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24 May 2016 at 4:36 pm #137400
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.
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3 January 2016 at 5:53 pm #133596That is so sad to hear, Max. I have been lucky enough never to have experienced that, but I do remember when my wife was pregnant, dreading each day that something could go wrong, and realising that it would be as devastating as losing any child of any age.
I do hope you can help each other to get through this together (..but still find some workshop time!).
24 December 2015 at 2:54 pm #133400Wonderful – I happily agree with all the above.
And would add: “This is R-e-a-l Woodworking”.
…which is the reason we are all so attracted to Paul’s mesmerising video lessons, and would rather watch them than any number of clips of someone sliding a piece of wood over a dado stack!
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