Guides: Furniture &amp; Specialist Finishing Trades: Cabinet Making & Furniture Finishing

eBooks

British Interior House Styles This book covers an immense range of interior styles from 1500 to 1960. In addition, there is a glossary of terms and a historical time chart. The book will give useful pointers to those planning to restore their own home in a particular period style.
Junk Beautiful: Furniture Refreshed In Junk Beautiful: Furniture ReFreshed, author and "Queen of Junk" Sue Whitney provides inspiration for reimagining and refashioning vintage pieces into truly unique furniture and accessories. 30 projects presented here include clear, concise step-by-step instruction and photographs.
New Bathroom Idea Book This book is illustrated with 325 photos and 15 illustrations and provides design options for all areas of the bathroom, from vanities and countertops to fixtures, flooring, and finish details.

Books

The Complete Guide to Joint-Making This comprehensive and practical book demystifies the all-important subject of choosing, designing, and cutting woodworking joints
Finishing Wood - by Fine Woodworking Magazine Editors This collection of articles from Fine Woodworking brings together the best information on a rich variety of finishing techniques. Nowadays, finishing wood doesn't just embrace fine clear finishes like shellac and French polishing, but also bright pigmented lacquers, dyes and stains, milk paint, and "crackled" paint. Finishing Wood features a whole section on the hot new trend of coloring wood. Also included is timeless information on preparing a surface before you apply a finish (a critical first step) as well as tried-and-true methods for applying all the traditional finishes, whether by brush or by spraying.
The Furniture Bible Covers care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more.
A Polishers Handbook This concise handbook of finishing and finishes is designed for Australian woodworkers.

eJournals

Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association Subjects: Product Information
CabinetMaker+FDM Subjects: Interior Design And Decoration; Furniture And House Furnishings
Woodworker's Journal Subject: Woodworking

Journals in the Library

Australian Wood Review Australian Wood Review is a high quality magazine for woodworkers that focuses on fine furniture making, woodturning, carving, timbers, tools and machinery.
Australian Woodworker Every issue of Australian Woodworker provides you with projects, technical tips, information on new products, shows and exhibitions, book reviews, profiles of woodworkers, an events calendar, as well as local and International news.
Fine Woodworking Smooth and polished, Fine Woodworking is the magazine for the savvy woodworker - from aspiring beginners to accomplished craftsmen. Each colourful issue contains stimulating design ideas, techniques and projects.

Timber Furniture

Timber Furniture : The Design Process - 21 mins In this video, Chris Beck, an applied design lecturer at Holmesglen TAFE, explains the basic steps in designing and constructing a piece of wood furniture. First, the design process, from drawings to models, is summarized. Next is a demonstration of joint construction, with an emphasis on the importance of safety guidelines and proper tools. Then, assembly and finishing with varnishes or resins are reviewed, along with the importance of self, secondary, and peer evaluations.

Edge Banding Machines

Batch-size-one 4 machines | U-shape edgebanding line | China This Video shows an u-shape edgebanding line for our Chinese customer Suofeiya.
ISG US - Schelling/IMA/Priess & Horstmann Batchsize 1 processing of 1,000 parts/shift This is a video of the fully integrated and automated batchsize 1 processing line of the company Goosens in Belgium.

Cert III Resource: Kitchen, Bathroom and Cabinet Making

Kitchen, Bathroom and Cabinet Making Online Resources The Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinetmaking project is a learning resource designed for apprentices undertaking the Certificate III in Cabinetmaking (Kitchens and Bathrooms) LMF32109. The resource comprises a website and an accompanying set of print-based learner guides and work books.

Woodworking Tools - Online Video

Building a Work Centre - 22 mins It's a multifunctional tool stand, a workbench, and a sawhorse all in one!
Band Saws and Scroll Saws - 21 mins Whenever a project throws you a curve, it's time to turn on the band saw or scroll saw. This video features both.
Cutoff Saws - 21 mins Also known as miter saws, cutoff saws will crosscut long stock, cut picture frame molding, fit crown molding, and quickly cut multiple boards to the same length.
Drill Presses - 14 mins When pinpoint accuracy counts, the drill press is the tool of choice. This video highlights both floor and benchtop styles
Drills and Drivers - 16 mins This video takes a close-up look at cordless and corded drills and drivers, those indispensable sidearms of the building trades.
Jig Saws and Circular Saws, Sanders and Drills - 15 mins The tools covered in this program include: Power Drills; Belt and Orbital Sanders; Jig and Circular Saws; Power Planers
Jointers - 17 mins This video takes a look at both of these important tools.
Lathes - 14 mins Spindle turning, furniture making, shaping round- or disk-shaped pieces of wood—lathes can do it all. This video examines how
Power Nailers - 16 mins This video nails the subject of nailers with information on four types: pneumatic, cordless electric, cordless impulse, and power-actuated
Radial Arm Saw : Operation & Safety - 15 mins These videos save demonstration set-up time and help you insure that students know proper, safe procedures before operating a machine. They are also excellent for review and can be used on an individual basis if desired. This series is recommended for all woodworking students as well as the home craftsman.
Rotary Tools, Bench Grinders, and Sharpeners - 12 mins For carving fine details or honing an edge, rotary tools, bench grinders, and sharpeners are a must.
Routers - 20 mins This video introduces the router through table-mounted and freehand applications.
Stationary Sanders - 12 mins This video explains how to make quick work of the biggest chore in the shop with stationary sanders
Table Saws & Accessories - 14 mins Table Saw & Accessories: Operation & Safety is a fourteen-minute video which is part of the series, Woodworking Power Tools. This series of live-action videotapes details both basic and advanced operational techniques for each of the five most important and useful power tools found in the woodworking shop.

Sharpening Drill Bits

How to Sharpen a Drill Bit- 8 mins

Sharpen your Drill Bits by Hand - 2 mins

Video - Why Melted Bugs On Candy And Lemons Fuel A $167 Million Industry

A $167 million industry that brings us shellac - 10 mins 13 sec

Video Online

Timber Production & Processing - Part A - 31 mins This is Part A of two programs which include the propagation and processing of Australian native species together with American and Caribbean pines.
Timber Production & Processing - Part B - 33 mins This is Part B of two programs which include the propagation and processing of Australian native species together with American and Caribbean pines.
Fasteners for Cabinet Making - 25 mins This program introduces the types and uses of various fasteners in building cabinets and furniture. Illustrating the many features and properties of wood screws—including head configurations, types of thread, and anti-corrosion coatings—the program also explains nail and pin weights as well as the three styles of basic cabinet construction (box, edge, and end fixing).
Hand Tools for Woodworking - 25 mins This program shows how to use a variety of saws, planes, and chisels. It explains how to measure and mark out a project and then safely secure it.
How Kitchen Cabinets are Made - 22 mins It starts with the selection of wood and then to the creation of cabinet boxes and finally to painting and assembly.
Safety in the Workshop: Avoiding Accidents and Injuries - 22 mins An overview of basic safety measures focuses on the need for correct personal protective equipment, safety zones, proper tool storage, flammable liquid storage, and overall cleanliness and organisation are also emphasised.
Tools of the Trade: Inside the Carpenter's Toolbox - 19 mins This program takes a look at the tools and construction materials carpenters depend on every day.
Woodworking: The Art and the Craft Series - all under 15 mins This 15-part series focuses on essential techniques students must master to skillfully complete a wide range of projects.
Woodworking Safety - 19 mins Summarises the critical safety measures to observe when using table saws, radial arm saws, planers, routers, lathes, jointers, large belt sanders, and other woodworking technology.
YouTube Clip: How to use a Ramset Gun - 11 mins Learn how to use a ramset gun, also called a hilti gun, to nail into concrete and steel. Featuring the Hilti DX 2. Presented by Caliber* Tool & DIY

Websites

Timber Industy

Australian Wood Review The website for Australian Wood Review magazine. It has news articles of interest.
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) A not-for-profit company that provides national, integrated research and development services to the Australian forest and wood products industry.
Timbecon Woodworking supply store in Canning Vale, Western Australia.
WoodSolutions Provides independent, non-proprietary information about timber and wood products to professionals and companies involved in building design and construction.
Worldwide Timber Traders One of the leading independent wood-base panel distributors within Australia, and proudly West Australian owned.

Australian

Building Products Industry Council (BPIC) The national body representing Australia’s building product associations who support Australia’s building product manufacturers and suppliers.
GBCA: Green Building Council of Australia The GBCA, rates the sustainability of buildings, educates industry and government, and advocates policies for a sustainable transformation of the built environment.
Home Ideas Centre Permanent exhibitions of building and home improvement products.
Western Australian Home Design & Living A directory of local industry professionals.
Infolink Australia's Architecture, Building, Construction and Design Directory One of Australia’s largest online directories for the architecture, building, construction and design sectors.

Government

SafeWork Australia SWA is an Australian government statutory body established in 2008 to develop national policy relating to WHS and workers’ compensation.
Wageline (Western Australia) Wageline can give you information on State workplace law, including: rates of pay; conditions of employment; and workplace awards and agreements.
Workcover WA Their role is to lead a workers’ compensation scheme that is fair, accessible and cost effective for all participants.
WorkSafe WA The Western Australian Government agency responsible for the regulation of WHS in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984.

Associations

Australian Furniture Association (AFA) AFA is the peak Australian industry association for the furniture and furnishing sector supply chain.
Business + Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association BIFMA is the trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers.
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA) It is an industry driven organisation, voluntarily funded by plywood & LVL manufacturers in Australia,
Forest Industries Federation of WA (FIFWA) FIFWA exists to protect and promote the valuable Western Australian forest products industry.
Master Builders Association of Western Australia (MBA) Master Builders is a Western Australian Association of the top residential and commercial builders, contractors, suppliers and consultants.
Timber and Building Materials Association (TABMA) An industry association with offices throughout Australia that represents timber and building material merchants, suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers and timber importers.
Timber Veneer Association of Australia A leading authority on decorative wood veneer and decorative wood veneered panel products in Australia.
Western Australian Furniture Manufacturers Association Inc (WAFMA) Is an incorporated non-profit association formed to represent WA owned and operated furniture manufacturers where their entire manufacturing process is undertaken in WA using local labour.

Manufacturing Laminate

Decorative Wood Veneers: 14:30 Minutes

Sustainability

The Sustainable Forestry Cyle The timber industry is a key driver of economic activity and jobs in Western Australia, contributing $1.4 billion to the WA economy and creating about 6000 jobs in WA, with more than 90% of those in regional areas. The industry employs careful and comprehensive management policies to ensure WA’s forests are sustainably managed. Less than 1% of the total forest area is harvested annually, and all is regenerated.

Wood Veneer

Basic Wood Veneering Techniques Everything you need to know to do your own veneering. Including tips, tricks, and the tools needed for perfect veneer projects every time.
Refacing Kitchen Cabinets in Veneer In this video we cover the step-by-step process of prepping the cabinet boxes and adding the veneers to the surfaces of the boxes.

Wood Finishing

Get a Glossy Furniture Finish with Pore Filler Deep pores preventing you from getting that high-gloss sheen? Bob Wilson's got the solution: the filled-pore finish. In this video, you'll learn the products to choose and the process to follow.
How To Stain Wood - How to apply wood stain and get an even finish using brush or rag technique How to apply wood stain, there are a few different techniques on how to stain wood, when staining furniture or large wooden objects there will be things that you will need to know when applying stain.
CFT 195 Bleaching and Stain Removal Removing the color of wood

Safety

Saw Stop SawStop saws are equipped with a safety system to stop the blade within 5 milliseconds of detecting contact with skin.

SketchUp - Mobile App

Sketchup View for Mobile Help From the Sketchup website - some help and troubleshooting for using the app on your mobile device.

Sketchup Viewer - Download to Android Device

Minimum requirements for Android Device:

Operating System: Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) and later

Sketchup View - Download to Apple Device

Minimum requirements for iOS devices:

Operating system: iOS 10 and later
iPhone 5 and later

SketchUp Tutorials

eBooks

SketchUp for Dummies (2017) Design almost anything in 3D with SketchUp.

Tutorials

Square One Playlist: SketchUp Short videos explaining the different features you need to use to creat a project on SketchUp.
Let's Talk Layout: SketchUp A short playlist of tutorials on how to layout your project on SketchUp.
SketchUp Skill Builder: SketchUp Want to see how much you can develop your SketchUp Skills? Thse video tutorials will help you expand upon what you already know.
SketchUp: Getting Started A series of tutorials direct from the SketchUp help pages.
WikiHow: How to use SketchUp Step-by-step instructions on how to creat a SketchUp account, through to how to use the basic tools to begin a project.
SketchUp Tutorials for any skill Level Beginner, intermediate and advanced step-by-step tutorials for learning how to use SketchUp.