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Advanced Timber Framing
Steve Chappell

Drawing from over 35 years of building and teaching advanced timber framing, Steve unlocks the mystery of complex roof systems in this comprehensive guide. This book is divided into two parts: Design & History, which explores the elements of design and provides a historical overview of different roof framing systems; and Geometry & Joinery Systems, which describes the technical aspects of the layout and construction process. Steve gives you the tools to strengthen your conceptual understanding of roof geometry, represent them in three-dimensional visualizations, layout complex cuts, and create virtually any type of joinery system. Full-color photographs and detailed diagrams throughout.

Fox Maple Press, 2012. Hardcover, 368 pages. Printed and bound in the USA.

With The Grain: A Craftsman's Guide to Understanding Wood
Christian Becksvoort

Master woodworker, Christian Becksvoort, draws from his 50 years of experience working with North American species to offer this practical examination of wood from a furniture-maker's perspective.

"With the Grain" will teach you how to: understand the trees around you; precisely predict the movement of your stock with seasonal changes; and build your projects so they allow the wood to move without splitting or destroying your joinery. In addition, Becksvoort includes two chapters on basic woodlot management, harvest, sawing, and drying. This knowledge of how our raw material grows - and then reacts to its environment after being cut and dried - will help you tame the wood into stable, long-lasting furniture.

"This is the book about wood that we wished we'd had when we started woodworking." - Christopher Schwarz

Lost Art Press, 2013. Smythe sewn and hardbound with green cotton cover, 136 pages. Printed and bound in the USA.

The Chairmaker’s Workshop – Handcrafting Windsor and Post-and-Rung Chairs
Drew Langsner

Drew Langsner originally wrote this book in 1997 to serve as both an introduction and working reference for anyone interested in making post-and-rung and Windsor chairs.

The text is broken into four sections with Part I covering materials, tools and setting up a workshop. Part II features step-by-step tutorials for making 3 chair types: a 2-slat ladderback, a rustic stick Windsor, and a bow-back Windsor side chair. Part III contains scaled plans and notes for making 8 other post-and-rung chairs and Windsors. Finally, Part IV discusses how to build a shaving horse, a chairmaker’s workbench, a spring pole lathe, and several options for constructing a small drying kiln.

An additional chapter on designing a chair contains four pages of tables for calculating sighting and resultant angles for boring legs and spindles on Windsor chairs. The book also includes a chairmaker’s glossary and an annotated bibliography. It contains over 300 drawings, and more than 200 photographs as well as an Introduction by Welsh chairmaker John Brown.

Drew Langsner, 2008. Softcover, 304 Pages. Printed in the USA.

Chisel, Mallet, Plane and Saw
Tony Konovaloff

Since 1986, Tony Konovaloff has been making furniture using only hand tools and traditional joinery techniques. Using finely selected woods, he creates simple and elegant furniture including dressers, blanket chests, and china cabinets among other items.

In Chisel, Mallet, Plane and Saw, Konovaloff explains the many facets of a professional woodworker’s practice including workspace considerations, tool preparation and maintenance, wood selection, hardware, drafting, joinery techniques and more. The book delves into his philosophy on woodworking as well as providing aspiring furniture makers with tips on professional development.

Tony Konovaloff, 2012, Softcover, 146 pages, Printed in the USA

Working Wood 1 & 2: The Artisan Course with Paul Sellers
Paul Sellers

Working Wood 1 & 2 is a two-part course book developed over many years by Paul Sellers. The first part of the book, Artisan Level 1, introduces simple concepts about traditional hand tools. Projects and exercises provide a solid foundation in layout, shaping and joint making. With just three joints and ten hand tools, you will be introduced to the speed and efficiency of hand cut joinery.

Artisan Level 2 is about mastering core techniques of joinery through a series of hand built projects. You will learn how to master dovetailed boxes, book case making and the principles of table making. In the final project, you will learn how to make your own European Workbench.

The companion volume, Artisan Level 3, builds upon the knowledge and skill gained from the previous levels. In this volume, you will learn how to build hand-crafted furniture including dining chairs, tables, and a hope chest. Also covered in this section is how to set and sharpen a saw band to increase the efficiency of your cutting technique.

Artisan Media, 2011. Softcover, 320 Pages. Printed in the UK

The Anarchist's Tool Chest
Christopher Schwarz

“The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” paints a world where woodworking tools are at the center of an ethical life filled with creating furniture that will last for generations.

Author Christopher Schwarz makes the case that you can build almost anything with a kit of less than 50 high-quality tools, and he shows you how to select real working tools, regardless of their vintage or brand name. “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” will guide you in building a proper chest for your toolkit following the ancient rules that have been forgotten or ignored.

Schwarz argues that woodworking is a rare and radical act in today's age of cheap, mass-manufacturing and wasteful consumption. He uses the word “anarchist” to describe individuals who “work with their hands, own their tools, and seek to live in a world where making something (anything) is the goal of each day.”

Building a chest and filling it with the right tools just might be the best thing you can do to save our craft.

Check out the companion DVD, "Inside the Anarchist's Tool Chest," for an in-depth look at tool brands, step-by-step photos of the tool chest construction, a SketchUp drawing, and more!

Lost Art Press, 2011. Hardcover, 480 pages. Printed and bound in the USA.
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Mouldings in Practice
Matthew Sheldon Bickford

Mouldings in Practice turns a set of complicated mouldings into a series of predictable rabbets and chamfers that guide your hollow and round planes to make anything – anything – that has been made in the past or that you can envision for your future projects.

Working with Lost Art Press editor Christopher Schwarz and his team, Bickford has worked to make “Mouldings in Practice” a book that is accessible for even the beginning hand-tool woodworker. It uses more than 200 color illustrations and dozens of photos to explain how to lay out, prepare for and cut any moulding you can draw.

The first half of the book is focused on how to make the tools function, including the tools that help the hollow and round planes – such as the plow and the rabbet. Bickford also covers snipes bills and side rounds so you know their role in making mouldings. Once you understand how rabbets and chamfers guide the rounds and chamfers, Bickford shows you how to execute the mouldings for eight Connecticut River Valley period projects using photos and step-by-step illustrations and instruction.

According to Schwarz, "This book is, by far, the most complex thing we have published here at Lost Art Press, thanks to the hundreds of illustrations, photographs and geometry involved."

It has color illustrations with black-and-white photos, and it is printed on #60 white uncoated and acid-free paper. The pages are Smythe sewn to last a long time. And the book is hardbound and covered with cotton. As with all of the Lost Art Press publications, it has been entirely produced in the US.

Lost Art Press, 2012, Hardcover, 254 pages, Printed and Bound in the United States

The Village Carpenter
Walter Rose

The perennial classic of the life and work of a Victorian master carpenter.

First published in 1937, this much-loved classic is a fascinating look at a time before power tools and mass-produced furniture, when rural communities depended on the village carpenter to produce useful, functional, and beautiful objects.

In Victorian England, Walter Rose was a master carpenter like his father and grandfather before him, making everything from farm tools to windmills to coffins, with nothing more than hand tools and old-fashioned craftsmanship. Writing in the twentieth century about a world that had already long disappeared, Rose provides a complete description of the working conditions and typical tasks of a nineteeth-century woodworker.

More than merely a personal memoir, The Village Carpenter is a beautiful and deeply personal spiritual account of what Rose calls "the soul of wood craftsmanship.”

Linden Publishing, 1937, Softcover, 146 pages, Printed in the USA

Grandpa's Workshop
Maurice Pommier

Pommier paints an unbroken line of craftsmen from a French family, and he traces the history of their lives and their work through their tools and the stories of them being handed from one worker to the other – against the backdrop of colonization, the gold rush, World War I and the time when Dragomir the dragon wreaked havoc in the Black Forest.

The tale is told through the eyes of Sylvain, the youngest of the woodworkers in the family, as he spends his vacation in the shop of his grandfather, whom he calls Pépère. Sylvain wants to learn all about the hand tools in Pépère’s shop and the elves who hide amongst the shavings, benches and tool chests there.

Lost Art Press books, 2012, 48 pages, hardcover. Printed in the USA. Signatures are Smythe sewn and casebound for durability.

Arts and Crafts Furniture: From Classic to Contemporary
Kevin Rodel & Johnathan Binzen

From the elemental Craftsman forms of Gustav Stickley to the highly original decorative designs of Rennie Mackintosh to the architecture-inspired environments of Frank Lloyd Wright, this sumptiously photographed book covers the phenomenal range of style and philosohies in the Arts and Crafts movement, which is enjoying a lively revival today.
Taunton Press, 2003. Hardcover, 234 pages.
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The Complete Dovetail
Ian Kirby

This handy little book makes the tricky job of cutting dovetails an easy-to-follow process. From the initial design to the final precise cleaning of the parts, this handbook features hundreds of photos and clear illustrations for making that perfect dovetail in every project.

Linden Publishing, 1999. Softcover, 152 pages.
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The Essential Woodworker
Robert Wearing

An invaluable woodworking guide for the enthusiast who doesn’t have a teacher or master craftsman on hand to consult. This book introduces all the major hand operations needed to build casework, tables, doors and drawers. Wearing has revised and updated this classic text for Lost Art Press. 500 hand-drawn illustrations as well as photos – many re-taken for this edition.

Lost Art Press, 2010, Hard Cover, 256 pages. Printed in the USA

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Flexner on Finishing
Bob Flexner

Finally, answers to your wood finishing fears and frustrations. Take control of finishing by learning how to use the many finishes available — and what those products actually are. In this book, Bob Flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with. Learn about wood preparation, finishes, coloring wood, brushing & spraying, repairing finishes, and much, much more

Author Bob Flexner has been a contributing editor to Popular Woodworking Magazine for more than a decade, and is among the most respected experts on wood finishing and refinishing. He's taught countless finishing classes, served as editor of the trade magazine for professional refinishers, written for more than a dozen magazines and is author of the best-selling Understanding Wood Finishing, which revolutionized how the subject is taught.

Popular Woodworking Books, 2010. Hardcover, 208 pages.


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Furniture-Making Techniques Vol. I
David Charlesworth

Selected articles first published in Furniture and Cabinetmaking, England's premier woodworking magazine. Charlesworth is a woodworker, teacher and author. His thoughtful articles are full of practical techniques and excellent advice.

Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, Ltd., 1999.
Softcover, 120 pages.
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Furniture with Soul - Master Woodworkers and Their Craft
David Savage

In Furniture with Soul, David Savage presents the lives and workshops of his selection of talented and influential woodworkers. He interviews renowned artists throughout the US and Britain to reveal their thinking, creative processes, how each found his or her voice, and the paths they each followed to prominence. David illuminates the philosophies, struggles, inspirations, and souls of the artists' work. Beautiful photography and illustrations throughout.

Kodansha Press, 2011. Hardcover, 232 pages.
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A Guide to Hand Tools and Methods
David Charlesworth

This volume, the 3rd in David Charlesworth's series on Hand Tool Techniques, is chock full of tricks, insights and experience gained from years of teaching beginners precision woodworking techniques.

Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, Ltd., 2006
Softcover, 144 pages.
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Handcrafting Bamboo Fly Rods
Wayne Cattanach

This book is a well-illustrated presentation aimed at promoting the delicate art of creating bamboo fly rods. From the required materials to the most intricate techniques, Wayne Cattanach guides the rod maker along the path to producing the perfect featherweight rod.

Lyons Press, 2000. Softcover, 210 pages.
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The Handplane Book
Garrett Hack

This lavishly photographed volume takes you on a journey through history -- from the earliest known plane (dated 79 A. D.), found in the ashes of Pompeii, to the durable specialized planes of today's manufacturers. Mr. Hack's knowledge of planes and their uses is unsurpassed in this highly readable book.
264 pages, Taunton Press, 1997.

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Handplane Essentials
Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz has been writing on the use of hand planes for over ten years. “Handplane Essentials” takes this large body of work and distills it down to the essentials of what you’ll need to know about hand planes. You’ll learn how to select the correct plane for the task, get the blade razor sharp, and the techniques for getting the best performance from your planes. Generous photographs illustrate the fine points of the planes and techniques discussed. Produced and printed in the United States.

F+W Media, 2009. Hardcover, 312 pages.

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Hand Planes in the Modern Shop
Kerry Pierce

Hand Planes in the Modern Shop takes an in-depth look at Hand Planes, from their history, use, and collecting, to a photo glossary of tools. In addition to covering nearly ten types of planes, this book also divulges some shop secrets to making your own plane, restoring antique planes, and troubleshooting your planes. Beautiful illustrations throughout by the author. Pierce also includes a chapter about modern toolmakers, including Lie-Nielsen Toolworks.

Kerry Pierce is the author of 19 books and 200 magazine articles in the woodworking genre. Hand Tools became his passion after health issues forced him to reduce his exposure to woodshop dust. He has written about hand planes for Woodcraft Magazine, Woodwork magazine, The Woodworker’s Journal and Woodshop News. He is the owner of a chairmaking and cabinet shop in Lancaster Ohio, where he lives with his wife, Elaine. He has two grown children, Emily and Andy.

Schiffer Publishing, 2010. Hardcover, 192 pages.
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How to Build Shaker Furniture - The Completely Updated and Improved Classic
Thomas Moser

Interest in Shaker design is as strong today as it was when the first edition of this book was published in 1977. This ongoing interest is the direct result of the inherent beauty of Shaker design — beauty that stems not only from form, but from superb workmanship, a commitment to utility, and a total understanding of material.

Thirty-five years ago, Thomas Moser wrote one of the first books on building Shaker-style furniture -- and in fact, one of the first books written for woodworkers that offered plans for building furniture. This updated edition includes a new section on tools that reflects changes in woodworking technology, as well as new color photographs and furniture plans.

Popular Woodworking Books, 2011. Softcover, 175 Pages.
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The Joiner and Cabinet Maker
Chris Schwarz & Joel Moskowitz

Originally written in 1839, the story follows the journey of young Thomas as he completes his apprenticeship with a rural woodworking shop. Primarily written to provide a guide to young men considering the joinery or cabinetmaking trades, Chris and Joel have added a wealth of information to supplement the original text. An extensive introduction provides historical context, illustrating the practices and tools of the time. The original text is included, along with a chapter on “Modern Tools” which had been added in a later edition. Extensive footnotes in the original text clarify points for the modern reader. Lastly, Chris Schwarz builds each project himself, adding his own perspective to the construction process.

The optional DVD costs an additional $5.00, and includes three narrated slideshows documenting the construction process, with color photos not included in the book. These slideshows must be played on a personal computer. Sketchup drawings for each project are also included on the DVD. Please note in the comment of your order that you'd like the DVD as well.

Lost Art Press, 2009. Hardcover, 373 pages.

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Keeping the Cutting Edge
Dynamite Payson

A step-by-step guide to sharpening hand saws for ultimate performance. Detailed illustrations and photos help you learn about the fine art of tuning the edge. Payson even covers the intricate process of sharpening 2-man crosscut saws, power saws, band saws and chain saws.

Wooden Boat, 1983. Softcover, 30 pages.
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Made By Hand
Tom Fidgen

For those looking to work entirely by hand, Tom Fidgen has provided an excellent guide. Tools and essential shop jigs are discussed, along with techniques for working wood by hand. A detailed guide to building six furniture projects completes the book. Also included is a DVD in which Mr. Fidgen brings you into his shop and shows the selection and use of each tool – an excellent supplement to the text. Playable on both computer and standard DVD players.

Popular Woodworking, 2009. Hardcover, 159 pages.

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Make a Joint Stool from a Tree: An Introduction to 17th Century Joinery
Jennie Alexander & Peter Follansbee

From forest to finish, Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee unravel the history and process of 17th century furniture making. They combine several decades of historical research with careful examination of surviving period furniture, and endless workshop experimentation to create this accessible historical guide.

The authors use a project, the joint stool, as a foil to tell the history of 17th century furniture design. They take you into the forest to find an oak, split it into bolts and turn those into a joint stool. You will learn about selecting the correct tools, processing green oak, joinery, moldings, turning, drawboring, and finishing. With the skills you’ve earned by building your own stool, you’ll be ready to enter the wider world of 17th century tables, chests, and even chairs.

Lost Art Press, 2012. Hardcover, 128 pages. Printed and bound in the USA.

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Making Ladder Back Chairs with Russ Filbeck
Russ Filbeck

This detailed, step-by-step book will take you through building your first 2-slat Appalachian–style chair, 3-slat side chair, 4-slat arm chair and 6-slat rockers. The book clearly illustrates the forms that need to be built, the hand and power tools required, and how each of these are used to create a finished, heirloom-quality chair that will last for generations.

Russ Filbeck is a nationally-known chairmaker, has been published in several woodworking magazines, and formerly taught at Palomar College. This book is the result of years of experience teaching chairmaking.

Art Path Press, 2010. Hardcover, 230 pages.


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The New Traditional Woodworker – From Tool Set to Skill Set to Mind Set
Jim Tolpin

In The New Traditional Woodworker, you will learn how to set up a woodworking shop in which hand-powered tools will be your primary means for making furniture projects – just as they were for artisans up to the generation of our grandparents. Working wood by hand requires far less space and expense, makes almost no dust or noise, and incurs little danger. Your woodworking shop could be a spare room in your house. As Jim Tolpin guides you through the process of making a set of simple yet essential wooden layout tools and accessories for your workbench, you will learn the tool set, practice the skill set, and understand the mindset that you need to make furniture efficiently and enjoyably by hand. When you have completed these projects, you will have effectively completed a comprehensive course in hand-tool woodworking.

Over the last three decades, Jim Tolpin has been a professional woodworker building boats, timber-frame houses, and custom cabinets and furniture. He has also authored 12 books and countless articles about general woodworking, cabinetmaking and finish carpentry – and more recently about home design. In recent years he has transformed from production woodworker, to working wood with hand tools. Jim is one of the founders and faculty members of the Port Townsend School of Woodworking.

Popular Woodworking Books, 2010. Softcover, 175 pages
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One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
Witold Rybczynski

This book will make you think twice the next time you pick up a screwdriver. The complex story of the origin of a simple, related pair of tools - the screwdriver and the screw. Illustrated.

Scribner, 2000. Softcover, 173 pages.
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The Perfect Edge
Ron Hock

Mr. Hock has produced excellent plane blades for over 25 years, and brings his extensive knowledge of metallurgy and woodworking together in ‘The Perfect Edge’. He discusses metal types, abrasives, and techniques for sharpening numerous types of woodworking tools.

F+W Media, 2009. Softcover, 224 pages.

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Planecraft: Hand Planing By Modern Methods
C.W. Hampton and A.E. Clifford

First published in 1934 in England and recently kept in print by Woodcraft, this small book remains a classic handplane primer. Emphasizing the original Record line of tools, it is a comprehensive discussion of techniques that anyone using handplanes will find useful.

Woodcraft Supply.
Softcover, 255 pages.
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Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture
Kerry Pierce

The Shakers of the Pleasant Hill community transformed a rocky Kentucky plateau into a community that boasted some of the largest and most magnificent buildings west of the Appalachians, and they did it without the special tooling and special skills available to architects and builders of the period. Travel along with Pierce as he works to understand the spirit that guided the Shaker's creative works as they shaped their physical world to be a reflection of their devotion.

Popular Woodworking Books
Hard Cover, 176 pages.
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Sharpening with Waterstones
Ian Kirby

Master craftsman Ian Kirby guides you in the fine art of sharpening your tools for peak performance. He demonstartes the logical steps for putting a perfect edge on planes, chisels, knives and carving tools. An invaluable aid to better woodworking performance!

Cambium, 1998. Softcover, 112 pages.
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The Shipcarver's Handbook
Jay Hanna

Professional and amateur carvers will both find much to appreciate in this delightful book devoted to the art of nautical carvings. Illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams and sketches, plus many step-by-step photos, this book makes carving quarterboards and figures an achievable goal for any woodcarver.

Wooden Boat, 1988. Hardcover, 108 pages.
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Simply Board Feet
Douglas E. Maxwell

Simply Board Feet is a fast and easy-to-use calculator that will derive board footage totals for virtually every lumber configuration. The math is already done - you simply need to access it via the handy charts inside.

Linden Publishing. Paperback, 57 pages.
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Smart Workshop Solutions
Paul Anthony

A useful compendium of workshop solutions — from clever storage racks and cabinets to the safest, most convenient way to set up power tools. Step-by-step instructions and photos guide you along the way to making your woodworking effecient and to get the maximum performance our of your workshop space.
Taunton Press, 2003. Softcover, 172 pages.
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Tables
Anthony Guidice

Ten interesting table designs, from fancy to functional, by modern masters, including Guidice, Klaus and Rodriguez. Each chapter illustrates actual construction of a table, using a variety of hand and power tools, with invaluable tips and techniques.

Taunton Press, 2000. Softcover, 170 pages.
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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Sharpening
Thomas Lie-Nielsen

Taunton Press has just released the latest in its "Illustrated Guide" series. Tom Lie-Nielsen worked closely with photographer Scott Gibson to produce a comprehensive, handsomely photographed book on sharpening woodworking hand tools and more.

Special signed copies available.
Please specify "signed" in the comments section when ordering.


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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Working with Wood
Andy Rae

This step-by-step pictorial reference covers all of the techniques for working with wood. Organized for quick access, this book makes it easy to find exactly the information you are looking for. Over 850 photos and drawings illustrate how to buy lumber, dry and store it, choose joinery for durable construction, as well as how to machine, bend, and finish any type of wood.

Taunton Press, 2004. Hardcover, 280 pages.

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A Timber Framer’s Workshop - Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames
Steve Chappell

Steve Chappell originally developed this book in the 1980s as a companion to the timber framing workshops he teaches at Fox Maple School of Traditional Building in Brownfield, ME. This revised edition includes new photos, tips, and technical information. In his words, this book, "should be used as a reference, for taking notes, and for familiarizing yourself with the basics of traditional timber frame design and joinery."

With over 500 photos and diagrams, this revised edition covers structural design, framing and joinery, wood technology, plans, and builder's math and engineering. Steve shares his 40 years of experience in traditional timber framing systems and explores the design and structural considerations that make it an art form.

Fox Maple Press, 2011. Paperback, 254 pages.
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The Toolbox Book
Jim Tolpin

A fascinating trip through the history of the toolbox, from the earliest ship storage boxes to the ultimate contemporary astronauts' kits. Excellent photography highlights the beaty and craftsmanship of these toolchests, and the shop drawings will inspire you to make your own.
Taunton Press, 1998. Softcover, 198 pages.
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Understanding Wood
R. Bruce Hoadley

This updated classic contains new sections on contemporary technolocial advances in composite materials, adhesives and finishes, as well as a thoroughly researched study of the nature of wood and its properties. As a woodworker, you will gain a better understanding of why different varieties of wood behave the way they do.

Taunton Press, 2000. Hardcover, 280 pages.
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Woodworking Basics
Peter Korn

Superb photos and clear illustrations highlight this newest book from Peter Korn, noted author and Director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine. A thorough handbook on woodworking techniques, with tips gleaned from over 20 years of teaching woodworking - useful for beginners and experts alike.

Taunton Press, 2003. Softcover, 186 pages.
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The Workbench. A complete guide to creating your perfect bench
Lon Schleining

The quest for the perfect workbench is challenging because of the daunting array of style choices and options. In this profusely illustrated book, Lon Schleining takes you on a personal tour of workshops featuring benches of every imaginable sort, with practical advice on style and construction by the woodworkers who use them, from Garrett Hack to David Charlesworth to Sam Maloof.

The Taunton Press, 2004. Hardcover, 202 pages.
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The Workbench Design Book - The Art & Philosophy of Building Better Benches
Christopher Schwarz & the Popular Woodworking Staff

How many times have you heard this: "The workbench is the most important tool in your shop." While the statement is absolutely true, it doesn't help you answer the more important question: Which workbench should build? This book explores that problem with a depth and detail you won't find in any other source in print or online. It includes workbench history, 9 complete plans for shop-tested workbenches, A chapter with makeovers of 10 benches, information on workholding devises, and many real-world pieces of advise.

Chris Schwarz is the Editor of Popular Woodworking and an enthusiastic amateur woodworker who has made a study of workbench design. He built his first workbench at the age of 8 and spent weekends and summers helping his father build two houses on the family’s farm out side Hacket, Arkansas, using mostly hand tools.

F & W Media, 2010. Hardcover, 256 pages.

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Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use
Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz explores vanished workbench designs and shows you how to design a bench that suits your work. Plus he shows you how to build two forgotten designs and put them to use in a wide variety of application. For more information or to purchase the Deluxe Edition, click here.

Fine Woodworking Books, 2007. Hardcover, 144 pages.

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The Workshop
Scott Gibson

More than 35 workshops are featured in this nicely photographed tour. From the humble, jam-packed North Carolina shop that shares the garage with the family car to the spacious, light-filled treetop shop with a view of the New Hampshire mountains, the common bond of each shop owner is the love of creating in wood.

Taunton Press, 2003. Hardcover, 202 pages.
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Woodworking Magazine Book
Various

These are the complete issues, just as they appeared in the magazine, and they are printed on paper that is even heavier and brighter than the originals. The book's 252 pages are bound in red cloth, stamped with gold foil and covered with a nice glossy dust jacket that features the Roubo workbench on the cover.

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