Woodworking Books

Woodworking 101
by Aime Fraser, Matthew Teague, and Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk

Woodworking 101 combines the 4 books from Taunton’s Getting Started in Woodworking series and is a great book for beginners. The book has step-by-step photos and illustrations for 7 projects: tool storage cabinet/workbench, an outdoor chair, coffee table, bookcase, storage bench, table, and bed. Also included is lots of info about setting up a shop and a section on different materials in woodworking, such as lumber, sand paper, and finishes. “With the basics mastered here, there’s no end to what new woodworkers can accomplish for years to come.”

Rough Cut - Woodworking
with Tommy Mac

13 all-new projects from Season 2

Famed woodworker and Emmy Award-nominated talent Tommy “Mac” MacDonald takes readers by the hand to create all 13 projects from the second season of public television’s smash hit, Rough Cut—Woodworking with Tommy Mac. Woodworkers of all levels will love constructing both traditional and contemporary pieces such as a drop-leaf table, an Arts and Crafts-style chair, a splayed-leg console table, and a sand-shaded clock. Tommy’s encouraging style will give readers the confidence they need to take his tips and techniques and put them into action. All 13 pieces come with a full plan with dimensions, materials list, step-by-step instructions, and even design options. “Road trip” sidebars allow fellow builders to visit workshops of both established and up-and-coming furniture makers, where even a pro like Tommy picked up interesting nuggets.

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood
by Lonnie Bird

A Comprehensive and Graphic Wood Shaping Reference

Shape is critical to the ultimate success or failure of a piece of furniture. Knowing this, custom-furniture maker Lonnie Bird has taken the complex subject of shaping wood and made it accessible to every woodworker.

In Shaping Wood, Bird shows you how to dress up your furniture, personalize your work and create period details. Learn to turn, carve, bend, cut and shape with hand tools or machines. All the techniques are in this accessible guide -- from cutting a simple circle to carving a ball-and-claw foot. He leads you through visualizing, drawing a shape and then choosing the appropriate tool for creating it.

Woodworking Basics
by Peter Korn

Master the Skills Essential to Woodworking Craftsmanship

Woodworking Basics presents an approach to learning woodworking that has proven successful for hundreds of people who have taken the author's introductory course over the past 20 years. Peter Korn's method helps new woodworkers learn the right techniques from the beginning. More experienced woodworkers can use it to master the classic furniture-making skills key to fine craftsmanship. Korn includes two attractive and useful projects -- a small bench and a side table with a door and drawer -- providing you the opportunity to practice skills and develop confidence with tools.

This book provides a step-by-step introduction to all aspects of woodworking, including:

• Safe use of woodworking machinery
• Correct use of hand tools
• Milling a board four-square
• Cutting a mortise-and-tenon joint
• Cutting dovetails

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Woodworking
by Gary Rogowski and Lonnie Bird

Improve Your Skills with the Essential Information That Every Woodworker Needs to Know

Woodworking is a craft that has evolved over millennia. And there are many methods to accomplish all the tasks woodworkers perform, from the low tech approach of hand tools to the speed and efficiency of sophisticated machines. This book will help woodworkers of all levels choose the right method and tools to bring great results, pleasure and satisfaction to working wood.

Woodworking Techniques
(Best of WWJ)

Ingenious Solutions & Time-Saving Secrets

Offering 29 tried-and-true woodworking techniques from the professionals at Woodworker's Journal, this detailed guide explores everything from the basics of squaring stock and sharpening tools to the intricacies of veneering a drawer face, making this a suitable collection for both beginning woodworkers looking to learn a new skill set and experienced workers who wish to improve their techniques. In-depth instructions, step-by-step color photographs, and large-scale drawings effortlessly guide woodworkers through each project-including handcutting dovetails, making Tambour doors, steam bending, and casework joinery. Helpful sidebars and quick tips also present invaluable advice on avoiding costly mistakes and improving productivity.

The Why & How of Woodworking:
A Simple Approach to Making Meaningful Work
by Michael Pekovich

The Why and How of Woodworking reflects the growing appreciation for the handmade, a movement toward simplifying and uncluttering. There is a growing understanding of the need to fill our lives with meaningful and useful objects. How can woodworkers answer that call? Instagram sensation Mike Pekovich explains how to make work that is worth the time and effort it takes to make it, work that makes a difference, and work that will add to the quality of our lives.

• Explains the basics of woodworking, from choosing lumber with care, cutting joinery accurately, and preparing and finishing the surfaces.
• A simple approach to building boxes and furniture that are built to last.
• Includes information on designing and building cabinets, boxes, chests, casework, and tables.

Woodworking Projects for Women:
16 Easy-to-Build Projects for the Home and Garden
by Linda Hendry

16 Easy-to-Build Projects for the Home and Garden Women woodworkers are one of the fastest growing segments of the do-it-yourself niche, but until now they have had little resources to support their community and build their skills. This new book written by Linda Hendry, one of America's most accomplished woodworkers, will guide other women, step-by-step, through 16projects proving that workshops and power tools are NOT just for men anymore. The book begins with a "Getting Started" section in which the author explains basic woodworking concepts and provides an overview of wood, tools, safety and finishing techniques. This section is designed to build the reader's confidence and features full-color photographs and easy-to-understand language geared specifically toward the female reader. At the heart of this book are 16 easy-to-build projects for the home and garden.