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CoUins Complete Woodworker's Manual

For a complete list o f

Designer/makers

Photographers

suppliers and technical

Allson Frazer 79CR; 324TA

Neil Waving took the

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was onglna!1y conceived,

support, see page 8.

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Shona Wood 321 TR

Authors

Luke Griffin - Design

Dawn Keylock 7aTL

326TR; 331C

Simon Hannelius 6 4

Albert Jackson

Chris Gurney - Production

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Coiln Bowling 6B; 128L,

SIP Industrial Products Ltd

Des Ryan 74B; 75B

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For this edition

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John Hunnex 77BR, 330l

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Trend Machinery and Cutting

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PrevIous edition published

Mike Scott 77T

Triton Manufacturing &

Editor Peter Leek.

Illustrators

In 1996

Robin Hams

Tools Ltd 182

Nicholas Dyson 77BL

Picture sources

Nick Neenan 78BR

The authors and producers

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Copyright © 2005

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INTROD UCTION 1\11 of us rely on structures and objects made from wood.

Our homes and workplaces are partially� if not entirely , constructed from timber; most of us have wooden

; h as children and adults, wood supplies our

furniture our children play with toys made from wood; and, bot

recreational needs in the fOITll of sports equipment or games boards and pieces. In short, wood is so commonplace we invariably take it for granted. By shaping wood with blades and cutters, woodwori