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Reddit mentions of The Complete Manual of Woodworking: A Detailed Guide to Design, Techniques, and Tools for the Beginner and Expert
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We found 12 Reddit mentions of The Complete Manual of Woodworking: A Detailed Guide to Design, Techniques, and Tools for the Beginner and Expert. Here are the top ones.
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The Complete Manual of Woodworking
Specs:
| Color | Tan |
| Height | 10.2 Inches |
| Length | 8.4 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | December 1996 |
| Weight | 2.41 Pounds |
| Width | 0.8 Inches |
If you move the decimal over. This is about 1,000 in books...
(If I had to pick a few for 100 bucks: encyclopedia of country living, survival medicine, wilderness medicine, ball preservation, art of fermentation, a few mushroom and foraging books.)
Medical:
Where there is no doctor
Where there is no dentist
Emergency War Surgery
The survival medicine handbook
Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine
Special Operations Medical Handbook
Food Production
Mini Farming
encyclopedia of country living
square foot gardening
Seed Saving
Storey’s Raising Rabbits
Meat Rabbits
Aquaponics Gardening: Step By Step
Storey’s Chicken Book
Storey Dairy Goat
Storey Meat Goat
Storey Ducks
Storey’s Bees
Beekeepers Bible
bio-integrated farm
soil and water engineering
Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation
Food Preservation and Cooking
Steve Rinella’s Large Game Processing
Steve Rinella’s Small Game
Ball Home Preservation
Charcuterie
Root Cellaring
Art of Natural Cheesemaking
Mastering Artesian Cheese Making
American Farmstead Cheesemaking
Joe Beef: Surviving Apocalypse
Wild Fermentation
Art of Fermentation
Nose to Tail
Artisan Sourdough
Designing Great Beers
The Joy of Home Distilling
Foraging
Southeast Foraging
Boletes
Mushrooms of Carolinas
Mushrooms of Southeastern United States
Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast
Tech
farm and workshop Welding
ultimate guide: plumbing
ultimate guide: wiring
ultimate guide: home repair
off grid solar
Woodworking
Timberframe Construction
Basic Lathework
How to Run A Lathe
Backyard Foundry
Sand Casting
Practical Casting
The Complete Metalsmith
Gears and Cutting Gears
Hardening Tempering and Heat Treatment
Machinery’s Handbook
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic
Electronics For Inventors
Basic Science
Chemistry
Organic Chem
Understanding Basic Chemistry Through Problem Solving
Ham Radio
AARL Antenna Book
General Class Manual
Tech Class Manual
MISC
Ray Mears Essential Bushcraft
Contact!
Nuclear War Survival Skills
The Knowledge: How to rebuild civilization in the aftermath of a cataclysm
These are what I've been reading lately:
The Art Of Japanese Joinery https://www.amazon.com/dp/0834815168/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iu3lDbFDTNZHX
Modern Practical Joinery https://www.amazon.com/dp/0941936082/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_3u3lDbXBS44FG
The Unplugged Woodshop: Hand-Crafted Projects for the Home & Workshop https://www.amazon.com/dp/1600857639/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Cv3lDb3AXFZK4
The Complete Manual of Woodworking: A Detailed Guide to Design, Techniques, and Tools for the Beginner and Expert https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679766111/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_MC3lDb1VJZAGN
And one from B&N
https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/woodworking-wisdom-know-how-taunton-press/1122228678?ean=9780762465446
I like "The Complete Manual of Woodworking" for all my basic woodworking needs. Helped me get started and understand why the techniques and tools I saw on youtube were used.
I also really like "The Anarchist's Design Book." This book helped shape my view of the pieces I design and want. It's a great read even if not for the technique but for the thought provoking look at modern furniture design and woodworking techniques.
Reccommend you get your hands on some quality literature, ie: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Manual-Woodworking-Albert-Jackson/dp/0679766111
Will help you with technique and inspiration. Trust me. After 5 years in the joinery game I still can't crack a book without learning something new that will surely come in handy in the future.
I own the Complete Manual of Woodworking and enjoyed it very muchly: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Manual-Woodworking-Albert-Jackson/dp/0679766111/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466879162&sr=1-1
It details wood species, finishes, joinery methods, tools, and techniques. It touches a little bit on just about everything, which makes it a perfect primer.
If you know a bit more about his particular desired direction then there are loads of quality specialized books, too. The Joint Book is a popular one for joinery. Searching this subreddit for recommended books (and specific, recommended tools based on my previous list) is a great way forward.
Wife and I processed one of our rabbit culls yesterday--first one in quite a while. We froze the hide for later, when we have enough to make tanning worthwhile, and tonight we'll be having oven "fried" rabbit.
We took advantage of what will probably be the last of the cool weather for this season by working outside. We fixed the wheelbarrow so she could haul the rabbit manure to the garden while I trimmed back some bushes that had gotten a little out of hand.
Oh! My first woodworking books arrived today. The Complete Manual of Woodworking by Albert Jackson, and Hand Tools: Their Ways and Workings by Aldren Watson. I don't have a lot of time to read right now, but I'm very excited about starting them.
Hi there, and welcome to the club! There are really almost infinite sources out there for woodworking education but I've compiled a set of info for beginners. If you're looking for a book, though, check out Lost Art Press Books and Lost Art Press DVDs especially The Essential Woodworker by Robert Wearing for hand tools and check out The Complete Manual of Woodworking by Albert Jackson for power tools, design, basics, and pretty much everything else.
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Here is my go-to advice for any beginner woodworker. A summary of what I went through when I started, a collection of resources, and my own advice. I add one more thing to this post every time I post it.
Resources
> First, here is a great site to get you started: Woodgears Beginner Page
> Second, when you are ready for it, this is a great and FREE program that I use to make my cutlists for a project. You enter the dimensions of your source lumber and you enter the dimensions of the pieces you need, you enter some auxillary data like blade kerf, and it will generate a cutlist and a layout diagram for you - CUTLIST.exe.
> Third, Youtube! I ate up literally everything I could find. I spent hours watching The Wood Whisperer, Wood Working for Mere Mortals, Fine Woodworking Beginner series. Watch and read EVERYTHING you can.
> Here is my Evernote folder of a plethora of good stuff.
>There are tons of woodworking blogs out there by both professionals and hobbyists. This site curates a great daily round up of woodworking blog posts. I usually peruse it a few times daily.
> Woodspotting.com - http://woodspotting.com/
> And here is a list of YouTubers that I am subscribed to (in no particular order):
> * WoodWorking for Mere Mortals
Wood, Lumber, & Materials
> Want to learn about wood in general? This guy covers the basics and more.
> Wood hardness and uses chart
Sharpening
> Sharpening is a huge part of woodworking that many newbies forego. Chisels, planes especially but all your tools will work better if they are sharp! I subscribe to the Scary Sharp sandpaper method because of the low cost. There are many resources out there explaining that process -- just google around. It works great for the interim while I slowly accumulate the sharpening stones I need. Tools for Working Wood has a great deal on a kit of sandpapers ranging from 40 micron to .1 micron. The Sample Pack -- either 1 or 2 sheets of each[1] is what I use. Click here for the conversion from micron to sandpaper grit.
Where to begin? / My Story
> I started building a work bench. This workbench for which you only need a router, circ saw, and drill.
> Since I got a router, I wanted to build a router table, but just something quick and dirty. So I built this Minimalist router table. It's basically just a slab with a hole and a pivot fence.
> Since deciding to get into the hobby, I prowl Craigslist for good deals on tools. You can use the Craigslist Notification Chrome Addon to set up "saved searches" and get a notification when someone posts a listing that would be a hit on your search. I found a contractor table saw for $40 and figured why not. Picked that guy up and then decided to build The Wood Whisperer's style cross cut sled for that. I've since upgraded to a better table saw, and added a bandsaw and drill press to my kit. You can also check out IRS Auctions for great deals on used machines.
> Shortly after, I got interested in hand cut dovetails. I researched different methods and went and bought the necessary tools for that task and began practicing. I've built a bunch of cutting boards (end and edge), picture frames, and boxes. I'm finished building an awesome Morris Chair (here's my LJ blog posts about it) and I've got a collection of items for the world of finishing (which is a whole different skillset in and of itself) and growing my finishing tools/supply kit. I've also purchased a book on Box Making Basics and am experimenting with mitered boxes, dovetailed boxes, different lids, panels, etc. I built a Wedding Time Capsule Box for my wedding ceremony and a Joiner's Mallet. I recently upgraded my folding Ryobi table saw to a Ridgid R4512, got a nice floor standing band saw, a drill press, belt sander, and a scroll saw. I decided I wanted to build a blanket chest for my wife for Christmas so that became another project!
> I've recently been bitten by the "plane bug" and then started my search for a set of bench planes to augment my power tool work. Thanks to a few key users on this subreddit and reading a whole bunch on sites like this. I've now purchased a few nearly 100 year old #4 and #5 Stanley smoothing and jack planes, a 1925 Stanley #7, and a slew of different block planes, learned to restore, setup, and tune them. I have made a few posts regarding purchasing and restoring Pre-WWII bench planes. Tool restoration can be a whole different hobby in and of itself:
> * Buying and Restoring Bench Planes (TONS of information in this post including detailed tutorials on restoring & sharpening!)
Tools and Tool Acquisition
> To me, there are 5 tools that every shop needs to be minimally functional. They are:
> * Circular Saw
> The "evolved" versions of these follow when needed/when affordable:
> * Table saw
> Buy the rest as you need 'em. Let your projects lead you into your tools and new projects. Wesley @ Wesleyworkswithwood has put together what he considers the 'essential' tools of a woodworking shop: Wesley's Essential Tools but I again stress to buy them when you need them.
> Your tool list and project backlog will happen on its own.
Pure, Unadulterated Advice \ TL;DR;
>SO! my advice to you, which you can probably infer, is start with shop projects that you need for your shop. Do you have a woodworking workbench? Build one. Do you have a Cross cut sled? Build one. Do y ou have a router table? Build one. As you build those things, you'll find out which kind of tools you need. Once you get some experience with those tools, you'll learn what you can do with those tools. Then you'll start thinking of things to learn, practice, build, do on your own, organically.
> Let your projects lead you into your tools and new projects.
> Your tool list and project backlog will happen on its own.
this one
A bench like this is built just like a table. You'd have four aprons, four legs, a top, and (optionally) some stretchers. The Ana White design has a lot of unnecessary bits+bobs. Not sure if they're needed, or if they're just workarounds for the crappy (so many screws!) joinery.
The framework of a bench like this would traditionally be done with mortise and tenon joints, and the top is just a bunch of edge-edge glue-ups with breadboard ends. The 200 year old dead guys knew how to build furniture out of wood. I wouldn't stray from the tradition too much. Benches make pretty serious demands on their joints. They need to support 5-800lbs of humans who can get up, sit down, distribute their weight unevenly, etc. I wouldn't trust anything but the real thing here.
For a run-of-the-mill table construction like this, I'd proceed by deciding on the basics like dimensions and joinery, doing some research, and doing my own plans.
This book http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Manual-Woodworking-Albert-Jackson/dp/0679766111/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410708522&sr=8-1&keywords=woodworking contains a good overview of standard construction techniques for most furniture pieces. I don't think it has a design that matches exactly what you want, but it contains the information you would need to confidently make a set of plans.
A.) why are they dropping this on you?
B.) Safety! Safety! Safety! Before you do anything, you need to brush up on safety in both a shop setting and when it comes to tools. Both Hand and Power.
C.) Boxes. Learn how to make boxes. 95% of all woodworking is making a box. Picture Frame??? It's a box without a top or bottom. Dresser??? A box with smaller boxes in it. Well, maybe not 95% but learning to make a box is a pretty good step in being able to take different projects.
D.) Safety
E.) Do you know what kind of tools you will have access too, space to work, how much time these kids are going to have?
You may check out the following Youtube Channels:
Some books that might be handy as well:
Honestly a book would probably be best for a beginner. It is great for reference later on down the road as it is all kept nice and neat in one central location rather than bookmarking things and/or printing them out. I have this book and it is awesome. It has everything you want and even stuff you didn't know you wanted. Only 16 bucks NEW or even cheaper used. Then if you want JOINTS this one is pretty good.
NINJA EDIT: But yes, as noclevernickname said, the FAQ is a great place to start for those things as well!
I'm also new to woodworking. Youtube and various websites are great once you get a lay of the land, but for a brand spankin' newbie, they can be tough to grok.
The book that helped get what this hobby was all about was "The Complete Manual of Woodworking". It is very broad, but shallow, and covers just about everything in some form: Types of wood, furniture contructions, using hand and power tools, turning, veneering, joinery, marqutry, etc. Most topics only get a couple of pages, but you'll walk away with enough knowledge to make an informed Google query.
Best of luck. It's a great hobby!