Build skills and classic furniture pieces for your home. Author Gregory Paolini is a professional woodworker, with an affinity for the Arts and Crafts style. When he isn't building and teaching classes in his workshop, Paolini writes woodworking books with expert instruction, including this must-have guide – Arts & Crafts Furniture Projects.
If you like Arts & Crafts style, you will want this book in your shop. Appealing to both beginner and seasoned woodworkers, Arts &Crafts Furniture Projects showcases nine iconic furniture projects that vary in difficulty. Timeless and always in style, Arts & Crafts is a perennial favorite and a style that works nicely with almost any home decor.
Learn from an expert. Now, with help from Gregory Paolini, you can construct a beautiful suite of handcrafted furniture for your home! The projects featured here take you from the basics to advanced techniques – all clearly demonstrated in 25 detailed illustrations and 250 beautiful and instructive photographs.
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Whittling is a fun past time for those just starting to carve, and those who have been carving for years. This book is filled with great little projects and games that are enjoyable to make and enjoyable to use.
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Pye is a professional carver and here presents a course on relief woodcarving. He uses one design, a fish, and explains exactly what he is doing, why he is doing it, every step of the way. Pye discusses tools, wood, the workplace, and what to do if things go wrong.
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Author, artist, and fresh face in the woodworking community, Roshaan Ganief shares patterns and instructions for 40 attractive projects that can be cut on a scroll saw. The projects - which combine a simplistic, natural beauty with a modern flair - range from chic lighting accessories and wall art to stylish pendants, coasters, candle holders and more. A gallery of the author's work showcases the wide variety of items you can make by enlarging, reducing or simply altering patterns. Also included is an essential "Getting Started" chapter that will orientate new woodworkers to the capabilities and techniques for cutting wood - specifically intricate designs - on a scroll saw. Instructions for finishing details such as backing hardware for pictures, stands for frames, creating adjustable cording for pendants and more is included. Never has scrolling looked so stylish!
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If you can build a box, you can build a guitar. From box making guru and best-selling author, Doug Stowe, The Box Maker’s Guitar Book breaks down the guitar into its easily made component parts so you can quickly understand how it all works and then shows you how to mix and match each part to create your own custom instrument. After building the box, you’ll learn how to create sound holes, necks, frets, nuts, tail pieces, bridges, and all the pieces you need to design and build your musical masterpiece. The final projects in The Box Maker’s Guitar Book include more than just a flat-sided box — you can try your hand at a scissor-tail or K-body design, or even a complete ukulele. With minimal time and tools, you can have a sweet-sounding box guitar that you’ll proudly strum on your own or happily give to a friend.
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Dedicated to providing integral information about woodworking tools and techniques that other manuals overlook, the books in this series contain safety facts, explanations about basic project setup, and tips for maximizing tool performance. Filled with clear diagrams and instructions, these pocket-sized, durable manuals are ideal for quick reference in the workshop. The maintenance and uses of lathes are explored in this highly specialized yet accessible handbook. It covers all aspects of lathe ownership, from initial setup to the most efficient uses. Filled with information germane to all woodworkers, this guide effectively explains the ins and outs of lathe operation without being bogged down by unnecessary sample projects. This no-nonsense manual focuses on user-friendly solutions and instructions on lathe usage.