Audience: Young people finishing their apprenticeship, novice craftsmen, amateurs with some basics and wishing to establish their practical knowledge. This essentially practical book presents the knowledge necessary for the cabinetmaker, reflecting the life of the workshop. He talks about the experience of the author who always knows how to go straight to the point without encumbering himself with abstract notions, addressing beginners who already have some basics of the trade. Thus, even before describing the tools, the author explains how to sharpen scissors and saws correctly to make people aware that the good cutting condition of a tool is often more important than the quality of a tool. After a study of timbers and drying methods, the author moves on to practical geometry and drawing with compasses, squares and string rather than obscure theorems. He is interested in tracing, an essential step that is often overlooked, in how to take into account defects and the grain of the wood to avoid mechanical damage. After assemblies and glues, F. Germond expands on veneer and marquetry, emblematic disciplines of the cabinetmaker. Sculpture, restoration and finishing techniques complete the work. This reissue meets the expectations of a wide public passionate about cabinetmaking, whether amateur or future professional. Effective workshop advice transmitted with great care for clarity.

• Isbn 978-2-85101-077-3
• Ean
• Author François Germond
• Editor Vial
• Language fr_CH