Sometimes reading a good woodworking book can be as rewarding as actually making the sawdust.

The Home Woodworker is one of those books. It shows how working from published plans can save you time and headaches. Plus, the elegant projects are a great way for the experienced woodworker to scratch his or her woodworking itch, and maybe learn a few new tricks as well. The shop projects, such as the Downdraft Workbench and the Mobile Clamp Cart, will help you get organized so you can make something beautiful for your home, like the Trestle Table, the Reader’s Bed, or even a Kitchen Island. Each of the 19 projects is illustrated from start to finish (pun intended!) with color how-to photographs, detailed plans, and construction drawings. The book includes complete materials lists, cut lists, clear instructions, and tips and tricks of the tradeÑeverything the home woodworker needs to make beautiful and practical objects for the home or shop.

About the Imprimatur: Woodworker’s Journal

One of the most respected magazines in the field, brings the voice of expert woodworkers to its readers. The publishers believe in a “community” approach to woodworking, where good design is not a secret to be guarded, but shared, and woodworkers learn from one another’s mistakes and successes.