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Yes, Aldren Watson’s book (“Hand Tools”) is one of the most beautiful books I have read on any subject (and I think PS admires it greatly too).
I think for a beginner the Collins “Complete Woodworker’s Manual” is a very comprehensive introduction (has nice colour pictures of many different woods).
For finding out everything there is to know about the wood itself, there can surely be no better book than the astonishing “Understanding Wood” by R. Bruce Hoadley. It was written in 1980 though, so might be hard to find. If you love wood, you will not regret tracking a copy down (it’s all black & white, but the information within it is marvelous).
I am looking forward to reading Paul’s new baby, but apart from his books, those would be the three I would recommend.
- This reply was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by David Seymour.