Carpentry Books


How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much MoreHow to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More
Best Price: $15.24
Great projects, concise writing, great way to add to your design ideas for building...
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: $21.24
A great reference for the DIY homeowner. Lots of drawings to show you the right way to do things...
Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great ResultsDrywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results
Best Price: $7.25
This book is all you need to drywall. I found it to be very comprehensive, I learned more about...
Building Kitchen CabinetsBuilding Kitchen Cabinets
Best Price: $10.98
I bought this book and Danny Proulx's Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets (Popular Woodworking)....
Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your FlockChicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock
Best Price: $11.58
This book is supposed to have plans on building a chicken coop. All of the drawings are...


Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins (Build Like A Pro)Trim Carpentry and Built-Ins (Build Like A Pro)
Best Price: $7.70
This book is very well illustrated and gives some great examples. I was looking for more...
Measuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's GuideMeasuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's Guide
Best Price: $15.09
Learn to layout. Really just a good reference book. If you are a carpenter then you must know...
Treehouses & Playhouses You Can BuildTreehouses & Playhouses You Can Build
Best Price: $8.34
This book is exactly what I was looking for. It has several treehouses to choose from and great...
Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and FinishingHardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing
Best Price: $12.13
Very practical and useful guide to installing a hardwood floor. I would not have had as great a...
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...


Windows and Doors (Build Like A Pro)Windows and Doors (Build Like A Pro)
Best Price: $7.95
Good book, but title is misleading, more about proper installation of windows & doors rather...
Backyard Idea Book: Outdoor Kitchens Fireplaces Sheds & Storage Play Spaces Pools & Spa (Idea Books)Backyard Idea Book: Outdoor Kitchens Fireplaces Sheds & Storage Play Spaces Pools & Spa (Idea Books)
Best Price: $12.13
The book clearly states that it is a 'Backyard Idea' book, not a how to or a design book. So for...
Deck Designs: Plus Pergolas, Railings, Planters, BenchesDeck Designs: Plus Pergolas, Railings, Planters, Benches
Best Price: $6.87
If it hadn't been for this little gem of a book, I'd have ended up with exactly what I thought a...
Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors: Cabinets, Moldings & Built-Ins for Every Room in the Home (Shop Drawings series)Shop Drawings for Craftsman Interiors: Cabinets, Moldings & Built-Ins for Every Room in the Home (Shop Drawings series)
Best Price: $15.66
If you're looking forward to doing the interior trim of a craftsman or Roycroft style home this...
Trim Complete (Taunton's Complete)Trim Complete (Taunton's Complete)
Best Price: $14.17
Previous reviewers are correct in describing this book as the best on the subject of trim work. ...

The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction (For Pros By Pros)The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction (For Pros By Pros)
Best Price: $13.64
VERY informative, need a slight tweeking for 2008 Guidelines for Los Angeles County. Otherwise I...
Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets (Popular Woodworking)Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets (Popular Woodworking)
Best Price: $13.54
My husband and I are remodeling our dining room and kitchen This book is great for anyone who...
Exterior Siding, Trim & Finishes (For Pros by Pros)Exterior Siding, Trim & Finishes (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $4.69
I gave this book three stars because it is basically a rehash of articles that have appeared in...
Timber Frame Construction: All About Post and Beam BuildingTimber Frame Construction: All About Post and Beam Building
Best Price: $10.85
As with most technical type publications, unless you go for the pure tech manual you get some...
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: $6.78
The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry : Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners (Black...

Building Skin-on-Frame BoatsBuilding Skin-on-Frame Boats
Best Price: $16.47
I really enjoyed reading this book. It tells in depth how to design build sof kayaks, and how...
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: $18.81
Excellent book, very thorough. Lots of good info on engineering, stresses and design of joints....
Designing and Building Cabinets (New Best of Fine Woodworking)Designing and Building Cabinets (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
Best Price: $6.18
I have read this book nearly cover to cover and have found it easy reading as well as most...
Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns Big and Small(3rd Edition)Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns Big and Small(3rd Edition)
Best Price: $18.29
I thought this was a well done job of advising the reader on how to design a barn that fits the...
Sheds and GaragesSheds and Garages
Best Price: $3.00
I loved this book!!! Not only did you see ideas on how to decorate but if you wanted to,...

Refacing Cabinets: Making an Old Kitchen New (Fine Homebuilding)Refacing Cabinets: Making an Old Kitchen New (Fine Homebuilding)
Best Price: $12.00
I purchased Herrick Kimball's "Refacing Cabinets" book since it was the...
Complete Built-Ins, Shelves & Bookcases (Stanley Complete)Complete Built-Ins, Shelves & Bookcases (Stanley Complete)
Best Price: $6.00
This book will help you create very nice projects. Some projects were very advanced, but...
Cabinets, Shelves & Home Storage Solutions: 24 Storage Projects Plus Ideas for Organizing Your HomeCabinets, Shelves & Home Storage Solutions: 24 Storage Projects Plus Ideas for Organizing Your Home
Best Price: $8.43
Today's homeowners are looking to create additional storage space in the home with the most...
Quick Guide: Garages & Carports: Step-by-Step Construction Methods (Quick Guide)Quick Guide: Garages & Carports: Step-by-Step Construction Methods (Quick Guide)
Best Price: $4.44
The garage I currently own is not only leaning to the South but is also put together from what...
Framing Walls (Fine Homebuilding DVD Workshop)Framing Walls (Fine Homebuilding DVD Workshop)
Best Price: $10.95
I spent a lazy saturday afternoon watching this video for some knowledge of construction. I am...

How To Build Your Dream Garage (Motorbooks Workshop)How To Build Your Dream Garage (Motorbooks Workshop)
Best Price: $15.13
This book isn't worth the money, it reads like the words are just copied from product brochures,...
Building Stairs (For Pros by Pros)Building Stairs (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $7.00
They must work perfectly every time they are used for the life of the house because someone can...
Build the Right Fencing for Horses: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-193 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-193)Build the Right Fencing for Horses: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-193 (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-193)
Best Price: $1.48
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions...
Ultimate Guide to Crown Molding: Plan, Design, Install (Ultimate Guide)Ultimate Guide to Crown Molding: Plan, Design, Install (Ultimate Guide)
Best Price: $13.45
This is one of the best crown molding books that I have read. Where it really shines is showing...
A Treehouse of Your Own: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an Amazing Treetop RetreatA Treehouse of Your Own: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building an Amazing Treetop Retreat
Best Price: $10.56
This is basically detailed manual for building (expensive) treehouse. I think you should have it...

Basic StairbuildingBasic Stairbuilding
Best Price: $6.00
This book helped me quite a bit when rebuilding my existing staircase. It has tons of the...
The Black & Decker Build Your Own Custom Closet: Designing, Building & Installing Custom Closet Systems (Black & Decker)The Black & Decker Build Your Own Custom Closet: Designing, Building & Installing Custom Closet Systems (Black & Decker)
Best Price: $11.00
There's almost nothing in the modern home that can delight us more than an intelligently...
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: $12.81
As a Landscape Architect I found the book helpful and very simple to use and browse through. It...
Kid's Places to PlayKid's Places to Play
Best Price: $3.35
Places to play is what a grandparent wants. Ideas are great and easy to understand.
Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and MindCrafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind
Best Price: $12.25
This book has proved to provide both interesting and in some cases challenging wood working...

Roofing, Flashing and Waterproofing (Best of Fine Homebuilding)Roofing, Flashing and Waterproofing (Best of Fine Homebuilding)
Best Price: $10.66
To get the best remodeling results, you need solid advice from the best in the business. For...
Woodworking With the Router: Professional Router Techniques and Jigs Any Woodworker Can UseWoodworking With the Router: Professional Router Techniques and Jigs Any Woodworker Can Use
Best Price: $14.88
I cannot claim to know anything about routers or, consequently, working with them. However, my...
The New Birdhouse Book: Inspiration and Instruction for Building 50 BirdhousesThe New Birdhouse Book: Inspiration and Instruction for Building 50 Birdhouses
Best Price: $12.71
How do you put out a book like this with no pictures of the finished projects? Ridiculous! I...
Trim Idea BookTrim Idea Book
Best Price: $2.77
I enjoy that there are several pictures that give ideas of the different directions you can go...
Black & Decker Complete Guide to Contemporary Sheds: Complete plans for 12 Sheds, Including Garden Outbuilding, Storage Lean-to, Playhouse, Woodland Cottage, ... Tractor Barn (Black & Decker Complete Guide)Black & Decker Complete Guide to Contemporary Sheds: Complete plans for 12 Sheds, Including Garden Outbuilding, Storage Lean-to, Playhouse, Woodland Cottage, ... Tractor Barn (Black & Decker Complete Guide)
Best Price: $15.57
A modern guide to classic outdoor structures. Sheds and other landscape shelters have never...

Complete Trimwork & Carpentry (Stanley Complete)Complete Trimwork & Carpentry (Stanley Complete)
Best Price: $6.95
THIS IS SIMPLY A BOOK FOR A BEGINNER BUT WHAT IS SO NICE ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT IT EXPLAINS...
Built-Ins and Storage (For Pros by Pros)Built-Ins and Storage (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $5.99
This has a lot of great material - both ideas for how to use space and how to build the things...
Step-by-Step Cabinets & Shelves (Better Homes & Gardens Step-By-Step)Step-by-Step Cabinets & Shelves (Better Homes & Gardens Step-By-Step)
Best Price: $4.79
I used this book to build a complete kitchen of cabinets, and it was my "bible" during...
Carpentry & Building Construction: A Do-It-Yourself GuideCarpentry & Building Construction: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
Best Price: $16.12
This book is an overwhelming source of information for the homeowner, amature do-it-yourself...
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: $19.76
A former US Secretary of War spoke longly once of the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns,...

Complete Patio & Deck Book: Creative Ideas & Fabulous Fix Ups (Lowe's Home Improvement)Complete Patio & Deck Book: Creative Ideas & Fabulous Fix Ups (Lowe's Home Improvement)
Best Price: $3.44
When it's time to deck out your house, you're smart to check in first with the patio pundits at...
Finish Carpentry (For Pros by Pros)Finish Carpentry (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $4.47
Being new to carpentry, I purchased this book to get aquainted with finish work. Previous...
The Complete Guide to Ceramic & Stone Tile (Black & Decker)The Complete Guide to Ceramic & Stone Tile (Black & Decker)
Best Price: $12.48
Very useful book for beginner or expert tile layers. Great pictures, illustrations, and...
Installing and Hanging Doors (For Pros by Pros)Installing and Hanging Doors (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $4.86
This book has the well deserved reputation as being considered the authority on the subject of...
Building Outdoor Structures (Build Like A Pro)Building Outdoor Structures (Build Like A Pro)
Best Price: $5.49
Building Outdoor Structures offers practical, easy-to-follow instructions on enhancing any...

Black & Decker Complete Guide to Carpentry for Homeowners: Basic Carpentry Skills & Everyday Home Repairs (Black & Decker Complete Guide)Black & Decker Complete Guide to Carpentry for Homeowners: Basic Carpentry Skills & Everyday Home Repairs (Black & Decker Complete Guide)
Best Price: $15.47
New Edition! Everyday Carpentry for Every Homeowner. For todayÆs homeowner, basic...
    
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