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  "Make and Modify All the Tools and Equipment You Need." Filled with information on lathes, turning tools, and blades, this comprehensive guide covers all the elements needed for setting up and maintaining a personal woodturning shop. Providing the necessary knowledge for woodturning on a budget, this manual informs on where to find good deals and how—and when—to personally make repairs. Instructions on making accessories, sharpening tools, choosing a lathe, finding cheap wood, and setting up a turning shop at three different budget levels are also provided. Giving the aspiring turner options, this handy guide makes turning affordable for everyone.

• NEW BEST OF FWW: SELECTING AND DRYING WOOD

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  Take the mystery out of selecting, drying, milling, and protecting wood from the elements. Choosing the wrong wood for a project or not ensuring it’s ready to be worked can cost you plenty, not to mention the time you’ll waste. These articles, reprinted from Fine Woodworking, will take the mystery out of selecting and milling wood. Also included is a wealth of information on drying your own, alternative sources, wood movement, protecting wood from the elements, and more.

• TRIM COMPLETE: EXPERT ADVICE FROM START TO FINISH

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  With detailed instructions and over 800 step-by-step photos, expert carpenter Greg Kossow shows you how to complete every possible trim project, from simple baseboards to complicated casings. He even includes hard-to-find advice about complex crown moldings and creating custom moldings. From creative planning, to choosing tools and materials, to every last detail you'll need to complete a project, Trim Complete is the only guide you'll ever need.

• KNOW YOUR WOODS: A Complete Guide to Trees, Woods, and Veneers

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  "A detailed examination of over three hundred wood types and how to recognize each one." The author spent more than 40 years in the wood trade. This was a well known book to wood enthusiasts; originally published in 1959 and again in 1987. Constantine discusses identification, conversion of wood into logs and lumber, woods of the Bible, state trees, drugs from trees, how trees are named and what their name means, collecting woods of the world as a hobby, and much more.

• 30-Minute Woodturning

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  For any keen woodturners out there who want to do more turning but are short of time, 30-Minute Woodturning is the perfect book as it has an enticing variety of projects which can all be completed in 30 minutes. Even for those working at an intermediate level, this book provides you with something to aim for without compromising safety and it will help beginners to build their skills. Each of the 25 projects also has plans for four variations included so there are a total of 100 designs to whet your appetite. Most of the projects require only basic turning tools and workshop accessories that nearly every turner will have. A list of tools and materials required is included for each one, along with drawings with dimensions. Projects include a candlestick holder, doorstop, decorative bird box, toadstool, spatula, honey dipper, bud vase and square edge plate.

• FOR PROS BY PROS: BUILT-INS AND STORAGE

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  Here is solid information on how to design and build effective built-ins, build a fold-down bed, create simple closet wardrobes, construct a fireplace room divider, create maximum storage in a laundry room, build-in a refrigerator, update a kitchen pantry, and more.