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Author
Publisher
Popular Woodworking Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
50 Classic Devices You Can Make. In Jigs Fixtures for the Hand Tool Woodworker, expert hand tool woodworker Graham Blackburn brings classic devices back to life and shows you exactly how to make and use them in todays workshop.
Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
In this beautifully compiled book, Charlie Whinney, the UK's leading expert on the topic, shares the secrets of the unique and magical craft of steam-bending. Although his creations look quite impossible, the reader will soon discover that wood can be made to behave in remarkable ways with the application of a little heat and steam. Charlie guides you through the ecological sourcing of wood for your projects and then, with practical instructions,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Here is a complete, down-to-the-last-detail guide for building attractive, sturdy, and genuinely inhabitable wooden birdhouses that will add a touch of natural beauty to garden, backyard, or anywhere else they are placed. Step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams, and many helpful illustrations and tables are included. All designs can be adapted to the use of simple hand tools ― saw, hammer, screwdriver ― making these projects ideal for...
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS, Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
Heirloom Wood is a love letter to wood's form and function through simple woodworking projects. Combining traditional techniques with contemporary design, Max Bainbridge teaches you how to identify wood types, source timber, and set up a basic toolbox, then offers step-by-step carving and cutting techniques for making your own pieces. With little experience and very few tools, you'll learn to create hand-carved bowls, cutting boards, spoons, knives,...
Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Whittle in a way you never have before! Whittling in the Wild features more than 30 fun and exciting objects to make using a simple pocket knife, wood, and a handful of household items. Learn all the basic techniques and safety precautions, then follow step-by-step instructions to whittle and carve a boat, parachute, and so much more. Also included are expert tips and high-quality photography throughout! Author and leading pocket knife expert, Felix...
Author
Publisher
Linden Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In an era when there are countless competing claims on one's attention, how does one find the internal focus to be creative? For master furniture craftsman Gary Rogowski, the answer is in the act of creative work itself. The discipline of working with one's hands to create unnecessarily beautiful things shapes the builder into a more complete human being.
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Step-by-step instructions for 25+ unique birdhouses tailored for specific birds—pick the one that fits your neighborhood's birds and get building!
Join home improvement pro Chris Peterson as he shares a variety of creative designs for birdhouses and bird feeders, from the classic bluebird house to a mid-century modern home. While all the designs are handsome, most are also approachable for beginning woodworkers. Squares,...
Join home improvement pro Chris Peterson as he shares a variety of creative designs for birdhouses and bird feeders, from the classic bluebird house to a mid-century modern home. While all the designs are handsome, most are also approachable for beginning woodworkers. Squares,...
51) Box-Making Projects for the Scroll Saw: 30 Woodworking Projects that are Surprisingly Easy to Make
Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover 30 woodworking projects that are surprisingly easy to make! Now woodworkers of any skill level will be able to easily make their own decorative and functional wooden boxes, using just one tool - the scroll saw. Author and heirloom box-maker, Gary MacKay, provides step-by-step photo demonstrations to create wood boxes with checkerboard, diamond and pinwheel effects. Patterns include eye-catching designs for jewelry and recipe boxes, tissue...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
A modern and energetically designed encyclopedia of DIY with everything you need to know to roll up your sleeves and cook it, build it, sew it, clean it, or repair it yourself. In other words, everything you would have learned from your shop and home ec teachers, if you'd had them.
The Useful Book features 138 practical projects and how-tos, with step-by-step instructions and illustrations, relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes....
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A guide to traditional woodworking that discusses the different tools that are used, the proper way to saw and plan, how to make different kinds of joints, and other related topics; includes diagrams, working drawings and photographs.
Author
Publisher
Distributed in the book trade by St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
This best-selling resource on wood finishing has long been admired by wood technology professors, magazine editors, professional cabinetmakers, and other industry leaders since its original publication. Nicknamed the "Bible" of wood finishing for its comprehensive and accurate information on the subject, Understanding Wood Finishing offers the latest technical updates on materials and techniques, detailed instructions and explanations, and over 40...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
An all-in-one guide containing everything there is to know about woodworking hand tools.
Whether you are a beginner with an idea in mind—and not a clue where to start—or an old pro with years of experience, you need the knowledge to ensure your project comes out right. From identifying and holding tools properly to constructing your own household furniture, Working with Hand Tools is your trusted resource for all things...
Whether you are a beginner with an idea in mind—and not a clue where to start—or an old pro with years of experience, you need the knowledge to ensure your project comes out right. From identifying and holding tools properly to constructing your own household furniture, Working with Hand Tools is your trusted resource for all things...
Author
Publisher
Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, inc
Pub. Date
[c1936]
Language
English
Description
Excellent introduction shows how to avoid pitfalls of craft and gives full information on tools, basic cutting strokes, then presents a wide range of projects: handles, bookends, pipes, chessmen, picture frames, puzzles, ships in bottles, more. 464 illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Linden Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Give your child a unique gift of a lifetime—without breaking your checkbook—and you and your kid will have fun making it! Building Unique and Useful Kids' Furniture: 24 Great Do-It-Yourself Projects gives complete step-by-step instructions for building 24 professionally designed one-of-a-kind children's furniture projects that are easy to build and your kids will love. You don't need advanced skills. You don't need specialized tools. You don't...
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Updated edition.
Language
English
Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for the do-it-yourselfer on how to build such backyard or garden structures as patios, decks and porches, fences, walls, pathways, sheds and outbuildings, and accessories.
Author
Publisher
Linden Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Few pieces of furniture, save perhaps chairs, work as hard as doors. Building them to last, especially exterior doors, takes knowledge and experience that don't come from making other types of furniture, such as tables and bookcases. Doormaking: Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building Your First Door by woodworker Strother Purdy gathers all the information and guidance that both beginning and intermediate woodworkers need to be successful...
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