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• Harvest Your Own Lumber: How to Fell, Saw, Dry and Mill Wood

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  In today’s artisan, hands-on, and environmentally conscience landscape, there are many reasons to harvest your own lumber: you can access new species and unique cuts of wood; you can save a healthy log from the landfill by finding it a useful purpose; and there’s a pleasing symmetry in building a toy for a grandson from the branch that held his daddy’s tire-swing. Plus, harvesting your own timber will save you a few bucks. A concise guide for the small shop or enthusiastic hobbyist, Harvest Your Own Lumber covers all of the important steps in the conversion of wood. John English takes the reader from selecting the raw material to the final drying of the harvested timber. All of the steps in between are explained in clear text accompanied with photographs and charts that make the process of harvesting your own lumber a guaranteed success. The process of harvesting your own lumber is much more than just felling the tree and sawing it into usable boards. You must consider which species of tree will produce quality timber; how to safely fell the tree; and how to dry and mill the log into usable lumber. Harvest Your Own Lumber explains and illustrates the various choices available from what types of grain pattern to expect to the many defects to be aware of. Also included is an extensive chapter on chain saws and safety while felling trees. Harvest Your Own Lumber also provides detailed information on sawing to grade — that is, how to get the best yield with the specific grain — plus useful information on humidity and wood, kiln and air drying, various types of kilns and milling rough boards to get them flat and straight. Harvest Your Own Lumber is a must-have handbook for any woodworker, builder, carpenter, or craftsman that relies on good quality wood.

• BUILD LIKE A PRO: REMODELING A BASEMENT REV ED.

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  If you're interested in expanding the usable living space in your home -- and boosting its value -- finishing your basement is a smart way to make it happen. In this new and revised edition of Remodeling a Basement, you'll find a wide range of inspiring design ideas for turning your basement into a comfortable, functional space the whole family can enjoy. From cover to cover, you'll get all the expert advice, inside tips, and step-by-step instructions you'll need to make your vision a reality. All brought to you in clear, accessible language -- and lots of valuable photos and drawings -- by a consummate professional. In this comprehensive volume -- the latest in our popular Build Like A Pro series -- professional contractor Roger German takes you through the entire process of remodeling a basement. From family rooms, bathrooms and laundry rooms to workshops and hobby rooms, he shows you how to build a whole new level of comfort into your house. Here's an example of the timely, in-depth information you'll find. Every construction detail is updated to reflect the latest building code All the basic construction techniques you'll need are here Nuts and bolts information about wiring, plumbing, windows and doors Brand new content about egress windows How to tackle common basement building challenges, like framing on concrete, evacuating water, and working around heating and plumbing fixtures For proactive homeowners and contractors alike, this updated reference book is the only resource you'll need to get the job done right the first time.

• Carved Gifts for All Occasions: 100 Simple Projects for the Woodcarver

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  "100 Simple Projects for the Woodcarver". Here is a true idea book for the wood carver. 100 projects for all occasions; jewelry, walking sticks, boxes, bracelets, ornaments, and much more. This will keep a wood carver busy for years.

• Furniture Design & Construction: Classic Projects and Lessons in Craftsmanship (The Illustrated Workshop)

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  While Furniture Design & Construction is a project book for woodworkers, it goes beyond traditional woodworking manuals to teach design concepts through carefully selected, hands-on pieces. This book is for the woodworker who is not content merely to build from preset plans; instead, it offers projects that will show how the designs originate and take shape, giving the maker the freedom to build anything, with or without plans. The book presents a dozen different pieces of furniture, each illustrated with detailed line drawings. Every project exemplifies a different lesson in design - making the book a self-teaching course in woodworking and furniture design for amateurs and experienced woodworkers alike. From Spring House Press

• Oak-Framed Buildings, revised edition

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• THE LITTLE BOOK OF WHITTLING

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  Fun projects that can be made with a pocket knife and some twigs. A great way to learn woodcarvng and a great way to relax on the porch or campsite, or even in the workshop.