Is it Genuine?: Guide to the Identification of Eighteenth Century English Furniture William Crawley Jigs and the complete bandsaw Steve Maskeryīy Hand And Eye George Walker and Jim Tolpin Woodshop Dust Control Sandor Nagyszalanczy Shop Improvements: Outstanding Ideas from the World’s Finest Woodworkersğine Woodworkingīill Hyltons Ultimate Guide to the Router Tableěill Hylton Setting Up Shop: The Practical Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Shop Sandor Nagyszalanczy The New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram, Tim Snyder Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router Woodworkers journal Ingenious Jigs and Shop Accessoriesğine Woodworking Make Your Own Acoustic Guitar Melvyn HiscockĮngineering the Guitar: Theory and Practice Richard Mark FrenchĬabinetmaking: A Foundation Course John Bullar Making an Archtop Guitar Robert Benedetto Making Workbenches: Planning, Building, Outfitting Sam Allenīuild Your Own Acoustic Guitar Jonathan Kinkead Workbenches: From Design and Theory to Construction and UseĜhris Schwarz Some, of course, are current and are well worth buying at full price. A lot of these are out of print but you can buy them very cheaply preowned from Amazon (a couple of dollars/pounds). Here are a few of my essential books from my collection including authors. Greene & Greene – Design Elements For The Workshop.Please feel free to list your favorites in the comments. Here are a few books that I really enjoy and I think you will too. And while YouTube is indeed a fantastic resource, we’re not quite there yet. But it then becomes our responsibility as the craftspeople of today to get as much info as possible OUT of those books and into whatever new medium we’re responsible for. If books go away because of new technology, then so be it. Keep in mind I’m not advocating keeping a “dead” medium alive. This video gives you a pretty clear idea of where I stand on this topic. Several folks replied with something like, “Don’t waste your money and time, just go to YouTube.” Every time you say something like this, a tiny baby bookmark bursts into flames. Recently, I came across a post in the Wood Whisperer Community Facebook Page where a new woodworker asked for advice on beginner-friendly books.
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