Hi, I am a newbe, I did do some stuf when i had too but only know i started
to think
of woodworking as something to enjoy. I am looking for a good reference book
to learn more about
different wood, different techniques, finishing techniques, something to
keep in the shop and on my night table.
I wonder if you could share yoru favourite choices.
thank
pawel skudlarski
For the very beginning, as in: genuinly beginning, as a true beginner, like I did
just over a year ago... the perfect book (I think) is:
"The practical woodworker" By Stephen Corbett, ISBN 0-681-78336-2
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0681783362/ref=dp_olp_2//102-9887087-4972935?condition=all
It covers everything needed in understanding for a beginner from woods to tools
including hand power tools, to finishing. It also involves many projects with step
by step instructions. The book is fully loaded with big color photos of everything.
It's got it all.
In my opinion it is really great to work with hand saws, non electric drills, hand
planes, chisels of all types but for that you would need a woodworker's bench
such as this one, the two at the top of the page:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-9887087-4972935?%5Fencoding=UTF8&store-name=tools&search-type=ss&index=universal&field-brandtextbin=Jacobsen
Good luck and enjoy!
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not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1561584029/qid=1134589192/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl14/103-5589014-1319837?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
Pawel wrote:
> Hi, I am a newbe, I did do some stuf when i had too but only know i started
> to think
> of woodworking as something to enjoy. I am looking for a good reference book
> to learn more about
> different wood, different techniques, finishing techniques, something to
> keep in the shop and on my night table.
> I wonder if you could share yoru favourite choices.
>
> thank
>
> pawel skudlarski
A little while ago I picked up a book titled "The Encyclopedia of
Woodworking" at a local used bookstore. I can lookup the exact title
and author for you when I get home tonight if you like. It's been a
very handy guide touching on everything from how a log becomes lumber
to joinery and finishing to basic furniture repairs (including fixing
your own mistakes.) It also includes a handful of projects in beginner
and advanced sections. In most cases in shows the traditional neander
(hand tool) method and the Normite (power tool) alternative.
It's been a pretty handy reference for me, anything similar would make
a good beginners reference. Some good advice I got when I asked a
similar question here was to just go and thumb through the woodworking
books at my local bookstore and pick one whose scope and style appeals
to you.
Cheers,
Josh
I liked "The Complete Book of Woodworking: Detailed Plans for More Than
40 Fabulous Projects (Hardcover)"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1890621358/qid=1134601267/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-2345074-5022531?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
if the link works - the Amazon link in a previous post didn't work for
me. Amazon doesn't carry it, so you'll have to order it used or get it
somewhere else.
Good introductory book, basic tools, types of wood, types of finishes,
some background info on each of those things, and some projects you can
start on or modify.
Have fun working wood,
Andy
I second the "go to the library" advice. I have checked out many many
books from our local library system. There are so many books to choose
from that it is hard to match a person up with the books he/she would
like. Our library is in a network of about 12-14 libraries and the
on-line catalog search allows you to search all the libraries holdings
at once. If the book I want is not in the closest library, I just put
it on hold and in about two days it shows up at my local library. I
have found many older and the newer books in these libraries.
If you are just starting out look at a few of the shop-lay-out books.
Then maybe a few of the work-bench books. Then maybe a few books on
band saws. Then a few on table saws. Then maybe a few books on .....
Right now I have a book that just covers hand planes and another that
just covers sanding. I seen a reference to another newer book in rec
wood and it is now on hold and is coming from a library across the
county and I will pick it up this weekend.
A few of the books that I have check out I would consider buying, but
not until I feel a little more wealthy.
"Pawel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi, I am a newbe, I did do some stuf when i had too but only know i
> started to think
> of woodworking as something to enjoy. I am looking for a good reference
> book to learn more about
> different wood, different techniques, finishing techniques, something to
> keep in the shop and on my night table.
> I wonder if you could share yoru favourite choices.
>
Flexner's book on finishing is the only one I would call outstanding. The
rest are all more or less the same. Go to the library and get a couple on
whatever interests you. If you love one, buy it.
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:55:28 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
"bent" <[email protected]> quickly quoth:
>I have Flexner's book and it is consistently eluding my power of
>observation. I guess it would help if I sat down and read it.
Go pick up a copy of Jeff Jewitt's "Hand-Applied Finishes", a book
you'll surely thrill to own, and keep Flexner's for reference.
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Depends on what I am doing or planning...
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=3D2&cat=3D1&p=3D46096
Pick some. :-)
Since I am about to do some cabinets...
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Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
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who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw
my library system (about 100 in Toronto) carries about 45 books, each on a
seperate topic by Nick Engler. There is some overlap, but it covers the
basics on most things, and you can go from there to just about anywhere.
You can use their www to order anything from anywhere in the 100 libraries,
and renew for months. Have it delivered anywhere and return anywhere.
Check if they are in too.
On 14 Dec 2005 12:00:16 -0800, "FunkySpaceCowboy"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>A little while ago I picked up a book titled "The Encyclopedia of
>Woodworking" at a local used bookstore.
By Joyce ?
Classic English apprentice's handbook. Another near equivalent is Tage
Frid's 1st & 2nd volume.
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:35:08 +0000, Andy Dingley wrote:
>>A little while ago I picked up a book titled "The Encyclopedia of
>>Woodworking" at a local used bookstore.
>
> By Joyce ?
>
> Classic English apprentice's handbook. Another near equivalent is Tage
> Frid's 1st & 2nd volume.
Nope this one was put together by Mark Ramuz and was published by Oceana.
Cheers,
Josh
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:17:15 -0500, "Pawel" <[email protected]>
scribbled:
>Hi, I am a newbe, I did do some stuf when i had too but only know i started
>to think
>of woodworking as something to enjoy. I am looking for a good reference book
>to learn more about
>different wood, different techniques, finishing techniques, something to
>keep in the shop and on my night table.
>I wonder if you could share yoru favourite choices.
My wife just brought the following book from the library:
Albert Jackson and David Day, /Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual/,
Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. ISBN 000-716442-4.
It looks really good and has extensive coverage, including chapters on
Wood, Designing, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Machine Tools, Home
Workshops, Joints, Bending Wood, Veneering & Marquetry, Carving,
Finishing, Fixings and Fittings (i.e. Hardware). Lots of good
illustrations. I can't think of any topic that was missing. I already
know most of the stuff but I'm not a newbie. The only disadvantage I
can see is strictly from a North American perspective as it is written
in plain English rather than American English; so cramps, rebates, and
pillar drills as well as DeWalt planers that are a combination jointer
& thicknesser.
Well worth a look if you can get it.
Luigi
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