The Seven Essentials of Woodworking
To produce quality work in an efficient manner, Guidice contends  that woodworkers need to be proficient in seven essential  skills: joint making, measuring and marking, sawing to a line,  sharpening, using hand planes, making mortise-and-tenon joints,  and wood finishing. This philosophy may be hard to swallow for  woodworkers with a shop full of power tools, but sometimes  bitter medicine is most effective. Many of Guidice's methods are  based on techniques that would be covered during a traditional  European apprenticeship you must have a few quality tools and  learn to use them very, very well. Guidice is an excellent  teacher, but readers like apprentices everywhere must do their  part and practice to be proficient. Required reading for every  woodworker, this is an essential purchase.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.