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LOML, the kiddo and myself just came back from a trip to our local B & N store and while they were in the kid's section, I was in the big kid's section looking for a good ww book to buy. Holy moly! Were there a lot to choose from. What's your favorite WW book and which would you recommend for anyone's WW library?
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Howard, the Plano BT3'r.
Confucious say, "Man who get too big for britches will be exposed in the end."
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
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Favorite? Only one? How about two:
The Basics of Craftsmanship: Key Advice on Every Aspect of Woodworking from Fine Woodworking (Essentials of Woodworking) (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156...e=UTF8&s=books
Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076...e=UTF8&s=books
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Probably Jim Tolpin's Table Saw Magic, or maybe The Complete Book of WWing.Happiness is sort of like wetting your pants....everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.
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I don't have that many WW books (which will change, I need to collect enough books to make the house sink to keep up with the rest of my family), but of the ones that I have, Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking is probably the best.
If you want more plans than technique, pretty much anything Danny Prolux is worth a look. Just find the one for the type of project that you want to build. Good plans, easy to make, easy to modify to suit your needs.
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"The Technique of Furniture Making" by Ernest Joyce (4th. edition, revised by Alan Peters - Chrysalis Books) - ISBN 0-7134-8814-X is a 500-pager that takes some beating if you're a serious wood-nut. It's more of a reference book than a "dip-in" read.
"Designing and Building Cabinets" - ISBN 1-56158-732-X (Taunton Books) is from the "New Best of Fine Woodworking" series and is 150 (colour) pages of useful information and very practical hints and tips. This is more of a "dip-in" but can be used as a reference also.
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Understanding Wood by Hoadley
Understanding Wood Finishing
Sam Maloof Woodworker
All three and not necessarily in that order. I reference the Understanding Wood more than any other. Sam Maloof Woodworker is on our coffee table and I never get tired of looking at it.
I have several more but these three have been the most influential to me.Last edited by leehljp; 08-19-2006, 04:57 AM.Hank Lee
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My favorites by topic-
Complete Guide to Sharpening- Lenard Lee
Setting Up Shop- Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Japanese Woodworking Tools- Toshio Odate
The Use of Hand Woodworking Tools- Leo P. McDonnell
Measure Twice, Cut Once- Jim Tolpin
Understanding Wood Finishing- Bob Flexner
The Complete Modern Blacksmith- Alexander G. Weygers
Okay the last one is for woodworking tool makers,
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1. Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery
2. not a book but you'll learn reading Shopnotes and WoodsmithGaryComment
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Woodworking Essentials:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/189...741521?ie=UTF8
It's a great reference book for the math of woodworking. How to figure out stairs, nominal dimensions of basic furniture pieces, how to figure pulley ratios. All kinds of good stuff.
Every workshop operation requires knowing some kind of measurement, formula, fact, or calculation. Workshop problems can always be solved with mathematics, but as this book shows, there is usually a no-math solution too. This book presents mathematical calculations alongside those shop-tested rules. Woodworkers can choose the best approach for their particular situation. Hundreds of illustrations guide woodworkers through the solutions to everyday problems. Packed full of facts, formulas, and shortcuts, this book is suitable for woodworkers of all skill levels.
And of course: Woodworking with the router by Bill Hylton
Bill"Why are there Braille codes on drive-up ATM machines?"Comment
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I'm not much of a book reader, but I do enjoy my magazines.Comment
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I like the woodworking mags more than the books. But as far as books go I like Jim Tolpin's Table Saw Magic - I learned a lot from that.Comment
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I'd have to say either "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" by Melvin Hiscock, or "The Bandsaw Handbook" by Mark Duginske.Comment
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It depends on what I'm doing. Right now its the Iturra bandsaw catalogue as I figure out how to upgrade my Ridgid. As far as projects - just got the reprint series of Stickley's 1902-1907 catalogues, great stuff.Ken Weaver
Clemson, SC
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Oh, I forgot to add one in my list above:
LeeValley catalog!
Next to that one is the Grizzly catalog.
Hank Lee
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What do you guys think of older editions of popular WW books? I recently bought Flexner's "Understanding Wood Finishing", but is was the older edition. Am I missing information from the more recent release that's important? I figured for $10 more I could get another book instead... but now I wonder.Comment
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