Synopsis
The table saw is a magnificently simple machine capable of performing an incredible range of cutting tasks. Here Jim Tolpin shares his masterful techniques for using the table saw to achieve a variety of safe and accurate cuts, including ripping, crosscutting, miter cuts, grooves, dadoes, rabbets, curves, molding, joinery and more. He provides ample instruction on how to use a variety of table saws, including invaluable information on accessories, maintenance and upkeep, and jigs and fixtures. Plus, Tolpin also includes a quick-reference troubleshooting chart, so woodworkers can solve their table saw dilemmas at a glance.
About the Author:
Jim Tolpin has been a professional woodworker for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of several strong-selling titles, inlcuding Building Traditional Cabinets, Built In Furniture, Tool Box Book and Betterway's Measure Twice, Cut Once. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington.
Library Journal
Nearly every serious woodworker has a table saw, so there is a large audience for this update of this classic text. A professional woodworker whose pieces have appeared in Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding magazines, Tolpin shows readers the table saw's remarkable variety of cutting operations. Every author on this topic shows how to crosscut or rip lumber, but Tolpin goes much further, illustrating techniques for cutting circles or curves, forming a variety of joints, handling large sheets of material, and safely trimming small pieces to size. Readers are provided extensive information about the most common types of saws, shown how to tune up and care for their tool, and presented with illustrations of accessories; plans are included for a shop-built universal rip fence, a roller stand, a crosscut sled, and a raised-panel fixture. Including detailed instructions and numerous photos and illustrations, this title is one of the best resources on the subject for both novice and veteran woodworkers and is highly recommended. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.