Exploring Woodworking (Eighth Edition)

By: Fred W. Zimmerman and Larry J. Mcward and Don L. Blazek

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Synopsis: Exploring Woodworking provides the essential knowledge that beginning students require. It introduces different woods and their characteristics in addition to basic techniques using hand and power tools. Information regarding woodworking operations, such as drilling and sawing, is presented in individual chapters to ensure in-depth coverage. Product designs for woodworking projects are included. An entrepreneurship chapter explains how to organize and operate an in-school manufacturing business, giving students hands-on experience with financing, marketing, and construction. The text also introduces students to the industrial woodworking environment to provide insight into the potential workplace.