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Books that I STRONGLY recommend
"Before even placing my hand on a tool, I spent the summer before my first year at Rycotewood studying woodworking books and building a reservoir of knowledge. This helped the information I was taught stick in my head and made it easier to remember.
In this video I am sharing some of the books that really helped me over the years whether that was while I was a beginner, intermediate or advanced woodworker.
If you're interested in buying one of the books, I would be incredibly grateful if you did it through the links below. It means I get a small cut of the profits rather than it all go to the Amazon behemoth!
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PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED IN THIS VIDEO:
🔸 Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual
https://mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
🔸 cutting-edge-cabinetmaking
https://mattestlea.com/cutting-edge-cabinetmaking
🔸 workbenches-book
https://mattestlea.com/workbenches-book
🔸 Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
https://mattestlea.com/jab-jab-jab-right-hook
🔸 The Unplugged Woodshop
https://mattestlea.com/unplugged-woodshop
🔸 The Handplane Book
https://mattestlea.com/the-handplane-book
🔸 Understanding Exposure
https://mattestlea.com/understanding-exposure-book
🔸 Makepeace: Spirit of Adventure in Craft and Design
https://mattestlea.com/john-makepeace-book
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MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀 Purchasing and Using Tools Correctly
https://freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/tutorials/tutorials-hand-tools/
🎁 How To Make a Dovetailed Box:
https://freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-dovetail-box/
🛠 How To Make a Cabinet:
https://freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-cabinet/
🧰 How To Make a Toolbox:
https://freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-toolbox/
✏️ How To Design Furniture
https://freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-sketchup-series/
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https://www.patreon.com/mattestlea
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https://mattestlea.com/shop/
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https://mattestlea.com/wishlist
🍺 Send a Tip - Quick, Easy, and Massively Appreciated!
https://mattestlea.com/donate
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WOODWORKING BOOKS I RECOMMEND:
📘 Collins Complete Woodworkers Manual
https://mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
📖 Workbenches: Design & Theory to Construction & Use
https://mattestlea.com/workbenches-book
📚 The Overstory - My Favourite Fiction Books about Trees
https://mattestlea.com/the-overstory
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MY FAVOURITE TOOLS:
🛠️ Knew Concepts Fret Saw
https://mattestlea.com/knew-concepts-saw
⬜️ Faithfull Engineers Squares
https://mattestlea.com/faithfull-engineers-squares
⚙️ Veritas Wheel Marking Gauge
https://mattestlea.com/veritas-wheel-marking-gauge
🗡 Precision Marking Knife
https://mattestlea.com/markingknife
🎥 Lumix S1H Mirrorless Camera
https://mattestlea.com/panasonic-s1h
🔍 See EVERYTHING I Recommend HERE:
https://mattestlea.com/equipment
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⬜️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattestlea
🟧 Patreon: https://patreon.com/mattestlea
🟥 Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/mattestlea
🌍 My Website / Blog: https://mattestlea.com
💌 Monthly Newsletter: https://mattestlea.com/newsletter/
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🕵️♂️ WHO AM I?:
My name is Matt Estlea and I’m a Woodworker from Basingstoke, England. My aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years of TRAINING at Rycotewood Furniture Centre in Oxford, 5 years of experience WORKING at Axminster Tools and Machinery in Basingstoke, and 3 years TEACHING both day classes and evening classes at Rycotewood Furniture Centre. All while trying to get this YouTube thing off the ground.
By September 2021, I packed it all in to focus on YouTube and my business full-time.
Want to know more about how I crammed all this experience into such a short period of time? See my experience and qualifications here:
🎓 https://mattestlea.com/blog/my-qualifications-experience-and-achievements/
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GET IN TOUCH:
While I take time to read every single message I receive whether it's emailed, DMed or asked publicly on social media, sadly I do not have time to reply to everything. If you have a short message you’d like to send, it’s best to send me a message on Twitter.
🐣 Tweet me here: https://twitter.com/mattestlea
For longer messages, please drop me a message via the contact page on my website.
📨 Leave Me a Message Here: https://mattestlea.com/contact-form/
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PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a lil’ commission from recommending at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to know more about how this works, and what businesses I work with, please read my affiliate disclaimer here:
😑 Affiliate Disclaimer: https://mattestlea.com/affiliate-disclaimer/"
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