Woodworking Books

How to Make Bookshelves & Bookcases
by American Woodworkers

Many woodworkers "cut their teeth" on a bookshelf or bookcase project. They are useful, relatively easy to make, and, by building them yourself, you can design each one to fit your living space and the unique function it will serve.

How to Make Bookshelves and Bookcases offers a superb collection of 20 storage projects published by American Woodworker magazine. Each project provides step-by-step instructions, exploded diagrams, and a helpful cutting list to minimize waste and guarantee success. Best of all, you'll discover ingenious ideas and designs for making shelves stronger and more attractive.

Whether you've been woodworking for years, or are just getting started, these bookcases and bookshelves from American Woodworker will help reduce your clutter and stylishly organize your life.

Desks, Bookcases, and Entertainment Centers
Woodworker's Journal

Now, with Desks, Bookcases & Entertainment Centers and the help of Woodworker's Journal, America's leading woodworking authority, you too can build hard-working and beautiful furniture for the home. From an Arts & Crafts stereo cabinet to a Queen Anne writing desk, this book delivers a variety of 15 good-looking projects that will get to work providing comfort and functionality the moment they leave your shop. Plus, each project includes detailed plans, expert instructions, and helpful tips to ensure your finished piece is built to last.

What's Inside:

• 15 attractive and functional projects in a variety of classic styles
• Comprehensive material lists
• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions
• Detailed technical and exploded drawings
• Helpful quick tips from the experts

Building Small Cabinets
by Doug Stowe

A thoughtfully designed cabinet, built of carefully selected materials, transcends its utilitarian storage role into functional art. The eight wonderful small cabinets in this book will inspire novice and intermediate woodworkers to create a project that showcases not only their treasures, but also their talent. Detailed instructions along with 300 color photos and 30 drawings will help readers hone their cabinetmaking abilities, while design suggestions encourage them to use their own creativity and craftsmanship to customize the projects and make them their own

Easy-to-Build Outdoor & Deck Projects

Relax Outdoors with These Easy-to-Build Projects Woodworkers of all skill levels can enhance the beauty of their backyard, deck, and garden with Easy-to-Build Outdoor & Deck Projects , a clloection of attractive and fun projects from the editors of Weekend Woodcrafts. From a porch swing to a garden bench, a butterfly house to a window box, you'll find projects for all aspects of your outdoor living. Develop your woodworking skills and build confidence by following the step-by-step instructions complete with process photography, concise captions and- best of all- full-size patterns! You will also learn which materials and power tools to use and the secrets to finishing. Inside Easy-to-Build Outdoor & Deck Projects you'll find a variety of projects for outdoor entertaining, for accenting your garden and for simply relaxing in the yard: *Tables, Chairs, and Benches: Including a Redwood Picnic Table, an Adirondack Chair, a Porch Swing and more *Garden Structures, Containers, and Accents: including a Window Box, Redwood Foot Bridge, Bird Bath, Butterfly House, and more *Gardening Tool Organizers:including Garden Hose Guides and a Potting Bench

Dining Tables:
Outstanding Projects from America's Best Craftsmen
by Kim Carleton Graves, Masha Zager

The sixth book in Taunton's Furniture Projects series, Dining Tables features nine attractive, practical projects in a variety of different styles. There's Country, Shaker, traditional Colonial, even Queen Anne. These projects are designed to provide a suitable place for a gathering, as well as enhance a family's special occasions.