Here is a collection of books to help you learn more about the craft of woodworking. Whether you want to learn joinery techniques, how to work with hand tools, or properties of wood, a book is a great resource to learn from. I will constantly be adding books to the list.

Band Saws

Cabinet Making

Carving

Complete Sets

Cooperage

Designs and Styles pages 1, 2, 3

Finishing pages 1, 2

General Information pages 1, 2, 3

Hand Tools pages 1, 2, 3

Inlay and Veneer

Marquetry

Musical Instruments pages 1, 2

Joinery

Project Books pages 1, 2, 3, 4

Routering Books

Scroll Sawing pages 1, 2

Shop Set-up and Dust Control

Table saws

Tool sharpening

Turning pages 1, 2, DVD's

Upholstery

Wood Bending

Wood Properties

Woodworking as a Business

Boat owner's Weekend Woodworking (by Garth Graves)

Garth Graves' clearly illustrated guide to doing woodwork on your boat will take you, step-by-step, through weekend projects like these: Building rails, coamings, ladders, hatches, shelves; Bug-proofing your boat with a set of screens; Adding shelves and cabinets; Replacing old, worn-out wooden parts.

In this groundbreaking book, David Gidmark reviews the early history of bark canoes, providing readers with an overview of construction methods and featuring the individual techniques of four traditional 20th-century Algonquin craftsmen and their assistants. Detailed descriptions of their step-by-step construction methods are included, and the adoption of tools and methods from non-Indian culture as shortcuts are noted (such as the use of canvas and roofing tar, duct tape and C-clamps). A chapter on paddle making in the native tradition completes the book.

Building a Birch bark Canoe: The Algonquin Wâbanäki Tcîmân is one of the most significant studies of Algonquin birch bark canoes and their construction. The author is one of the few outsiders to have learned the ancient craft of birch bark canoe making from the Algonquins, and in Building a Birch bark Canoe, he not only shares this skill but invites readers to appreciate the cultural significance of an elegant and practical craft that might otherwise be lost to history.

Greg Blanchard, a professional logger, says of Dave Johnson's book, "I enjoyed the book immensely and was constantly amazed to hear someone else describe a predicament which I all too often find myself in. The information is accurate, realistic, and practical." Chain saws can do in a weekend what used to take a wood cutter an entire summer, but at the same time, used improperly or carelessly, they are certainly one of the most dangerous of power tools and can cause serious injury and even death.

Johnson provides a thorough and very readable overall look at choosing a saw, chain brakes, spare parts, felling, managing your woodlot, hard hats, safety equipment and guidelines, advice on sharpening and maintenance, cutting and selling firewood, and the pros and cons of portable sawmills in what is the most comprehensive overview of wood cutting written in recent years. Not a dry, technical manual, Johnson's accessible writing style is similar to Gene Logsdon's in his
well-known The Contrary Farmer. The author's expertise on the subject is reinforced by the book's selection for special distribution by Bailey's, the nation's leading mail-order supplier of gear for loggers and foresters.

This source covers the complete process of housebuilding used from the late 1600s to the mid-1700s from New England to the South. It is profusely illustrated, depicting the trees needed for each portion of a house, the different styles constructed, the framework required for each, and both interior and exterior treatments. Particularly fascinating are the drawings of tools. A wealth of meticulous detail is present, and the illustrations are finely drawn. A handprinted text complements the visuals.