More Woodworkers' Essential Facts, Formulas & Short-Cuts: Hundreds of All New , No-Math Rules of Thumb Help You Figure it Out

by Ken Horner

Overview

Enjoy workshop success without being troubled by difficult mathematical setbacks. Get the answers to all of your perplexing woodworking questions in this handy workshop reference tool.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781892836212
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2006
Series:	Woodworker's Essentials and More Series
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ken Horner is the author of Woodworkers' Essential Facts, Formulas & Short-Cuts; and More Woodworkers' Essential Facts, Formulas & Short-Cuts. He is a retired organic chemist and computer consultant who resides in Sunnyvale, California, deep in the heart of the Silicon Valley. A veteran woodworker, he is a member of the South Bay Woodworkers Association.

Read an Excerpt

Ever wonder whether that shelf will sag? How about scratched your head over compound angles or how to calculate the staves in a coopered barrel or segmented bowl? Well, you're not alone. That's why Ken Horner has created this invaluable reference, complete with simple, clear explanations for the most confounding problems in woodworking. From practical problems like figuring your setup for cove molding on the table saw, to "out of this world" science stuff like removing rust from tools with electrolysis, it's packed with fun facts that make it hard to put this volume down. Includes no-math shortcuts, as well as mathematical formulas for those who prefer the calculator.

Table of Contents

Dedication...5 Author's Preface...8 Acknowledgements...9 1. Wood Basics...11 2. Drying Wood...24 3. Wood Movement...42 4. Building with Wood Movement...56 5. Wood Strength...72 6. Moisture Protection...85 7. Post-and-Rung Joints...93 8. Column Strength and entasis...100 9. Marquetry, Inlay and Intarsia...119 10. Twists and Spirals...136 11. Mechanics - Simple and Complex...152 12. Rust - Cause and Prevention...171