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    Default Best of the Best - Books

    Compiled by Andy Mac
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    Absolute Essentials
    These are also in their individual categories below
    • Wood in Australia (2nd edition) by Keith Bootle
    • Furniture-Making Techniques (Vols I and II) - David Charlesworth
    • The Technique of Furniture Making - By Ernest Joyce
    • The Handplane Book - Garrett Hack
    • The Complete Guide to Sharpening - Leonard Lee
    • The Workbench Book by Scott Landis
    • A Polishers Handbook by Neil Ellis (Ubeaut Enterprises)


    General woodwork
    • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Woodworking by Karen Reed
    • The Woodworkers Handbook by Roger Horwood
    • The Encyclopedia of Woodworking by Mark Ramuz
    • The Seven Essentials of Woodworking by Anthony Guidice
    • The Complete Woodworkers Companion by Roger Holmes.


    Wood
    • Australian Timber Buyer's Guide
    • Wood in Australia (2nd edition) by Keith Bootle
    • Red Cedar by John Vader
    • What Timber Will I Use? T John Stacpoole


    Furniture making & Techniques
    • Furniture-Making Techniques (Vols I and II) - David Charlesworth
    • (A selection of his articles on topics that range from construction of furniture, to tuning and use of handtools - both classics now)
    • The Technique of Furniture Making by Ernest Joyce
    • A Cabinetmakers Notebook by James Krenov.
    • The Fine Art of Cabinetmaking by James Krenov.
    • Waltons (the text most of us used at high school)
    • The Chairmaker’s Workshop by Drew Langsner
    • The Complete Dovetail - Ian Kirby (The best book on handcutting dovetails)
    • Building Cabinet Doors and Drawers by Danny Proulx
    • Wood Joiners Handbook by Sam Allen
    • The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery by Gary Rogowski
    • Success with Joints by Ralph Laughton



    Boat Building
    • Boat Joinery and Cabinetmaking by Fred P. Bingham


    Power Tools & Machines
    • Mastering Woodworking Machines by Mark Duginske
    • Band Saw Handbook by Mark Duginske
    • Router Joinery Workshop by Carol Reed
    • Care and Repair of Shop Machines by John White
    • Classic Joints with Power tools by Yeung Chan



    Turning
    • Woodturning: A Foundation Course by Keith Rowley
    • Mike Darlow's books on woodturning (with DVD)
    • Woodturning: a Manual of Techniques by Hugh O'Neil
    • Turning Pens and Pencils by Rex Birmingham and KP Christensen



    Green/Rustic Woodwork
    • Simple Rustic Furniture by Dan Mack
    • The Rustic Furniture Companion by Dan Mack



    Tool Storage
    • The Toolbox Book by Jim Tolpin
    • Building the Perfect Tool Chest by Jim Stack



    Hand Tools
    • How to Make Woodworking Tools by Charles H. Hayward
    • Making and mastering wood planes by David Fink.
    • Tools of the Trade (The Art and Craft of Carpentry) by Jeff Taylor.
    • The Handplane Book - Garrett Hack
    • Classic Handtools - Garrett Hack
    • Hand Tools- their ways and workings by Aldren A. Watson
    • The Fine Art of Tools - Sandor Nagyszalanczy
    • Japanese Woodworking Tools - Toshio Odate
    • Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Woodworking Tools - Michael Dunbar
    • Restoring Antique Tools - Herbert P. Kean


    Sharpening
    • The Complete Guide to Sharpening - Leonard Lee
    • Sharpening by Thomas Lie-Nielsen
    • Sharpening with Waterstones by Ian Kirby


    Benches and Workshops
    • The Workbench Book by Scott Landis
    • Fine Woodworking- the Small Workshop
    • Making workbenches by Sam Allen


    Finishing
    • A Polishers Handbook by Neil Ellis (Ubeaut Enterprises)
    • Staining and Polishing by Charles Hayward


    Inspiration
    • Woodworker by Sam Maloof
    • Soul of a tree by George Nakashima
    • Woodworking-the New Wave by Dona Meilach
    • Art Boxes of Po Shun Leong by Tony Lydgate
    • Modern Australian Furniture by M. Bogle & P. Landman


    Metalwork
    • The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight
    • The Complete Modern Blacksmith by Alexander Weygers (3 vols. in one cover)
    • The Contemporary Blacksmith by Dona Meilach

    Boxes
    • Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making by Doug Stowe
    • Box Making Basics by Freedman
    • The Book of Boxes by Andrew Crawford


    Carving
    • Fine woodworking – on Carving


    Miscellaneous
    • Understanding wood (Tage Frid??)
    • Mechanick Exercises or the Doctrine of Handy Works - Joseph Moxon (Observations on woodworking and other topics in the 17th Century)
    • Colonial Craftsmen- the beginning of American Industry by Edwin Tunis
    • Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood by Raymond Levy
    • The Art of Inlay by Larry Robinson
    • Marquetry and Inlay Handbook by Zachary Taylor



    NB. A further list as recommended by Fine Woodworking magazine can found here:
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