Hello, I'd like to ask for suggestions please for a good book on woodworking with hand tools. I was here on the forum a bit over a week ago asking about tools for stringed instrument building (and thanks for all the suggestions there, I've made a good start on acquiring some basic tools) and I have ordered a book on the that topic (lutherie). I also have an interest though in what I assume is cabinet making. Specifically, I'm wanting to make wooden cabinets of a type similar to 18th and 19th century peepshow boxes and portable camera obscuras. Can anyone suggest a good book that would help me to learn the necessary techniques in terms of building and finishing the boxes? I'll try paste below some images of the type of thing I mean. Thanks!
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I don't know of a book specifically on that topic.
However, most techniques are transferable across all sorts of projects.
You need to cover the basics - selection of wood, measuring, marking, cutting and planing to size.
You'll need some idea about rebating, grooving, and joints, especially dovetails.
These are covered in the usual introductory books - Robert Wearing The Essential Woodworker, for example.
Or Charles Hayward - Cabinet making for Beginners. (You might find it easier to find the new Lost Art edition of his Woodworker writing.)
Maybe the new book from Paul Sellers.
For proper authenticity, I guess you will need some nice mahogany - is it still available in Brazil?
However, most techniques are transferable across all sorts of projects.
You need to cover the basics - selection of wood, measuring, marking, cutting and planing to size.
You'll need some idea about rebating, grooving, and joints, especially dovetails.
These are covered in the usual introductory books - Robert Wearing The Essential Woodworker, for example.
Or Charles Hayward - Cabinet making for Beginners. (You might find it easier to find the new Lost Art edition of his Woodworker writing.)
Maybe the new book from Paul Sellers.
For proper authenticity, I guess you will need some nice mahogany - is it still available in Brazil?
AndyT":2w5km5ta said:
Thanks for the book titles. Yes, it's available - not sure how forest-friendly it is. Last weekend I got a contact for someone who deals in demolition material, haven't called yet, but I'm hoping he may have some. A house i lived in had all the window frames in mahogany and pernambuco wood on the floors - it used to be a fairly common thing.
Phil Pascoe
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Books as Andy above and Ernest Joyce (although there is more machine coverage as well).
