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2) Woodsmith
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"Wood finishing doesn't have to be complicated or confusing...Inside, you'll find specific instructions on how to finish common woods using widely-available finishing materials--the kind of wood, stains and finish coats every home center, paint store or hardware store carries. Just match the wood to the final color and result you want. Then follow the step-by-step instructions and eliminate the guesswork."--P. [4] of cover.
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For more than ten years, Roy Underhill has taught the techniques of traditional woodcraft, or 'how to start with a tree and an axe and make one thing after another until you have a house and everything in it.' Through his popular PBS series, The Woodwright's Shop,' and his previous books, Roy has inspired millions--from professional craftspeople to armchair woodworkers--with his talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm. Roy returns now with his fourth...
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With The Woodwright's Companinon, Roy Underhill continues to demonstrate "how to start with a tree and an axe and make one thing after another until you have a house and everything in it." This volume features chapters on helves and handles, saws, the search for the whetstone quarry, crow chasers and turkey calls, hurdles, whimmy diddles, snaplines and marking gauges, candle stands, planes, window sash, riven shingles, and pit sawing. The final chapter...
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For those who consider the scroll saw a tool limited to cutting your grandpas average Christmas ornament or puzzle, think again. This sometimes overlooked tool can produce amazing artwork and the projects from designer-turned-woodworker Roshaan Ganief just might do for scroll-sawing what Apolo Ohno has done for speed-skating - make people love it. Simply Wood includes 40 projects for lighting accessories, wall plaques, jewellery and office accessories...
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"The Woodworker's Studio Handbook offers readers a comprehensive and accessible guide to not only the nuts and bolts of this perennially popular craft but insight into the artisan crafter's lifestyle. Much, much more than simple projects, this is the go-to reference for all home hobbyists. This book offers a thorough introduction to common, classic techniques, basic materials, a complete tool inventory, a comprehensive skills library, and 20 teaching...
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Intarsia Woodworking Made Easy is a skill-building compendium of useful tips, techniques, and projects that will take your intarsia woodworking skills to the next level! Opening with beginner-friendly overviews on blade selection, wood preparation, the stages of shaping, applying a finish, budget-friendly tips, and more, this complete guide then presents 11 step-by-step projects and intarsia patterns that range in difficulty, from a simple succulent...
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Creative designs for one-of-a-kind, upcycled projects using the world's most widely available reclaimed wood The humble wood pallet is a key element in the global world of shipping, yet all too often it's eventually smashed into pieces and tossed into a dumpster. That perfectly good, all-natural wood deserves a better fate! Crafting with Wood Pallets offers readers innovative new projects for transforming wood pallets into all types of beautiful,...
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Learn how to bring out the beauty in wood from the grandfather of woodturning, David Ellsworth. He shares masterful techniques for his signature eggshell-thin hollow designs in three projects for a hollow bowl, natural-edge vessel, and pot. A gallery of his work and the pieces in his collection will inspire both new and advanced turners.
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"Lumber prices are soaring, and deforestation is a rising concern. Yet millions of pounds of perfectly usable wood are dumped in landfills every year. Wood Pallet Projects shows how anyone can upcycle salvaged pallet wood to create truly one-of-a-kind projects. Maverick craftsman Chris Gleason combines sound woodworking techniques with a hip designer's sensibility to unleash the limitless possibilities of the common skid. Inside you'll find 15 of...
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Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their home. The 15 one-of-a-kind designs in this book are sure to become conversation pieces, like the Berlin, with its vertical board that mounts to the wall. Other patterns in the book are inspired by the beautiful cities of Paris, San Francisco, and Venice. From classical to modern these chess sets will be cherished for years to come for their...
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This skill-building book offers more than 30 patterns and 13 step-by-step projects for your scroll saw, lathe, table saw, or band saw that all incorporate resin elements and progress in difficulty. You'll find detailed instructions with coordinating photography for every project, plus complete lists for required tools and materials.