Woodworking: The Complete Step-by-Step Manual

This is an amazing book if you're just starting out or want to learn about building specific items! I really enjoyed the information in this book and tend to refer to it often when starting a new project or tool purchase for items I may need. I watched a video online from one of the influencers I follow and caught a great deal on this book. I will use this for years to come!!

I love the layout of this book. I am novice woodworker at best and this had everything from start to finish! It was clearly labeled and described everything in great detail. It’s a book you can read from page 1 to onward and feel like each page builds off of the last, but u can also flip to any page at any time and not be lost! This has the most information of any info source I’ve come across and highly recommend to anyone looking for a good reliable source of wood working knowledge.

As other reviewers have pointed out, this is a UK-oriented woodworking reference, so many of the terms are different from American ones. I considered returning it, since the topics were covered rather basically, but decided to keep it because it is instructive in teaching me the alternate terminology for Anglophone woodworking. I watch woodworking videos from around the world, so this is a good primer. Beyond that, it is a comprehensive look at nearly every topic in woodworking, albeit not it depth (1 page each). It is full color, well-written and a handsomely produced reference. I'm enjoying it.

This book will help you step by step, types of wood,tools to use

I can’t imagine the challenge of producing a big “overview of woodworking” tome in the year 2020. It’s almost as crazy as spending hours of your time and tons of money to make your own furniture when you can buy mass manufactured furniture at big box stores for less. Who would buy such an old fashioned book when you can find anything you want on the internet? With videos? I wondered that as I flipped through this book that my well-meaning family gave me, an avid beginner hobbyist, as a gift. While I wouldn’t have bought this on my own, I am nevertheless enjoying it enough to write this review. And I will say this type of book does deserve its place alongside the endless information and content steam of the internet. As a beginner hobbyist woodworker, YouTube is my primary instructor but this book is useful for just flipping through the pages and reading about tools and joints in a relaxed way, with plenty of high quality photos, when I don’t want to look at an electronic device. Therefore this book is an excellent complement to online videos. It’s a good introduction to the basics. If and when I want to lean more, then of course I’ll do that on the internet. But this book serves as a good starting point and as a resource to return to for basic fundamental. If you paid full retail price then this is a bit expensive and you can probably find equally educational books at a used bookstore for a fraction of the price. But many of the used books from years past are older with fewer and poor quality photos, or longer narrative whereas readers of today (including this reader) demand clear photos with explanation. I really do want to give credit to the excellent and thorough photo quality of this book. It’s evident that the internet and its abundance of easy pics and videos has required book makers to work harder to stay relevant and this book does it well. Half of the book is devoted to 28 typical projects, from cutting boards to more complex pieces like dressers and beds. While I might not build any of these, and instead find exactly the plans I want on the internet, nevertheless the plans are very detailed with excellent photos that you rarely see in any plans. As such, I often read through these plans just for the techniques. There is a preference for hand tools but they do cover lower tools and machines a bit as well. As an American (US) reader, be aware that this is a UK book with British authors so there is a fair amount of terminology differences that can be confusing, although not indecipherable, if you are an American. Brits and Americans do work with mostly the same tools and techniques but sometimes use different words. Fortunately the book uses both inches and metric so everyone will be happy. And the section on wood species contains woods from all over the world including North America.

This is a great book for someone trying to understand so many aspects of woodworking.

Good diagrams and instructions. I love that they have a section dedicated to the appearances of the woods and what they're best used for. I spent an hour just pouring over the information in this section. Sadly, the first book sent to me by Amazon was all beat up, and had to be returned. The second arrived in pristine condition.

Super cool and informative

Książka bardzo fajnie wydana, choć realność manualnego wykonania samych projektów jest dyskusyjna - bez dobrze wyposażonego warsztatu będzie ciężko ;) A jeśli ktoś ma już dobrze wyposażoną pracownię, nie będzie potrzebował takiej pomocy. A teraz standardowy finał, typowy dla zakupów na Amazon.pl: książkę musiałem zwrócić. Dotarła do mnie z lekko powycieranymi krawędziami i rogami. Taki jest skutek ładowania gołego przedmiotu do zbyt dużego kartonu - kiedy oni w końcu się nauczą odpowiednio zabezpieczać zamówienia?!

Received hardcover book. Full of great information and heaps of pictures to explain everything from how to use hand and power tools, techniques of woodwork, types of wood and a great selection of projects for beginners to advance included. Great read can't wait to get started on project. Great value buy, you won't be disappointed. Arrived within the week.

Great content but I ordered the book twice and twice the cover was damaged! And I don't think it was due to the packaging...

I bought this 3 years ago as a gift for a friend who is getting into woodworking as a hobby. Until today they keep reminding me that it's the best gift anyone's ever got them. So I assume the book is really good. They did also mention that it's paced really well and that it is extremely beginner-friendly.

Todo muy bien,lo compre para mi sobrino,gracias.