Book 1: Encyclopedia of Furniture Making - Ernest Joyce Book 2: Woodworking (series) - Ian Kirby Book 3: A Reverance for Wood - Eric Sloane Book 4: Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking Book 5: How To Build Shaker Furniture - Thomas Moser Book 6: The Workbench Book - Scott Landis Book 7: Cabinetmaking the professional approach - Alan Peters Book 8: Anything by Roy Underhill Book 9: Wood! - Eric Meier
I really like this style of video. I love getting to watch Rob talk about his passion and those who inspired him. Watching him flip through pages and going off on a little bit of a tangent reminds us that he’s a human being and not the mythical woodworking genie he is.
If nothing else, this one is a testimony to the integrity of Rob Cosman. Without a doubt it is refreshing to see someone acknowledge mentors and authors. None of us gets to where we are unless we have folks like Rob Cosman and the crew he works with to bring us this information. The information, videography, sound and spirit of this effort are greatly appreciated. Thank you for these and for all your efforts bringing these ways to wounded veterans. What an excellent way to salute vets!
Honestly Rob. Your opinion is byfar the one i find, i can connect with the most. It challenges me to do even better. My Mom would see the work that I had completed and She would say, Son, you are a perfectionist,...and she was right.! I have never stoped. At good enough. That has carried with me my entire life. In 8 days.from today, that will have been half my life now. I have so much more i want to accomplish. An with your help. I am on that path. Thanks for all you teach us here on the RUclips.
Thanks for the suggestions. I really enjoy the wealth of videos available--I'm especially impressed by you and Paul Sellers--but there's a lot to be said for a book. I'm reading Christopher Schwartz, lately, and clearing room in my "shop" to start an Anarchists workbench (sort of). I think Lost Art Press looks like a great resource for anyone interested in reading about woodworking, but a couple of your suggestions look like my next purchases. I don't have a particular style, yet, but the Shaker esthetic really appeals to me, so I'll probably be looking at that next.
Thanks for a great list of books, I already have some but will definitely have a look for the others. Just a suggestion, it would have been helpful to have the list shown below the video as it would save having to go back through the video to get the titles and authors.
Yes I second that Rob. The titles fly by. Hey make some affiliate links in the description - that’s a little more $$ support for your channel and terrific work with veterans.
Great video as usual! I did a quick search for each book in a used book site while I watched. With the exception of Kirby’s books, which I couldn’t locate quickly, all can be bought for a little over $80 including shipping.
Underhill was highly instrumental in getting my wood juices flowing. Often with blood stains on him, he started and mostly finished the rough work in 24ish minutes. AND gave a historical rationale with the visual proof that it could be done by anyone. Genius man that I would love to spend time with. Christopher Schwarz has built for, editor of, retired to full time publisher of wood working books, and salty as any old sailor. Really enjoy trying to keep up with him. And of course the Upper Peninsula guy who we all should punch the button and subscribe to is a treasure trove of how to add why not to woodworking.
As a long time newbie woodworker (off and on) I watch many RUclips videos to help me learn and this is how it brought me to Rob Cosman's channel. I have looked at purchasing some woodworking books, but got overwhelmed with all the many different subjects on woodworking. Didn't know if I would get a lemon of a book or what. This recommended list from Rob Cosman helps. I have a small metal shed as a work shop I use for myself. Not as a business, but for me. It is my sanctuary and I feel at peace and content when I able to get out there. Now I have a somewhat direction to lean towards on books. Thank you Rob Cosman for your list of books which have inspired you through your journey. Best wishes, Mike
Ernest Joyce / Alan Peters and Tage Frid are trusted, old guides of my workshop shelf too. As a Norwegian furniture maker I found Tage Frid closest to the tradition I was schooled in, and remember being surprised by the familiarity I found in his approach - so it would seem regional / geographic differences are a real thing. Oh! And let's not forget 'Understanding Wood' by Bruce Hoadley -- it'll set you straight on the 'material' side of things :-)
Back in 2002 Taunton put out a book called The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery by Gary Rowgowski. It has a solid intro to tools, both portable and stationary and often shows several different methods to cutting the joint depending on your tools and skill level. I think it's a great reference.
Great list of books Rob….I would love to see you and Roy Underhill take on a project together. I imagine it to be a bit like watching Jamie and Adam on Myth Buster lol
Thanks for that video. You're right, there are lots of RUclips videos and other web based info sources. As a newbie wood worker, I have found that the variation in opinions and in many cases the poor quality of that information can be at least confusing and at worst totally misleading. By all means, a wood worker needs to find the path that best suites the individual, but the foundation information that the path is based on and supported by needs to be solid. Thank you for the videos. when I do what they say it works.
Rob, my heart soars like a hawk to see that you reached first for Joyce! Dan Bummit of Glocester, Mass., showed it to me when I first started work for him, so many years ago. My first reference, and always the last word. I always look for it when RUclipsrs list their books, and never see it mentioned, which I try to correct with a comment.
Thank you for sharing this Rob. In fact, two of your books can be found also on my woodworking book's shelf. Given the fact that I live in Sweden, I find this interesting. If I were top pick my favourites these two would also be on my list; I'm talking about the Scot Landis' book and Tage Frid's. I also have "The Workshop Book" by Landis and the other two by Frid that you mention. All of them highly recommended... / Peter
About 25 or 30 years ago, my sister-in-law got me Tom Moser's book for Christmas. The next year, my wife and i gave her one of the projects that I made from the book. I still refer to it on a regular basis when I'm looking for some inspiration. Great video, Rob. I will have to check the bookstore for some of the others you showed us. Thank you.
So..... Ian Kirby books are now added to my shopping list. If I could add my own to your list, it would be more Eric Sloane titles-- Diary if an Early American Boy has lots of woodworking lore tied to life in early North America. And he has other books, too. I grew up on Andrew Marlowe's books and Franklin Gottshall's books. Both steeped in Queen Ann and Chippendale styles, but their how-to directions and photos are transferrable to other woodworking/furniture styles. I bought one of Krenov's books in 1979ish in a used bookstore near Palm Springs, CA. Fell in love and purchased the next two as soon as I could in later years.
Great list. I would like to add one more - Understanding Wood by Bruce Hoadley. Not a book you will sit down and read cover to cover, but a great reference book on everything wood.
Great video. I really like this "slightly off topic" approach to your regular woodworking videos. I have two of these books and combined with the rest of them from your list it will most certainly help me weed through the plethora of useless information masquerading as woodworking knowledge from the internet. Its true, to the making of many books there is no end , and it is tiresome. Thxs for pointing out the good ones.
Hi Rob one more time excellent video.. books will be always books and they are nice to have on hands..I have few of these books of your list and I live in Brazil (much more dificult to find and buy)...but to me our generation have the better of two worlds.Books and amazing video classes like yours and others at YT...so like a popular expression in Brazil..The Teachers Open Many Doors But You Must to Be Inside By Yourself..If youbwant to learn and understand just go ahead..one more time thanks for all support and help
Looking forward to the day you share your expertise in a book. The RUclips is a great way to learn, but having a physical reference help many different types of learners out there. Me as one of them. So think about it it may help more people than you think. Great video. Take care.
I did a small book on cutting dovetails about 15 years ago. Very expensive since I financed and published it myself. Not a lot of money for the author of a book. After all the time, effort and expense it gets more or less stolen on the web. Robs one of the motivation to do it again.
My copy of "Encyclopedia of Furniture Making" is a 1987 edition. I enjoy the Taunton Press Fine Homebuilding series, in particular the "Great Houses" edition. There are quite a few in my library from Taunton Press.
I appreciate that this was a basic selection of woodworking books. However, I might have added Jim Kenov's first book. This book opened my eyes as to how grain selection and placement can change the appearance of a piece.
Great stuff. Lots of great books out there. Might also be interesting to see more approach/design oriented ones from the likes of Krenov, Nakashima and Maloof. Those guys are who they are for a reason and are worthy of close study. Thx again and you’re awesome Rob
I wouldn't agree more with mos of the choice's you made of your list of favorite books. But i feel you left another great book that should be on the list a Cabinetmaker's notebook by James Krenov!
Excellent recommendations Rob, thank you! Scott Landis' workbench book is now being published by Lost Art Press, and it's a phenomenal hardbound edition.
I would also recommend George Nakashima's the soul of a tree if you like more modern design languages. It's also an interesting read on the contemporary furniture design of 1900-1980
Rob, and all those who have interest in the wood itself... A highly recommended reference on North American wood spices and an interesting story is "The American woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text" by Romeyn Beck Hough. Originally published in 14 volumes between 1888 and 1928... each volume contained actual wood samples in three slices, transverse, radial, and tangential, along with general information on that species. Original copies of "American wood" volumes can be found sporadically online and are very expensive, however, Taschen makes a very nice reprint containing all the specimens of the original volumes called "The Woodbook The Complete Plates".
I’m not sure if the “The Woodbook The Complete Plates” from Taschen version is still in print but it can be easily found on used book sites like abebooks and biblio. Thanks!
Book 6 seems to have gotten lost. I still like the Landis Workbench book. It started the workbench craze. What Landis then did was bring out another category book, on Tool Cabinets, which does not seem to have been a big deal. So the book not only started the workbench craze, but the book on a category (other than in general on furniture). He probably could have brought out a new book on workbenches every year, like Schwartz, but I guess they didn't see it. Anyway, Landis was a bigger picture thinker and went off on wood conservation, and other directions. The book had the first reference to the Roubo bench, and really the only one of that type that every appealed to me. Thought the makers of that bench did not find it useful over time, and it got relegated to storage. Still a great faithful reproduction.
Hi Rob, can you do a segment on how to hold thin stock flat on the workbench in such a way that a groove can be cut with a plow plane? I have a 3/8" thick by 3" wide board that I need to put a groove in, but the fence of the plow is deeper than 3/8"! How the heck do I secure the wood to plane it! Help! Thanks :)
I love them both, and have to give a slight edge to Schwartz's book. The cool thing is that Chris is now publishing Landis' workbench book through Lost Art Press.
Have you ever thought about writing a book on hand tool woodworking? I think you would be able to produce a brilliant book with the welth of knowledge and experience you have
Just a thought here, there must be a few woodworking smart phone apps. It would be great to get a run down on some of those from a professional woodworker's perspective.
I recieved the book today and am about 1/3 of the way through. It’s a marvelous book. Mosewr is not only quite knwlegeable, but also LOVES what he does.
Great job calling attention to books as a resource and source of entertainment. The internet is obviously the most impactful innovation in recent woodworking history. However, that does not mean books are value-less. In fact I think books are a great supplement and companion to internet resources. There is some goofy stuff online, double check a book to get a second opinion!
Plus all the added detailed information you think you might not need but that will definitely come in handy when the time is right, it's such a gift to have access to all of this knowledge especially when you can further develop the themes approached with the internet
Have you watched this video yet? ruclips.net/video/NGwclyGiv14/видео.html
Just finished. I think this would make a fine design for a toilet stool. I will incorporate this into it. Thanks.
Book 1: Encyclopedia of Furniture Making - Ernest Joyce
Book 2: Woodworking (series) - Ian Kirby
Book 3: A Reverance for Wood - Eric Sloane
Book 4: Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking
Book 5: How To Build Shaker Furniture - Thomas Moser
Book 6: The Workbench Book - Scott Landis
Book 7: Cabinetmaking the professional approach - Alan Peters
Book 8: Anything by Roy Underhill
Book 9: Wood! - Eric Meier
I really like this style of video. I love getting to watch Rob talk about his passion and those who inspired him. Watching him flip through pages and going off on a little bit of a tangent reminds us that he’s a human being and not the mythical woodworking genie he is.
Mythical genie? Umm interesting
If nothing else, this one is a testimony to the integrity of Rob Cosman. Without a doubt it is refreshing to see someone acknowledge mentors and authors. None of us gets to where we are unless we have folks like Rob Cosman and the crew he works with to bring us this information. The information, videography, sound and spirit of this effort are greatly appreciated. Thank you for these and for all your efforts bringing these ways to wounded veterans. What an excellent way to salute vets!
Thank you for supporting us
Honestly Rob. Your opinion is byfar the one i find, i can connect with the most. It challenges me to do even better. My Mom would see the work that I had completed and She would say, Son, you are a perfectionist,...and she was right.!
I have never stoped. At good enough.
That has carried with me my entire life.
In 8 days.from today, that will have been half my life now. I have so much more i want to accomplish. An with your help. I am on that path. Thanks for all you teach us here on the RUclips.
So glad I was a little help to you. Go for it
Thanks for the suggestions. I really enjoy the wealth of videos available--I'm especially impressed by you and Paul Sellers--but there's a lot to be said for a book. I'm reading Christopher Schwartz, lately, and clearing room in my "shop" to start an Anarchists workbench (sort of). I think Lost Art Press looks like a great resource for anyone interested in reading about woodworking, but a couple of your suggestions look like my next purchases. I don't have a particular style, yet, but the Shaker esthetic really appeals to me, so I'll probably be looking at that next.
Rob is such a good teacher. He can easily write a book. I am sure his books will sell easily. What you waiting for Rob!
I just don’t like writing
Thanks for a great list of books, I already have some but will definitely have a look for the others. Just a suggestion, it would have been helpful to have the list shown below the video as it would save having to go back through the video to get the titles and authors.
Great suggestion!
Yes I second that Rob. The titles fly by. Hey make some affiliate links in the description - that’s a little more $$ support for your channel and terrific work with veterans.
Great ideas for Christmas gifts for the wood worker.
Absolutely....I should have mentioned that
Great video. I have most of these books. Tage Frid is my 'go to' book. Sliding dovetail book shelves is my goal with Frid's help. Iowa, US.
You can do it
Great video as usual! I did a quick search for each book in a used book site while I watched. With the exception of Kirby’s books, which I couldn’t locate quickly, all can be bought for a little over $80 including shipping.
Great feedback...Thnaks for looking those up
I'm with you on the Alan Peters book The Professional Approach. A great book from a wonderful craftsman.
Good to see you back! I love watching Roy Underhill on his PBS show.
Thats a great show
Underhill was highly instrumental in getting my wood juices flowing. Often with blood stains on him, he started and mostly finished the rough work in 24ish minutes. AND gave a historical rationale with the visual proof that it could be done by anyone. Genius man that I would love to spend time with. Christopher Schwarz has built for, editor of, retired to full time publisher of wood working books, and salty as any old sailor. Really enjoy trying to keep up with him. And of course the Upper Peninsula guy who we all should punch the button and subscribe to is a treasure trove of how to add why not to woodworking.
As a long time newbie woodworker (off and on) I watch many RUclips videos to help me learn and this is how it brought me to Rob Cosman's channel. I have looked at purchasing some woodworking books, but got overwhelmed with all the many different subjects on woodworking. Didn't know if I would get a lemon of a book or what. This recommended list from Rob Cosman helps. I have a small metal shed as a work shop I use for myself. Not as a business, but for me. It is my sanctuary and I feel at peace and content when I able to get out there. Now I have a somewhat direction to lean towards on books. Thank you Rob Cosman for your list of books which have inspired you through your journey. Best wishes, Mike
Ernest Joyce / Alan Peters and Tage Frid are trusted, old guides of my workshop shelf too. As a Norwegian furniture maker I found Tage Frid closest to the tradition I was schooled in, and remember being surprised by the familiarity I found in his approach - so it would seem regional / geographic differences are a real thing.
Oh! And let's not forget 'Understanding Wood' by Bruce Hoadley -- it'll set you straight on the 'material' side of things :-)
About 20 years ago, my wife bought me the 1st two volumes of "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking" as a birthday present. That's all it took. 🙂
There you go!!!!
Back in 2002 Taunton put out a book called The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery by Gary Rowgowski. It has a solid intro to tools, both portable and stationary and often shows several different methods to cutting the joint depending on your tools and skill level. I think it's a great reference.
Great selection of reading and reference. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.
You too
Great review on your top book references Rob. I actually built the Shaker bench detailed in the Landis book, it is a brilliant book!
I agree
Thanks
Love Thomas Moser's work (and Shaker furniture in general)! My in-laws have a set of his cherry dining chairs.
Great list of books Rob….I would love to see you and Roy Underhill take on a project together. I imagine it to be a bit like watching Jamie and Adam on Myth Buster lol
I would enjoy that too
Thanks for sharing these. Great resources!
Thanks for watching
Thanks for that video. You're right, there are lots of RUclips videos and other web based info sources. As a newbie wood worker, I have found that the variation in opinions and in many cases the poor quality of that information can be at least confusing and at worst totally misleading. By all means, a wood worker needs to find the path that best suites the individual, but the foundation information that the path is based on and supported by needs to be solid. Thank you for the videos. when I do what they say it works.
Rob, my heart soars like a hawk to see that you reached first for Joyce! Dan Bummit of Glocester, Mass., showed it to me when I first started work for him, so many years ago. My first reference, and always the last word. I always look for it when RUclipsrs list their books, and never see it mentioned, which I try to correct with a comment.
Great list of reference material Rob. I enjoy seeing your techniques along with what influenced your style of working with wood.
These are what did it
Thank you for sharing this Rob. In fact, two of your books can be found also on my woodworking book's shelf. Given the fact that I live in Sweden, I find this interesting. If I were top pick my favourites these two would also be on my list; I'm talking about the Scot Landis' book and Tage Frid's. I also have "The Workshop Book" by Landis and the other two by Frid that you mention. All of them highly recommended... / Peter
About 25 or 30 years ago, my sister-in-law got me Tom Moser's book for Christmas. The next year, my wife and i gave her one of the projects that I made from the book. I still refer to it on a regular basis when I'm looking for some inspiration. Great video, Rob. I will have to check the bookstore for some of the others you showed us. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
So..... Ian Kirby books are now added to my shopping list. If I could add my own to your list, it would be more Eric Sloane titles-- Diary if an Early American Boy has lots of woodworking lore tied to life in early North America. And he has other books, too. I grew up on Andrew Marlowe's books and Franklin Gottshall's books. Both steeped in Queen Ann and Chippendale styles, but their how-to directions and photos are transferrable to other woodworking/furniture styles. I bought one of Krenov's books in 1979ish in a used bookstore near Palm Springs, CA. Fell in love and purchased the next two as soon as I could in later years.
Great list. I would like to add one more - Understanding Wood by Bruce Hoadley. Not a book you will sit down and read cover to cover, but a great reference book on everything wood.
I concur, it is a fantastic reference which I constantly refer.
I agree. I just could not find my copy to put it on this video
Great video. I really like this "slightly off topic" approach to your regular woodworking videos. I have two of these books and combined with the rest of them from your list it will most certainly help me weed through the plethora of useless information masquerading as woodworking knowledge from the internet. Its true, to the making of many books there is no end , and it is tiresome. Thxs for pointing out the good ones.
Thanks Rob for the recommendations! I'm definitely going check some out.
Absolutely welcome
I needed this, thank you!
You bet
Just bought Reverance for Wood as a xmas present for myself :)
Pick up his book titled, "A Museum of Early American Tools", you will like it just as much.
Hi Rob one more time excellent video.. books will be always books and they are nice to have on hands..I have few of these books of your list and I live in Brazil (much more dificult to find and buy)...but to me our generation have the better of two worlds.Books and amazing video classes like yours and others at YT...so like a popular expression in Brazil..The Teachers Open Many Doors But You Must to Be Inside By Yourself..If youbwant to learn and understand just go ahead..one more time thanks for all support and help
Wow. Thank you so much and I agree with you
Thanks for sharing that!
You’re welcome
Looking forward to the day you share your expertise in a book. The RUclips is a great way to learn, but having a physical reference help many different types of learners out there. Me as one of them. So think about it it may help more people than you think. Great video. Take care.
I did a small book on cutting dovetails about 15 years ago. Very expensive since I financed and published it myself. Not a lot of money for the author of a book. After all the time, effort and expense it gets more or less stolen on the web. Robs one of the motivation to do it again.
Nice, I plan to pick up books 5 and 6. And also the one on various wood species
You will like them
Thank you. My brother says I am a analog man in a digital world
My copy of "Encyclopedia of Furniture Making" is a 1987 edition. I enjoy the Taunton Press Fine Homebuilding series, in particular the "Great Houses" edition. There are quite a few in my library from Taunton Press.
Tauten is a good publisher for sure
I appreciate that this was a basic selection of woodworking books. However, I might have added Jim Kenov's first book. This book opened my eyes as to how grain selection and placement can change the appearance of a piece.
Just my opinion of top 10. Krenov had a style and methodology that you either liked or didnt like. His craftsmanship was spot on regardless.
Great stuff. Lots of great books out there. Might also be interesting to see more approach/design oriented ones from the likes of Krenov, Nakashima and Maloof. Those guys are who they are for a reason and are worthy of close study. Thx again and you’re awesome Rob
I was never much for Krenov but I really do like Maloofs stuff
I wouldn't agree more with mos of the choice's you made of your list of favorite books. But i feel you left another great book that should be on the list a Cabinetmaker's notebook by James Krenov!
beautiful idea for vid guys and gals, thank you for sharing:))
you bet
Great topic thx
You bet
Thank you.
you bet
Excellent recommendations Rob, thank you! Scott Landis' workbench book is now being published by Lost Art Press, and it's a phenomenal hardbound edition.
Thanks for the info
I just bought it last week aswell 👍
I would also recommend George Nakashima's the soul of a tree if you like more modern design languages. It's also an interesting read on the contemporary furniture design of 1900-1980
I have it, good book and very well done, just didnt make my top 10, Sam Maloofs was right there as well.
Five stars of agreement on The Workbench Book by Scott Landis......just a great book period.
Yes it is
Rob, and all those who have interest in the wood itself... A highly recommended reference on North American wood spices and an interesting story is "The American woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text" by Romeyn Beck Hough. Originally published in 14 volumes between 1888 and 1928... each volume contained actual wood samples in three slices, transverse, radial, and tangential, along with general information on that species. Original copies of "American wood" volumes can be found sporadically online and are very expensive, however, Taschen makes a very nice reprint containing all the specimens of the original volumes called "The Woodbook The Complete Plates".
Is it still easily available?
I’m not sure if the “The Woodbook The Complete Plates” from Taschen version is still in print but it can be easily found on used book sites like abebooks and biblio. Thanks!
Thanks Rob! What kind of bookcase do you have them in and where is that? In the shop, or in the house?
In my office, above the shop
Book 6 seems to have gotten lost. I still like the Landis Workbench book. It started the workbench craze. What Landis then did was bring out another category book, on Tool Cabinets, which does not seem to have been a big deal. So the book not only started the workbench craze, but the book on a category (other than in general on furniture). He probably could have brought out a new book on workbenches every year, like Schwartz, but I guess they didn't see it. Anyway, Landis was a bigger picture thinker and went off on wood conservation, and other directions.
The book had the first reference to the Roubo bench, and really the only one of that type that every appealed to me. Thought the makers of that bench did not find it useful over time, and it got relegated to storage. Still a great faithful reproduction.
While looking for Joyce's Encylopedia I found he also wrote "The technique of furniture making". Thoughts on this book?
Hi Rob, can you do a segment on how to hold thin stock flat on the workbench in such a way that a groove can be cut with a plow plane? I have a 3/8" thick by 3" wide board that I need to put a groove in, but the fence of the plow is deeper than 3/8"! How the heck do I secure the wood to plane it! Help! Thanks :)
Landis' workbench book is excellent. Christopher Schwartz's Workbench Design book is even better.
I think Landis' is a great book
I love them both, and have to give a slight edge to Schwartz's book. The cool thing is that Chris is now publishing Landis' workbench book through Lost Art Press.
Have you ever thought about writing a book on hand tool woodworking? I think you would be able to produce a brilliant book with the welth of knowledge and experience you have
Yes, but I am just not a writer. I don’t have the patience for it
Paul Sellers from England should be in there.
I would also recommend bruce hoadley/s books .
Yes, i just couldn’t find my copy
Surprised not to see DK wood bible there
Its not one I use!!!
Just a thought here, there must be a few woodworking smart phone apps. It would be great to get a run down on some of those from a professional woodworker's perspective.
Sorry, but I dont use any so I have no experience with them
You mentioned David Charlesworth, knowing you know him well, do you know how he is?
I have not spoken with him in about 6 months
R. Bruce Hoadley - Understanding Wood. If you don't understand the wood you are working with you're less likely to do your best work.
A great book. I just could not find my copy
👍👍👍
👌👌👌
The Tom Moser book is on its way.
You are going to like it
I recieved the book today and am about 1/3 of the way through. It’s a marvelous book. Mosewr is not only quite knwlegeable, but also LOVES what he does.
Great job calling attention to books as a resource and source of entertainment. The internet is obviously the most impactful innovation in recent woodworking history. However, that does not mean books are value-less. In fact I think books are a great supplement and companion to internet resources. There is some goofy stuff online, double check a book to get a second opinion!
I agree completely
Books don't get published on a whim. They may sum up decades of thought on their subject. You're not going to get that in other mediums
Plus all the added detailed information you think you might not need but that will definitely come in handy when the time is right, it's such a gift to have access to all of this knowledge especially when you can further develop the themes approached with the internet
Sorry unsubing every channel until the dislike button works again. No dislike? No like!