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   DP | Apr 26, 2006 04:33pm | #1

   'Working With Wood' by Peter Korn who is director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockland, ME is an excellent book for beginners (and even some who aren't).  It was published several years ago by Taunton and I don't know if it's still in print.  You might see if you can get a copy from the Center if it's not available from your usual sources.  BTW the bench project in the book is the first one that is made in the Center's introductory workshop.

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   SantaBarbaraSawDust | Apr 26, 2006 10:17pm | #2

   Just a suggestion on the subject of WW books.

   Do an advanced search of "Books" on this forum and spend an hour reading the many post. What you will find is this, several authors names along with their book titles will show up more than a few times in the post, buy those books to start.  After getting an overview, narrow it down to the subjects you want to learn, such as, Cabinet books, finishing books, funiture making , ect.

   I just today recieved the book "Cabinetmaking And Millwork" by John L. Feirer, copywrited 1970. I bought the book because the authors name was repeated several times on this forum.  The book cost, from  Amazon.com was $2.34 + $3.39 in postage. I have only read a few pages and have already learned more about the grading of wood than I ever knew before. I have nearly 900 more pages to read in this book...

   Do your research and reap the benifits, it's all there for you to explore.

    

   Terry
   Santa Barbara,CA
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   tinkerer2 | Apr 27, 2006 07:43am | #3

   "Cabinetmakeing And Millwork  by John Feirer"

   How did you buy that book for $5.73?  I paid thirty dollars for it thirty years ago when money was worth some thing.

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   John_D | Apr 27, 2006 09:21am | #4

   I saw some used copies of Feirer's book on Amazon today for under $10.  I bought new for $16.  Just search, you'll find it.  There are some good deals there sometimes!

   On the other hand, I wanted a copy of Alan Peters' "Cabinetmaking: The Professional Approach" and saw items listed for $149 and $899.  Yes, dollars, like almost nine hundred dollars.  Jeff Miller's "Chairmaking & Design" goes for $75 to $130.My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.

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   SantaBarbaraSawDust | Apr 28, 2006 03:38am | #5

   I guess I got a little lucky with that find for less than $6.00.One nice thing I have descovered in buying used WW books is that very few of them have ever been read by the previous owners. Just look up the titles you are intereseted in on Amazon and more times than not, you can buy at less than half price for a book you might as well call brand new. This book's cover looked a little worn from other books next to it being slid in and out of the book case, but other than that, it didn't have any tears or creases and no dirty or greasey finger prints on it or in it. In essence, it's a brand new 37 year old book. Terry
   Santa Barbara,CA

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   WillGeorge | Apr 28, 2006 06:03pm | #6

   Anyone know what I'm talking about?

   ALOT of Books have some misprints.. NOT making fun of YOU at all.

   I KNOW you are smart... Just study the plans and THINK.. Geeeee.. would 'I' do that?

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   SantaBarbaraSawDust | Apr 28, 2006 08:52pm | #7

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   29628.1 

   Getting Started In Woodworking by Aime Ontario Fraser?

   I bought it, and got started on the first project, the simple box. Is it me or are there some wrong dimensions on there?

   Anyone know what I'm talking about?

   PS-- Im new in woodworking and don't know that much and this book was a good starter but the errors can be confusing.

   Anyone know any other beginner books?

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   Your last question is what most of us answered for you, which was:

   "Anyone know any other beginner books?"

   To answer your first two questions, I will say this.

   Every WW book will have errors, some very small and only noticed by very few, some mistakes are caught by all of us, regardless of our skill level and knowledge of woodworking. 

   When you realize a mistake in a book and figure out how to correct that mistake, you futher your transition of being a woodworking robot (like all of us started as) to becoming  a true woodworker (as we all someday hope to be).

   To answer your first 2 questions directly, there is no answer, except for an indirect answer...

   Read a James Krenov book and you will know that in woodworking, as in space science, sometimes the moon is 1,000,000 miles away and sometimes the moon is 1,058,000 miles away.

    

    

    

    

   TerrySanta Barbara,CA

   Edited 4/28/2006 2:21 pm ET by SantaBarbaraSawDust

   Edited 4/28/2006 4:40 pm ET by SantaBarbaraSawDust