Woodworking For Dummies Kindle Edition

Great book for a beginner in woodworking. This book REALLY starts from the beginning, as in it explains what basic tools are and how to use them. But when it gets to the art of creating joints and how and when to use them this book really starts to teach you something. At least that was my experience.

I love this book so much. Mr. Strong clearly has a lot of experience. He inserts enough humor so that it doesn’t read so much like a textbook. He really gets down to the basics and provides a lot of advice on equipment and tools. My father was a master woodworker, but I did not get bit by the woodworking bug until after he had passed away. This will be a very useful reference in setting up my shop.

If you are getting back into woodworking, or just starting out, this book is a must have!!! It covers it all, from buying wood, to putting a finish on it. It's for today, with pocket screw holes, power tools, and hand tools. No 1950s on how to do it, but fast, easy, simple ways to do it today.

Good information on basics with power tools and finishes. I was looking for more insight on basic woodworking hand tools. This is not the book for this.

Just bought this book.I want to learn to build things in wood.I have some tools but those joints are giving me problems. I have design books but how do I make a mortise joint or when to use tendon joint or a rabbit or use dowels? Who knew.I got some basic things but now I can actually finish my projects oh Joy.I can't wait till it arrives .Thank you Amazon and Hippo_Books for this book. When I get better at building stuff I will be back to update my review.Oh to all of you reviewers ....I bought this book cause of you.So thank you.

I haven't fully red this book yet but it is a good basic understanding of the different woods that all woodworkers should know.

It is a very good book for beginners as well as for those that are already into woodworking. A very good basic ebook to keep as a reference too. I like it and the way the subject matter is presented. It has humor and that helps with the reading.

Great book to dip your toe before you invest several hundred or thousand dollars in tools and equipment. The author does a great job breaking down such things as growth rings, seasonal movement, wants vs. needs as far as tools and equipment and what it takes to get started in woodworking as a hobby or potential source of income. A great and easy read that has come in handy time and again for reference as well as a recommended reading for others interested in this hobby.

A good reasonable introduction to the subject. Although I took woodwork as an exam subject in my youth (and got a good pass grade) there is always something to relearn or discover. Only one small niggle, it was of course written for the North American market so in your mind, do a global replace of timber for the word lumber if you are a UK reader like me!Also, there is a limit to how much a craft book can do. It can't tell you how a plane feels to use, or what the resistance of a well honed chisel feels like as it cuts into the wood. You have to discover these fine experiences for yourself.

easy to follow good service

Good explanations but need more pictures and diagrams. It's hard to learn such a practical subject like woodworking from a book, but this at least gives you a few ideas and introduces you to the terminology and some of the basic ideas in woodworking.

Useful book

To be honest, I wish I never purchased this book, although it has some handy tips, it could have done with more diagrams