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# The Why & How of Woodworking: A Simple Approach to Making Meaningful Work

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Review: Best in class - I've purchased and read many books on woodworking and found all to be wanting in one area or another. Michael Pekovich is obviously a skilled craftsman, but he's so much more, he's a talented designer, engineer and a inspiring teacher. I picked this book up at the library on a whim, and read it cover to cover studying the project designs along the way to understand the construction and design intent. I decided I needed to own this book so ordered it immediately once I had finished reading it. Mike's writing style is motivational without being condescending, the humility in his prose inspires confidence to get you started on your first or next project. I am particularly drawn to Arts and Crafts inspired design and so Mike's beautiful work and designs were matched to my own aesthetic, with lots of the design details explained providing inspiration on how to incorporate them into your own work, from a simple dovetail box to other more advanced furniture pieces. Mike's work is routed in the Arts and Crafts movement, but updated with inspiration from modern masters like James Krenov with some kumiko elements thrown in for additional visual interest. All these styles are combined to provide an extremely pleasing and unique style of his own. This for me was the best woodworking book I've come across providing a path for the beginner and experienced woodworker to develop skills and designs to hopefully produce some beautifully inspired pieces.
Review: The only woodworking book you need - if you are going to buy only one woodworking book, let it be this one. It is brilliant. well written, fantastic pictures/illustrations, abundance of great insight into all fundamental aspects of woodworking. One of the few - may \be the only one, who has some appeal to non-woodworkers as well. If you don't want it for yourself, buy it as a gift to a person you want to inspire to go out there an build something.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #47,283 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Carving Crafts #17 in Carpentry #19 in Woodworking Projects (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (847) |
| Dimensions  | 8.75 x 0.65 x 11.2 inches |
| Edition  | 7th |
| ISBN-10  | 1631869272 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1631869273 |
| Item Weight  | 2.16 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | September 18, 2018 |
| Publisher  | Taunton |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best in class
*by G***Y on April 27, 2019*

I've purchased and read many books on woodworking and found all to be wanting in one area or another. Michael Pekovich is obviously a skilled craftsman, but he's so much more, he's a talented designer, engineer and a inspiring teacher. I picked this book up at the library on a whim, and read it cover to cover studying the project designs along the way to understand the construction and design intent. I decided I needed to own this book so ordered it immediately once I had finished reading it. Mike's writing style is motivational without being condescending, the humility in his prose inspires confidence to get you started on your first or next project. I am particularly drawn to Arts and Crafts inspired design and so Mike's beautiful work and designs were matched to my own aesthetic, with lots of the design details explained providing inspiration on how to incorporate them into your own work, from a simple dovetail box to other more advanced furniture pieces. Mike's work is routed in the Arts and Crafts movement, but updated with inspiration from modern masters like James Krenov with some kumiko elements thrown in for additional visual interest. All these styles are combined to provide an extremely pleasing and unique style of his own. This for me was the best woodworking book I've come across providing a path for the beginner and experienced woodworker to develop skills and designs to hopefully produce some beautifully inspired pieces.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The only woodworking book you need
*by E***N on July 27, 2025*

if you are going to buy only one woodworking book, let it be this one. It is brilliant. well written, fantastic pictures/illustrations, abundance of great insight into all fundamental aspects of woodworking. One of the few - may \be the only one, who has some appeal to non-woodworkers as well. If you don't want it for yourself, buy it as a gift to a person you want to inspire to go out there an build something.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb
*by H***N on February 12, 2020*

My favorite book on woodworking. I've come to trust certain voices in the woodworking world, and M. Pekovich is one of them. The book is really informative and inspirational. Top notch photos, layout and text. I think the reviews that complain about too much kumiko are missing the point. He's describing an approach, and some techniques. The plans and projects in the book are best used as starting points. To view the plans as akin to a paint-by-numbers painting is to take the meaning out of the meaningful work. If you don't like kumiko, or proud dovetails, or whatever, just take them out and replace them with something that pleases you. Like a LN #4, this book is a real pleasure.

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