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Making and Modifying Woodworking Tools Jim Klingshott
Has some useful info for budding plane makers; although this book
is only a starting point due to some errors of detail. Also see
Jim Kingshott Shrine
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Bench Tools The Best of Fine Woodworking
It yam what it yam. Nothing special in the world of hand tool books
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Traditional Furniture Projects The Best of Fine Woodworking
I bought this book with the idea
of building a roll-top desk; I start Real Soon Now.
It also has a nice article on chair making
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on Wood and How to Dry It Fine Woodworking
Chopa da tree, drya da wood. What happens before you fire up your surface planer
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on Planes and Chisels Fine Woodworking
Black and white photos, nothing you can't read about in color on the web
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The Toolbox Book Jim Tolpin
Read this book and you'll start making tool
boxes instead of paring down the old Honey Do list
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The Handplane Book Garrett Hack
Gorgeous photos of all that is hand plane
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Band Saw Handbook Mark Duginske
Everything you always wanted to know about
band saws but didn't know of whom to ask
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Traditional Woodworking Handtools Graham Blackburn
A basic book on traditional handtools; No photos, only pen drawings
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The Art of Tools Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Page after page of Old Tool Porn; very nicely done
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Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools John Walter
The definitive book on all that is Stanley;
Prices in this 1996 second edition are, of course, out of date
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Traditional Woodworking Techniques The Best of Fine Woodworking
Worth having if you don't have the back issues
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101 Do-It-Yourself Projects Reader's Digest
The Best part of this book is the cover photo;
The projects are OK for a beginner
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