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Beginning woodworkers (or experienced woodworkers that are in a hurry) can build these top-quality projects quickly and efficiently.
- Each project requires a minimum of tools (only hand and portable power tools) and a minimum of woodworking experience.
- These projects need only inexpensive materials that are easily found at your local home center stores, saving you time and money.
- This book includes a training manual for using each tool, making it perfect for the beginning woodworker.
The projects are not the typical napkin holders. They are tasteful and useful, making this book a good choice for the experienced woodworker in a hurry! | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Paperback: | 128 pages | | Publisher: | Popular Woodworking Books | | Publication Date: | September 18, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1558708162 | | Product Length: | 10.98 inches | | Product Width: | 8.5 inches | | Product Height: | 0.43 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.16 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.7 inches | | Package Width: | 8.6 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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30 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 Kinda Dull and Available Online Apr 09, 2009
By Bill
This book is designed to allow people with limited tools to create "real" projects from wood. All the projects assume the builder has a small set of tools that are described in the early sections of the book. In general, the authors focus on some hand tools and a few "smaller" power tools: drill, miter saw, and jigsaw. This tool section describes what the reader should look for when buying new tools and has a nice discussion on their use. Overall, this section is quite useful.
Projects are specifically designed with home-center materials in mind, focusing on oak, plywood, poplar, and dimensional lumber. They are, as you might expect with a limited toolset, relatively spartan designs. They do look nice, and seem to serve their intended function. Generally the build instructions are good and stick to the assumed toolset pretty well.
Unfortunately, there are also a few flaws. It doesn't take long to see the limitations of the chosen toolset and get awfully bored with the plans. Squarish designs are typical -- the cover projects are by far the most interesting, yet I could not see these occupying a place in my home. The two chair plans are particularly odd, and looking at them made me wonder if anyone had actually used them. I cannot see wanting to sit in either one.
Finally, a large number of these project plans are available on Popular Woodworking magazine's website at no cost. The early section describing the tools, which is probably the most valuable section of the book, is also available on their website.
Overall, I found this book to be disappointing, and my frustration reached new levels when I realized that much of its content can be downloaded free.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Brilliant Book Apr 06, 2008
By Roger Hockey
"Rockey"
As a novice wood worker I have really enjoyed this book and can start on projects without buying thousands of dollars of tools. Great introduction on how to use the tools and easy to understand intructructions for the projects.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
NOT BAD Feb 20, 2011
By John G. Griffiths
If you don't find yourself nodding when trying to watch the DVD, all power to you.
The content of the DVD is great, but the individual putting on the DVD is a sleeper.
We laughed many times and had to watch it to the end, just because of his lack of enthusiasm and stage personality.
The BOOK is well written and contains many wonderful project ideas, although watch for many areas that your own ideas will improve on.
John
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Woodworking Project Book Feb 12, 2011
By Vicki Ann Scobell
I gave this to my Dad for Christmas. He does woodworking as a hobby and gives away his projects to friends and donates many to the YMCA. He makes the parts of projects for the Y kids camp during the summer so they can complete and finish their own woodworking projects. He's always looking for new ideas so I thought this would help. He really likes the ideas and instructions.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great book! Jan 13, 2009
By M. Stahl
I bought this book for my husband for Christmas and he was very happy with it. It gave him many more ideas. Great purchase.
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