Foundations of Woodworking: Essential joinery techniques and building strategies

by Michael Pekovich

Overview

Foundations of Woodworking gets to the very core of the craft of woodworking: laying out, cutting, and assembling joinery for furniture and other treasured wood objects. After an introductory chapter on the basic woodworking strategies that apply to anything you might build, Pekovich dives into a step-by-step, project-by-project description of the essential wood joints, from rabbets and dadoes through mortise and tenons to dovetails and miters. Master these joints—with a combination of hand tools and power tools—and the door is open to create just about any design you can think of.  

The book concludes with a selection of inspiring projects, including a wall cabinet, a chimney cupboard, an arched entry table, a desk divider, a dining chair, and many more.

Michael Pekovich's first book, The Why and How of Woodworking, was the woodworking event of the year when it was published in 2018. Foundations of Woodworking is sure to pick up where Why & How left off, inspring and instructing thousands of Woodworkers worldwide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641551625
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/26/2021
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	176,319
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Michael Pekovich's approach to designing and building furniture, as well as life in general, is that simple is usually better. A furniture maker, photographer, writer, teacher, and graphic designer, he puts his talents to use as the creative director at Fine Woodworking. Mike shares a small home in the woods of Connecticut with his wife, two children, and a cat.

Editorial Reviews

With his typical combination of extraordinary talent, humility, wisdom, and efficiency Michael Pekovich has delivered another achingly gorgeous book on how to work with wood. Pekovich’s timeless designs and common-sense approach convey not only a love of the craft but a rare sensibility in the writing and photography. Pekovich generously shares his decades of knowledge to join the ranks of teachers, builders and writers like Tage Frid and James Krenov to inspire creativity and problem solving in the ancient craft of woodworking.

senior editor Fine Woodworking Anissa Kapsales

In Foundations of Woodworking, Mike builds upon the abundance of knowledge he gave us in The Why and How of Woodworking. In this second work, he presents and explains his strategies and techniques in a clear, pragmatic manner that will take all practitioners of the craft, myself included,  further down the road.  His passion for the work is obvious but not loud, and shared in a most satisfying way.  Reminiscent of both Tage Frid and James Krenov, I pray a third book will follow.

professional furniture and cabinetmaker Steve Latta

With what should be considered a sequel to woodworking expert Michael Pekovich's first book "The Why and How of Woodworking" (Published in 2018), "Foundations of Woodworking" is beautifully illustrated and thoroughly "user frendly" in organization, presentation and instruction.  Simply stated, this coffee-table style book is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional and library DIY woodworking instruction guide and how-to manual collections.

Midwest Book Review

"....a book that will continue to shape and better our craft"

"....the best woodworking book, on processes, that I have ever read—and I have read them all."

founder Marc Adams School of Woodworking Marc Adams