This comprehensive course for both novice and accomplished woodworking enthusiast features extensive sections on hand and power tools and how to use them, making simple and advanced joints, carving and woodturning techniques and how to finish your work for a professional appearance. Covers both soft woods and hard woods and features over 20 beautiful and useful products shown with 1,200 detailed photographs and diagrams on glossy white pages. They include a conservatory bench, corner cabinet, ever useful bookcase with a touch of the classical, a butcher's block for the well-equipped kitchen, bedside cabinet, three-legged chair, occasional table, barstool, magazine rack, CD rack, mirror frame, wine rack, even a kitchen base unit and a dining table.    With easy-to-follow instructions, practical tips, colour photographic sequences and beautifully styled finished full page photos, this truly is a comprehensive step-by-step course in working with wood.