How to Build Almost Anything Starting with Practically Nothing

Description

175 pages
Contains Index
$18.95
ISBN 0-921820-77-1
DDC 684'.08

Year

1993

Contributor

Illustrations by Marta L. Scythes
Reviewed by Denise C. Jakal

Denise C. Jakal is a architecture writer in Edmonton.

Review

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.

Citation

Russell, Mike., “How to Build Almost Anything Starting with Practically Nothing,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed December 12, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/13911.