Find fast answers to woodworking questions! From fasteners to finishing, angles to adhesives, this portable guide is packed with helpful charts, lists and illustrations to move your woodworking projects along. Need to compute an odd joint angle, select appropriate hardware, or pick the right finish for a project? You can consult this book for solutions to those dilemmas and many more. It's the ideal size to stash in a toolbox or bench top, where you will refer to it again and again. FEATURES • Dozens of charts and lists providing key woodworking facts, figures and formulas at a glance • Clear, quick-reference illustrations of angles, joints, mouldings, fasteners and more • Demystifies woodworking math, including conversions and geometry • Portable, durable format perfect for hands-on use in the shop

The Handy Shop Reference: Useful Facts and Figures for Every Woodworker

Begnal, Tom

Reference

Krause+publications

The Woodworking Handbook, by woodshop master Tom Begnal, is a comprehensive, illustrated reference - a single, logically organized resource jam-packed with all the common formulas, tables, sizes and specifications you need to design, join and finish any project. Inside, you get easy-to-understand conversion chartsfractions to decimals, English to metric and more. You also get tips for understanding shop drawings - including common woodworking abbreviations and symbols - which means you'll know how to envision your projects, start them and finish them. Details on the working qualities of domestic and exotic hardwoods are expertly covered, including the nuances of planning, shaping, turning, boring and sanding different woods. Also covered: the inside scoop on adhesives and finishes - which kinds work where, and why. And when it comes to selection and maintaining your tools, the essentials are all here in complete and practical form - from blade choices for specific jobs to sharpening angles to a gallery of router bit profiles. With The Woodworking Handbook you get immediate answers to the questions that can otherwise stop a project cold. For example: What size bit should I use to predrill for wood or lag screws? How much should I enlarge gridded magazine drawings on a photocopier to make them full size? How many degrees should I tilt a radial arm saw blade to cut compound angles? What do the grade stamps on lumber mean? Which wood is best for my project? What are the standard, accepted dimensions for a king-size bed, a computer desk, a workbench? What common household items can double as circle templates for my wood-working projects?

The Wood Working Handbook

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Popular Woodworking Books

Covers fractions, decimals, and geometric shapes, and describes how to use math to handle specific woodworking problems

The Woodworker's Guide to Shop Math

Science & Math

Mathematics

Betterway Books

Woodworkers can put an end to shop math frustration once and for all. This easy-to-reference guide puts all of woodworkings' integral formulas, conversions, and measurements right at thier fingertips.

F & W Pubns Inc

Your personal research assistant
Anyone who works wood knows that the craft veers into math, biology and chemistry. You often have to compute some odd joint angle, calculate the amount of wood movement in a panel, choose appropriate metal hardware, or select the proper adhesive or finish for the job at hand, to name just a few examples.
Fortunately, you no longer have to spend hours laboring over magazines and books for this kind of information. A quick look at the table of contents in this little compendium shows that it's crammed with exactly the kind of answers a woodworker needs to have on hand. It includes common geometry equations, math conversion tables, standard furniture dimensions, shelf load limit charts, a glossary of joints, properties of various woods, adhesives, finishes, and lots more. The best thing is that all the information is at your fingertips and easy to find, making this one of the hardest working little shop helpers you could hope to have.

Popular Woodworking Pocket Shop Reference

Multiply your woodworking talents
There's no getting around it: woodworking involves math. If you don't know how to do basic calculations, you'll be at somewhat of a disadvantage as a woodworker. On the other hand, if you know how to work with fractions, decimals, angles, and geometric shapes, you'll expand your capabilities in the shop many times over.
Don't worry if you've struggled with shop math in the past. You hold the solutions in your hands. In these pages, you'll discover simple approaches for everything from adding fractions and decimals to laying out ellipses, octagons, and other shapes that will expand your design repertoire. You'll learn:
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<li>how to easily calculate the proper amount of wood and finishes you'll need for projects</li>
<li>how to convert a furniture photo into a dimensional drawing</li>
<li>how to adjust the speed of a machine by combining the correct sizes of pulleys, and lots more</li>
</ul>
Add it all up, and it makes for a great buy in a shop book.

Popular Woodworking Practical Shop Math: Portable,Accurate,Complete

Product Description \nThis easy-to-understand handbook teaches essential math concepts using real-life examples so you can confidently apply math skills in everyday situations such as personal finance, cooking, home repair, and shopping. \nFor many of us, math can conjure memories of frustration and embarrassment, yet 
math and its application are all around us every day—in the workplace, supermarket, mall, and the gas station, where a basic math solution can easily and quickly solve a problem. However, some of us have either blocked out, forgotten, or simply did not learn the basics of math. With 
Everyday Mathematics Made Easy, author Thomas Begnal brings math back to the forefront of our brains and re-teaches (or teaches) 
all the basic math concepts.\nUsing an encouraging voice throughout, 
each chapter is devoted to a specific math topic and explains the underlying basic math function in a 
simple and easy-to-understand way. 
Step-by-step instructions on topics such as the traditional operations of 
arithmetic, 
fractions and decimals, 
averages, 
ratios and percentages, 
geometry, and more are enforced with 
sidebars on how to solve math problems quickly and correctly in common situations, including:\nCooking: How to double or half recipes; how long to thaw food items based on ratios; how to convert measurements from imperial to metric; and how to work with ingredient ratios in food recipes. 
Shopping: How to determine a better deal between two sale items; what is the real cost of an item after the sale percentage is taken off; how much is the sales tax; and how much to tip at a restaurant. 
Finances: How to figure out interest rates on credit cards, loans, and mortgages; how to determine the value of a car; how much will it cost to use gasoline on a road trip; how to determine the cost of gas per gallon; how to balance a checkbook; and how to determine currency exchanges. 
Home: How to determine how much a home-improvement project will increase the value of a home; how to take accurate room measurements; how to determine the correct size of furniture to fit in a space; how determine the ratio of a solution when mixed with water; how much does it cost to run appliances; how much fertilizer do you need for a yard; and how to determine if a rotting tree may hit your house.\nGet a quick review of everything you forgot you knew with the 
Everyday Learning series from Wellfleet Press. Need a refresher course in topics like grammar and philosophy? Then let these handy reference books be your sidekicks on your journey to higher learning. You’ll learn about timeless global topics, as well as the thought leaders responsible for some of the greatest contributions in the worlds of science, art, and more. Packed with useful information, these portable books are perfect for commuters who want to jump-start their day with useful and fun facts. With the Everyday Learning series, you’ll be an expert in any field in no time.\nOther titles in this series include 
: Everyday Economics Made Easy, 
Everyday Grammar Made Easy, 
Everyday Philosophy Made Easy, and 
Everyday Spanish Made Easy.\nAbout the Author \nFor over the past 30 years, author 
Tom Begnal has held editorial positions at three magazines: 
The Woodworker's Journal, 
Shopnotes, and 
Fine Woodworking. He has also written three books: 
The Woodworker's Guide to Shop Math, The Handy Shop Reference, and 
Building Backyard Structures. As a freelancer, he has edited how-to books for Betterway Books and McGraw-Hill. Tom's interest in math goes back to his roots in mechanical engineering and an early career as a production engineer. Later, when his woodworking hobby led to an editorial position at 
The Woodworker's Journal, he continued to put his math skills to work while designing and building furniture.

Everyday Mathematics Made Easy: A Quick Review of What You Forgot You Knew (Volume 2) (Everyday Learning, 2)

Experiments, Instruments & Measurement

Wellfleet Press

Fear not, workshop math is not something to be scared of or avoided; Practical Shop Math covers it all from the basic to the advanced.
By its very nature, woodworking requires a basic understanding of math. Various numbers, in the form of thickness, width, and length dimensions, are used to describe the physical size of a a woodworking project and its component parts. Inevitably, these dimensions –written as whole numbers, fractions, and decimals – must be added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided in order to cut and assemble the project.
Although math is an essential part of woodworking, a surprising number of crafters feel intimidated when working with decimals, fractions, geometry, and formula. Fear not; workshop math is not something to be scared of or avoided. Woodworking involves a lot of math and you’ll be at a disadvantage in the workshop if you don’t know or can’t remember how to do basic calculations. Even if you do know how to work with fractions, decimals, and geometric shapes, this tremendously handy and comprehensive guide from a Tom Begnal, a life-long woodworker and former editor at Fine Woodworking, Woodworker’s Journal, and ShopNotes, will increase your capabilities in the workshop many times over. With Practical Shop Math, you'll discover simple, but non-condescending approaches for everything from adding fractions and decimals to laying out ellipses, octagons, and other shapes that will expand your design repertoire. In addition, Practical Shop Math focuses on the things that you think should be simple, but can drive you nuts: tasks such as enlarging grid patterns, determining miter angles for polygons, dividing angles and arcs, calculating board feet and the amount of finishes you need to complete a project, and so on. Included is a very useful trick for converting a furniture photo from a magazine or catalog into a dimensional drawing that you can use for building your next project. Practical Shop Math covers it all from the basic to the advanced.
In the end, if you sum up the benefits of this resourceful reference, it makes for a great addition to any workshop.

Practical Shop Math: Simple Solutions to Workshop Fractions, Formulas + Geometric Shapes

Spring House Pr

Fear not, workshop math is not something to be scared of or avoided; Practical Shop Math covers it all from the basic to the advanced. 
By its very nature, woodworking requires a basic understanding of math. Various numbers, in the form of thickness, width, and length dimensions, are used to describe the physical size of a a woodworking project and its component parts. Inevitably, these dimensions –written as whole numbers, fractions, and decimals – must be added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided in order to cut and assemble the project. 
Although math is an essential part of woodworking, a surprising number of crafters feel intimidated when working with decimals, fractions, geometry, and formula. Fear not; workshop math is not something to be scared of or avoided. Woodworking involves a lot of math and you’ll be at a disadvantage in the workshop if you don’t know or can’t remember how to do basic calculations. Even if you do know how to work with fractions, decimals, and geometric shapes, this tremendously handy and comprehensive guide from a Tom Begnal, a life-long woodworker and former editor at Fine Woodworking, Woodworker’s Journal, and ShopNotes, will increase your capabilities in the workshop many times over. 
With Practical Shop Math, you'll discover simple, but non-condescending approaches for everything from adding fractions and decimals to laying out ellipses, octagons, and other shapes that will expand your design repertoire. In addition, Practical Shop Math focuses on the things that you think should be simple, but can drive you nuts: tasks such as enlarging grid patterns, determining miter angles for polygons, dividing angles and arcs, calculating board feet and the amount of finishes you need to complete a project, and so on. Included is a very useful trick for converting a furniture photo from a magazine or catalog into a dimensional drawing that you can use for building your next project. Practical Shop Math covers it all from the basic to the advanced. 
In the end, if you sum up the benefits of this resourceful reference, it makes for a great addition to any workshop.\nFrom the Back Cover\nAdd Some Math Savvy to Your Toolbox. 
Woodworking and math are as closely connected as a tight-fitting dovetail. There’s no getting around it—start a woodworking project and the numbers begin flying around like sawdust. From calculating lumber to mixing finishes and all the formulas, fractions, decimals, and geometry in between, workshop math can be tricky stuff, especially if it has been many years since math class. But none of that matters, because Practical Shop Math has you covered. Packed with simple solutions, helpful illustrations, handy formulas, and more, Practical Shop Math is the perfect book for anyone looking to improve their math skills. Once equipped with the tool of understanding some math basics, a day in the workshop will involve more fun and production and less head-scratching.

Cedar Lane Press

A site-by-site guide to the wonders of the world’s greatest city. Unless you know where Edgar Allan Poe liked to sit and think and Cab Calloway used to perform, where the first Oreo was baked and America’s first pizza joint opened, where “Crazy Joe” Gallo got whacked and Jimi Hendrix opened a recording studio, where General George Washington battled the British and J.P. Morgan was bombed, where Dustin Hoffman screamed at a cabby and Marilyn Monroe felt the breeze—unless you know all this plus the location of the Ghostbusters’ headquarters, you don’t know Manhattan. 
Author Tom Begnal tells story after fascinating story while taking you on a tour you'll never find in the guidebooks. Ranging from Fort Washington to Wall Street, bridging important history and pop-culture moments, Here in Manhattan is a site-by-site guide to the wonders of the world’s greatest city.

Here in Manhattan: A Site-by-Site Guide to the History of the World's Greatest City

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Sutherland House Books

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Books by Begnal, Tom

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The Handy Shop Reference: Useful Facts and Figures for Every Woodworker

The Wood Working Handbook

The Woodworker's Guide to Shop Math

The Woodworker's Guide to Shop Math

Popular Woodworking Pocket Shop Reference

Popular Woodworking Practical Shop Math: Portable,Accurate,Complete

Everyday Mathematics Made Easy: A Quick Review of What You Forgot You Knew (Volume 2) (Everyday Learning, 2)

Practical Shop Math: Simple Solutions to Workshop Fractions, Formulas + Geometric Shapes

Practical Shop Math: Simple Solutions to Workshop Fractions, Formulas + Geometric Shapes

Here in Manhattan: A Site-by-Site Guide to the History of the World's Greatest City