24 Great Do-It-Yourself Projects by Spike Carlsen
Give your child a unique gift of a lifetime?without breaking your checkbook?and you and your kid will have fun making it! Building Unique and Useful Kids’ Furniture: 24 Great Do-It-Yourself Projects gives complete step-by-step instructions for building 24 professionally designed one-of-a-kind children’s furniture projects that are easy to build and your kids will love.
You don’t need advanced skills. You don’t need specialized tools. You don’t need expensive materials. All of these projects can be built using basic tools and materials from any home improvement store. Step-by-step instructions and color photos show you exactly what to do?and many projects are labeled “Kid Friendly,” so your child can safely help you build it, developing their skills and confidence.
These projects will fill every room of your house with kids’ furniture that is cleverly designed, attractive, whimsical, safe, with timeless design that look fresh 20 years from now, giving your kids a lasting legacy to pass on to their kids.
Currently available for pre-order. Item will ship upon publication on October 1, 2018.
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In Woodcarving Country Folk, caricature carver Mike Shipley, author of the popular Woodcarving the Country Bear & His Friends, introduces you to 11 new characters from the countryside of the Ozarks. Easy and fun to carve, Woodcarving Country Folk delivers inspiration and satisfaction whether you're new to carving or have been carving for years.
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This volume is a comprehensive, authoritative, and easy to use reference for homeowners covering all home wiring situations from the most basic to advanced. The only projects not covered are those that should be left to professionals. This highly visual book focused on real world situations faced by homeowners and real world advice, including how to deal with the inevitable things that can go wrong. What is unique about this wiring guide is that it is easy to find the project and the information on how to tackle it. Intuitive finding devices and visual tables of contents make it easy to identify the material in the book relevant to the reader's situation. The authoritative advice is provided by a professional electrician and presented in text and photos by veteran home-improvement writer, Mike Litchfield.
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The centuries-old craft of marquetry will add richness and beauty to all of your creative woodworking projects—and mastering marquetry is easier than you think! Veneer is easy to work with, doesn’t require a lot of equipment or space, and allows a woodworker or crafter to create or embellish a project with rare woods at an inexpensive price. Basic Marquetry and Beyond is for today’s active hands and creative minds ready to discover just how easy this classic technique can be, no matter what your skill level. With 36 projects, from a simple set of bookmarks to a challenging cone-shaped bowl, Basic Marquetry and Beyond, by master craftsman Ken Horner, will help any beginner quickly feel like a pro, while experts will learn valuable new marquetry tricks. Every step is clearly explained, while more than 250 images, easy-to-follow patterns, and veneer recommendations take the guesswork out of marquetry technique. Basic Marquetry and Beyond is a must-have guide for everyone who wants to create beautiful original projects or embellish their woodworking with stunning handcrafted style.
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Now you're ready to carve but first some information on wood itself. Information on hard and soft wood and the conversion and seasoning of wood. How to deal with defects and woodworms. Grain, hardness, figure, texture, and durability: recognize those elements that distinguish a quality piece. What type of wood works for what type of carving, gluing up, edge to edge, face to face, flat and end grain joints. And last but not least, all about finishing. REGULAR $19.95 OUR PRICE $15.95. YOU SAVE 20%.
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A book of instruction and inspiration that explores design, material, and technique. The foundation stones of woodcarving. Pye offers ten projects that take you through the entire carving process. Carve in relief, in the round, in the realistic style and in the abstract. Discusses drawing, modeling, holding the work, finding ideas, and much more.
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Take Your Carving to the Next Level with the Speed and Control of Power Tools If you've been thinking about trying your hand at power carving, or are looking to expand your power carving skills, this collection of the best power carving projects and articles from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated is exactly what you need. Featuring a stunning gallery of work and a complete buyer's guide, and covering everything from the basics of safety to the strategy for texturing feathers, this book offers expert information, insight, and inspiration from today's top power carvers, including Frank Russell, Jack Kochan, Lori Corbett, and Kenny Vermillion. The professional advice and the sheer beauty of these 16 projects make this a "must-have" reference for any power carver. The projects featured in the Best of Woodcarving Illustrated: Power Carving Manual include: ò Walking Stick Wizard ò Santa Caricature ò Contemporary Primitive Loon Decoy ò Decorative Cardinal ò Wood Wizard Cypress Knee ò Maple Leaf Earrings ò Maple Leaf Pin ò Collapsible Telescoping Rod ò The American Woodcock ò Killdeer ò Black Bear ò Carving Realistic Habitats ò Carving Habitat: Twig ò Carving a Dogwood Leaf ò Carving Habitat: Mushroom ò Relief Carve a Whimsical House Woodcarving Illustrated is the leading how-to magazine for woodcarvers and features original patterns, helpful tips, and expert techniques from today's top woodcarving artists along with stunning projects that inspire the imagination. Featuring 16 projects from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated, crafters will learn all about the various benefits of carving with power tools and how to master this technique. Additional information about power units, hand pieces, carving burs, materials shopping, and maintenance advice, as well as the particular techniques associa Take Your Carving to the Next Level with the Speed and Control of Power Tools If you've been thinking about trying your hand at power carving, or are looking to expand your power carving skills, this collection of the best power carving projects and articles from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated is exactly what you need. Featuring a stunning gallery of work and a complete buyer's guide, and covering everything from the basics of safety to the strategy for texturing feathers, this book offers expert information, insight, and inspiration from today's top power carvers, including Frank Russell, Jack Kochan, Lori Corbett, and Kenny Vermillion. The professional advice and the sheer beauty of these 16 projects make this a "must-have" reference for any power carver. The projects featured in the Best of Woodcarving Illustrated: Power Carving Manual include: ò Walking Stick Wizard ò Santa Caricature ò Contemporary Primitive Loon Decoy ò Decorative Cardinal ò Wood Wizard Cypress Knee ò Maple Leaf Earrings ò Maple Leaf Pin ò Collapsible Telescoping Rod ò The American Woodcock ò Killdeer ò Black Bear ò Carving Realistic Habitats ò Carving Habitat: Twig ò Carving a Dogwood Leaf ò Carving Habitat: Mushroom ò Relief Carve a Whimsical House Woodcarving Illustrated is the leading how-to magazine for woodcarvers and features original patterns, helpful tips, and expert techniques from today's top woodcarving artists along with stunning projects that inspire the imagination. Featuring 16 projects from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated, crafters will learn all about the various benefits of carving with power tools and how to master this technique. Additional information about power units, hand pieces, carving burs, materials shopping, and maintenance advice, as well as the particular techniques associa