The Books
Learn to approach every repair with the judgement, preparation, and decision-making of a true professional.
Thinking Like a Professional
Thinking Like a Professional explores the judgement, discipline, preparation, and decision-making that separate simply completing a repair from approaching the work professionally.
Drawing on decades of real-world experience, Dave Kyle examines how professionals assess a job before touching it, protect the surrounding environment, anticipate problems, communicate with clients, choose the right repair approach, and take responsibility for the final result.
Rather than focusing only on tools and techniques, this volume looks at the thinking behind the work—how experience shapes decisions, why preparation matters, and how seemingly small choices can determine whether a job succeeds or fails.
Written for DIY enthusiasts, developing technicians, craftspeople, and working professionals, Thinking Like a Professional encourages readers to slow down, observe more carefully, understand the consequences of their decisions, and develop the habits that lead to better, safer, and more consistent work.
Kyle’s Wood Touch Up and Repair Presents — Coming Soon
The Workshop Library is a new multi-volume book series created by Dave Kyle and presented by Kyle’s Wood Touch Up and Repair. Built from more than 30 years of hands-on experience, the series brings professional wood touch-up, repair, finishing, restoration, and problem-solving knowledge out of the workshop and onto the page.
Written for DIY enthusiasts, developing technicians, craftspeople, and experienced professionals alike, each volume combines practical instruction with real-world lessons, proven techniques, and the professional thinking that comes from years of working in the field.
This is more than a collection of how-to books. It is a growing library of experience designed to help readers understand not only how the work is done, but why the decisions behind the work matter.
