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by Peter Korn (Author) "WOOD IS SPECIAL for the same reason that it is quickly-it is a natural material that comes from trees..." (more)
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Based on a two-week course in woodworking fundamentals offered at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Camden, Maine, this book takes a traditional approach to teaching, with the idea that learning basic skills is essential to craftsmanship. In the process, the book covers all the bases, from working with hand tools to cutting dovetails. Over 250 color photos and drawings and two complete projects — a bench and a small cabinet — are included.

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Korn is the director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, which offers hands-on workshops in woodworking.

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good For the Self Taught Woodworker, May 23, 2006
I have found it difficult to find a book with actual exercises to build hand skills in an organized manner. I think many self taught woodworkers have peaks and valleys of skills due to the nature of "solo woodworker" learning (project plans and piece meal magazine articles). Sometimes my inefficient methods have taken more time and wasted more wood than I would care to admit.

This book is based on a course taught at a school under the author's direction. Though I am sure the live course would be vastly superior, I find this book to be an excellent guide. I would not pass it by if you are completely self taught with years of experience and/or successful projects under your belt. It is a great reinforcing tutorial. If I could have done it all over again I would have started with the course or bought this book.
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book first!, July 31, 2006
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Having muddled my way through about 6 years as a hobbyist woodworker, I wish I would have found this book first. It provides excellent instruction on basic woodworking techniques, but it also unashamedly recommends the surprisingly few, but high quality tools one needs to produce beautiful furniture. Had I read this book first, literally hundreds of dollars in unnecessary or substandard tools wouldn't be cluttering up my shop today!

Additionally, this book will teach you how to hand and machine cut several woodworking joints using step-by-step narrative and clear, color illustrations. Not only will the book serve the beginning woodworker, but will challenge the more experienced craftsperson to take his or her work to the next level.

I just had the pleasure of taking Peter Korn's class at his school in Maine, and was surprised at how closely it follows this text. While no book can substitute for the interactivity of a two week course, actually going through the process of completing each one of the projects in this book will be time and resources well spent. Even experienced woodworkers would not be wasting their time in going back to the basics and perfecting their techniques and execution.

I highly recommend this book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars More of a project book, February 8, 2007
This book is basically a collection of projects, and then explanations of the various techniques used for each step. Good if you want to make an end table, but not that useful overall. A better book to learn all the different woodworking techniques would be The Complete Manual of Woodworking by Albert Jackson, et. al., which contains everything this does (explained and illustrated much better), and much more.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book
Recently got back into woodworking after almost 25 years away from it and this was a good book to review the basics.
Published 6 months ago by D. D. Sauder

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Beginning Woodworkers
I have done small woodworking projects such as shelves but wanted to learn more so I could possibly complete larger projects. This book has been an invaluable tool. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
I need this book for a woodworking course that I am currently taking.This book arrived in good condition...and before it was available in the college bookstore.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Meta-technique
First, I'd suggest you ignore the less than five star reviews; The authors don't seem to get the point.

This book is not about specific technique. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Marshal Berthier

4.0 out of 5 stars a good start
I read this book with knowing almost nothing about this subject. Though I have not tried to use the knowledge presented in this book in a practical sense, I feel that I have... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jason Hallman

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, compelling, the beginning of an addiction
I had nothing but a curiosity about woodworking when Amazon brought this book to my attention as a highly rated book for beginners. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars modern woodworking for rich people
With this book you need a lot of expensive machines.
I don't consider this basic...............
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Published 21 months ago by Marri Lorenzo

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners or for those new to hand tools
As everyone else has mentioned, this book contains wonderful introductions to the techniques and vocabulary of fine woodworking. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Stephen Horowitz

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Published on March 30, 2007 by Frank Wolffe

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the beginner

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