurate work. It’s not just about sawing a tenon or planing an edge. Instead, it is about how to gather these skills and apply them to building furniture – tables, doors, carcases, dovetailed drawers, plinths, etc.
The book is filled with more than 500 hand-drawn illustrations by Wearing that explain every operation in a hand-tool shop. His illustrations are properly drafted, drawn in perspective and masterfully clear.
"The Essential Woodworker" is printed in a 6" x 9" format, hardbound with a cloth cover, and produced entirely in the U.S. Like our other books, this paper is acid-free, and the signatures are sewn and casebound.
This book is also available in PDF format as a DRM-free file. If you need a tutorial on adding our digital books to your iPad, click here.
Contents
Introduction 6
1: Basic Woodworking Skills 10
2: Make a Table or Stool 54
3: Make a Carcase 124
4: Drawers, Handles and Boxes 210
Appendices 241
About the Author
Robert Wearing (1921-2020) was the author of many important books on woodworking, including “The Resourceful Woodworker,” “Making Woodwork Aids & Devices,” “Hand Tools for Woodworkers” and “The Essential Woodworker.” Wearing’s career as a craftsperson began after his service during World War II. He was formally trained at Loughborough College (now University) in Leicestershire, England. After graduating, he went on to teach for 50 more years and write countless articles on woodwork and several well-received books.
During our relationship with the Wearing family, we have published two short biographies you might like to read. One was written in 2011 (by Wearing), and the other in 2017.
Original: $17.50
-70%$17.50
$5.25More Images
The Essential Woodworker
by Robert Wearing
You can download an excerpt from this book here.
In our opinion, “The Essential Woodworker” is one of the best books on hand-tool usage written in the post-Charles Hayward era. Wearing was classically trained in England as a woodworker and embraced both power and hand tools in his shop and in his teaching.
He begins with a table. As you read the chapter on building a table, Wearing connects the dots for the hand-tool user by showing how all the tools are used in concert to produce accurate work. It’s not just about sawing a tenon or planing an edge. Instead, it is about how to gather these skills and apply them to building furniture – tables, doors, carcases, dovetailed drawers, plinths, etc.
The book is filled with more than 500 hand-drawn illustrations by Wearing that explain every operation in a hand-tool shop. His illustrations are properly drafted, drawn in perspective and masterfully clear.
"The Essential Woodworker" is printed in a 6" x 9" format, hardbound with a cloth cover, and produced entirely in the U.S. Like our other books, this paper is acid-free, and the signatures are sewn and casebound.
This book is also available in PDF format as a DRM-free file. If you need a tutorial on adding our digital books to your iPad, click here.
Contents
Introduction 6
1: Basic Woodworking Skills 10
2: Make a Table or Stool 54
3: Make a Carcase 124
4: Drawers, Handles and Boxes 210
Appendices 241
About the Author
Robert Wearing (1921-2020) was the author of many important books on woodworking, including “The Resourceful Woodworker,” “Making Woodwork Aids & Devices,” “Hand Tools for Woodworkers” and “The Essential Woodworker.” Wearing’s career as a craftsperson began after his service during World War II. He was formally trained at Loughborough College (now University) in Leicestershire, England. After graduating, he went on to teach for 50 more years and write countless articles on woodwork and several well-received books.
During our relationship with the Wearing family, we have published two short biographies you might like to read. One was written in 2011 (by Wearing), and the other in 2017.
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
by Robert Wearing
You can download an excerpt from this book here.
In our opinion, “The Essential Woodworker” is one of the best books on hand-tool usage written in the post-Charles Hayward era. Wearing was classically trained in England as a woodworker and embraced both power and hand tools in his shop and in his teaching.
He begins with a table. As you read the chapter on building a table, Wearing connects the dots for the hand-tool user by showing how all the tools are used in concert to produce accurate work. It’s not just about sawing a tenon or planing an edge. Instead, it is about how to gather these skills and apply them to building furniture – tables, doors, carcases, dovetailed drawers, plinths, etc.
The book is filled with more than 500 hand-drawn illustrations by Wearing that explain every operation in a hand-tool shop. His illustrations are properly drafted, drawn in perspective and masterfully clear.
"The Essential Woodworker" is printed in a 6" x 9" format, hardbound with a cloth cover, and produced entirely in the U.S. Like our other books, this paper is acid-free, and the signatures are sewn and casebound.
This book is also available in PDF format as a DRM-free file. If you need a tutorial on adding our digital books to your iPad, click here.
Contents
Introduction 6
1: Basic Woodworking Skills 10
2: Make a Table or Stool 54
3: Make a Carcase 124
4: Drawers, Handles and Boxes 210
Appendices 241
About the Author
Robert Wearing (1921-2020) was the author of many important books on woodworking, including “The Resourceful Woodworker,” “Making Woodwork Aids & Devices,” “Hand Tools for Woodworkers” and “The Essential Woodworker.” Wearing’s career as a craftsperson began after his service during World War II. He was formally trained at Loughborough College (now University) in Leicestershire, England. After graduating, he went on to teach for 50 more years and write countless articles on woodwork and several well-received books.
During our relationship with the Wearing family, we have published two short biographies you might like to read. One was written in 2011 (by Wearing), and the other in 2017.
