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Title: Getting Started in Woodworking: Skill-Building Projects that Teach the Basics by Aime Ontario Fraser ISBN: 1-56158-610-2 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great so far. Good layout
Comment: I have an interest in woodworking as a hobby. I am coming from *zero* experience with woodworking and I really wanted a book that would hold my hand. The beginning of the book starts you pretty easily down the path explaining the layout of your shop and talking about workbenches and the various features you should look for. Then there is a large section on tools, what they are and what they do. Then it talks about wood. After reading these sections I feel like I have a good working knowledge of what I am in for. This is A+.
I haven't started the first project yet. I need to get some more tools and what not. This hobby can be very expensive.
The projects are laid out in a progressive order. You start out making a simple box and then each of the 5 projects gets more and more complex.
I really like how well this book is laid out. The projects have very clear illustrations and shopping lists. Each section has a "skill builder" of excercises you can practice on scrapwood when any new skill is introduced. This will help you a lot in reducing mistakes along the way.
I will edit my review again after I finish the first project.
Rating: 5
Summary: Doesn't get any better than this!
Comment: Getting started in woodworking is the ideal book for an introduction to woodworking. The book is written in a concise and clear manner with many helpful color illustrations. The first chapter reviews tools needed for projects in the book (the author does a good job of keeping your initial tool purchases to a minimum) and the second chapter discusses wood related topics. The remainder of the book is hands on project construction. A nice feature is that at the start of each project there is a complete list of tools and wood needed to complete the project. Within each project are skill builder sections that teach skills needed on the project. Skills such as planing, clamping, routing. I can't imagine a better intro to woodworking book exists or that any future book will be better than this one. Lets all hope that volume 2 is in the works!
Rating: 5
Summary: The perfect way to get into woodworking
Comment: I'm just getting into woodworking, and this book was a very timely release. The book's greatest strength is its method of teaching. Unlike most woodworking books I've seen which just throw common techniques for cutting and making joints at you, this book couples that with actually using those techniques. In addition to learning such techniques, other very important skills are taught that you might normally have to look for elsewhere, such as sharpening tools and finishing projects. The progressive projects in the book are ideal, in that you start off very simply and continually build on what you've learned. The book also shows you that you don't need a shop full of high priced tools to build something.
The writing style of Aime is also excellent and very conversational. She seems to be an excellent teacher. I'd give it more stars if I could.
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