Book Learnin'- Book Recommendations for the Aspiring Furniture Maker
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2023
- I got a viewer request that wasn't too pushy asking if maybe I could make a video about my woodworking/furniture making book recommendations. This is that video.
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"The Perfect Edge" by Ron Hock- amzn.to/44UDfmp
"Jigs and Fixtures" by Graham Blackburn- amzn.to/3QQYtxx
Here's another edition if that one is out of stock- amzn.to/3OPBU9R
"Woodwork Joints" by William Fairham- amzn.to/3DOGeRo
"Illustrated Cabinetmaking" by Bill Hylton- amzn.to/3DU5ZzT
"The Encyclopedia of Furniture Making" by Earnest Joyce- amzn.to/3qhjJBG
"Practical Design Solutions and Strategies"- amzn.to/3QzWfCd
"Human Dimension and Interior Space"- amzn.to/459G0AA
"Understanding Wood Finishing" by Bob Flexner- amzn.to/3DSHiDM
"The Craft of Veneering" by Craig Thibodeau- amzn.to/3qk1AmK
"Furniture" by Judith Miller- amzn.to/3QzEsLz
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I'd love to see you keep doing this, you are one of the few woodworkers left that doesn't rely on click bait, stupid faces etc and let your skills tell the story. I've stopped watching a lot of the other "big" woodworking channels and find this so informative and encouraging. Our styles are very different, but I still get a lot out of your videos, especially liked the episode a while back about drawer slips.
I get your time is limited and videos take a long time to produce but I rarely if ever watch shorts either. I'd love to say thanks but youtube take most of the money and they make enough money out of ads, etc, thought about Patreon?
Thanks! Since you asked for it, I'll gladly tip for these super informative and enjoyable videos.
Thank you so much!
I used Graham Blackburn's book on jigs and fixtures to help with the donkey ear shooting board I made today. And I think you're right, you have to read several books to get the full picture of what you're trying to make, be it a jig, a joint, a workbench or a piece of furniture.
Thanks! Swallowed your channel whole and really enjoyed it. I am a DIYer and don't aspire to fine furniture but enjoy your channel and detailed insights better than anything my Netflix subscription gives me. And some of those tips do carry over to more basic projects. Thanks again.
Thank you!
Some excellent tomes in that collection. Just added a few to my wishlist.
Tom Fidgen, Tony Konovaloff, James Krenov, “The Elements of Style” I recommend.
Great piece. Some really interesting books there. Some I have but many I don't. And of the ones I have, I agree with your assessments.
oh man, you are a HOOT! Excellent list of books, and descriptive reviews of their content and readability. You have won my thumbs up and subscription!
You have excellent content! Keep it coming!
Thank you! Will do!
I would add that it's great to start with the first Christopher Schwarz workbnench book, then immediately follow that up with "Ingenious mechanicks" then "Anarchist's workbench". To me, it's a good record of an expert's journey through workbench exploration. Great info in those three regardless of the order you consume them, or the phase in your woodworking journey you are in when you do so.
Great picks……. can’t find one I don’t agree with….
Really great list of books there. Anarchist's Tool Chest changed my life. Charles Hayworth books have more info in them than I can even fathom. With the Grain is SO underrated, I can't recommend it enough. I will for sure be picking some of these up that I have not read using your link.
You missed a couple though essential ones in my opinion.
1. If Anarchist's Tool Chest is the deep dive into tools, then The Essential Woodworker (Robert Wearing) is the deep dive on how to use them. I went from beginner, fumbling around in the shop, to having the confidence to attempt to build anything I want.
2. The Why and How of Woodworking (Mike Pekovich). Pekovich has written a beautiful book here. It is illustrated so incredibly. The projects in the book teach lots of techniques that I had never seen before. There is also a second book he put out, it is more of the same, which is not a bad thing.
If you have not read these two then give them a look. If you have read them, I'm curious to hear why you left them off your list.
Those are good recommendations. I've read The Essential Woodworker so long ago, I kind of forgot about it. The Pekovich book was one I meant to purchase, but I was short on cash when it came out and then (notice a theme here?) I forgot about it.
@@themountaintopjoinersshop8422 I have not read any, but l assume someone has written a book on how to improve your memory. Thanks for the good content. Have a great weekend.
Thanks!! I would add another one by Tolpin "Measure Twice cut Once" great book. I already have a few of the ones you mentioned but I saw a few I need to get as well!
Thanks to you as well!
Great video, thanks for putting in the time to breakdown the books. There were a few books I wasn't aware of.
I use the hell out of my "The Encyclopedia of Furniture Making" but the diagrams are often several pages from the place they are referenced. That can be very frustrating. I just went through your link to pick up "Furniture" by Judith Miller.
A book I also really like is "Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings" by Gustav Ecke. If you're looking for some variety and don't have any books on traditional Chinese furniture, give that book a look.
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll try to check it out.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Good solid books. I think the Anarchist Workbench is slightly better than CS's earlier workbench book. I say that because the Anarchist Workbench is sort of the culmination of 15ish years of Chris trying different benches.
Would you recommend all four of the Charles Hayward volume? You seemed to have two of them.
I have volumes 2-4 because I was already quite comfortable with hand tools when these were released, but if you're new to them, it certainly wouldn't hurt to have the whole set.
You keep thinking about vajayjay and sooner or later you’ll be understanding wood.
Your comments about the old lady's dry... makes everything else you said suspect, just saying. (If you would go that far out on a limb, your other recommendations might be out on a limb also).
Yeah, maybe I should have kept my comments to myself, but how are you going to produce better content when all you hear is from people slobbering all over themselves, telling you how good your video is?
Excellent idea for a video and good choice of books. A good library is a necessary tool. Please edit the video and loose the section on "Understanding Wood" it is vulgar and creepy. It does not do you any favors.
I thought it an amusing way to break up an otherwise dry subject (I hope the word "dry" doesn't cause any flashbacks) but then again, I'm easily amused by that sort of thing. That said, I'm far from being able to do anything about that right now, as I am traveling, but if enough people agree with you, I'll try to figure it out. I've never tried to edit a video that was already published. I'm not even sure it's a thing RUclips allows or facilitates. We'll see.
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Was definitely not expecting that one
@@no_goo I've noted it down for future reference
Thanks!
Thank you as well!