Good Beginning Woodworking Shop Reference Manual

copperhill · Post by **copperhill** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:34 am

Found this resource while searching for free woodworking info online. It is in PDF format and free. Has a lot of material to help the beginner. Appears to be put out by Popular Woodworking.

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/uploa ... erence.pdf

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:44 am

copperhill wrote:Found this resource while searching for free woodworking info online. It is in PDF format and free. Has a lot of material to help the beginner. Appears to be put out by Popular Woodworking.

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/upload/images/pdf/pw_pocket_shop_reference.pdf

Another example of information that excludes one's 'advertisers'.

i.e. Shop Fox, but no ShopSmith!(index of manufacturers)

moose · Post by **moose** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:41 pm

Thank you so much Copperhill. An excellent batch of basic reference free for the taking. It seems I am always needing this in an easy to find concise package. Appreciate the thumbs up.

8iowa · Post by **8iowa** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:44 am

Our own Nick Engler is the author of a book, "Woodworking Wisdom". This is a terrific reference source on almost all aspects of woodworking. Although out of print, it can be easily found at modest cost on internet book sources such as http://www.abe.com

copperhill · Post by **copperhill** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:21 am

I am one of those types who believes the more quality information I can gather the better. I don't have any affiliation with the publisher of this resource. It appeared (I skimmed it before saving) to me to be a lot of good info in one spot. From reading the prior posts items like this may be be somewhat detrimental to Shopsmith. This is the last thing I want to be. I have a lot of respect for SS and hope to be on my way to a lifelong journey.

I have began watching Nick's videos and reading through his advice. I have also purchased a copy of the DeCristoforo book and I am reading it now. SS has incredible resources on their website. I will stick to those for the purposes of this forum.

Honestly, people here have been so kind to me and I was trying to "give back" a little. Its probably better to wait until I gain experience with my SS, and then I can offer my own tips.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:59 am

Many very valuable tips come from persons that you might otherwise think are , at best, journeymen. Being young and inexperienced at woodworking is not a reason to keep your ideas to yourself. Share your thoughts, they will certainly be valuable to someone.

One of the beauties of this hobby is that we are all at different levels of expertise and we are all in the process of learning.

copperhill · Post by **copperhill** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:23 am

Thanks, Dusty. These forums are excellent - thanks to posters like yourself and the others!