"Ralph Brendler"  writes about good WWing books:
  > both good additions to any hand-tool woodworker's library.  FWW has
done a
  > couple of reprints that may be of interest (FWW on Hand Tools, FWW on
Planes
  > and Chisels, FWW on Bench Tools), but I've never been too impressed with
  > these myself.  Other folks love them, though.

     The newer (color) versions have a lot of pretty pictures and very
little actual content.  "Look at the pretty planes this guy makes", etc.

     The old versions (black and white) aren't as pretty, but have 
content that you can sink your teeth into.

     IMHO, YMMV, etc.

Tad Anhalt
Des Moines, Ia.