Reddit reviews Encyclopedia of Furniture Making

When looking for ideas, start with stuff you think you'll be able to use and/or solve a proeblm with. Cuttign board, book case, hobby/tool related (painting easil), etc. This way you build soemthign that you'll enjoy right off the bat.

I'm envious of your shop organization. Mine looks like a mine went off inside it.

EDIT: Get yourself a good book. I like the Encyclopedia of Furniture Making by Joyce Ernest (http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Furniture-Making-Ernest-Joyce/dp/0806971428/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375889309&sr=8-1&keywords=encyclopedia+of+furniture+making) AND learn the proper maintenance, tuning and saftey of those machines. That Rockwell is likely an older saw from the late 70's. Check this for a manual... assuming you don't have one. http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=4192

Finally - ENJOY! Its a blast and you already have what most folks need to wait years to save up and purchase. Everything looks like it was well cared for.

A couple of very good reference books:

http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Furniture-Making-Ernest-Joyce/dp/0806971428/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347978422&sr=1-1&keywords=ernest+joyce%27s+encyclopedia+of+furniture+making



http://www.amazon.com/Wood-Joiners-Handbook-Sam-Allen/dp/0806969997/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347978534&sr=1-1&keywords=sam+allen+wood+joiner%27s+handbook

If you've never done M&T joints before, you probably want to start with a project that is all 90˚.

>document book

What is this?

Assuming you just mean a furniture construction book then I would suggest Earnest Joyce's Encyclopedia of Furniture Making. It's my Bible and I consult it before doing any project, the only thing is that it's fine furniture so most of it is really only relevant to that.

Generally timber (whole trees) is rough cut into 1 or 1-1/2 inch thick pieces of lumber, 5 or 10 feet long, and as wide as the actual timber. It is stacked flat, the individual pieces separated by small spacers of wood (called stickers), and allowed to dry for 6 months to a year. Then it is planed into dimensional lumber, like the boards you see at Home Depot.

Just guessing, but TheSlightestGinge's grandfather probably had a custom timber-cutting crew come to his yard, rough-saw the fallen tree, and stack it near his woodshop. That's what I would do. Rough-cutting timber takes different equipment than typical woodshop gear--think sawmill-type machinery.

An excellent reference is Earnest Joyce's Encyclopedia of Furniture Making.

Wow, how serendipitous! I only just discovered your site and YouTube channel yesterday (thanks to this mental_floss article), and here I see I just missed your AMA on the same day. You've definitely found a new fan :)

In the off-chance you're still watching this thread:
I noticed quite a few woodworking books in your bookshelf video. Are there any particularly great books you'd recommend for budding wood workers?

By pausing the video I was able to identify these 3:

• The Complete Manual of Woodworking
  
• Encyclopedia of Furniture Making
  
• Sam Maloof, Woodworker
  
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