Woodworking for Idiots Like Me

Aird Books, 1994
by
Dr Robert Rich
MUDSMITH

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Contents    Woodworking for idiots like me ..........   1
    Ignorant not idiot .....................   1
    The start of his downfall ..............   3
1 Billycarts ..............................   5
    Bolts (and nuts and washers) ...........   7
    Drilling ............................... 15
2 Hammer in memoriam ...................... 21
    Hammers ................................ 23
3 1972 .................................... 25
4 A stud frame wall ....................... 29
    Skewnaining ............................ 31
    Marking out a job ...................... 40
5 Living in a sculpture ................... 47
    Chisels and their use .................. 50
6 Have knife will whittle ................. 55
    Sharpening a knife ..................... 58
7 Look square ............................. 61
8 How modern builders make a stud frame wall 65
    Softwood, hardwood— and eucalypt ...... 65
    Brick veneering ........................ 72
9 Getting untwisted ....................... 73
    Setting and sharpening a crosscut saw .. 75
    Handsaws ............................... 76
10 Joints .................................. 82
    How Madelon made a half-lap joint ...... 84
    Making a mortise and tenon joint ....... 89
11 Bernie's cubby house .................... 94
    Prefabricating cubby house components .. 98
    Hanging a door ......................... 102
    Wood screws ............................ 108
12 Cat's cradle ............................ 115
    Using chainsaws safely ................. 115
13 'If you can cook you can build' ......... 126
    How to make a mission chair ............ 129
14 The first frame ......................... 135
15 When a level didn't ..................... 140
16 Jolanda's roof .......................... 143
    The water level ........................ 144
    How to 'fall' a tree ................... 149
17 A moveable feast (for trees) ............ 154
18 A cure for post-baby blues .............. 160
    Built-in wardrobes ..................... 160
    Making a coffee table .................. 164
    A simple rocking chair ................. 169
19 A plane learning experience ............. 176
20 Bunks ................................... 181
21 In at last! ............................. 185
    Weatherproofing and insulation ......... 185
Index ...................................... 192

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