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Old 09-30-2007, 10:24 AM   #1
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Good Carpentry Books?


I'm hoping someone could lend some advice. I'm looking for a good how-to book for building bookcases, cabinets, CD holders, etc. Does Larry Haun offer something like this? I have one of his residential framing books (The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing) and thought it was very easy to understand.

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Old 09-30-2007, 10:28 AM   #2
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Check out Tauntan Press/ Fine Woodworking Magazine.
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I believe Gary Katz from fine homebuilding and journal of light construction has written books on those subjects,that are easy to understand
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I'm hoping someone could lend some advice. I'm looking for a good how-to book for building bookcases, cabinets, CD holders, etc. Does Larry Haun offer something like this? I have one of his residential framing books (The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing) and thought it was very easy to understand.

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Why would you want to build thes things?...You can just go to Staples or Ikea and buy quality furniture for bargain prices.
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Old 10-11-2007, 11:21 PM   #5
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I believe Gary Katz from fine homebuilding and journal of light construction has written books on those subjects,that are easy to understand
Katz gets a his books are great and his JLC live shows are worth any travel to see.
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Check out Tauntan Press/ Fine Woodworking Magazine.
Got to throw my vote in the ring for anything put out by Taunton Press - they have some really good books out there.

Good god, send-it-all, don't dissuade someone from wanting to take up woodworking as a hobby (No offense meant to Magnettica, I just don't figure he's giving up electrical as a day job anytime soon)!

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Did you take me seriously?...even after the Ikea suggestion?

Not that there is anything wrong with cam-lock fasteners, they scream quality.
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