Hybrid Woodworking: Blending Power & Hand Tools for Quick, Quality Furniture (Popular Woodworking)

Including step by step directions with pictures I feel I can even tackle making a bed now! 🤣 But I won’t. My husband has enjoyed looking through it and the kids have marked what they want built.

As a self taught new generation "internet woodworker", I don't buy many woodworking books. It's not my preferred format and there is simply too much good freely available info out there that I generally don't pick up enough from them to justify not putting the money towards tools instead. Being a big fan of Marc's wood whisperer stuff and having read positive reviews from other woodworking names I respect I decided to buy this book however. I'd already come to the same conclusion as Marc on my own, my power tools are nice but I can't get the level of accuracy I'd like out of them and learning how to use good quality hand tools is the answer for that last 5-10%. Took me a few days to read through this book and I'm glad I bought it. It's an easy read with a good level of detail of what Marc uses for his work, how, why, and what tools you really need. I learned several clever new tricks and have added a router plane to my tool wish list!

Easy, simple read. But very valuable for the beginner woodworker; those just beginning to amass their tool collection. It's got techniques for cutting joineries as well as sharpening your hand tools. So I learned quite a bit as a beginning woodworker. I didn't give 5 stars because he has a lot of power tools that I can't apply to my woodworking, i.e. jointer and planer. I can't afford those, so I try to work with the things I have.

I got into power tools a while ago without a huge budget, and often felt limited in what I could do without some of the more expensive, high quality machines I couldn’t afford or fit in my shop. I casually mentioned these limitations to my father one day, who pointed out that my great grandfather spent his life as a cabinetmaker without using a single power tool. Seems obvious but it just clicked for me that anything is possible when you go back to the roots of this craft.This book was exactly what I needed to help me balance the use of both power and hand tools—not so much for the sake of doing things the right or wrong way, but for the purpose of getting the best possible results with what I have at my disposal. Though the focus of the book is not so much about supplementing large, high quality power tools you can’t afford (if you watch Marc’s YouTube channel, you know he has pretty much the dream power tool assortment) it was helpful to me in this regard, and has allowed me to expand my capabilities using hand tools I previously disregarded.Marc is a great source of knowledge, and this book was a helpful expansion on the valuable information he shares for free on YouTube.

If you are new to woodworking, read this book first. Or maybe Woodworking for Dummies, then this book, if you're totally new. It will save you a lot of money and eliminate spending money on tools that duplicate functions. There are a million ways to do everything in woodworking with basic tools and a few jigs. Marc does a excellent presentation on what you absolutely need to scratch your initial woodworking bug, and then where to go from there. I'll admit I bought some of the specialized hand tools he said could be put of just so my shop wall looked cool, but with his advise I made my shop set up work really well for the dollars spent, and I can do just about anything I need to with exactness. I will add other tools as I go along to speed up some processes, but don't need to. The Hybrid Woodworking style he describes is exactly what I was looking for. I am NOT going into business. This book showed me how to stretch my initial investment to get a set of tools that gets the job done without being frustrated.

I'm still pretty new to woodworking beyond the shop classes I took 20 years ago and have mostly read about turning, but this book is, in my opinion, brilliant. First, Marc clearly knows what he's doing and how to pass pass that along. He combines clear teaching and humor which I like. But most of all I like the concept of using power tools like apprentices for grunt grunt work and hand tools for finness work. My only real real complaint is that it's the only one. Maybe a sequel with more variations or or something at some point. Also, Marc seems like a stand up guy who cares more about the the craft than himself and and his ego which is refreshing in a day when everyone is most concerned about number one.

Marc Spagnuolo has created a book that is great for any woodworker who is experienced or just getting started. If you have lots of experience with power tools or hand tools, this is still an interesting book. Marc writes in a way that is likeable and entertaining. I learned quite a few things and have come to respect different tools in a way that I didn't before. This book does go into power tools in detail and hand tools in detail. If you have ever questioned whether you should only use one or the other, or a combination of power or hand tools, give this book a gander.

I listen to the author Mark on the Woodtalk Podcast all the time, so when I read this book, its like Mark is speaking to me personally. This book is so well done, and well written that I just can't say enough good about it. I've been working with power tools for a long time, but over the last couple of years I have strived to improve the quality of my projects, and one of the ways I've done that is by incorporating hand tools into the process. This book has become a valuable resource in achieving the results I was hoping for. Well done Mark, and keep up the good work.

Für mich sehr hilfreich in verschiedenen Aspekten. Anschaulich, gut bebildert, unterhaltsam geschrieben mit der nötigen Liebe zum Detail. Ich habe es gründlich durchgearbeitet und viele Anregungen zu Arbeitsweisen und Werkzeugen daraus übernommen. Für die Weiterentwicklung beim Holzwerken sehr zu empfehlen. Für absolute Anfänger vielleicht nicht ganz so gut.

Livro muito bom, conteúdo de qualidade e boas ilustrações.Indicado para pessoas que gostam de marcenaria e querem aprender mais algumas técnicas.

Ce livre permet de découvrir quels sont les outils électriques et outils manuels qui sont utiles pour le travailleur du bois amateur d'aujourd'hui.M. Spagnuolo décrit de manière pédagogique à quoi servent chacun des outils et pourquoi les outils à main ne sont pas des outils du musée mais bien des accessoires indispensables quand on veut pouvoir agir très finement pour ajuster des assemblages ou donner une apparence moins mécanique aux ouvrages en bois. Les outils électriques sont là pour le travail du 'grunt', et les outils à main viennent apporter une aide précieuse là où les outils électriques atteignent leur limite.Il donne des conseils sur les achats, et décrit avec précision comment il mixe scie à ruban ,scie sous table, défonceuse, outils à main pour réaliser des queues d'aronde, des assemblages mi-bois, des tenons-mortaise, etc..Parfait pour les débutants ainsi que ceux qui veulent découvrir les outils à main essentiels .

La filosofia di Marc "The Wood Whisperer" Spagnuolo è una che mi sento di sposare: utilizzare strumenti sia manuali che elettrici - i cosiddetti power tools - per raggiungere il risultato, senza fare di nessuna della due vie l'unica fede.Il libro conduce il lettore attraverso tecniche con entrambe le tipologie di strumenti; laddove serve maggiore controllo si va in genere sul manuale, mentre quando servono velocità e/o potenza si utilizzano gli elettroutensili.Si tratta di un manuale poco più che introduttivo alla lavorazione del legno, quindi non adatto a chi è già esperto e cerca progetti e idee.Molto chiaro e piacevole nell'esposizione, comunque, è una bella carrellata di tecniche e considerazioni sugli strumenti.

Great for those trying to decide wether to go power or hand tools. I find Mark's approach to woodworking pragmatic and well reasoned. If you intend to make a living (or a self sustaining hobby) of high quality woodworking, this book is right for you. If, on the other hand, you only intend to build mass produced Ikea style furniture, save yourself the money, and spend it on your next tool.