{"product_id":"the-essential-woodworker","title":"The Essential Woodworker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Robert Wearing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can download an excerpt from this book \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/essential_woodworker_excerpt_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our opinion, “The Essential Woodworker” is one of the best books on hand-tool usage written in the post-Charles Hayward era. Wearing was classically trained in England as a woodworker and embraced both power and hand tools in his shop and in his teaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe begins with a table. As you read the chapter on building a table, Wearing connects the dots for the hand-tool user by showing how all the tools are used in concert to produce accurate work. It’s not just about sawing a tenon or planing an edge. Instead, it is about how to gather these skills and apply them to building furniture – tables, doors, carcases, dovetailed drawers, plinths, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is filled with more than 500 hand-drawn illustrations by Wearing that explain every operation in a hand-tool shop. His illustrations are properly drafted, drawn in perspective and masterfully clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Essential Woodworker\" is printed in a 6\" x 9\" format, hardbound with a cloth cover, and produced entirely in the U.S. Like our other books, this paper is acid-free, and the signatures are sewn and casebound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is also available in PDF format as a DRM-free file. \u003cspan\u003eIf you need a tutorial on adding our digital books to your iPad, click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2015\/02\/22\/adding-a-pdf-to-your-ipad\/\" title=\"iPad tutorial\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction 6\u003cbr\u003e1: Basic Woodworking Skills 10\u003cbr\u003e2: Make a Table or Stool 54\u003cbr\u003e3: Make a Carcase 124\u003cbr\u003e4: Drawers, Handles and Boxes 210\u003cbr\u003eAppendices 241\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg height=\"223\" width=\"330\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/Scan-2_1_large.jpg?v=1486485151\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRobert Wearing (1921-2020) was the author of many important books on woodworking, including “The Resourceful Woodworker,” “Making Woodwork Aids \u0026amp; Devices,” “Hand Tools for Woodworkers” and “The Essential Woodworker.” Wearing’s career as a craftsperson began after his service during World War II. He was formally trained at Loughborough College (now University) in Leicestershire, England. After graduating, he went on to teach for 50 more years and write countless articles on woodwork and several well-received books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuring our relationship with the Wearing family, we have published two short biographies you might like to read. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2011\/03\/16\/they-will-make-a-craftsman-out-of-you\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne was written in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2011\/03\/16\/they-will-make-a-craftsman-out-of-you\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e 2011 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e(by Wearing)\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2017\/02\/07\/meet-the-author-robert-wearing\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eand the other in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2017\/02\/07\/meet-the-author-robert-wearing\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e 2017\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":443634441,"sku":"BK-EW","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"PDF only","offer_id":443634445,"sku":"BK-EW-PDF","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Essential Woodworker Book + PDF","offer_id":41325887848511,"sku":"BK-EW \u0026 PDF","price":41.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/ess.wood2.jpg?v=1751315272","url":"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/the-essential-woodworker","provider":"Lost Art Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}