Measure Twice, Cut Once: Simple Steps to Measure, Scale, Draw and Make the Perfect Cut-Every Time. (Popular Woodworking)

The First Book a Woodworker Needs! Professional woodworker Jim Tolpin offers solid instruction on the principles of measurement and proportion, walking you through every step of the woodworking process. From design and layout to developing a cutting list, his easy-to-follow style introduces a variety of tools (new and old) used to transfer measurements accurately to the wood. You'll learn the best cutting techniques, how to prevent mistakes before they happen, and for those unavoidable mistakes, you'll learn how to fix them so no one will know!

Completely revised with updated information on furniture design, measurement/layout tools, the layout process and new tips for preventing and fixing mistakes.

Updated with all-new color drawings and design.

More than simply a workshop math book, this must have resource teaches readers everything they need to know about measuring tools and how to use them properly. Readers will learn basic measuring in relation to human proportions for furniture as well as proportioning systems for attractive, usable and comfortable furniture. The book includes instruction on how to:

• draw sketches and plans
• develop cutting lists
• lay out cuts and cut to the line
• choose which saw for the best cut

And much more!

New in this edition are the latest in layout tools and how to use them as well as new advice and revised look that makes the book easier to use. Still included are clear instructions, useful illustrations and a common sense guide to working with measuring tools Concepts of proportion and measurement Drawing techniques Creating working drawings and cutlists Measurement and layout The layout process, down to the lines Cutting to the lines Preventing and fixing mistakes Tool suppliers. A guide to woodworking that explains the basics of measurement, proportion, and cutting, as well as when and how to use a variety of tools, and provides tips and advice to avoid mistakes and fix the ones that happen Most people to whom I've shown the table pictured at right don't like it.