Next to woodworking, mathematics is my favorite subject.
Growing up and attending a technical school in the UK, where woodworking and engineering were required, I learned a great deal about techniques of both woodworking and engineering.
Today I think I have found the Woodworking book my woodworking teacher (Ted Young) taught from – that and the book of Sloyd. For more info on Sloyd watch Roy Underhill’s episode.
The book I am referring to is ‘The Manual of Carpentry and Woodworking’ by J. W. Riley published in 1905, it contains almost 1000 illustrations and runs to 500 pages, and is wonderful.
The book covers such topics as:
Timber
Plane Geometry
Mensuration of Carpentry and Joinery
Tools
Woodworking Machinery
Joints and Fastenings
Mechanics of Carpentry