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CoUins Complete Woodworker's Manual
For a complete list o f
Designer/makers
Photographers
suppliers and technical
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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