Popular Woodworking Practical Shop Math Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)This book is one of those rare ones where the title literally says it all: It's a practical shop math guide; however, it's also a little more than that.
The book starts with a review of basic math, focusing on operations involving fractions, followed by a review of basic geometry. The material about converting decimals to standard fractions is particularly good. The author does a very good job of offering a comprehensive review without being condescending or insulting. There are lots of examples and even exercises designed to allow you to test your understanding.
The heart of the book is the section called "Using Math in the Workshop." This focuses on those things that should be simple, but which can drive you nuts, such as enlarging grid patterns, determining miter angles for polygons, dividing angles and arcs, calculating board feet, and so on.
There's a sort of bonus feature I liked a lot, a very clear explanation of how to convert a picture into a dimensional drawing. This allows you to do something that seems impossible: You can make an actual plan out of a picture in a catalog or magazine. (It's not really easy to do so, but at least it's possible.)
The book is very high quality and easy to use. The paper is thick and glossy, so it should be durable in the shop. It's spiral-bound, so the pages lay flat.
After having it for just a few days, I can see that this book will become one of my most useful woodworking tools. I'm VERY happy I bought it, and I recommend it most highly.

Click Here to see more reviews about: Popular Woodworking Practical Shop Math

Woodworkers need to use math every time they go into the shop, but trying to remember every formula or conversion is almost impossible. Now, woodworkers don't need to remember anything about math, except where to find the answers! "Popular Woodworking's Shop Math" explains woodworking math formulas and conversions in simple layman's terms, and includes sections on working with fractions and decimals, enlarging grid patterns, converting a photograph into a dimensioned drawing and more. Portable and easy-to-use, this handy guide makes the perfect comprehensive "cheat sheet" to woodworking math.

Click here for more information about Popular Woodworking Practical Shop Math