Practical Shop Math Book -- woodworking

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.