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After two New York Times bestsellers, Nick Offerman—woodworker, actor, comedian, and co-host of NBC’s crafting competition series Making It—returns with the subject for which he’s known best—his incredible real-life woodshop.

Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest-to-god hard day’s work: Offerman Woodshop. Captained by hirsute woodworker, actor, comedian, and writer Nick Offerman, the shop produces not only fine handcrafted furniture, but also fun stuff—kazoos, baseball bats, ukuleles, mustache combs, even cedar-strip canoes.

Now Nick and his ragtag crew of champions want to share their experience of working at the Woodshop, tell you all about their passion for the discipline of woodworking, and teach you how to make a handful of their most popular projects along the way. This book takes readers behind the scenes of the woodshop, both inspiring and teaching them to make their own projects and besotting them with the infectious spirit behind the shop and its complement of dusty wood-elves.

In these pages you will find a variety of projects for every skill level, with personal, easy-to-follow instructions by the OWS woodworkers themselves; and, what’s more, this tutelage is augmented by mouth-watering color photos (Nick calls it "wood porn"). You will also find writings by Nick, offering recipes for both comestibles and mirth, humorous essays, odes to his own woodworking heroes, insights into the ethos of woodworking in modern America, and other assorted tomfoolery.

Whether you’ve been working in your own shop for years, or if holding this stack of compressed wood pulp is as close as you’ve ever come to milling lumber, or even if you just love Nick Offerman’s brand of bucolic yet worldly wisdom, you’ll find Good Clean Fun full of useful, illuminating, and entertaining information.

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October 18, 2016
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“Good Clean Fun has helped me discover new ways to have fun in the shop...If Offerman’s goal is to expose a wider audience to the world of woodworking, he’s hit the nail on the head. The guidance is sound and presented in a much more entertaining manner than you’ll encounter in other woodworking books. Good Clean Fun may be the first woodworking book that’s actually fun to read.”—Woodcraft Magazine

“Offerman offers detailed projects, shop tips, and tricks, wider reflections on his career and craftsmanship...Offerman really loves wood. By the time you’re finished, you will too.”—Popular Mechanics

“Part memoir...part technical guide (which provides instructions on how to build fine pieces down to the very inch), and part spiritual guide (there's zen-like life lessons to take away from crafting something with your hands).”—Esquire

“This book is sure to fit nicely in your library and next to you, in your wood shop, whether you are just picking up a new hobby or looking to dive into a career of carving and turning wood.”—Design*Sponge

“A witty woodworking tutorial.”—Country Living

“Woodworking craftsmanship cannot get more fun than this.”—BookPage

About the Author

Nick Offerman is the New York Times bestselling author of Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers, Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living, and Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop. He is an actor, humorist, and woodworker. He is married to the most beautiful and talented actress working today, Megan Mullally. They live in Los Angeles, California, with their pups and an impressive collection of assorted wood clamps.

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ASIN : B01ESI3Q8W
Publisher : Dutton (October 18, 2016)
Publication date : October 18, 2016
Language : English
File size : 386990 KB
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Print length : 331 pages
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Cape Dory SailorTop Contributor: Sewing

The emphasis here is FUN.

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016

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If you're like me, you own a hundred back issues of Shop Notes, Wood, and have shelves full of books on specific topics from Framing to Finishes. Most of these articles you skim, get inspired with techniques and design elements, and apply those to your own projects. After spending a few days with this book, I get the feeling that Nick understands how woodworkers and tinkerers consume books, and wanted to make something that would suit them.

This book is Fun: There's lovely photography that will inspire you, and there's several techniques and ideas that were new to me in some of the project-plans. But, what makes this book different is that there are also artist profiles, general shop advice, and Nick Offerman's humor and sensibilities throughout. You probably won't read it cover-to-cover, but then, the book doesn't appear to be designed to be consumed in that way. It's perfect for a casual read; to pick up at the end of the day and read a few pages.

This is not to say that the book doesn't contain practical instruction; it does, and those projects are well presented. You should be warned however that some of the projects here are going to come off as a bit precious for an older experienced woodworker, but then, many of the projects are going to be approachable and exciting to younger and inexperienced woodworkers.

The fun of this book will inspire you to get back into the shop to finish your most recent project.

This book would be a great gift for a wide range of woodworkers with a wide range of interests; you'd have a hard time going wrong.

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Andrew L.

Lacking some of the essentials I was looking for starting out in woodworking

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018

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Well this is definitely not my favorite woodworking book. As a beginner, I was looking for something fun and educational at the same time but was disappointed. For me, I was looking for helpful technique and what tools are good and getting started. The first few chapters were nice in describing wood with the texture and elements of how to respect what you are working with but I think Mr.Offerman lost me on describing expensive tools and vague descriptions of some of the work being done. Some of that falls on me as well as I wanted to deal more with hand tools than a full blown mechanized woodworking shop so alas I cannot give this book a total thrashing.

A book I did enjoy that has now a number of youtube posts is done by Paul Sellers (woodworking 1 and 2) and provided me what I needed for a introduction to woodworking, good skills to learn and the bare bones for some other stuff.

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Nate C

You may thoroughly enjoy this book, or you may not.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018

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I didn't read all of this book. The things I did read, which was most things, I thoroughly enjoyed. Almost enough to crack a smile. But don't worry it's just dull enough that you won't, and no one will think less of you.

I did however make a series of kazoos and bottle openers based on plans from this book and got a real kick from folks' positive reactions. I did smile then, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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OtisDriftwood

It has a nice variation of woodworking

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2016

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I honestly held off buying this, because I thought it would be more comedy/coffee table than woodworking. I was wrong! It has a nice variation of woodworking, comedy and general lifestyle. It would totally work as a coffee table book, but it's equally, if not more so, a great cover to cover read. The level of woodworking knowledge is very broad - for the beginners it covers tools and simple projects, for advanced, it has some wonderful stories about master woodworkers/artist/teachers and some more advanced projects.

Well done, Mr. Offerman.

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Joe Blow

Woodworking, practical projects and the stories we come to woodworking for

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020

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repeat after me: Nick Offerman is not Ron Swanson.

This is because Swanson is a frustrated bumbling idiot who has delusions of his own competency, whereas Offerman is a competent and caring person who nonetheless acknowledges his teachers and those he admires. He shares his understanding of the art of woodworking and provides pointers everywhere to more experienced artists and resources for anyone who wants to pursue the art.

I work almost exclusively with hand tools on smaller projects, I neither need nor want the wide range of power tools he covers (most of the time) yet his approach to woodworking is a wonderful light for my own practice, and I come back to this book time and time again, each time putting it down mid-read because I've been inspired to get out there and get on another project. This is the first time I've ever called out not being able to finish a book as a compliment.

Overall it's just a great read, with both practical advice, but more importantly inspiration to get out and work regardless of our skill level or current equipment.

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My dad LOVED this book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2019

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Just when I thought I couldn't be any better of a daughter (kidding, of course) I buy this gem for my dad for his bday. He loves woodworking and is really talented in the shop, however, he says he's learned a lot fro this book and has loved every second. If only I liked woodworking as much as I love Nick Offerman, I might actually ask to borrow it.

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Chris

Enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017

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Great book that starts with a brief Nick Offerman bio and then moves on to recommended tools for a shop, explaination of wood grain and such, and projects throughout. This is more about the love of woodworking than a how-to, but it's written in Nick Offerman's voice, so it's as entertaining as it is educational.

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Mackenzie Blanchard

Another chuffed reader!

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2019

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If you're like me, and I understand there's no reason to assume you are, reading this book will leave you chuffed! (after it introduces you to the word)

Depending on your personal bent, it can be an autobiography with side of introductory woodworking, or an introductory woodworking manual with a side of anecdotes to smooth the transition between projects.

I look forward giving a few of the projects a college try as soon as I clear my own to-do list (which, incidentally, the book has inspired me to dig into with gusto!)

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Keywood

Present for the husband. He loves it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2020

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My husband is getting into woodwork and I wanted to buy him a little something for putting up with me and he loves it. We are both big fans of Nick Offerman; his stuff is always great but this is his favourite book he’s ever had. He says it’s great for the little projects but also the stories that run through it and it’s a really interesting read. Brownie points for me.

Jeremyü

A fairly fun read, but most of the book is dedicated ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2018

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A fairly fun read, but most of the book is dedicated to fairly short projects rather than what I expected which was a fuller description of life in the Offerman Woodshop. Worth a read (I mean, c'mon, it's by Nick Offerman), but not really a coffee table classic which I feel is in there somewhere.

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Katraz

Good Clean Fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2018

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Great book with some useful information and amusing writing.

mlceates

highly recommend even if your not into wood working

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2016

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Even if you are not into wood work this is a fun read. Nick Offerman you will recognize from television as he's an actor.

Its a strange mixture of ideas and subjects that shouldn't work BUT it actually works brilliantly.

JadeH

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2016

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Excellent quality product full of interesting and amusing antics about wood.

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