A fully illustrated, practical guide full of essential skills and knowledge that school didn't prepare us for

Guitars, furniture, even canoes... bending wood adds a new dimension to what can be built in a workshop. This resource provides woodworkers information they need: from the woods best suited to bending to understanding fundamental hand and machine bending techniques. It includes topics of moisture content and wood preparation and elasticity.

Combines sound woodworking techniques with a hip designer's sensibility to unleash the limitless possibilities of the common skid. This title shows how anyone who can upcycle salvaged pallet wood to create truly one-of-a-kind projects.