The Complete Manual of Woodworking: A Detailed Guide to Design, Techniques, and Tools for the Beginner and Expert

This is a thorough introduction to woodworking, and a truly useful and very attractive book. It covers wood selection, woodworking techniques and setting up a home workshop, and there's a huge amount of advice on tools and tool selection/use. Space is even found for some inspirational designs to get you thinking. The content gives the impression that it has been whittled down so that every one of the 320 pages contains the essence of ten ordinary pages... it is just crammed with concise, usable information. It really is the only book of its type you'll need.

I have started building furniture little over a year ago. I used the tools I had but very soon I was so intersted in the topic that I started doing research and watch tutorials. This was the first book that I bought on the topic and it gives you an excellent overview of all the tools and techniques you might want to use. Of course, like with any craft, you have to try things out to really develop your skills. But this is one of the best books to get you going.

As others have mentioned, this book is not going to tell you exactly how to get things done. That being said, I think that this is exactly the kind of information that will prepare an individual to discover their own methods in an effective and efficient manner. It's basically a text book that's jam packed with excellent no-fuss information about everything woodworking. It starts with the very basics in describing how trees grow, explaining the different elements of a tree and how they pertain to the craft, and quickly moves through how wood is harvested, milled, and how you should pick your lumber before meticulously documenting each facet of woodworking. The table of contents and general structure of the book is well done. I can quickly find the information I need at a glance, and that's what really makes this book useful. So even after I've exhausted my research interests, I can always use this book as a quick reference when new projects call for new tools and/or knowledge. At the end of the day, this book has become my new baseline for all of my woodworking, a sort of ground zero from which I can garner a solid frame of reference and chart a course for success. From here, I know exactly where I need to go, or can at least determine where my knowledge is deficient and chart an appropriate course.

This is the best woodworking book I've come across! I recommend this to everyone who are interested in Woodworking. No regrets for owning this book. The details are very good and it includes everything you need to know about woodworking. This book consist mostly of old methods i.e less about modern power tools but it includes the basic power tools required for woodworking like drill, table saw, jigsaw, circular saw, router etc. I'm happy that now I can refer to it whenever I'm confused with which methods to use for joints or how to use those tools and many more. It includes from basics like about tree, types of wood, types of tools and also different kinds of Joints. Above that this book is not easily available in the market. Thanks Amazon for helping the woodworking community by importing these books.

Excellent book with all the explications about the wood work and also whit illustration for more references