This book is available from a number of sources.  Amazon.com lists it at
$17.56 in paperback.  Ships in 24 hours.  I bought my copy at Barnes and
Noble.

I love this book.  Few well chosen words.  Lots of excellent pictures and
plans for all the necessary jigs.  It is THE book for newby galoots IMHO.
Run don't walk to get this book.

No affiliation etc., etc., etc.

Rob
rob@p...

At 12:05 PM 9/11/98 , Tom wrote:
>At 10:36 AM -0400 9/11/98, Tom O'Neil wrote:
>       [snip]
>>Can anyone recommend a source for  information on how to make
>>[a shooting board] and the proper technique to join a board with one?
>
>       Yep.  a plan (not just a picture), with dimensions and 3-D views,
>can be found in Aldren Watson, HAND TOOLS, THEIR WAYS AND WORKINGS, (NY,
>Lyons and Burford, 1996, ISBN 1-55821-224-8) p. 400.  The description and
>tips on use are on pp. 199-200.  This book, BTW, was originally published
>by Norton in 1982.  I found the reprint in Barnes and Noble sometime in the
>past year.  It has a lot of galootinous information,and clear plans for
>several benches, jigs and fixtures for hand tool use, along with a lot
>about the tools themselves.
>               Tom Holloway