Carpentry Books


Building Kitchen CabinetsBuilding Kitchen Cabinets
Best Price: $10.99
I bought this book and Danny Proulx's Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets (Popular Woodworking)....
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $21.50
A great reference for the DIY homeowner. Lots of drawings to show you the right way to do things...
Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins (Build Like A Pro)Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins (Build Like A Pro)
Best Price: $8.00
This book is very attractive and informative, but I found it lacking some of the very basics,...
Carpentry & Building Construction, Student TextCarpentry & Building Construction, Student Text
Best Price: $47.85
"..... this new edition presents information that has been updated, reorganized, and...
The Dock Manual: Designing/Building/MaintainingThe Dock Manual: Designing/Building/Maintaining
Best Price: $15.38
As a handyman I like to bulid my own things. This book gives you a lot of insight. It shows an...


The Complete Japanese JoineryThe Complete Japanese Joinery
Best Price: $18.25
This is a late review for me as I purchased this book in 2006. I have lived in Japan for about...
The Black & Decker Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide)The Black & Decker Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide)
Best Price: $12.49
Treehouses Anyone Can Build! Black & Decker Build A Treehouse! that is a basic yet complete...
Graphic Guide to Interior Details: For Builders and Designers (Graphic Guide)Graphic Guide to Interior Details: For Builders and Designers (Graphic Guide)
Best Price: $3.95
I purchased this because I was very impressed with the "Graphic Guide to Frame...
A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber FramesA Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames
Best Price: $18.49
Excellent book, very thorough. Lots of good info on engineering, stresses and design of joints....
Timber Frame Construction: All About Post and Beam BuildingTimber Frame Construction: All About Post and Beam Building
Best Price: $11.21
As with most technical type publications, unless you go for the pure tech manual you get some...


Building the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten ArtBuilding the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten Art
Best Price: $12.88
My friend is a master carpenter and he saw this book at a recent trip to Hanford Mills museum. ...
Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and FinishingHardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing
Best Price: $10.00
Overall, this book will give you the information you need to install and finish a new hardwood...
Low Cost Pole Building Construction: The Complete How-To BookLow Cost Pole Building Construction: The Complete How-To Book
Best Price: $7.99
I thought this was a great book, I picked this up at the library and this was a wonderful read...
1001 Ideas for Trimwork (1001 Ideas)1001 Ideas for Trimwork (1001 Ideas)
Best Price: $6.68
I think this book is incredible. Even my carpenter references it a lot. He has borrowed it so...
Shoji: How to Design, Build, and Install Japanese ScreensShoji: How to Design, Build, and Install Japanese Screens
Best Price: $12.24
This is an excellent guide to making japanese screens.if you are a beginer or a pro i think...

The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry : Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry : Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)
Best Price: $7.75
The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry : Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners (Black...
Carpentry & ConstructionCarpentry & Construction
Best Price: $18.99
The project I'm working on right now in the hundred year old house I bought is refinishing some...
Chairmaking & DesignChairmaking & Design
Best Price: $14.42
This is a well written book. It does an excellent job of starting off with basic chair designs...
Ultimate Guide to Crown Molding: Plan, Design, Install (Ultimate Guide)Ultimate Guide to Crown Molding: Plan, Design, Install (Ultimate Guide)
Best Price: $13.78
This is one of the best crown molding books that I have read. Where it really shines is showing...
Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router: Get the Most from Your Tools with Shop Projects from Woodworking's Top Experts (The Best of Woodworker's Journal series)Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router: Get the Most from Your Tools with Shop Projects from Woodworking's Top Experts (The Best of Woodworker's Journal series)
Best Price: $11.24
I am going to assume that the individual who wrote the only other review (so far) has not tried...

Building Stairs (For Pros by Pros)Building Stairs (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $15.66
I am a serious DIYer, and when I decided to tackle a stair construction project in a two-story...
Roof Framer's Bible: The Complete Pocket Reference to Roof Framing 2nd EditionRoof Framer's Bible: The Complete Pocket Reference to Roof Framing 2nd Edition
Best Price: $14.86
Professional framers will keep this book tucked in their pocket to reference while out on a job.
Art Of Japanese JoineryArt Of Japanese Joinery
Best Price: $11.00
Excellent historical and technical information. Very well illustrated with photographs and...
Building & Maintaining Docks: How to Design, Build, Install & Care for Residential DocksBuilding & Maintaining Docks: How to Design, Build, Install & Care for Residential Docks
Best Price: $12.71
As a Landscape Architect I found the book helpful and very simple to use and browse through. It...
Greene & Greene: Design Elements for the WorkshopGreene & Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop
Best Price: $15.55
I have built Arts and Crafts style furniture for many years and have always loved the Greene and...

Shop Drawings for Greene & Greene Furniture: 23 American Arts and Crafts MasterpiecesShop Drawings for Greene & Greene Furniture: 23 American Arts and Crafts Masterpieces
Best Price: $14.48
This has to be the most beautiful book in the series of Arts & Crafts style shop drawings...
The Ultimate Guide to Trim Carpentry: Plan, Design, Install (Ultimate Guide)The Ultimate Guide to Trim Carpentry: Plan, Design, Install (Ultimate Guide)
Best Price: $12.68
its a good book for referencing, it also has the step by step do it yourself guide.
Framing Roofs (Best of Fine Homebuilding)Framing Roofs (Best of Fine Homebuilding)
Best Price: $4.95
Many of the chapters in this book are written by individual carpenters who "do things their...
Quick Guide: Stairs & Railings: Step-by-Step Construction Methods (Quick Guide)Quick Guide: Stairs & Railings: Step-by-Step Construction Methods (Quick Guide)
Best Price: $4.11
This Quick Guide shows you how to design and build all kinds of staircases and railings for your...
Building Porches and Decks (For Pros by Pros)Building Porches and Decks (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $4.95
taunton press does such a great job w/ their publications and this is a very helpful and easy to...

Homebuilding Basics Carpentry (Homebuilding Basics)Homebuilding Basics Carpentry (Homebuilding Basics)
Best Price: $15.61
"Carpentry" by Larry Haun, is the Number 1 book that I recommend owning first when...
Wood and How to Dry It (Fine Woodworking)Wood and How to Dry It (Fine Woodworking)
Best Price: $5.69
What it is: 20 or 30 articles reprinted from Fine Woodworking magazine, between the 1970s and...
Essential Guide to the Steel Square: Facts, Short-Cuts, and Problem-Solving Secrets for Carpenters, Woodworkers & Builders (Woodworker's Essentials & More series)Essential Guide to the Steel Square: Facts, Short-Cuts, and Problem-Solving Secrets for Carpenters, Woodworkers & Builders (Woodworker's Essentials & More series)
Best Price: $12.23
This book is answering a lot of mysterys of the steel square. Most of the numbers on the square...
Bill Hylton's Frame & Panel Magic (Popular Woodworking)Bill Hylton's Frame & Panel Magic (Popular Woodworking)
Best Price: $10.48
Great book, easy to follow illustrations, covers all the basics and then some of frame and panel...
The New Complete Guide to the Band Saw: Everything You Need to Know About the Most Important Saw in the ShopThe New Complete Guide to the Band Saw: Everything You Need to Know About the Most Important Saw in the Shop
Best Price: $12.96
I really didn't find anything useful in the manual. My Rikon manual covered the info in the...

Rustic Carpentry: Woodworking with Natural TimberRustic Carpentry: Woodworking with Natural Timber
Best Price: $6.02
This book has some great project ideas in it, but it is somewhat lacking in content. I was...
Measure Twice, Cut Once: Lessons from a Master CarpenterMeasure Twice, Cut Once: Lessons from a Master Carpenter
Best Price: $2.43
I really enjoyed this book. Norm always comes off on TV as a really congenial and down to earth...
Circular Work in Carpentry and JoineryCircular Work in Carpentry and Joinery
Best Price: $12.99
Such a cool book. Operating on the premise that Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian architecture...
Deck Designs: Plus Railings, Planters, BenchesDeck Designs: Plus Railings, Planters, Benches
Best Price: $4.21
If it hadn't been for this little gem of a book, I'd have ended up with exactly what I thought a...
Woodworker's Guide to Veneering & Inlay: Techniques, Projects & Expert Advice for Fine FurnitureWoodworker's Guide to Veneering & Inlay: Techniques, Projects & Expert Advice for Fine Furniture
Best Price: $15.54
Woodworkers will learn how veneer is manufactured and how to choose glue, adhesives, and...

Thrasher Presents How to Build Skateboard Ramps, Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls and MoreThrasher Presents How to Build Skateboard Ramps, Halfpipes, Boxes, Bowls and More
Best Price: $7.05
This book offers a good overview of the construction of various obstacles, ramps, mini-ramps,...
Residential Framing: A Homebuilder's Construction GuideResidential Framing: A Homebuilder's Construction Guide
Best Price: $3.82
So nice to see such a quality book that cover every detail big and small. It is my building...
Basic StairbuildingBasic Stairbuilding
Best Price: $6.00
This book helped me quite a bit when rebuilding my existing staircase. It has tons of the...
Finish Carpentry (For Pros by Pros)Finish Carpentry (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $5.20
Being new to carpentry, I purchased this book to get aquainted with finish work. Previous...
Lathes and Turning Techniques (Best of Fine Woodworking)Lathes and Turning Techniques (Best of Fine Woodworking)
Best Price: $7.98
We have purchased other Lathe books but this one helped our 14 year old and his parents...

Smart Workshop Solutions: Building Workstations, Jigs, and Accessories to Improve Your ShopSmart Workshop Solutions: Building Workstations, Jigs, and Accessories to Improve Your Shop
Best Price: $8.98
I found this book to be very good in listing useful shop jigs/solutions. It is rare in that it...
Architectural Trim: Ideas, Inspiration and Practical Advice for Adding Wainscoting, Mantels, Built-Ins, Baseboards, Cornices, Castings and Columns to your Home (Home Design Details)Architectural Trim: Ideas, Inspiration and Practical Advice for Adding Wainscoting, Mantels, Built-Ins, Baseboards, Cornices, Castings and Columns to your Home (Home Design Details)
Best Price: $15.65
I found Nancy Berry's Architectural Hardware such a great design tool that I had to have this...
Build a Classic Timber-Framed House: Planning & Design/Traditional Materials/Affordable MethodsBuild a Classic Timber-Framed House: Planning & Design/Traditional Materials/Affordable Methods
Best Price: $13.41
The plans, photos, patterns and details in this book can be used as a step-by-step guide to...
Complete Custom Closet: How to Make the Most of Every Space (Popular Woodworking)Complete Custom Closet: How to Make the Most of Every Space (Popular Woodworking)
Best Price: $3.49
*The ultimate guide to building and customizing dream closets *Includes illustrated...
Building Stairs (For Pros by Pros)Building Stairs (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $6.50
They must work perfectly every time they are used for the life of the house because someone can...

CarpentryCarpentry
Best Price: $87.95
This book was the required text for a workshop at North Bennet Street School in Boston. I needed...
Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction (Complete Book of Framing)Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction (Complete Book of Framing)
Best Price: $19.64
A former US Secretary of War spoke longly once of the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns,...
Modern Carpentry: Building Construction Details in Easy-To-Understand FormModern Carpentry: Building Construction Details in Easy-To-Understand Form
Best Price: $34.63
I am a builder / carpenter that collects carpentry books for ideas and for the purpose of...
How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop (Popular Woodworking)How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop (Popular Woodworking)
Best Price: $4.02
A rehash of old info - neither interesting nor compelling. Many other books on building your...
 
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