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View Poll Results: What are the most useful books you've used?

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  • Krenov : The fine art of cabinet making

    6 9.09%

  • Time : The art of wood working (series)

    2 3.03%

  • Time : Custom woodworking (series)

    4 6.06%

  • The Aust carpenter and joiner

    3 4.55%

  • Tauton: The complete illustrated guides (3)

    6 9.09%

  • Other - specify if you can.

    12 18.18%

  • A Polishers Handbook

    33 50.00%
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  1. 1st March 2004, 10:03 AM #16
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    Originally posted by Barry_White
    By the way there are two polls running at the moment on the same thing.

    TOO MANY POLLS
    the other poll was started as this one was too general, the other poll specifies furniture and cabinet making books only.
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  2. 8th March 2004, 02:33 PM #17
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    If you don't like the polls, don't open them. Simple. The polishers bible for me thanks.

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  3. 10th March 2004, 08:36 AM #18
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    Encyclopedia of Furniture Making - Ernest Joyce

    Polishers Handbook

    Keith Bootle's book on Australian trees


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  4. 17th March 2004, 08:21 AM #19
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    The handplane book by Garrett Hack is also an excellent book for Neanderthals like myself. Bought it on the weekend and it is full of information and history about hand planes.

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    The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery - Greg Rogowski

    and of course, The Polisher's Handbook.

    Both fabulous books.
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    Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual see the book review on http://www.woodcentral.com/books/jac...y_manual.shtml

    Woodcentral has a large list of book reviews on woodwork at http://www.woodcentral.com/books/books.shtml

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    I've got a copy of the first "Polishers Handbook" from 1991 all 40 pages of it. I also have a copy of the latest edition over 200 pages. I would class it as the best most useful book I have ever owned, along with an old and very used copy of "The Practical Mans Book Of Things To Make And Do" published by the Sun News Pictorial some time in the 1940's. This one has helped me with everything from making furniture for my home to setting up my workshop.

    My vote is for Polishers Handbook, making 25 but it looks like there are others who didn't vote for it who would have if it had been included initially. I reckon the count should be 28 and well deserved.
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