Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
by Sam Simpson Without getting too long winded, let me offer a few tips that we have learned along the way. Glue Use hot hide glue in the joinery. Good quality pearl hide glue has much better gap filling properties than most people realize. If you are really concerned about the fit, correct it … Read more
176 Woodworking Projects by the editors of Workbench magazine Sterling Publishing: 2003 Paperback, 256 pp., $14.95 ISBN 1-4027-0884-X Long before the current plethora of woodworking magazines became available, there was Workbench magazine. Since 1957, woodworking ideas and plans have rolled off the presses in this original DIY publication, and the staff has now pulled together some of their favorite … Read more
Robert R. Clough is a scholar, a woodworker and a longstanding friend of WoodCentral. From his own extensive woodworking library, he has compiled a reading list–along with concise reviews–of books he feels are most valuable to amateur woodworkers. A few words from Rob Clough . . . I was born on November 24, 1930, in … Read more
Here are some lists of important woodworking books compiled by John Kelsey at our request. All titles were in print when this page was created, but we can’t guarantee they still are. These lists are not intended to be exhaustive or necessarily complete, but there are no clunkers in here either. We will add other … Read more
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