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$25.00 $15.00 |
When building furniture, you need your workbench to be able to hold your boards to accurately work the faces, edges and ends. Chris Schwarz has built and used ten different types of workbenches and has experimented with many work holding challenges and solutions. In this DVD he demonstrates various strategies for holding the workpiece for these essential tasks, by designing or modifying a workbench for efficient use.
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$39.95 $23.97 |
This DVD is a must for first time builders and a great source of reference for those already building classical guitars. The DVD has more than 1400 photos and over 3 1/2 hours of step by step audio instruction that will demystify the art of classical guitar building. It will save you time and money and pay for itself many times over as you embark on the rewarding journey of building your own classical guitar.
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$125.00 $75.00 |
Green building -- smart building -- begins with Building Better Homes. Used by thousands of builders, architects, remodelers, and subcontractors, Building Better Homes shows you how to apply the latest in green building science ideas to residential construction. Using a whole house systems approach, learn how to design and build high-performance houses that are healthier and more comfortable, more durable and energy efficient, and more affordable to own. Building Better Homes also presents hundreds of real-world ways to prevent the most common construction errors. The program follows the construction process step-by-step, with photos of construction details, technical animations, and hours of interactive construction content. Web links and other resources help you stay up-to-date on the latest advances in green building science and the industry. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- System Requirements Windows® Microsoft® Windows 2000, XP or Vista Pentium® 3 or faster 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) DVD-ROM drive 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher QuickTime 7 player (installer included on disc) Adobe Reader 8.0 (installer included) Apple® Mac OSX® (any version) PowerPC G3 or faster 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) DVD-ROM drive 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher This DVD-ROM disk will not play on stand-alone DVD players.
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In this DVD, designed for pros and home owners alike, Savage guides you step by step as he trims out parts of a house and shares his job-site savvy and secrets. You'll learn to mate pieces of trim precisely, negotiate unsquare openings and seat moldings solidly against bumpy walls and ceilings. Savage starts with the basics. With the camera beside him and close up the whole way, he demonstrates how you can accurately cut the three basic joints: the butt, miter and cope. You'll also learn how to: - extend window and door jambs - fit casing around doors and windows - scribe-fit baseboard along a wall - cope crown molding so it stays tight DVD also available as a video-item 22-43-or as a book-item# 4-188.
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$19.95 $11.97 |
Now you can acquire the satisfying skill of carving wood. In this tape you'll discover the basics of woodcarving, see how to carve an 18th-century scallop shell and gain an understanding of the production techniques of that era. Learn about: - designing for letter carving - selecting and sharpening carving tools - carving roman and italic letters - relief carving - outlining - molding (bordering) - backgrounding - modeling and contouring - defining the wings - carving the convex and concave rays - finishing the shell
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$37.95 $22.77 |
Bench side instruction on tuning, sharpening and using scraping tools. This is perhaps one of the most anticipated DVDs Rob has made. Many people own scraping tools but don't know how to use them and the "how to" information is scarce. This DVD will teach you how to sharpen and use card scrapers, cabinet scrapers and scraper planes. In a step-by-step fashion Rob will carefully walk you through explaining and demonstrating along the way. With figured wood, scraping can be the most efficient way to process and prepare the surface. Without the cost, dust and noise of power sanding, removing a sub one thou shaving from figured wood can be as much fun as the finished product. Over 1 1/2 hours of personal instruction from the bench of one of today's leading hand tool coaches.