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u/Uncle_Erik · 13 pointsr/Frugal

You don't have too many options. Furniture at big furniture stores is junk. Some of it is very expensive junk, but it is still junk. There are only three ways to get good furniture:

  1. Expensive, boutique builders and commissioned woodworkers. For example, Stickley makes great furniture with great wood and great upholstery, but you will pay for it.

  2. DIY. /r/woodworking is a good resource. There is a learning curve and you need to buy tools, but this will get you very nice furniture at prices lower than the big stores. If you're interested, one of my favorite books is Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking. If you want to know what to look for in good furniture, read this book. He teaches you all of the good joints and methods of construction. If you see these used in furniture, you will know it is of good quality.

  3. Antiques. You will find very well made furniture at the antique shop. they really don't make them like they used to, unless you buy boutique/commissioned as mentioned in #1.

    Me? I bought a lot of furniture 20 years ago when I was a starving grad student. Had no money, so I bought a bunch of broken antiques for dead cheap and learned how to do furniture repair and upholstery. I still have all of it today and it has held up beautifully. I'm also starting to build my own furniture, too, built the same way that boutique and antique furniture is made. Again, skip the big box furniture stores. All that stuff is a lot of money for cheap junk.
u/mongooseondaloose · 10 pointsr/woodworking

These sound like an excellent resource. Thanks for elaborating, OP.

Here's a link to the Amazon page for anyone curious.

u/Titus142 · 8 pointsr/woodworking

I make this comment a lot here, but nix the pine and get some hardwood. Poplar, maple, oak, whatever you can get. Don't be intimidated. It is actually easier to work than pine. Pine squished and tears. Tools need to be insanely sharp. This album I made demonstrates what I mean. You have a great start, just keep at it. Hardwood will be far less frustrating.

Also Tage Frid's book is an excellent guide. His hand cut dovetail method is spot on and simple using tools you most likely already have. It is also a great reference on all kinds of joinery done simply and effectively.

Also /u/screwikea has some good points about which way the tails go as well.

u/friend_in_rome · 4 pointsr/woodworking

Back in the day when books were made of paper, this was the bible for a lot of people. It's a little dated but not bad.

But it depends what you're into. There's books on dovetails, on cabinetmaking, on finishing. For joinery I like this.

u/tambor333 · 4 pointsr/woodworking

well for the saws, bench and mortise chisels there is a lot of information on youtube and forums like www.finewoodworking.com. Numerous books on the subject. Much of this subreddit likes these books by Tage Frid

the gouges, well I am starting to look at resources, /u/Gfilter below referenced a book on carving. Also I did not show the 6 books on wood carving and one on tool sharpening that were also included.

u/jellywerker · 3 pointsr/woodworking

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking.

This three piece set (the last is frequently left out because it's mostly plans for his furniture, but there's excellent info in it as well) is a comprehensive guide to woodworking, in no-nonsense fashion, from the ground up. Tage goes over hand tools, sharpening, power tools, etc...

The guy was an editor at Fine Woodworking for years, as well as being a professional craftsman, as well as a teacher for many years. He knows his stuff, articulates it in a legible fashion, and doesn't get caught up in hand tool vs power tool trends, etc...

http://www.amazon.com/Tage-Frid-Teaches-Woodworking-Step-By-Step/dp/1561580686

u/fotbr · 3 pointsr/woodworking

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, Vol 1 and Vol 2 (amazon has them combined into one book for about $20). Vol 3 focuses more on design, and I wouldn't really consider it a "must have".

http://www.amazon.com/Tage-Frid-Teaches-Woodworking-Step-By-Step/dp/1561580686/

u/vjarnot · 3 pointsr/woodworking

Ignore the people that say there isn't. Because there is: http://www.amazon.com/Tage-Frid-Teaches-Woodworking-Step-By-Step/dp/1561580686

u/EarnestNoMeta · 3 pointsr/BeginnerWoodWorking

I agree with what much of u/hoffbaker has said already with a couple notes. If your shopping through craigslist and pawnshops for tools (and you SHOULD) I would recommend a corded drill unless you find a barely used cordless. It will likely be cheaper and certainly more reliable. Mallets are cheap, but if you dont want to buy one right away you can always us a sacrificial board to protect your work.

Additions: Hand rasps and files, a few ratchet straps, miter box (make it yourself). Finally grab a copy of Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking (there are 3 books in the series)

https://www.amazon.com/Teaches-Woodworking-Joinery-Veneering-Finishing/dp/1561580686

u/LongUsername · 3 pointsr/woodworking

One of the biggest mistakes I see is trying to use too small of plane for the job. The bigger the boards, the bigger the plane.

Most people use a #4 Smooth plane as their starter plane. It's a good overall plane, but if you're trying to get something large flat it's workable but not great.

I usually use a #5 Jack or #7 Jointer plane. I've also replaced most of my irons and chipbreakers with Hocks. This is not a route to take if you don't find hand planing to be a "religious" experience.

Most people think that Hand tools are the "Cheap" way to do it. You can get a cheap #4 hand plane and it will work, but a good quality hand plane will be much more expensive new. See if you can find a Stanley Bailey #4 for a much better plane at a reasonable price. If you find you absolutely love hand planing, I've heard good things about Veritas and using my instructor's bronze Lie Nieson was an amazing experience.

Used planes are hit-and-miss if you don't know what you're looking for. Lots of them are in pretty poor shape, and then you're competing with collectors who want them for decoration. Stanley #4 planes are pretty common on the used market and pretty cheap but anything else gets harder to find quickly (except for Ebay, but then you can't inspect it yourself before buying so it's a gamble). I've found a couple of #5's in decent shape, and I'll occasionally run into something else, but usually too expensive or not in good shape.

Note that you could probably find a decent 4" bench power jointer on craigslist in most areas for less than $100 (usually Craftsman)

If you want to learn how to do lots of traditional woodworking stuff, I'd recommend picking up a copy of Tage Fried Teaches Woodworking. I'm pretty sure he covers planing stock, including winding sticks in there.

u/t2231 · 3 pointsr/woodworking

Check out Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking. Can probably get it from your local library - either off the shelves of via interlibrary loan.

u/banthur · 2 pointsr/woodworking

http://www.amazon.com/Tage-Frid-Teaches-Woodworking-Step-By-Step/dp/1561580686/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376626146&sr=8-1&keywords=TAGE+FRID

If you buy anything with a blade, google/youtube search "<name of bladed item> safety" before you buy it.

Used stuff is cool and all but if you get a table saw make sure you get one with modern safety features (I'm looking at you, riving knife).

Nothing you do in the shop will ever be worth losing flesh and blood.

u/stalemunchies · 2 pointsr/woodworking

The complete guide to jointmaking is a pretty basic place to start. You can then move onto Tage frid's joinery book. This one is a little more in depth.

With that being said, in the case of a table and table top you will first want to construct the legs to have aprons so they are not free standing legs. This will help some with racking. You can then use a biscuit cutter or table saw and table top fasteners to attach the leg/apron assembly to the top.

u/penaltyornot · 2 pointsr/woodworking

Tage Frid's book has very detailed instructions for machine and hand tools for all the basic techniques, from dimensioning/squaring the wood to joints etc. (There's 3 parts, some editions have all, some editions have only 1 part, all the most important information is in book 2: joinery).

I don't really have any other books to compare it with, but I found it very useful.

u/Moumar · 2 pointsr/woodworking

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking: A Step-By-Step Guide to Essential Woodworking Techniques is a great book for learning techniques. It's a three book set. The first book covers basic techniques and joinery, the second book covers more advance techniques like veneering, shaping and inlay and the third book has some step by step guides for some projects.

You can get the first two books in a combined paper back version. There is also a hardcover box set that includes all three books and DVD but it's more expensive. You only really need the first two books as the third book only covers specific projects.

If you want some more book ideas do a search for "books" here. There has been a few good threads on books here.

u/OutsideTheSilo · 1 pointr/woodworking

Hey, I’ll try to offer up some knowledge.

For tools, I agree with another poster about figuring out what your next project is, then figure out if you need a new tool. I actually don’t have a table saw so I have to get creative with execution. My router and miter saws are my best friends. I also have a No. 4 LN smoothing plane that I use constantly. It’s extremely versatile and it’s very meditative (is that the right word here) and relaxing to use! I find myself reaching for it almost every project, but it may not be as useful on large outdoor projects. Some decent chisels are useful. Lastly, a good, solid work bench or work surface with a vise that doesn’t wobble is very helpful in woodworking.

For cutting tips, first make sure everything is square and aligned on your saws. Next, develop a consistent cutting and marking system so it becomes second nature and you become confident in your marks. My method for marking is that I use a pencil to mark my cut line. I mark in a way so I draw the line on the waste side and cut on the pencil mark. What I mean is that I know in my head to keep cutting slivers off until there is no pencil visible on the piece I’m cutting then I know I’m done.

For joinery techniques, this book below is really good. It discusses the cuts for almost every joint and very easy to follow and understand with plenty of diagrams. It’s definitely dated, especially when it talks about tools and glue, as it’s an older book, but the fundamentals of joinery haven’t changed.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1561580686/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_14_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ATDVGMTHCWW9DYHKH0YW&dpPl=1&dpID=51aWxssSgnL
I don’t know why it can be so expensive sometimes but find a cheap used copy online. This is definitely beginner friendly in my opinion.

I don’t have a lot of knowledge on outside wood, but I know cedar is good and have heard teak is as well.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/DIY

Here's a couple of my go-to resources:

Woodworking:

Lumberjocks

Tage Frig's books on woodworking

General web searches are helpful, but an often overlooked resource these days is the libraries. Many libraries have good books on woodworking projects and techniques.

General DIY:

This Old House is probably the best, in my opinion. I believe they have most of their past episodes on YouTube now.

HomeTime isn't too bad, but I feel like some of their newer episodes are less instructional.

u/mmcc73 · 1 pointr/DIY

Are you wanting to learn craftsman type woodworking, or mostly wanting to do around the house carpentry / home improvement type projects? If the former, I'd recommend the set of books by Tage Frid called Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking (http://www.amazon.com/Tage-Frid-Teaches-Woodworking-Step-By-Step/dp/1561580686) to learn the basics and a subscription to Fine Woodworking magazine if just to see some of the interesting stuff that people are doing.

For those power tools, as has been mentioned below but I shall say again, learn about safety. The skin graft on my thumb concurs.

You don't mention hand tools in your list, so I'd recommend getting some decent chisels and planes (made in England or the US, old is better if they aren't too mangled) and learn how to sharpen them well. Using hand tools helps teach you how wood works, the better for you to work wood.

Have fun, be safe, and make stuff.

u/tigermaple · 1 pointr/woodworking

Nothing wrong with books! I see someone has already said, "Forget it just go to YouTube", but I think there's something to be said for reading a book too.

Peter Korn's book, Woodworking Basics, is a pretty good, project oriented overview including both hand tool and machine basics- it was kind of the semi-required text my first semester at community college.

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking is the classic that comes to mind.

u/tpodr · 1 pointr/woodworking

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking (Joinery / Shaping, Veneering, Finishing) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1561580686
(Books 1 and 2 in a single volume)

This is a classic. For most techniques he shows both hand tool and power tool versions.

u/eadsm · 1 pointr/woodworking

This book is a classic. It's my favorite. For all the up to date techniques as well as traditional methods of work, books put out by the Taunton Press are the best. They also publish Fine Woodworking, the best periodical on woodworking. If I could choose a gift certificate for me, it would be for Woodcraft or Rockler.