THE TOOLBOX: all the instructional sections
1. Woodworking for Idiots Like Me
Ignorant, not idiot
The start of his downfall
2. Billycarts
Bolts (and nuts and washers)
Drilling
3. Hammer in Memoriam
Hammers
4. 1972
5. A Stud Frame Wall
Skewnailing
Marking out a job
6. Living In a Sculpture
Chisels and their use
7. Have Knife Will Whittle
Sharpening a knife
8. Look Square
9. How Modern Builders Make a Stud Frame Wall
Softwood, hardwood -- and eucalypt
Brick veneering
10. Getting Untwisted
Setting and sharpening a crosscut saw
Handsaws
11. Joints
How Madelon made a neat half-lap joint
Making a mortise and tenon joint
12. Bernie's Cubby House
Prefabricating cubby house components
Hanging a door
Wood screws
13. Cat's Cradle
Using chainsaws safely
14. "If You Can Cook You Can Build"
How to make a mission chair
15. The First Frame
16. When a Level Didn't
17. Jolanda's Roof
The water level
How to 'fall' a tree
18. A Moveable Feast (for Trees)
19. A Cure for Post-Baby Blues
Built-in wardrobes
Making a coffee table
Making a rocking chair
20. A Plane Learning Experience
21. Bunks
22. In at Last!
Weatherproofing and insulation
23. A Last Word
Index