Woodworker's Visual Handbook: 1,300 Illustrations from Standards to Styles, from Tools to Techniques: The Ultimate Guide to Every Phase of Woodworking (Reader's Digest Woodworking) (Hardcover)

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Through more than 1,300 illustrations, charts and graphs, woodworkers will find everything they need to know-from laying out and equipping the shop to designing and building a set of kitchen cabinets.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 438 pages
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing; Pro edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762102268
• ISBN-13: 978-0762102266
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,047,603 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars certainly not professional information but, ..., June 22, 2009

By	Ty "idahosawdust" (Pocatello, ID) - See all my reviews

As noted in another review, I am not sure this would qualify as professional information. I am by no stretch of the imagination a professional woodworker! That said, this book does have a place in my library and I pick it up quite often as a supplement to my on the job training in woodworking. I feel it is meant to be more of a reference guide more than anything.

The book highlights many of the popular joints, wood species and there uses, useful terminology (it has helped me not to sound like a babbling fool at the hardware and lumber store), and it also contains reference dimensions for furniture chairs (given as suggestions, more than cold hard numbers. ie, "you must build a chair this tall") It also includes a few jigs and ideas to make around the shop (nothing new)

Overall a good reference book. Don't expect to learn woodworking from it.

2.0 out of 5 stars Home handyman reference at best., October 31, 2008

By	Dick Johnson (Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: The Woodworker's Visual Handbook: From Standards to Syles, from Tools to Techniques : The Ultimate Guide to Every Phase of Woodworking (Hardcover)

I don't know what "Professional Edition" on the cover means. If you aren't past this book you probably aren't a "professional". I wasn't impressed. While the author covers a lot of ground, you'll have learned more in shop class. If you have any shop library at all, you can skip this one.

If you want a light reference for the occasional foray into repairs, then it's OK.