Rex Krueger
Published 1 Jan 2020Some of the best (and most under-rated) books about woodwork.
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Single-Topic Books (Amazon links are affiliate):
Making and Mastering Wooden Planes (Finck) [In print]: https://bit.ly/2Q7Pube
Woodwork as a System:
Japanese Woodwork Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use (Odate) [In print]: https://amzn.to/36kLWIB
Hands Employed Aright: The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (Klein) [In print]: https://bit.ly/2ZDgMtq
Furniture Collections:
The Pine Furniture of Early New England (Kettell) [In print, but cheaper used]: https://amzn.to/36axW3N
By Shaker Hands (Sprigg) [Out of print, but easy to find and cheap]: https://amzn.to/2MHuOor
Early American Antique Country Furnishings (Neumann) [Out of print, but cheap and easy to find]: https://amzn.to/2Qv7cEF
Subversive Books:
Make a Chair From a Tree: An Introduction to Working Green Wood (Alexander) [Out of print; hard to find]
Make a Joint Stool From a Tree (Alexander, Follansbee) [Updated version of Alexander’s other book; In print]: https://bit.ly/37nJKA1
Reference Books:
Understanding Wood Finishing (Flexner) [In print]: https://amzn.to/2tbRVAK
With the Grain: A Craftsman’s Guide to Understanding Wood (Becksvoort): [In print]: https://bit.ly/2ZCQQOz
Other Favorites:
Country Furniture (Watson) [In print, but MANY used copies out there]: https://amzn.to/369Zvdr
The Practical Woodturner (Pain) [Out of print but cheap and easy to find]: https://amzn.to/35aMVtp
The Practical Woodworker (Jones) [In Print. Huge and cheap]: https://amzn.to/2rE31hi
The Handplane Book (Hack) [In print]: https://amzn.to/37n6Bvv
Workbenches: From Design and Theory to Construction and Use (Schwarz) [In print]: https://amzn.to/35bpcZS
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