DETAILS: Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Popular Woodworking Books (June 6, 2007) Language: English

This book by Popular Woodworking is actually a collection of articles, the primary emphasis of which is on the basics of tool preparation, and in particular on edge tools. The book typically offers different viewpoints by different authors -- numerous approaches to sharpening edge tools are covered, for example. This seems appropriate since it gives the newcomer to the hobby a variety of different approaches with different entry-dollar requirements to choose from.
On top of all this, the book concludes with several really first-rate projects: an arts and crafts tool cabinet, a workbench, and a saw bench which is really helpful. The last section is a couple of projects that blends hand tools and power tools well, and that will serve any workshop well for years to come. Honestly, the beautiful tool cabinet of Christopher Schwarz's is worth the cost of the book by itself!
A must-have book for any woodworker.