UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Traditional Projects from the New Best of Fine Woodworking
Sep 26, 2010
Traditional Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
Taunton Press, 2005.
$17.95; 154 pp.
Traditional Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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I have just leased a space and am now doing the improvements to open a custom woodworking shop in the historic district of downtown Snohomish, Washington. I will also do doing some classes out of there. This book would come in handy and match the historic flavor of downtown Snohomish.
The name of the company is Puget Sound Woodworking. Been telling myself for almost 20 years that this just couldn't be done.
Goodbye, garage.
Hello, brick walls, CVG floors, ultra efflicent fluorescent lights, cozy warmth and 3-phase power!
Just like on Cash Cab, I'm in!
This book will look great in my library.
I'm a beginner woodworker... I need all of the the reference materials I can find... I have been very happy with the Taunton Press books that I do have.
I would love to have this book. Fingers crossed !
Looks like a nice book. I'd like to add it to my library.
Looks like a great book to add to my library.
thanks for the chance to win.
thanks
I think could learn a lot from this book.
Free book on how to make something I need? Hmmm...Gee, let me think about it. Oh, all right. What's that? You might give it to someone else!?! OH NO! Pick me! Oh please, please, PLEASE PICK ME!!!....Maybe I should switch to decaf.
Looks intersting. Who knows, I might actually get around to building one of the projects.
dcupp
This looks like a very good book to have.
Would love an excuse to build some of these projects. Thanks!
This looks like a really neat book to have.
I like turtles.
Looks like an intereting group of projects!
Chris
This looks like a great book, I'm in.
Thanks
Just the book I am looking for, count me in!
Looks like it will give me a chance to do more dovetail practice, I'm in!
I'm in.
I would love to have this book.
Congratulations Derrick on the opening of your shop.
Would be a great collection to my woodworking library.
Taunton Publishing book are the best! Please include me. Thank you.
count me in
Count me in also
Count me in please
Looks like a great book for a traditionalist like me. Count me in!
(T)ed
Oh,Oh,Oh.....Me, Me, Me,...Pick Meee!!
Please do count me in.
yes, please!
Yes! Please I want one of those!
I THINK THIS WEBSITE IS THE BEST ONE I HAVE COME ACROSS IN YEARS ON THE NET. I AM JUST GETTING BACK INTO WOODWORKING OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND I CAN SEE THIS SITE WILL HELP ME IMMENSLY FOR THE FUTURE IN ANY AND ALL PROJECTS I CHOSE TO TACKLE. GREAT JOB TO HOWEVER CAME UP WITH THIS SITE.
THANKS
DENNIS TROXEL
looks like some nice projects book
Just tossing my name in the hat.
I would love to have this book!
for me formidable
I would really love to add this book to my collection of woodworking books so when I retire I can really "get into it" of the things I really want to do. Thanks for the offer!
count me in
Newbie needing noodle nutrient.
Sawdust for brains needs a traditional heart.
count me in.
Give the book to meeeeeeeee.....
My bookcase is screaming for it!
Traditional is what I like!
I just feel sorry for the elephant.
I have the book, Building Small projects, and would like to add the Traditional Projects book to my collection.
I'd like a copy
it would be very nice in my bookcase
Come on it's my birthday soon.
Please count me in too.
I would love to add this book to my growing collection!
Looks like a great book. I'd love to have a copy.
I am also moving to a new shop and can always use more ideas for things to build. The last book was so great I just had to try again.
I can always use inspiration to use up my pile of rough lumber.
Count me in
Review: Traditional Projects
This anthology reminds me of one of my favorite cookbooks and video series: ‘In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs’. In that series, Julia had a different chef each week do one of their signature dishes. ‘Traditional Projects’ is like that. Some of today’s best woodworking ‘chefs’ describe the featured projects, including Garrett Hack, Phil Lowe, Chris Becksvort, Mike Pekovich, Mario Rodriguez, and Chris Gouchnour – to name some. Before reading further, I suggest you visit:
http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/item/traditional-projects-070839.html
Read About the Book, The Table of Contents, and Anatole’s Introduction. The only problem I have with ‘About’ and the ‘Intro’ is the use of the word ‘culled’. The projects are not ‘culled’ – they have been carefully selected for quality and variety.
While the projects previously appeared in the magazine, this book presents the material in a new, consistent layout and re-edit. Its not just a series of reprints of the magazine pages. However, unlike some other magazine article anthologies, all of the original material has been retained. None were ‘shortened’ to fit a space allocation.
If you are a FWW ‘on-line member’, you might be asking yourself ‘Why buy the book? I can see all this on-line’. Well, yes – you can view the original article on-line. But if you are like me, you print out the PDF anyway so you can study and mark it up before starting. Black and white in my case. With the book, you have the consistent new layout, re-edit, and everything in color. And in a book you can take with you to read in the Dentist’s waiting room..
As an ‘on-line member’ one thing I found myself doing was going to the Video section to look for video projects by the same authors. As an example, Garrett Hack has two projects in this book, ‘Building a Strong, Light Carcase’ and ‘Corner Cupboard’.
Now look on-line at Garrett’s video ‘Build a Small Tool Cabinet’. You will see Garrett hand plane the raised panels, and also use a very clever non-mitered front face frame to side rabbet joint with the edge chamfered so the end grain ‘disappears’ – techniques which can also be applied to the book project.
You can also get ideas by looking at similar project videos by different ‘chefs’, as well as articles by the same authors – such as Garrett’s ‘Huntboard’ project.
I would categorize all the projects as suitable for an ‘Intermediate’ woodworker like myself (three years experience). Nothing is overwhelming – like a Queen Ann sculpted Highboy. If you can make a table, a bookcase, or a blanket chest – you should be able to accomplish any of the projects.
Well worth the $17.95 cost.
Chris
cahudson42
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