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Originally Posted by rmcpb
Berry is a good reference book but quite dated. The Kriege & Berry book is also starting to show its age. That said, both are really worthwhile reads if you are planning to build a scope then start searching in this forum, CN and ther Stellafane website.
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Yes, both good books to read, Brendan. The Berry designs look really clunky and chunky now with the move towards ultralight designs but the Kriege & Berry book was my bible for a while(when I was rebuilding a 17.5" for the club) - but all time I had the mantra "read it then throw the book away" in mind. What that means is that the books are very good at telling you
why you need to do something, but not so good at
how. As I mentioned above, there are principles to be met and you can meet them in different ways, or as a friend of mine liked to say "there are many ways to skin a cat." Looking around at what others are doing and trying to copy the bits you like from them is usually the best way to go.