《彼得·科恩木工基础》是一本木工入门书，2003年至今稳居木工书畅销榜首，近10万人验证成功的木工学习之路。1993年，美国“家具手工艺中心”校长彼得·科恩，亲笔写出这本基础、诚意的木工学习书。2003年，作者对书中的内容进行了全面修订，专业摄影师吉姆·杜根为新版本提供了大量精彩的照片。
20年来，《彼得·科恩木工基础》一直是美国最畅销的木工书，陪伴着成千上万的爱好者踏上了可靠的学习和实践之路——而木工在美国的流行度也与日俱增。
20年后，经过两名爱好者兼译者的两轮细心翻译，和一名台湾木工——何美莹老师（何老师曾于2000年在美国从师于作者）的审阅，《彼得·科恩木工基础》终于能与中国读者相见。

This work provides an insight into the history of Welsh stick chairs and includes instructions on how to make a chair, covering methods of bending the wood for chair construction. Illustrations show each stage in the building process.

“By Hound &amp; Eye: A Plain &amp; Easy Guide to Designing Furniture with no Further Trouble” is an illustrated cartoon journey through the world of pre-industrial design geometry. It stars Journeyman and his pizza-loving dog, Snidely, as they untangle the world of points, segments, arcs and the three-dimensional world using nothing more than a compass, straightedge and pencil.<br /><br />After each new idea is introduced, you are shown how to perform the exercise yourself right in the workbook.<br /><br />You can perform all the exercises in an afternoon. And even you have been steeped in geometry for years, we are certain you will experience several eye-opening moments while performing the exercises. This book connects geometry to furniture design in a way that no other book has. And the exercises ensure the lessons will make it from the page and into your fingers. Reading about it is one thing. Doing it is another (like woodworking).<br /><br />Also fun: George and Jim have given their work the look and feel of a middle-school workbook, complete with slightly corny jokes.<br /><br />The 192-page workbook is softcover with a sewn and glued binding for durability. Like all our products, "By Hound &amp; Eye" is printed in the United States.<br /><br />The workbook is being hand illustrated and hand lettered by Andrea Love. It is written as a companion to the hardbound book "By Hand &amp; Eye" by Walker and Tolpin. The two books are meant to complement one another. "By Hand &amp; Eye" focuses more on the history behind the geometrical systems and offers projects using the simple ratios explored in the book. The workbook "By Hound &amp; Eye" is concerned mostly with the practical exercises needed to open your inner eye and offers exercises not found in the hardbound book.

本书的编写以“纸上工艺记录片”的形式，以图像、文字采访、画外评论的手法真实记载传统木工匠们的工作状态，凸显每一位工匠师傅自身独特的制造工艺，展现每一位工匠师傅按照自身使用习惯符合自身人体工学的与手掌契合度极高的定制工具，这些工具也是每一位工匠师傅历经一复一日的实践操作而不断加以改良、改进的优化结果，从这些工具可以看到师承关系一脉相传的中国传统木作技艺不断演进的缩影与记忆。