How to Build Almost Anything Starting with Practically Nothing

Denise C. Jakal is a architecture writer in Edmonton.

Put simply, this book delivers. Its authors move smoothly and logically
through basic skills and essential tools, to materials (woods,
fasteners, finishes), and conclude with a list of projects of increasing
complexity. The would-be woodworker with little or no expertise will
appreciate their no-nonsense approach. Their aim is to instruct in such
a way that skills are acquired in a cumulative way. By providing basic
knowledge and the opportunity to develop general skills, the book allows
novice woodworkers to become increasingly creative, to adapt projects to
their specific needs as their competence and confidence grows. Along
with the text, the clearly drawn diagrams will inspire most readers to
try their hand at woodworking again and again.