Woodworking Wisdom

This is the core knowledge you need to work wood competently, effectively, efficiently, and safely.  When I wrote the Workshop Companion series, an encyclopedia of woodworking that covered all major techniques and topics, I noticed there was certain information that had to be explained in every book, no matter what the specific woodworking topic – properties of wood, necessary tools and accessories, alignment and maintenance, basic procedures, joinery, adhesives, finishes, hardware, shop safety – all of this was the core knowledge necessary to work wood well. And I saw a need to gather all of this into a single woodworking reference.  Too often we run across a project plan or woodworking instructions that will enable us to build something wonderful or produce a wonderful effect, but the author presumes we already have a basic understanding of the tools, materials, and techniques needed to achieve this wonderful thing. The information in Woodworking Wisdom fills that need. This is the i