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Five types of books for better woodworking.

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Some of the best (and most under-rated) books about woodwork.
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Books in this video (Amazon links are affiliate):

Single-Topic Books:

_Making and Mastering Wooden Planes_ (Finck) [In print]: https://bit.ly/2Q7Pube

Woodwork as a System:

_Japanese Woodwork Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use_ (Odate) [In print]: https://amzn.to/36kLWIB

_Hands Employed Aright: The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher_ (Klein) [In print]: https://bit.ly/2ZDgMtq

Furniture Collections:

_The Pine Furniture of Early New England_ (Kettell) [In print, but cheaper used]: https://amzn.to/36axW3N

_By Shaker Hands_ (Sprigg) [Out of print, but easy to find and cheap]: https://amzn.to/2MHuOor

_Early American Antique Country Furnishings_ (Neumann) [Out of print, but cheap and easy to find]: https://amzn.to/2Qv7cEF

Subversive Books:

_Make a Chair From a Tree: An Introduction to Working Green Wood_ (Alexander) [Out of print; hard to find]

_Make a Joint Stool From a Tree_ (Alexander, Follansbee) [Updated version of Alexander's other book; In print]: https://bit.ly/37nJKA1

Reference Books:

_Understanding Wood Finishing_ (Flexner) [In print]: https://amzn.to/2tbRVAK

_With the Grain: A Craftsman's Guide to Understanding Wood_ (Becksvoort): [In print]: https://bit.ly/2ZCQQOz

Other Favorites:

_Country Furniture_ (Watson) [In print, but MANY used copies out there]: https://amzn.to/369Zvdr

_The Practical Woodturner_ (Pain) [Out of print but cheap and easy to find]: https://amzn.to/35aMVtp

_The Practical Woodworker_ (Jones) [In Print. Huge and cheap]: https://amzn.to/2rE31hi

_The Handplane Book_ (Hack) [In print]: https://amzn.to/37n6Bvv

_Workbenches: From Design and Theory to Construction and Use_ (Schwarz) [In print]: https://amzn.to/35bpcZS

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