Woodworking Books

Building Kitchen Cabinets (Paperback) Review

admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:59:27 +0000

If you want to have a truely unique kitchen, you will need to build it yourself. This will probably save you a fair bit of money plus give you a room that you will be wanting to show off to every person who walks through your front door.

Building Kitchen Cabinets by professional cabinetmaker Udo Schmidt will show you, no matter what your cabinet making skills are, how to build a complete set of kitchen cabinets. This book contains 350 color photos and black and white illustrations which cover the whole process of building your kitchen cabinets from preparing your materials and choosing the correct tools to finishing and installing the units.

One of the great things about this book is Udo tells it straight. He talks to you as though you are working with him, not reading his book. He uses alot of pocket hole joinery (with a KREG Pocket Hole Jig) which is a quick and effective method to screw together the drawer boxes, face frames and also to screw the face frame onto the cabinet carcase. This form of joinery is reversable if you make a mistake, which can be cheaper than having to buy more timber and starting from the begining again.

One thing to note if you do buy this book. Double check all of the formulas. For example:
Pages 60 & 61 give the formulas to work out rail length and panel height for raised panel doors and are both wrong due to a basic error showing a subtraction operation rather than addition.

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DEWALT DW745 Heavy Duty 10-Inch Compact Job Site Table Saw

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:44:30 +0000

The DeWalt DW745 Heavy Duty 10-Inch Compact Job Site Table Saw is powered by a 15 amp motor which is powerful enough for resizing sheet material or making bevel cuts in hard woods. It has a maximum rip capacity of 16-inchs, a handy rack and pinion fence that extends to give you super fast adjustments and increased accuracy, whilst also retracting into a compact position for transport, this table saw is full of useful features that make it an ideal choice for the professional tradesman and the hard core DIYer. The 24T carbide blade that is included with the unit gives a better quality cut and lasts longer than your standard blade. It is also easy to adjust the blade angle from 0 to 45 degrees for any bevel cuts you need to make.

DeWalt is a well known and trusted brand, so it is no surprise that the DW745 comes with a 3 year limited warranty. The table saw is shipped with a carbide blade and blade guard, a mitre guage and push stick. DeWalt have also incorporated handy design features that include a dust port where you can attach a 2-1/2-inch shop vac to keep your working area clean, easily adjustable rear feet so even if you are working on un-even ground you can have a safe and steady platform to work on and there is a special anti friction coating on the table surface that helps to ensure a smooth and seamless cut.

As the DW745 only weighs 52.9 pounds it is light enough to take on all jobs. With some of the other table saws on the market being heavier, you often cannot be bothered to cart the saw to the site and then go through the hassle of setting it up, but the DW745 is light and quick and easy to assemble.

This biggest downfall with this table saw is when your mates find out you have one, they will be continually asking to borrow it.

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Buy the DW745 Portable Site Saw 240 Volt in the UK

Woodworking 4 Home Review

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:42:48 +0000

Who else would like to get instant access to 14,000 woodworking plans, projects & patterns?

I guess the answer to this is, all of us. So we bought the product and had a look.

This downloadable product is perfect for hobbyists, professionals and woodworkers alike. You will never be short of ideas for your next project.

The author, John Metz is a professional woodworker from Montana USA with over 20 years experience. He has spent the last six years restructuring woodworking plans into clear, detailed, step-by-step systems that don’t leave anything to the imagination.

Here is a brief list of just some of the plans you will get.

Arbor Plans
Bird Feeder Plans
Cabinet Plans
Chair Plans
Cold Frame Plans
Knife Block Plans
Pergola Plans
Rack Plans
Scroll Saw Plans
Table Plans
Toy Plans

The list just goes on and on. But you get the idea. Woodworking plans for just about anything you can think of.

Now, here is the good bit.

For a limited time, John is giving $50 off the normal retail price of $98.

You can get instant access to the 14,000 plans for only $49.

I dont know how long John is going to keep giving this discount, but it wont be for long.

Don’t worry if you are concerned that this is not the right product for you. John is giving a full 60 days 100% money back guarantee. No questions asked.

Now you don’t just get a bunch of .pdf plans in a folder. What you get is streaming video tutorials, resources, ebooks and additional bonuses. If you have just enetered into the world of woodworking the video tutorials are a god send. Been able to watch an expert walk you step by step through a project is far easier than trying to work out what to do with a piece of paper a pencil and a load of incorrectly cut wood.

So if you are looking for a colossal amount of woodworking plans Woodworking 4 Home is the package for you.