Great Book of Woodworking Tips: Over 650 Ingenious Workshop Tips, Techniques, and Secrets from the Experts at American Woodworker

i purchased 2 by mistake but still happy with this book clear understandable instructions good photos

Buen libro

It does what it's says it's supposed to do...

Libro scritto bene, molto sintetico ma efficace. Molte foto ben fatte. Forse qualche disegno per le realizzazioni più complicate sarebbe stato utile. Nel complesso da consigliare a principianti e non.

WOW, is all I can say about this book. Reading it was like walking through a candy store as a youngster. I am an avid online reader of Wood Magazine, because it is an incredible resource of how to build and get things done more efficiently. I even started copying and pasting their tips and tricks, and jig building ideas into Word documents to create my own files on the computer, which are categorized into many quick and easy to find "how to" solutions. Whenever I want to do something on (for instance) my band saw, scroll saw, table saw, drill press, sanding belts, chop saw, etc, I go to the Word document labeled as such and search through all of the tips and tricks that I have cut and pasted from the Wood Magazine online tutorials. It has saved me from making many errors and allowed me to be much more efficient in my shop, as a DIY'er. I stumbled across this book at Menards and started thumbing through it, and was blown away by the value of all the tips and tricks contained herein. I resisted the temptation to purchase it right then and there, which was really hard, because I could not wait to read every page. So I went onto Amazon and bought it and received it in 2 days, as a Prime member. My wife and I were embarking on a 3 hour road trip the next day, so the timing was perfect, as she drove, I started on page one and scanned the entire book, front to back on the drive up and the drive back. Also had a pack of the tiny Post It notes to bookmark the pages which I would most likely use to build with, creating my own jigs and shortcuts explained in this book. The illustrations and pictures offer absolute clarity on how to do what it sets out to instruct you. The wisdom in this book, obviously comes from woodworkers who have a lifetime of experiences in using the best practices in woodworking and shop methods. This book sits on a resource shelf in my shop and I refer to it every time I am about to embark on a home fixit or remodeling project. And it invariably yields great morsels of wisdom which have helped me immensely. It achieves what would be unachievable without a "Woodworking Yoda" at your side. If I was forced to burn every "how to" book in my library, but one....this, hands down is the one I would never let go of." There is something in it for everyone, from novice to expert woodworker. Reading this book was more fun to me than watching the best movie ever released. But I guess that's what happens when something speaks to your soul, in things that you take great satisfaction and pleasure from accomplishing. It can make an expert out of you, when you have not yet arrived at that level.