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ALL SCREWED UP!: TURNED PUZZLES AND BOXES FEATURING CHASED THREADS

ALL SCREWED UP!: TURNED PUZZLES AND BOXES FEATURING CHASED THREADS
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John Berkeley, well-known turner and teacher, shows you how to hand chase threads in wood, then use the technique in twenty projects to produce clever puzzles and boxes that combine beauty with a brain-teasing twist.

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