Best woodworking projects books according to redditors
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best woodworking projects books. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 8 Reddit comments discussing the best woodworking projects books. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Oh, geez. Not Ana White. She doesn't know the first thing about joinery and her stuff is to woodworking as heating a can of spaghetti is to cooking. It is inadequate and doesn't teach you anything you need to know.
If you want to do some real woodworking, start with Tage Frid's books. Tage teaches you how to do real joinery both with hand and power tools. Traditional joinery is the difference between something left out for trash collection in a few years and a piece of furniture that gets used for 300 years. (Yes, well-made furniture will last that long or longer.) Screws and pocket jig stuff just doesn't hold up the way joinery techniques that have been used for hundreds of years will. Further, traditional joinery is not difficult and doesn't take much more time.
Second, learn about proportions and design. A good place to start is with the number Phi, also known as the Golden Section. There are other ways to proportion, but Phi always gives pleasing results. If you've never heard of 1.618 before, it's a little mind-blowing. You'll start seeing it everywhere.
Once you start sketching things out using Phi and using traditional joinery, you'll be making beautiful things that last for a very long time. Do not waste your time with crap. Make something wonderful that will still be in your family 200 years from now.
He also sells books that give the same information. Look up The Backyard Bowyer, or just look up Nicholas Tomihama.
Here's a link to one of his books:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Backyard-Bowyer-Beginners-Building/dp/0983248109
You're in luck. There's really only one answer to this question. Understanding wood finishing by Flexner.
Working in Wood https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399125507/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KPwMBb2F6Q5FH
I dont agree with the whole of this book, but it is a complete methodology. Once you master the basics you can start to form your own opinions and methods for dealing with wood movement, finishes, etc.
Awesome, thanks for the reply. I browsed your comment history some and it seems that you've been to quite a few NPs out west. Is there any we should steer clear of due to too harsh of conditions? Or for other reasons? I'm definitely planning on picking up a copy of Nat Geo's National Park Guide or something similar to help with the search. Recommend any books/guides in particular?
I love this book: Tage Frid Woodworking Book I: Joinery
He really goes start to finish and step by step for all different types of joints. $5 used on Amazon
Tage Frid Teaches woodworking Book I: Joinery
Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, Books 1,2,3: Joinery; Shaping, Veneering, Finishing; Furniture making
All my planes are Stanleys picked up off ebay. I think I learned the most from this book by chris Schwarz and the books by Tage Frid. I just went to a Lie-Nielsen handtool event, and only tried one plane - I quickly put it down and went to something else. They're wonderful, but I really can't afford them right now.