Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners

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• ISBN13: 9780865735774
• ISBN10: 0865735778
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Summary

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

Author Biography

The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Planning a Carpentry Project	6	(2)
Project Safety	8	(2)
Workshop Basics	10	(4)
Materials
Lumber	14	(4)
Plywood & Sheet Goods	18	(2)
Trim Moldings	20	(2)
Nails	22	(2)
Screws & Other Hardware	24	(2)
Glues & Adhesives	26	(4)
Tools & Skills
Carrying Your Tools	30	(2)
Prying Tools	32	(2)
Tape Measures	34	(2)
Plumb Bobs & Chalk Lines	36	(2)
Levels	38	(2)
Squares	40	(2)
Handsaws	42	(6)
Jig Saws	48	(2)
Circular Saws	50	(7)
Building a Straightedge Guide	57	(1)
Table Saws	58	(4)
Power Miter Saws	62	(8)
Routers	70	(4)
Hammers	74	(4)
Screwdrivers	78	(2)
Drills & Bits	80	(4)
Planes	84	(1)
Chisels	85	(1)
Sanders	86	(4)
Clamps	90	(2)
Specialty Tools	92	(2)
Building a Workbench	94	(4)
Sawhorses	98	(4)
Basic Carpentry
Anatomy of a House	102	(6)
Anatomy Details	104	(4)
Basic Projects	108	(22)
Preparing the Work Area	109	(1)
Building a Partition Wall: A Step-by-step Overview	110	(2)
Building a Partition Wall	112	(4)
Framing an Opening for an Interior Door	116	(4)
Soundproofing Walls & Ceilings	120	(2)
Covering Foundation Walls	122	(5)
Framing Soffits & Chases	127	(3)
Finishing Walls & Ceilings	130	(40)
Installing Wallboard	132	(8)
Installing a Suspended Ceiling	140	(4)
Paneling an Attic Ceiling	144	(4)
Installing a Prehung Interior Door	148	(2)
Shortening an Interior Door	150	(2)
Installing Door & Window Casings	152	(4)
Installing Baseboard & Ceiling Trim	156	(6)
Installing Tongue-and-groove Wainscoting	162	(8)
Advanced Projects
Enlarging Openings & Removing Walls	170	(22)
Removing Wallboard	172	(2)
Removing Plaster	174	(2)
Removing Exterior Surfaces	176	(4)
Removing Doors & Windows	180	(2)
Making Temporary Supports	182	(4)
Removing Interior Walls	186	(6)
Framing & Installing Doors	192	(18)
Framing an Exterior Door Opening	193	(5)
Installing an Entry Door	198	(4)
Installing a Storm Door	202	(2)
Installing a Patio Door	204	(6)
Framing & Installing Windows	210	(10)
Shelves, Cabinets & Countertops
Adding Shelves	220	(28)
Building Floor-to-Ceiling Shelves	222	(6)
Building Utility Shelves	228	(4)
Building an Understairs Work Center	232	(8)
Building Drawers	240	(4)
Finishing Projects	244	(4)
Adding Cabinets	248	(14)
Removing Trim & Old Cabinets	250	(2)
Preparing for New Cabinets	252	(2)
Installing Cabinets	254	(8)
Choosing Countertops	262	(16)
Installing a Post-form Countertop	264	(4)
Building a Custom Laminate Countertop	268	(8)
Custom Wood Countertop Edges	276	(2)
Glossary	278	(2)
Reference Charts	280	(3)
Credits/Resources	283	(1)
Index	284