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The book was shipped and received promptly. Great service. Book is more than expected and would recommend to any and all that it thinking about or wanting to know more on the subject.

The book is rather idiosyncratically organized. It goes by joint family and then type, but there is overlap and gaps. For instance it doesn't mention Parsons joints and some of the joint descriptions are really lacking, like the locked miter (totally useless description). Overall better than average with very good production values, but not comprehensive and IMHO poorly organized. The index is also less than great and some of the joint descriptions are at best sketchy to useless.

Item shipped and received with in two weeks of order. I would purchase from this vendor in the future

If I was ever going to say one book comes as close to totally covering a subject this would be it. Then again I am an amateur - so maybe I am easily impressed? I just really enjoy difficult interesting projects that generally have little purpose other than my own pleasure. If this book has a fault it is in that it does not define the difficulty on some of the joints but, it is beautifully organized and about all you need other than a lot of patients and the right tools.

I find this book to be a really great illustration on how to cut every joint in woodworking that I know of and some I've never seen. I think the author does a really good job explaining and showing how to cut all these joints. I really enjoyed this book and would highly recomend it to anyone that enjoys woodworking.

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This book is a great reference for the shop. It covers pretty much everything one would need to start building furniture the right way. If you're wondering what joint to use or an alternative way of mounting shelves in a bookcase, for example, its a great go to guide.

My husband has been a carpenter for over 20 years. He knows alot, but he says theres always alot more to learn. He loves this beautiful set.

Having just taken delivery of this boxed set I can see that my workshop projects will have to wait a while so enjoyable I am finding these books to read! I was initially looking to purchase only the Andy Rae book to help in some cabinet construction work but having not bought any up-to-date woodworking books for a while I decided to buy the set. Having now briefly gone through all three books I am very pleased with my decision to purchase all. The Rae book, my book of choice, is exceptionally good with clear easy-to-understand explanations of all the subject matter accompanied by excellent line drawing illustrations back with good colour photos as required. The content layout is also very well organised and importantly the reader doesn't get bogged down in heavy text passages on techniques and the like. Importantly even just a quick skim through the various sections of the book leaves the reader with grasp of the essence of the content. This is a book which I see myself constantly dipping into and, as the writer states in his introduction, will be kept very close to my workshop! The Rogowski book on joinery is presented in a similar fashion and recieves another thumbs up although I have to confess that as an amateur carpenter I doubt the need to tackle some of the more ambitious work presented. Nevertheless, I am already rethinking of changing some of the techniques I presently use in favour of those presented by Mr Rogowski. The Bird book on shaping wood looks like becoming another very useful reference and ideas book that I shall dip into as new and more ambitious projects come along. All in all I heartily recommend this boxed set to anyone who dabbles in and enjoys woodworking, and wants to learn more from the experts in a easily understandable and practical manner. Definitely 5 stars to Taunton Press for compiling ths set.

I have almost the complete Taunton series of woodworking books and they are a joy to peruse. Filled with good ideas, tips, tools and what-all.

This collection of books, which is priced substantially lower than bookstores by the way, is really a great wealth of knowledge about woodworking in general. I enjoy woodworking, specifically I'm a carpenter so my days have some variety, but there's only so much you can figure out on your own. You'll learn something just flipping through these books. This collection really gives you a direction to go with your craft and they really help you improve.