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November 2004 - Workshop Bookshelf |
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Our experts pick their favourite woodworking books |
 When
storms are blowing the last leaves from the trees and bringing
the first of winter’s snow, there are few things finer
than curling up by the fireplace with a good read on woodworking.
We asked several pros to name their favourite books, the ones
they reach for again and again, and here’s what they recommended.
One of these might make a good gift for someone on your list,
or else you can start hinting now for a holiday present. |
1.
The Joint Book by Terrie Noll, Popular
Woodworking Books, $40. This book includes detailed instructions
on preparing over 70 joints. It has provided answers to many
structural problems I have faced over the years. —Rick
Campbell
2. The
Workshop by Scott Gibson, Taunton Press, $58. I used
this book extensively this summer as I was working on my new
workshop. It shows a good variety of shops, from tiny to massive.
—Konrad Sauer
3. A
Cabinetmaker’s Notebook by James Krenov, Linden
Publishing, $33. It really showed me the human side of this
woodworking endeavour and (as Krenov says in the book) how to
slow down and get into the work. —Ken Tunnard
4. The
Nature and Art of Workmanship by David Pye, Cambium Press,
$35. It’s founded on a well-thought-out definition of
what workmanship is: it’s things we do, things we make,
where some kind of hand-guided principle is at work. Anyone
who works with hand-guided production would benefit from reading
it. —Steve Maxwell
5. Workshop
Shortcuts for Woodworkers by Graham McCulloch, Sterling
Publishing, $30. This book has all kinds of jigs and handy shortcuts.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, it gives you the tried and
true ways of doing things. —Cathy Dalrymple
6. Collins
Complete Woodworkers Manual by Albert Jackson and David
Day, HarperCollins Publishers, $60. This book introduces readers
to a whole range of woodworking topics, including wood
science, design, hand tools, machine tools, joinery and finishing.
It’s great as an introductory read, but also as a handy
reference. —Hendrik Varju
7. Understanding
Wood Finishing by Bob Flex-ner, Reader’s Digest,
$20. When I got into wood finishing on a more serious level,
I found this book and I read it from cover to cover. It’s
also a good reference book to have in the shop to answer my
questions as I go. —Jerry Weber
8. Methods
of Work series of books (Finishing, Workshop, Router, Tablesaw)
by Jim Richey, Taunton Press, $21 each. These can be
excellent problem-solving resources; many of the tips are really
quite ingenious. —Douglas Thomson
9. Setting
up Shop by Sandor Nagyszalanczy, Taunton Press, $33.
This book has photographs of real workshops. It’s the
standard sort of fare, but this book does it the best. —Paul
Lewis
10. Tage
Frid Teaches Woodworking: Two volumes in one, unabridged
by Tage Frid, Taunton Press, $47. It’s a meat-and-potatoes
look at basic woodworking. From machine woodworking to hand
tools, Frid guides the reader through a step-by-step, no-nonsense
approach. It’s a must-read for anyone who plans to do
any type of machine woodworking. —Gord Graff
11. Understanding
Wood: A craftsman’s guide to wood technology by
R. Bruce Hoadley, Taunton Press, $54. It gives you information
other books don’t have, like the strength of wood. It’s
a bit technical, but I think once you’ve been working
with wood for five or 10 years, everybody should have a look
at it. —Gary Walchuk
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