Woodworkers Essential Facts, Formulas and Short-Cuts

Woodworkers‘ Essential Facts, Formulas, & Short-Cuts: Rules of Thumb Help Figure It Out, With or Without Math. Author, Ken Horner

Provides more jargon-free answers to the most baffling woodworking equations and questions. Enjoy woodworking without the head-scratching questions and mathematical setbacks! This best-seller provides practical solutions to countless workshop issues. With a straight-forward approach and hundreds of clear illustrations, useful tables, and a myriad of facts, formulas and shortcuts, this handy reference is a must-have for any woodworker.

Every workshop operation requires knowing some kind of measurement, formula, fact, or calculation. Workshop problems usually can be solved with mathematics, but as this interesting book shows, there’s often a no-math solution too. In most situations, the savvy craftsman can get the answers either with math or by applying common-sense rules of thumb. This handbook presents both approaches so readers can choose what works best in their particular situation. With this handbook on the bench, readers will enjoy success in the workshop whether or not they are comfortable with mathematics.

Hundreds of illustrations guide readers through the solutions to everyday workshop problems. Straightforward writing and a simplified approach to calculations lead readers step-by-step to the answers they need. Dozens of useful tables put essential reference information into this single, easy-to-follow resource. This practical handbook, packed full of facts, formulas and shortcuts, is essential for woodworkers of all skill levels.

Paperback,, 312 pages

ISBN 978-1-892836-15-1