Grundkurs Moebelbau / Heiko Rech
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This book by Heiko Rech offers a thorough introduction to furniture making.
The first part consists of seven foundational chapters:
- Workshop Planning – Lighting, Safety, Space Layout, Tool Storage
- Wood – Solid Wood, Glued Laminated Timber, Wood-Based Materials
- Hand Tools – A Sensible Basic Equipment
- Saws – Handsaws, Circular Saws, Band Saws, Jigsaws, Saw Blades
- Routing – Router, Router Bits, Router Table
- Sanding – Sandpaper, Sanding Devices
- Surface Treatment – Oils, Wax, Water-Based Varnishes
These foundational chapters are complemented with two building projects, a hanging cabinet and a drawer cabinet. Here, the basic working techniques are practiced on concrete tasks. Complete with drawings, parts lists, and many illustrations.
The book also includes a video DVD with about 90 minutes of runtime. It contains the following films:
- Using the Table Saw
- Using the Router
- Using the Router Table
- How to Work with the Biscuit Joiner?
- The Carpenter’s Triangle
- Hardware Selection for Cup Hinges
- Hardware Selection for Drawer Slides
Heiko Rech is a master carpenter with years of experience as an instructor for ambitious hobby woodworkers in his workshop in Saar. Therefore, he knows where the woodworker’s shoe pinches. He is also active as a blogger, video producer, and author for Holzwerken. He lives with his wife and son in St. Wendel, Saarland.
Heiko Rech
Includes DVD
248 pages
Hardcover 29 × 21 cm
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