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As the title says this book is designed for the average builder. It is not a book of fancy 300 dollar a square foot mega homes. This is the book that will get it done if you want to make anything from a chicken coup to a home. RR has been writing construction books for decades, and he knows just what to pack in. Most of the examples are buldings he has built or that students have built. These are simple buildings, and in some cases a few decades old. But at least he is illustrating with his own work rather than just rounding up a portfolio of unattainable projects. In addition to all the practical and up to date build advice, he is pretty nearly the only writer… Read more
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Back in print, Jun 18 2003
This interesting little time capsule is back in print in a handsome new edition with many new photographs.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
There are few woodworking books that cover a subject as well as this one. It isn't so much the depth of the coverage, but the completeness with which this book gives you the necessary information to cover the projects in question. The book deals with tools, techniques, and has plans for just the chairs the average person drawn to this subject will want. That may sound fairly typical, but take tools. We don't just get a few pictures and lines per tool, we get information on how to build tools like a travishers, shaving horse, how to grind drill bits, or sharpen the specific tools the chairmaker will use. You get all the information you will need, and none of what does not apply to… Read more
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