Hello there /diy/, I'm looking for some sort of information that serves as an all encompassing guide to woodworking/carpentry. Essentially, I want to get to be able to make simple furniture, tables, chairs, desks etc.
Does anyone know of any books that serve as a good introductory guide?
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>>1003819
There is no such source.
Get a subscription to Fine Woodworking for a year and see how you like it.
Audel's makes a great carpentry guide
Watch the New Yankee Workshop, too.
>>1003835
so there's seriously no books out there that teach carpentry? Doesn't sound right
>>1003819
Time Life "The Art of Woodworking"
25 volumes and used to be available via torrent
>>1003819
at the risk of sounding like a condescending physicist:
is there actually anything to learn?
i mean you jsut have to have a feel for basic statics, and work a lathe/drill/chisel/saw/sander
the only thing you might need a book on might be wood types and finishes, but other than that, isn't it all just experience and talent?
>>1004196
and a plane, forgot the plane. and a miter. I imagine you'd figure out what you needed as you figured out what you'd wanna do.
>>1004196
>>1004198
I guess so, I've never done any DIY stuff before. I know nothing about wood, grains, fixtures, fittings or tools. Literally nothing. I'd imagine there has to be stuff to learn, seen as professional carpenters typically do an apprenticeship before being considered competent.
>>1004195
I'll look it up, thanks.
