The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry : Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)

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About This Book: The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry combines the most popular carpentry projects with up-to-date information on tools, techniques, and materials required for home projects. Easy-to-use photo-driven pages show readers the most common saw cuts, nailing techniques, router designs, and skills for using dozens of other tools. Projects range from framing a partition wall, building shelves, and installing windows and doors, to hanging cabinets, cutting countertops, and installing trim. Readers even learn how to remove walls for remodeling projects.
This book contains everything readers need for their projects - both new construction and repairs - in user-friendly detail. Color photos accompany each technique and project. The result is an indispensable resource for any homeowner planning a carpentry project, large or small.
Highlights::

Contains hundreds of the indoor and outdoor carpentry projects and techniques most useful to homeowners.

Covers basic framing, window and door installation, and trim detail, plus installing cabinets, countertops, and shelves.

Shows how to use and maintain carpentry tools, such as hand and power saws, routers, drills, sanders, and more.

Includes attractive projects, such as tongue-and-groove wainscoting, and practical repairs for stairways, exterior siding, and more.

Competitive titles have fewer than half as many projects and techniques, and little, if any, photography.

Newest addition to CPi's bestselling line-up of Complete Guides.

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Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry, 2008-06-03
The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry : Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library) Item appears to be very thorough; great illustrations!

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

the complete guide to home carpentry, 2007-03-08
received book in a timely manner and in excellent condition

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Very clear and well explained book., 2006-05-03
I bought this book for a garage project of mine and the decent reviews it had. I must say the reviews are well deserved. This book offers plenty of photos and well explained "how-to" guide lines. Detailed explanation with photos of all the tools you'll need for your project. I can now do my projects with confidence considering I am a novice at carpentry. Excellent choice for the novist.

12 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1 out of 5 stars

So far from complete its an insult to carpenters, 2006-04-16
Had to give 1 star to off set the other reviews. My problem with most of these carpentry books is their lack of conviction to a topic. I have been a carpenter for way longer than 4 years (the accepted journeyman level). In truth it takes a lifetime to keep up with new practices and master traditional techniques. If you need to read 93 PAGES OF 277 on what a particular tool is or how to set up a saw then you really are not ready for complete carpentry. You need to develop your understanding of the tools.

Taunton Press is my recommendation for high quality information. Most of their publications assume you know how to use your tools. I would like to see quality books on specific skills. The complete all in one would have to be text book size and come in volumes. One good example is Lewis Vogt Carpentry 3rd edition. Used in construction management courses.

This book is just fluff. A weekend warrior might find some good info to improve his garage or better use his tools.

6 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2 out of 5 stars

Not a great book., 2006-01-16
This book doesn't include any text about stairs. I guess most complete homes don't need stairs. I find this book more of a coffee table book than a book I can count on for howto information.

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