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  • This topic has 5 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 9 months ago by Paul Sellers.
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  • Dave
    20 December 2012 at 12:01 pm #5333

    Paul,

    Do you have any books you would suggest for people looking to make furniture, or just good all round reference books for woodworking with hand tools.

    Thanks!

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    juryaan
    20 December 2012 at 3:31 pm #5338

    Hi Dave,

    Made by hand from Tom Fidgen is a nice book.

    He shows how to make some nice projects by hand only.

    And the Artisan Course from Paul off course.

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    Jim Burcicki
    20 December 2012 at 3:39 pm #5339

    Hi Dave,

    I liked
    Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship by Peter Korn

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    ejpotter
    20 December 2012 at 5:06 pm #5348

    I asked Paul a very similar question on his blog several months ago.  He recommended Aldren Watson’s books.  I now have two: Hand Tools, and Country Furniture.  They are both terrific.  The line drawings are 1000x better than photographs for visualizing what he’s talking about.  I also highly recommend The Essential Woodworker, by Robert Wearing, reprinted by Lost Art Press.  Also Illustrated Cabinetmaking, by Bill Hylton.  And, of course, Paul’s book and DVD course: Working Wood 1/2.

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    STEVE MASSIE
    20 December 2012 at 10:28 pm #5381

    + 1 on Paul’s Book along with the others that was mentioned.  You can’t go wrong with any of these books.

     

    Steve

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    Paul Sellers
    22 December 2012 at 12:38 am #5448

    I still think that Aldren’s book is the best book for me. I love to pick this book up over all others. It has such insights and the drawings encompass so many things you simply cannot get with photographs. He has given us a real legacy of knowledge and a respect for his father who taught him about woodworking.
    I am working on new books as I type. Not sure which direction to go just yet. Looking for a good publisher right now and there are several options so I look forward to that in the near future.

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