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Spotlighting the work and members of the exclusive carving club, The Caricature Carvers of America (CCA), this photo-illustrated history is a must-have for wood carvers and collectors alike. Perusing the guide's biographies and photos of Americas top caricature carvers, readers will become acquainted with 25 members, both active and emeritus, such as Marv Kaisersatt, Harold Enlow, Peter Ortel, and Pete LeClair. Each profile includes two original patterns viewed from different angles, complete with techniques and painting and finishing tips.
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Build a shop that works for you. Whatever space you have – basement, garage, or even a parking spot – can be transformed into a comfortable, user-friendly shop. To make the most of your workspace, just get your copy of Fine Woodworking Best Workshops. Innovative ideas for maximizing limited space. This collection of outstanding articles from recent issues of Fine Woodworking magazine explains how to locate, set up, and accessorize a completely workable shop – even when space is limited. You’ll learn how to build smart from the ground up, including how to install easy-on-your-feet flooring, proper wiring, adequate lighting, and safe dust collection. Choose the best components for your shop. Because every item needs to work hard, too, you’ll find some of our editors' favorites here. You’ll be amazed at the features in the super workbench that was 30 years in the making, a best-ever outfeed table, a pivoting plywood cart, and clever ways to store tools and lumber.
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Fine Woodworking Best Finishing Techniques:Foolproof techniques for achieving the perfect finish Overcome every woodworkers greatest challenge. Countless hours of effort are at stake whenever you start applying that all-important final finish to your project. To help you achieve flawless results and breathe easier our editors compiled Fine Woodworking Best Finishing Techniques, a collection of 36 invaluable articles from Americas premier woodworking magazine. With the right advice you can enjoy perfect results. With the help of 500 step-by-step photos, our experts show you how to attack the finishing process with confidence. Learn how to properly prep all surfaces, choose dyes or stains to complement the wood, master the tricky art of applying them, and even troubleshoot potential problems.
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Download SketchUp and Start Drawing Detailed Woodworking Plans Like a Pro in No Time All. An affordable, simple, and powerful 3-D design program, SketchUp can be used to create models and plans for anything a creative mind can imagine, especially simple to elaborate woodworking projects and plans. After many years of using SketchUp, David Heim, an expert woodworker and writer, has developed a simple set of rules for success that will guide you in mastering this potent program. With SketchUp Success for Woodworkers, any woodworker can download SketchUp at breakfast and be drawing detailed and useful plans by dinnertime. Easy-to-understand instructions, screen shots, and step-by-step projects make it easy to unleash the valuable benefits of SketchUp to create the models and plans that will transform your woodworking design process and elevate your woodworking output.
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Bending wood is an important facet of woodworking and can be seen in many different applications including bentwood chairs, laminated handrails, and milled window components. Lon Schleining provides step-by-step instruction on each of three basic methods of producing curved work, laminate bending, steam- bending, and milling. This is a complete course in bending. The author is a professional stairbuilder and college level instructor. He is the author of Treasure Chests, item 20-125.
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THE COMMERCIAL WOODS OF AFRICA: A Descriptive Full Color Guide profiles 90 exotic African woods. A full set of relevant facts is provided for each tree, including: a full-color photograph of each woods grain and pattern, a list of botanical, commercial and vernacular names, a map indicating the trees habitat in Africa, and descriptive text about the tree itself, the qualities of its wood, and its common uses and applications. Finally, mathematical values detailing the woods various physical properties such as density, durability, bending strength, and shrinkage are included.