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Standing tall on the sunburned plains of Africa and Australia, baobabs may be one of the oldest life forms on the planet. Many of the specimens still standing today have been around for over 2000 years. Tremendous in size and bizarre in appearance, they have provided food, medicine, and places of refuge and worship for countless peoples. This is a wonderfully interesting book for all those who love trees and nature.
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Starting with safety measure, and tool use, professional turner Dennis White presents advice on posture and turning the perfect cylinder.
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With more than 25 pen projects, using the latest hardware kits on the market, The Pen Turners Bible takes the reader from simple ballpoint pen designs on a wood lathe, to complex fountain pen designs on a metal lathe. Pen artist Richard Kleinhenz shares with the reader his unmatched expertise in pen making. From material selection to final finish and each important step between, The Pen Turners Bible teaches every aspect of the pen-making craft. The Pen Turners Bible is a unique skill-building book that teaches readers how to build and master their own woodworking tools while creating beautiful and useful pens. By tackling these pen-making projects, the reader will quickly develop his or her woodworking skills to a highly advanced level.Beginning with a simple, yet very elegant, ballpoint pen, the steps in the creation of a pen are explained in detail. Subsequent chapters and projects add more complexity, techniques, and tools, teaching readers to progress from basic pen-turning kits to developing their own free designs.These pen-turning projects will also develop the readers skills with using and building tools. The Pen Turners Bible discusses spiraling jigs past and present, and demonstrates their use on five pens with detailed instructions. A spiral jig allows you how to make the popular rope design, spiral grooved, as well as straight fluted or faceted pens. The metal lathe can do just about everything a wood lathe can, and it can also support a wood lathe with tooling made on it plus allow thread cutting and other operations not easily done on a wood lathe. Kleinhenz also presents his own original designs for unique tools and jigs that the reader can make at home tools that are as good or better than commercial tools. Throughout The Pen Turners Bible, the reader is given more than just a step-by-step process to follow. The author always provides a broader perspective to stimulate creativity so that readers are encouraged to take the techniques beyond the specific instructions, use their imaginations, and make the art their own.Audience: Woodworking home hobbyists.
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The range of detailed information in this book is truly remarkable. Learn about the structure of wood itself, from growth rings to its chemical composition, as well as woods physical and mechanical properties, including everything from elasticity to nuclear radiation. This extensive manual includes a section on stress grading as well as thorough descriptions of which fasteners to use and when. The Encyclopedia of Wood is an essential resource for builders, architects, engineers, and woodworkers.
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This is a completely revised and updated edition. Understanding Wood is a highly recommended book. It is a classic in the field. The new edition contains information on composite materials, adhesives, and finishes, and much new photography. Just as your doctor uses their Physicians Desk Reference, no serious woodworker should be without Understanding Wood. REGULAR $39.95 OUR PRICE $31.95. You save 20%.
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by David Schiff. Outdoor projects are perfect for the do-it-yourselfer, and the projects in this book are designed and presented specifically for those of us who spend 9 to 5 doing something other than carpentry or woodworking. I This Stanley-branded book is designed to help you think about your outdoor space as a whole and then create the garden structures and furnishings that fit the way your family lives. Here you will find: •14 great projects covering everything from simple outdoor furniture to a small garden shed and a colorful chicken coop •each project is designed to fulfill a need •easy to build without special skills •customizable to fit your space and your style. If you can read a tape measure, drive a screw and a nail, and cut a straight line, you can handle any project in this book. Even if you are new to working with wood, you'll find handsome and useful projects in these pages that are perfect for getting your feet wet.