Choosing a woodworking furniture plans book usually starts with one question: do you want a broad first volume or a supplemental second collection? The four options here split exactly that way. Two carry the Complete Book of Woodworking name and promise more than 40 projects, while two carry the follow-up title 40 More Woodworking Plans and Projects. The complication is that the Complete Book appears as both a Like New hardcover and a Very Good paperback, and the 40 More collection appears at two different listed prices. The pages ahead sort those four into a clear call using the price, format, condition, and publication year that are actually shown.
Quick take
If you want one anchor volume, the Like New hardcover Complete Book is the strongest single-book start. If you prefer a paperback copy of that same 2001 title, the trade paperback edition is the one to consider. The two 40 More books are both Bernard C. Cooper's 1992 trade paperbacks with the same identifying number; the main difference between them is the displayed title and the listed price, with the ampersand version carrying the higher price and the stated ISBN.
Listed price comparison
| Product | Listed price | Price bar |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete Book of Woodworking: Detailed Plans for More Than 40 Projects | USD 6.00 | |
| The Complete Book Of Woodworking Detailed Plans For More Than 40 Projects | USD 7.65 | |
| 40 More Woodworking Plans and Projects Paperback Book The Fast | USD 12.20 | |
| 40 More Woodworking Plans & Projects | USD 14.36 |
Decision matrix
| Decision point | Complete Book hardcover | Complete Book paperback | 40 More (The Fast) | 40 More (ampersand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover | Trade Paperback | Trade Paperback | Trade Paperback |
| Condition | Like New | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good |
| Publication year | 2001 | 2001 | 1992 | 1992 |
| Role that fits | Single anchor volume | Lighter copy of same title | Supplemental second volume | Supplemental volume with clear title |
The four options explained
The Complete Book of Woodworking: Detailed Plans for More Than 40 Projects
This is the broadest starting point: the book title promises more than 40 projects, the format is hardcover, and the condition is Like New. The 2001 edition comes from Landauer Publishing, LLC and carries ISBN 0760728135. If you want one volume to anchor a woodworking furniture plans shelf, this is the copy to start with. The limitation sits in the same facts: it is a hardcover, while the other three options are trade paperbacks, and the 2001 date means the plan ideas are from that era. The Like New condition makes it the cleanest of the four, but you are trading the paperback format for a hardcover binding.
The Complete Book Of Woodworking Detailed Plans For More Than 40 Projects
This trade paperback keeps the Complete Book theme but changes the binding. The author is Mark Johanson, the format is Trade Paperback, the condition is Very Good, and the 2001 title is grouped under the Book Series: Woodwork. If you want the same Complete Book scale in a lighter, prop-open-friendly paperback, this is the one to look at. The clear limitation is the cover condition: it is not a like-new copy, and the item details note signs of use on the cover. You are still getting the same 2001 plan book, just with a worn exterior.
40 More Woodworking Plans and Projects Paperback Book The Fast
This is the supplementary collection. The title says 'more plans,' the author is Bernard C. Cooper, the format is Trade Paperback, and the condition is Very Good. The EAN is 9780946819102, and the publication year is 1992. If you already have a first project book and want a second batch of woodworking furniture plan ideas, this copy fits that role. The limitation is that the displayed title ends with 'The Fast' wording, so the name reads like a shortened display rather than the complete book name. The 1992 date also makes it the oldest of the four, which is worth noting if you want newer plan styles.
40 More Woodworking Plans & Projects
This second copy of the 40 More collection is the one that gives you the cleanest display. The title is simply '40 More Woodworking Plans & Projects,' the author is Bernard C. Cooper, the format is Trade Paperback, and the condition is Very Good. It carries the stated ISBN 9780946819102 and is dated 1992. If you want a 40 More volume that reads like a complete book title and gives you the ISBN up front, this is the one to pick. The limitation is that this is still the same 1992 collection as the other 40 More copy, so nothing about the plan content changes. You are choosing this version for the cleaner title and stated ISBN, not for a different set of projects.
Final recommendation by use case
Use these picks to match the book to the way you work:
- Choose The Complete Book of Woodworking: Detailed Plans for More Than 40 Projects when you want a single like-new hardcover volume to anchor the project shelf.
- Choose The Complete Book Of Woodworking Detailed Plans For More Than 40 Projects when you prefer a trade paperback copy of the same title and can accept visible cover wear.
- Choose 40 More Woodworking Plans and Projects Paperback Book The Fast when you want the supplemental 40 More collection and do not mind the shortened title.
- Choose 40 More Woodworking Plans & Projects when you want the supplemental collection with the cleaner title and stated ISBN.
