Working with Wood: The Basics of Craftsmanship

by Peter Korn

Introduces skills for beginning wood crafters, including choice of wood, use of machinery, wood tools, sharpening, milling, hand-cutting, dovetail joints, assembly, and finishing

Genres: Woodwork, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1993

About the author

PETER KORN is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, a non-profit woodworking and design school in Rockport, Maine. A furniture maker since 1974, his work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums.


In addition to writing Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman, which won the 2014 Maine Literary Award, Korn is the author of several how-to books. These include the best-selling Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship (Taunton Press, 2003) and The Woodworker's Guide to Hand Tools (Taunton Press, 1998). The former has been translated and published in both China and South Korea.


Born in 1951, Korn grew up in Philadelphia, where he attended Germantown Friends School. He majored in history at the University of Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Trygstad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book really helped me prepare and expect what I may do next school year in the woodworking class. It was very helpful!

[Green G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

First-rate book for the beginner. Everything a novice needs to know in order to start woodworking is in this easy-to-read book...

[Jeff Youngstrom]

My review from May 2, 1999