Good effort , but not for amateurs. This book was a giant disappointment, poor black and white photos, erroneus information, and poor explanation of jigs. Not enough detailed expalanations, especially for beginners.Many of the photos in this book were poorly done,Photos need to be in clear color with detailed information.Lots of spelling mistakes, and incomplete words . Measurements , were way off. the author used guitarmaking measurements for top , back and sides. The back of the book had photos of jigs, but no explanation of how to make them.I do not recommend this book . Have been woodworking for 33 years.