Cut, shape, assemble : easy woodworking crafts for small spaces

Cut, shape, assemble Easy woodworking crafts for small spaces

Boo Paterson

Book - 2024

"Step-by-step projects for all skill levels to spruce up your home, from bookends to breakfast trays to birdhouses. With the right tools, guidance, and attitude, anyone can create beautiful and useful home goods from wood. In Cut, Shape, Assemble, award-winning artist Boo Paterson empowers you to craft with confidence and embark on your own creative journey. With information on tools and materials, clear instructions, full-color photography, and one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn blueprints, she guides you through easy-to-make projects that can be pulled together on the floor of a small apartment. All the designs in this book are stylish and modern, with everything a homeowner needs, like a knife block, plant stand, and even a table! Cutting b...oards, bookends, and serving platters make for wonderful additions to your home or great gifts for friends and family. Whether you're a woodworking enthusiast, hobbyist crafter, or complete newcomer, this encouraging guide will inspire you to elevate your living space, your creativity, and your confidence as you experience the joy of making something of your own out of wood.

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Subjects
Woodwork > Amateurs' manuals.
Woodwork > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Apartments.
Woodwork > Technique.
Woodwork
Woodwork > Technique
Handbooks and manuals
Instructional and educational works
Instructional and educational works.
Genres
Handbooks and manuals
Instructional and educational works
Published
New York, NY : Countryman Press, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Boo Paterson (author)
Physical Description
119 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781682688441
  • Introduction
  • Tools and Advice
  • Safety
  • Serving Platter
  • Herb Stripper
  • Cutting Board
  • Utensils Holder
  • Desk Organizer
  • Kitchen Towel Holder
  • Bookends
  • Window Box
  • Knife Block
  • Marquetry
  • Spice Rack
  • Plant Stand
  • Bird Box
  • Table
  • Breakfast Tray
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

"If you have hands, you can do woodwork," promises Paterson (First Art Kit) in this encouraging primer. Offering a rundown of required tools, she explains that handsaws are best for cutting large pieces, Japanese pull saws are ideal for making fine cuts, and coping saws are well-suited for curved cuts. Basic safety tips recommend that readers wear closed-toe shoes and fully dry out rags containing finishing oil, since they can spontaneously combust if scrunched up while wet. The easiest of the 15 projects include a rectangular serving platter and a cutting board with a handle; a bird box and small end table are among the more involved. Each project will help readers learn a new technique. For instance, the utensil holder introduces how to connect pieces with wood glue, and the plant stand requires joining pieces using the half-lap technique, "where two slots fit on top of each other." Photos illustrating each step will help the uninitiated find their footing, though they may wish for further guidance on certain techniques, such as how to create evenly rounded edges. Still, budding woodworkers will be inspired. Agent: Joy Tutela, David Black Literary. (Sept.)

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