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Furniture and Specialist Finishing Trades
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The Lathe Book
Completely revised and updated, The Lathe Book, 3rd Edition is the definitive guide to this essential turning machine written by legendary woodturning author, teacher, and lathe designer Ernie Conover.
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Modern Woodworking
Modern Woodworking is a comprehensive text designed to meet the needs of both beginning and advanced woodworking classes. This text provides full coverage of standard woodworking procedures, as well as new methods, tools, and materials. Safety is strongly stressed throughout the book, with particular emphasis given to explanation of OSHA and EPA regulations as they apply to woodworkers.
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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Bandsaws
The format is highly visual, covering all there is to know about working with a bandsaw -- from basic uses to some of the most advanced techniques -- including shaping operations and sophisticated joinery.
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Woodworking with Power Tools
Expert craftsmen and craftswomen explain how they choose, maintain, and use every kind of power tool, from tablesaws to plunge routers, bandsaws to bench planers. There's advice on tool maintenance, techniques for getting the most from your tools, and projects made using power tools.
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Hand Tools for Woodworking
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.
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How to Use a Circular Saw
Circular Saws are one of the most basic and versatile woodworking tools around - and you can get your hands on one for nearly nothing. Here's some advice on how you can use them safely and effectively.
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Tools of the Trade: Inside the Carpenter's Toolbox
This program takes a look at the tools and construction materials carpenters depend on every day.
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What Chisels do you need?
There are obviously lots of types of chisels out there. But the question is, what do they do and which ones do you need? In this video I'll be explaining the uses behind each type of chisel to give you a clearer understanding of what you need to get started in woodworking.
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What Planes do you need?
Starting woodworking is a daunting process. What tools do you invest in? What do you need?
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Why Use Hand Tools in Woodworking
Why I choose hand tool woodworking as a furniture maker. I delve into the hand planes you need and what to look for in a hand plane. Hand tool woodworking eliminates dust, noise with minimal space requirements. I explore the hand tools and hand planes used in my furniture making. Little maintenance is required with hand tools. Woodworking with hand tools is often quicker than power tools. Hand tools excel at detail work with emphasis on the process.
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Woodworking Tools Series
Demonstrates correct operation and maintenance. Changing blades, cutters, bits, and other parts is also illustrated, where applicable.
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Working with Lathes
This program covers the safe and correct use of the Lathe. (1992: 25 mins).
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6 Must-Have Tools that Every Builder needs
If you’re considering a career in this hands-on industry, here are the 6 must-have tools that every builder needs.
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Angle Grinders
Angle grinders can be a dangerous power tool. Kickbacks can result in severe cuts. Discs can shatter or disintegrate producing fragments which may become lodged in the operator’s eyes or other parts of the body, potentially causing a fatality.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Hand Tool and Power Tool Safety
Tools are such a common part of our lives that it is difficult to remember that they may pose hazards. All tools are manufactured with safety in mind but, tragically, a serious accident often occurs before steps are taken to search out and avoid or eliminate tool-related hazards.
In the process of removing or avoiding the hazards, workers must learn to recognize the hazards associated with the different types of tools and the safety precautions necessary to prevent those hazards.
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Nail Guns
Nail guns are used every day on many construction jobs, especially in residential construction. The most common nail guns used are pneumatic, but nail guns can also use gas (explosive) or electricity. Nail guns may boost productivity, but they also cause a number of serious injuries each year from unintended nail discharge.
Hand Tools
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The Tool Book
Clear photography and illustrations present more than 200 hand tools from every angle, showing you how to use and care for them, why each tool is right for the job and why it deserves pride of place in your collection.
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Woodworking with Hand Tools
In Woodworking with Hand Tools, expert craftsmen explain how they choose, sharpen, and use every kind of hand tool. There's advice on tool maintenance, techniques for getting the most from the tools, and projects made using hand tools. With clear photographs, drawings, and step-by-step instructions, Woodworking with Hand Tools will be a useful and necessary resource for anyone who works wood.
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Hand Tools - Safety and Technique
A Safetycare video - This program shows techniques and safe work practices relating to a wide range of basic hand tools. (1989 : 15 mins).
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Off Hand Grinding and Safety
This program covers types of grinding machines, components which make up a grinding machine, types of abrasive wheels, abrasive wheel identification, inspecting an abrasive wheel, fitting a new wheel, personal safety, dressing and truing abrasive wheels, how to use an off-hand grinding machine and sharpening a twist drill. (2012: 19 mins).
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General Hand Tools for Flooring Installation
Some general purpose tools are used in just about all of the trades that involve on-site installations. Below are the main hand tools that you're likely to have in common with the other building trades, even if you're using them for a different purpose.
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Hardened Steel Tools
Many steel tools or implements are hardened, or contain components made from hardened steel e.g. hammers, chisels, drill bits, pin punches, letter and numeric stamp punches, split wedges, crowbars and wrecking bars, cutting tools and various machinery parts.
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Nail Guns
Nail guns are used every day on many construction jobs, especially in residential construction. The most common nail guns used are pneumatic, but nail guns can also use gas (explosive) or electricity. Nail guns may boost productivity, but they also cause a number of serious injuries each year from unintended nail discharge.
Power Tools
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Woodworking with Power Tools
Expert craftsmen and craftswomen explain how they choose, maintain, and use every kind of power tool, from tablesaws to plunge routers, bandsaws to bench planers. There's advice on tool maintenance, techniques for getting the most from your tools, and projects made using power tools.
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Circular Saw Basics [Safety short]
Circular saws are used extensively for a variety of cutting operations. This safety short gives you a quick overview of how to operate a circular saw
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Complete Beginner's Guide to Using an Angle Grinder
Section 4 and 5 of this video focus on the operation of an Angle Grinder.
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Electrical Power Tools
This program shows operators how to get the best out of their Power Tools and how to use them effectively and safely. The tools covered in this program are power drills, belt and orbital sanders, jig and circular saw and power planers. (1992: 15 mins).
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STIHL - How to use a chainsaw
This video demonstrates the basic and safe use of a chainsaw. (8 mins)
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Nail Guns
Nail guns are used every day on many construction jobs, especially in residential construction. The most common nail guns used are pneumatic, but nail guns can also use gas (explosive) or electricity. Nail guns may boost productivity, but they also cause a number of serious injuries each year from unintended nail discharge.
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Working with Chainsaws: A Beginners Guide - Husqvarna
This webpage provides some useful instruction on how to operate a chainsaw as a beginner.
The Lathe Book
Completely revised and updated, The Lathe Book, 3rd Edition is the definitive guide to this essential turning machine written by legendary woodturning author, teacher, and lathe designer Ernie Conover.
Modern Woodworking
Modern Woodworking is a comprehensive text designed to meet the needs of both beginning and advanced woodworking classes. This text provides full coverage of standard woodworking procedures, as well as new methods, tools, and materials. Safety is strongly stressed throughout the book, with particular emphasis given to explanation of OSHA and EPA regulations as they apply to woodworkers.
Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Bandsaws
The format is highly visual, covering all there is to know about working with a bandsaw -- from basic uses to some of the most advanced techniques -- including shaping operations and sophisticated joinery.
Woodworking with Power Tools
Expert craftsmen and craftswomen explain how they choose, maintain, and use every kind of power tool, from tablesaws to plunge routers, bandsaws to bench planers. There's advice on tool maintenance, techniques for getting the most from your tools, and projects made using power tools.
The Tool Book
Clear photography and illustrations present more than 200 hand tools from every angle, showing you how to use and care for them, why each tool is right for the job and why it deserves pride of place in your collection.
Woodworking with Hand Tools
In Woodworking with Hand Tools, expert craftsmen explain how they choose, sharpen, and use every kind of hand tool. There's advice on tool maintenance, techniques for getting the most from the tools, and projects made using hand tools. With clear photographs, drawings, and step-by-step instructions, Woodworking with Hand Tools will be a useful and necessary resource for anyone who works wood.