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Practical Shop Math Book | | 
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| Item No. | Item | Price | | 31460 | Practical Shop Math Book | $14.99 |
There’s no getting around it: woodworking involves math. If you don’t know how to do basic calculations, you’ll be at somewhat of a disadvantage as a woodworker. On the other hand, if you know how to work with fractions, decimals, angles, and geometric shapes, you’ll expand your capabilities in the shop many times over. You’ll learn: - How to easily calculate the proper amount of wood and finishes you’ll need for projects.
- How to convert a furniture photo into a dimensioned drawing.
- How to adjust the speed of a machine by combining the correct sizes of pulleys.
- And lots more.
Chapters include: - Understanding Fractions
- Working with Fractions
- Understanding Decimals
- Working with Decimals
- Powers and Roots
- Common Geometric Shapes
- Plane Figure Formulas
- Solid Figure Formulas
- Basic Geometric Construction
- Basic Geometric Theorems
- Enlarging Grid Patterns
- Simplifying Compound Angles
- Solving Right Triangles
- Applying Handy Woodshop Formulas
- Converting a Photograph Into a Dimensioned Drawing
- Reading Micrometers and Calipers
- From Popular Woodworking.
- Written by Tom Begnal.
- Spiral-bound hardcover.
- 240 pages.
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