Best Books Revisited

[Lignum]

Fine Woodworking - Feb 2005, issue-175 had this list of the most inflential books that every woodworker should read.



Make a Chair From a Tree... John D Alexandera

Know Your Woods... Albert Constantine.

Make a Windsor Chair... Michael Dunbar.

Chineese Domestic Furniture... Gustev Ecke

Furniture and Cabinet Making... John L Feirer.

American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection... Michael Flannagan.

Tage Frid Teaches Woodwork... Book 1 Joinery. Book 2 Shaping, veneering

Woodwork Joints... Charles Hayward.

American Furniture in the MetropolitanMuseum of Art... Morrisan H Heckscher.

It Were Hard to Accept I were Boring. Especially with my Interest in Rain Fall... Eric Orthwaite

Understanding Wood... Hoadley.

The Complete Manual of Woodworking... Albert Jackson.

The Complete Illistrated guide to Finishing... Jeff Jewitt.

Encyclopedia of Furniture Making... Ernest Joyce.

Solid Wood Construction... Frank Karg.

The Book of Shaker Furniture... John Kassay.

Cabinet Makers Notebook... James Krenov.

Shop Drawings for Crafstmen Furniture... Robert W Lang.

Sam Maloof; Woodworker... Sam Maloof.

Chairmaking and Design... Jeff Miller.

The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymore... Robert D MusseyJr

The Soul of a Tree... George Nakashima.

The Nature and Art of Workmanship.... David Pye.

The New Fine Points of Furniture... Albert Sack.

A Reverence for Wood... Eric Slone.

18th Century English Furniture... Christopher Claxton.

The Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engeneering Material. Agricultural handbook No 72 U.S. Forest Products Laboratory, 1999.

New Yankie woorkshop by... Norm

[AlexS]

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It Were Hard to Accept I were Boring. Especially with my Interest in Rain Fall... Eric Orthwaite


I find it hard to believe that anyone who uses the subjunctive case incorrectly could write an influential book. :D

[derekcohen]

A few on handtools (ones I have read and can recommend):

The Handplane Book - Garrett Hack (covers a wide range of handplanes, their tuning, and use)

Classic Handtools - Garrett Hack (covers a wide range of handtools, their description and use)

The Fine Art of Tools - Sandor Nagyszalanczy (handtool ... art)

Japanese Woodworking Tools - Toshio Odate (Everything you wanted to know)

The Complete Guide to Sharpening - Leonard Lee (Simply THE best book on sharpening)

The Complete Dovetail - Ian Kirby (The best book on handcutting dovetails)

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 Workbench Book - Scott Landis (The workbench is the most important handtool you will own)

Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Woodworking Tools - Michael Dunbar (as it says - both wooden and metal handtools)

Restoring Antique Tools - Herbert P. Kean (more of the above)

Mechanick Exercises or the Doctrine of Handy Works - Joseph Moxon (Observations on woodworking and other topics in the 17th Century)

Regards from Perth

Derek

[echnidna]

I find it hard to believe that anyone who uses the subjunctive case incorrectly could write an influential book. :D

Well if it was a list of highly regarded English Literature you may be right,

But its woodie stuff an' gramnar ain't 'portant

[Driver]

Eric Orthwaite's contribution to woodworking has received far too little recognition and it's good to see that he is, at last, receiving some acknowledgment for the outstanding work he did - particularly in light of his interest in rainfall.

The BB won't let me give you a greenie, Lignum, so I owe you one for the Eric mention!

[Cagey]

what is this post about? I cant read

[Just George]

what is this post about? I cant read


I hear you brother..

[TassieKiwi]

Iv'e tried Amazon but they 'dont send to our part of the world'. Is there any Oz mob that sells them?

[mat]

Two more recent books

Care and Repair of Shop Machines John White
Mastering Woodworking Machines Mark Duginske

You can see my light side bent:D

[Driver]

Iv'e tried Amazon but they 'dont send to our part of the world'. Is there any Oz mob that sells them?

Try Alibris:-

http://www.alibris.com/

They certainly "send to our part of the world". I buy secondhand books from them quite often.

[bitingmidge]

Iv'e tried Amazon but they 'dont send to our part of the world'. Is there any Oz mob that sells them?

Lie about coming from Tas.

Tell them you're from Australia!

They send me stuff every couple of months.

Cheers,

P

[TassieKiwi]

Try Alibris:-

http://www.alibris.com/

They certainly "send to our part of the world". I buy secondhand books from them quite often.

Ta for that - ordered and on it's way http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon14.gif

Den

[fletty]

I thought Orthwaites' tome on 'boring' was a woodwork book? I'd better read it again! Fletty
PS Ecke's book on chinese furniture is a beauty. I have a house stuffed (sorry, casually decorated ...) with antique chinese furniture and I now understand how it is put together and why it is still together!