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• Arts & Crafts Furniture Projects

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  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.

• CIVIL WAR WOODWORKING: 17 Authentic Projects for Woodworkers and Reenactors

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  “Civil War Woodworking” contains 17 woodworking projects—ranging from fairly easy to moderately difficult—which allow the reader to accurately reproduce authentic objects from the Civil War era. The book’s introductory chapters discuss relevant topics such as manufacturing/woodworking in the 19th century, a discussion on authenticity standards, and ways to duplicate 19th-century workmanship/ materials/ finishes in the modern shop. The bulk of the book consists of the project chapters, including an officer’s field desk, an ammunition box, a folding camp table, a camp chest, and more. In addition to step-by-step instructions and photograph, each of the project chapters provides Civil War history about the item. Also included are period photos of original items in their original settings, as well as modern photos of reenactors using these items. “Civil War Woodworking” will be highly appealing to both the woodworker interested in building his own period objects and the Civil War reenactor with his dedication to historical authenticity.

• Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Woodworking PB

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  Now in paperback, this step-by-step shop reference, culled from the first six volumes of Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guides, covers all of the fundamental techniques every woodworker needs to know. Organized for quick access, this book makes it easy to find the information you are looking for. Over 1,200 photos and drawings illustrate how to accomplish essential woodworking tasks from setting up a shop to finishing. This book helps woodworkers of all levels choose the right method and tools to bring great results, pleasure, and satisfaction to working with wood.

• TURNING PENS AND PENCILS

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  Here is the definitive guide to fashioning writing instruments, with superb photography that goes close-up and clarifies every procedure so that you can select the one that is best for you and your workshop. There are a host of possibilities for the pen maker to express their creativity. Fountain pens, twist pens, tapered rollerball, etc. You can use a lathe, ornamental milling, router in combination with a lathe, and a jewelers lathe. Includes a gallery of finished pens.

• Sculpting the Female Face & Figure in Wood: A Reference and Techniques Manual

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  The female face and the female figure have been drawn, sculpted, carved, and painted by artists and craftsman from around the world for centuries. In this book, author and teacher Ian Norbury offers his expertise and experience to help carvers take on the challenge of presenting the female face and figure in wood. Norbury’s advice has allowed countless numbers of his students to produce successful sculptures and carvings. Inside, readers will find tips for creating patterns, in-depth anatomical drawings for better understanding of the body’s muscles, step-by-step projects with detailed photos and instructions, and a photo gallery of finished projects to illuminate and inspire.

• FOR PROS BY PROS: GRAPHIC GUIDE TO SITE CONSTRUCTION

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  Over 325 drawings and conscise labels and explanations, the guide explains the details and requirements for all aspects of site construction that can be encountered on a building site. Includes grading and drainage, retaining walls, septic systems, irrigation, paving, fences, decks, and sheds, outdoor fireplaces and barbeques, pools, ponds, spas, and waterfalls.