Title: A fine little book
Product review: Other reviewers are correct, other books have better detail. Especially, there are approaches that use newer technology with far more currency. The value of this book is the discussion behind the tool. Peter thinks. He thinks about why things work. He's seen enough fine craftsmen to know that his way is certainly not the only way, and that any number of odd approaches seem to produce exceptional results.Combine this book with his Woodworking Basics and you pretty much have the content of his two week course at his school in Maine. Remarkably, what you will get out that course is not an expert ability to cut dovetails or sharpen chisels, it the comprehension of why you do what you do. There is a difference between education and training. Education gives you comprehension that allows you to extend what you know into areas you may not know. Peter's forte is education, and it is reflected in this book. I use it all the time.
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