Crafts Almost everyone gets involved in woodworking projects around the house, even if it's a minor job such as putting an extra shelf in a closet or tightening the leg of a table. Because these odd jobs do come up from time to time, you must have a few tools, possibly enough to undertake a major project like building book shelves, an end table, or a dog house.

For most of your woodworking, especially for the simple things you will build at the start, a few basic tools are all you need: a claw hammer, a crosscut saw, a rip saw, a set of wood chisels, a set of screwdrivers, a brace and an assortment of bits, a ruler, a try square, an awl, a punch and a pair of pliers.

You can learn a great deal about how furniture is made by studying the construction of the pieces in your home—open and closed bookcases, chests of drawers, tables, chairs, and anything else made of wood.

There are a good many books on woodworking in the public libraries. These books lead you, step by step, from the purchase of raw wood to the finished article. They will explain the techniques you have observed in studying your own furniture: where and when to join two pieces with a nail, a screw, a dowel, or glue; what hardware to use and why; when to bend a curved member and when to cut it to shape.




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October 6, 2008