Methods of Work: Tablesaw: The Best Tips from 25 Years of Fine Woodworking

by Jim Richey

Book Overview

It took 25 years to gather the essential woodworking information in this four-book series. The books were culled from "Methods of Work, " a column in Fine Woodworking where woodworkers share concerns and offer suggestions for better craftsmanship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561583677
• ISBN13: 9781561583676
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

This is the best illustrated and one of the most informative books I have ever read on Tablesaw uses. There are also detailed and dimensioned fixtures that you can build to expedite your work performed on the table saw.There are also some great tips on usage and techniques for the tablesaw operation.I originaly checked out this book as well as "Router methods of work","Workshop methods of work"' and "Finishing methods of work" from the public library read them and decided that I had to have copies of each for my workshop library. The time and money saved using the tips and or fixtures recommended by these books will pay for the books many times over and eliminate a lot of headaches.

Simply amazing

This book was advertised as used. I don't know what they used it for but it had never been opened. I'm finding it to be very useful as a guide on how to fully use a table saw. The drawing are excellent and the jigs that I've made so far actually work.

An absolute must for jigs and safety

Without a doubt one of the best books on Table Saw jigs. Many of the others I looked at had USELESS projects that went along with them....just filler. This book has NO FILLER, just great tips!! I constantly reference this book whenever doing a new type of cut, to see what time saving (and safer) way I could perform the task at hand. GET IT!!!

Tablesaw: Methods of Work: The Best Advice from 25 Years fro

I recently purchased this book and read it cover to cover. I have a new 10 inch table saw, and I wanted a "primer" that would also allow me to grow in skill. This title fills the bill very well indeed. Not only does it offer a great number of helpful tips, designs, plans, and procedures, but it serves as a springboard for ideas unique to my own projects. For example, some of the jigs and fixtures featured in the book lend themselves well to modification by the home craftsman to suit individual needs. If you want a good reference guide that you'll not soon outgrow, I recommend this one. I'm certain that a year from now mine will be dog-eared from use. Jim Richey did a splendid job putting this book together. Furthermore, the book itself is sturdily constructed -- cleverly designed for the readership most likely to purchase it: woodworkers.

Moderately Skilled Woodworker (still improving)

Like all four books of the "Methods of Work" series; this book covers a lot of material in a no nonsense style that has all the detail MOST people need. It is not one of those books that has a lot "pretty color photographs" but relys on providing a a lot good information as simply as possible with excellent line drawings to illustrate the points. It covers all the aspects of the proper setup of your tablesaw which is or at least should be 50% what you need to know about with any tablesaw. Safety is emphasized in every aspect of preparing and using your tablesaw. Various jigs, many aspects of joinery, and general problem solving techniques are covered by examples. The book is written as a compendium of tips, best practices, and/or lessons learned by Fine Woodworking readers. The end result, and the strength of this book, is that you get a thousand years of woodworking experience with a tablesaw edited in such a way that you have a great book on almost all the ways you would ever use a tablesaw.