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Hi, all.

Just to get this out of the way up front, I did a google search. (lol)

I figured that since I was a newbie, and since this topic doesn't seem to
have been covered very well here since 1999 or so (which surprises me,
given
everyone's enthusiasm about recommending posters to read, read, read), I
figured I'd be the sacrificial lamb to ask: What top 10 woodworking books
would you recommend? So far as I can see, "Understanding Wood" (by R.
Bruce
Hoadley), and "Understanding Wood Finishing" (by Bob Flexner) are both
widely recommended.

I was wondering what other books you all would recommend. For example, is
"Woodworker's Hand Tools" (by Rick Peters) a good pick? I was also
planning
on buying at least one good book each on making jigs, woodworking
(general),
band saws, table saws, joinery, & routers (although I hear that Pat
warners
book is limited to individual routers rather than technique-- even though
I
love his website). Do you think these types of books would give a good
background, or do you feel there is more essential reading material I
should
consider first?

And, yes, I have a library card. I have been reading quite a bit,
actually,
and am simply asking to see what people consider to be essential to a
library. (Also, yes, I am looking into taking a local class in
woodworking. -- Did I steal too many people's thunder? lol.)

So, top 10, anyone??

-Barry



A hard question to answer, because it depends on what you like to make and
what style you prefer. Tage Frid teaches Woodworking is always highly
recommended. If you are particularly interested in hand tools, then both
Garrett Hack's and Graham Blackburn's books are good. David Charlesworth is
a very practical British author. There really are so many. Just to add
names: Doug Stowe, Andy Rae, Ian Kirby, Kelly Mehler, James Krenov, Toshio
Odate, Scott Landis and many more. I really don't know if I could narrow it
down to 10 books. Some of these authors, you really couldn't go wrong with
3 or more of their books.

Cheers,
Eric