House construction

I’d never heard of Stumpy Nubs before attending a woodworking show in September in Kansas City. I found his presentation to be the most interesting, entertaining and enjoyable of all those I attended. He actually brought his shop-made tools to the show and had them on display in the vendor marketplace. Seeing the tools in person only made Stumpy’s ideas, and his skills, more impressive.

This book does an excellent job of describing 12 shop-made tools. Like most people who work wood I’ve knocked out a number of jigs over the years but Stumpy takes things to a level I’d never imagined. The amount of thought put into the details make his tools accurate and convenient. I think many readers will find at least one project (and quite probably more) they’ll want to build.

Of course hearing Stumpy present his ideas in a live setting adds an element of humor and entertainment that no book could match. That’s not a criticism of the book. It’s an endorsement of attending one of his presentations.

Great Book, very informative.