The Complete Woodworker Tool Chests, 1917
The Complete Woodworker by Bernard Jones, 1917 Bernard Jones was a practical mechanic as well as an editor of technical books and trade journals from the end of the 19th century through to the beginning of the 20th. He was the editor of Cassell's Workshop Series, of the journal WORK and numerous texts. All of his work was both influential and necessary texts in most amateur as well as commercial trade shops and trade schools. in the woodworking, there are two stand outs: The Complete Woodworker and The Practical Woodworker . Practical , a four volume set recently reprinted by Lost Art Press, was originally published a few years after the success of Complete . Added to Practical was material from WORK with the intention of creating a multi volume reference set for the shop. Here is where I differ from Lost Art Press. I find Complete to be clearly focused on the necessities of hand tool woodworking. Practical , while certainly extensive, tosses in what is basically a marketing ...
