The Complete Book of Woodworking: Step-by-Step Guide to Essential Woodworking Skills, Techniques, Tools and Tips (Landauer) 40+ Easy-to-Follow Projects and Plans, 1,200+ Photos, and Carpentry Basics

Excellent book, learned a lot about different woods and wood grains and picked up some very helpful tips. Wished I had the book 20 years ago, I would recommend it to anyone who does any kind of woodworking. I already built two project the plans are GREAT!!!!

If you are a beginner woodworker the first 1/3 or so of this book will be good for you. It give detailed information on different tools, types of wood, different techniques, and an all around great beginner or even refresher lesson on basic woodworking. The projects are well rounded with some easier things to build and some more difficult things but none too difficult. The only negative of the book for me is that the website that is referenced for obtaining plans no longer exists. I was excited I could actually download plans for a few things I wanted to build but then was immediately disappointed when I tried going to the website but couldn’t.

I bought this book for my son for Christmas as he wants to start doing some woodworking. This is an excellent book for beginners and the experience woodworker would also love it. It is well worth investing in for that woodworker in your life.

If you want to know something about woodworking, there's a good chance this book has a chapter (or at least a page) on your topic of interest. Approximately the first third of the book consists of an overview of tools, materials, and techniques common to many woodworking projects. The final two-thirds of the book consist of a wide variety of projects suitable to a range of skill levels. To be sure, this is far from the most complete book on any of the topics it covers. Wood finishes, for instance, occupy a few pages of this text, while entire books can be and have been devoted to the topic. What you'll find here, though, is a sort of one-stop shop for the basics of each topic. As such, this book may not be the most suitable for the *absolute* beginner. For one thing, the projects at the back of the book, though some are beginner-friendly, are not organized by difficulty level, so beginners will struggle to figure out where to start. Similarly, the variety of techniques presented in the early chapters could easily overwhelm the first-timer. However, if you have a little experience (even just enough to feel comfortable with some basic tools and terminology, this book will serve you quite well as a reference as you continually expand your tool collection and repertoire of woodworking techniques. Regarding the projects in particular, I found a good mix of beginner and advanced projects, big projects and small projects, representing a variety of styles and functions. Few will fall in love with every project included, but I think there's something here for almost everyone. Furthermore, the plans are well-presented and accompanied by detailed step-by-step walkthroughs of each construction, so you'll have no trouble following along and figuring out what you need to do. I would recommend this book for the beginner-to-intermediate woodworker. Absolute beginners might benefit more from a structured course, and more experienced woodworkers will find much of the information familiar or redundant, but everyone in that middle range could benefit from this information.

Just started reading through this book. It is awesome for the woodworkers highly recommend.

This is very nice! It has interesting projects, clear instructions, and colored photos. Recommend!

Everything you want to know when starting your woodworking shop. Great photos, lots of project ideas, clear instructions which are easy to follow. If you are just planning to get (use) one reference book on woodworking, this is the one to choose!

Great info

Super!

Esta genial, recomendable 100%

Treasure trove for wood workers.

very good book, all the knowledge of woodworking you could look for. I like that it has a lot of visual explanations, and projects that you can try to improve your skill. Would definitely recommend it to beginners.

Conteúdo muito rico em informação e com uma linha simples de entendimento.