What is your Bible

[harry strasil]

Machinists call Machinery's Handbook their Bible, and most Machinist's Tool Chests have a Large Narrow Drawer at the middle top of the Chest specifically to hold the Bible.

As a Galoot Woodworker, My Bibles are "The Practical Woodworker" and "The Complete Woodworker" both edited by Bernard E. Jones, and 4 or 5 books on Shaker Furniture, I like the clean simple lines that go with any decor.

What do you use for your Bible or Bibles?

[Vic Castello]

The Bible!



Oh....you must mean in terms of woodworking.

Woodcarving Illustrated.

[Dennis McGarry]

Tourniquets the complete idiots guide to applying with one hand...



Haven't got a bible for woodworking yet..

[Jim Holman]

I like the Jones books you have mentioned. Also the Cabinetmakers encyclopedia, Earnest Joyce, I believe. My all time favorites are by Aldren Watson, "Country Furniture" and "Hand tools their ways and working." Love his drawings.

[Don C Peterson]

SMC is my go-to reference most of the time, that and I have your phone number!!!

[phil harold]

I have a bible for corded tools...

http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.p...75#post1270175

Need one for hand tools one day...

[Brian Ashton]

The book I seem to crack the most is a book by Albert Sack called The New Fine Points Of Furniture Early American. It is loaded with pictures and short descriptions of what he thinks are the subtle features that distinguishes the masterpieces from the average.

[Randal Stevenson]

While I find it handy to not have a bible, but a Library, one I bought after reading about it, and enjoy, is the Audel's carpenters and builders series.

I also guess some of what we read, is based on how/what we have learned. Norm and this old house was more of my teacher, while my father is a teacher that is inbetween Red Green and Tim Taylor.

[David Gendron]

I realy like the first book of Krenov, "Cabinet maker note book" and " The fine art of cabinetmaking. I also like, if it count as a "bible", Woodworking Magazine. As a hand tool only woodworker, I can't wait to get my copy of Tom fidgen book, "Made By Hand".

[Bob Strawn]

The George Lamsa translation.

For hand tool woodworking however, The Complete Guide to Sharpening by Leonard Lee.

Bob

[harry strasil]

Randall, my Library of old technical manuals pertaining to Blacksmithing and Machinist books (top section), Woodworking (second from top), Audels Manuals (3rd from top), History (bottom).



And now an additonal one on top to take the overflow and tall ones, that is a prototype for my First Floor Library under construction (approx) 3000 volumes.

[Jim Belair]

Tage Frid always seems to have an answer for me.

Jim B

[David Keller NC]

Harry - Depends. If you mean a reference for furniture styles, then Jeffrey Greene's "American Furniture of the 18th Century" for me. Joinery is Charles Hayward's "Carpentry for Beginners" and "Woodwork Joints".

BTW - That 2nd edition John Walter's Stanley Tools book is worth about $500 in some venues. If your shop is damp, I'd consider moving it to the house. Same goes for some of the blacksmith reference guides - they go for big money on e-bay.

[Matt Stiegler]

SMC is my go-to reference most of the time ....

+1. But there are several classics out there I haven't read yet, so my answer could change.

[Matthew Dworman]

Machinists call Machinery's Handbook their Bible, and most Machinist's Tool Chests have a Large Narrow Drawer at the middle top of the Chest specifically to hold the Bible.

As a Galoot Woodworker, My Bibles are "The Practical Woodworker" and "The Complete Woodworker" both edited by Bernard E. Jones, and 4 or 5 books on Shaker Furniture, I like the clean simple lines that go with any decor.

What do you use for your Bible or Bibles?

Gosh there are so many, but If I had to narrow it down to 3 and if they had to be from the last 30 years, it would be:


and



make that 4:



It is so hard to narrow it down, but these 4 are essential

Matthew