The comprehensive woodworking sourcebook. Finally the best casework projects from America's foremost woodworking magazine are assembled in one book, Chests and Cabinets. For years woodworkers, seeking the finest woodworking projects, have turned to Fine Woodworking magazine, FineWoodworking.com, and Fine Woodworking-branded digital and print plans to create exquisite furniture projects. Now you can have expert information, guidance, and instruction all in one book!
Step-by-step instruction. Through clear instruction, fine detailed working drawings, and hundreds of beautiful photographs guide you through projects from start to finish with:
18 projects in all styles. The styles vary widely ensuring something for everyone's taste. You'll find just the storage project you are looking for here:
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Whether the goal is to create a whimsical figure or to brush up on basic carving skills, this assortment of caricature projects is reinforced with plenty of assuring guidanceand abundant laughs. In this collection of the best caricature carving projects from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated, a panel of experts, including Peter Ortel, Pete LeClair, Dave Sabol, and Mike Shipley, unload a wealth of carving knowledge. A useful and comprehensive reference, beginners and experienced carvers alike will discover patterns, tips, and techniques among an assortment of inspiring projects. Carvers are offered a variety of satisfying caricature projects, from hillbillies, hobos, and hombres to cowboys, cork stoppers, and keystone cops. Comical thematic pieces such as Duck Tonight, Catch and Release?, and Kickin up the Chips are also included. Building confidence is foremost in this collection, and step-by-step instructions for each project assure success with every effort. Additional articles on finishing techniques help carvers complete each new project.
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Gerstel covers in clear, logical sequence all the important management issues a small volume contractor must contend with. How to chose the right jobs and bid and estimate them efficiently and accurately, write strong and balanced contract s, document and collect change orders, set up a compact, efficient office and pu rchase cost-effective insurance, hire and manage crews and maintain a safe works ite. Part of the For Pros by Pros series.
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The best articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine. Redesigning a bathroom, installation of a shower pan,caulks and sealants, accessible bathroom, tile a bathroom floor.
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Describes and illustrates all of the classes of structural carpentry known to the author in England, from Royal works to Vernacular buildings. Joinery techniques are illustrated as are structural devices and timber moldings. Hewett has developed and proved his theory from the 1960's regarding the identification and dating of historic buildings from their joinery techniques. This is the definitive book on the subject. 12 plates, 382 figures.
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Whittling is great fun, and Whittlin Whistles shows you why. This book is all about one of the signature projects whittlers enjoy working onthe whistlewhich can be make with a pocket knife and some readily available materials, most of which are gathered from nature. While many people would like to whittle, and whittle whistles, most have no idea where to start. Even if they happen to possess good tools, beginners have very little idea of how to proceed. Whittlin Whistles addresses each and every detail of successful whistle making, and will quickly help beginning carvers produce fun and attractive whistles that they can show off to their friends.. This book is designed to be understandable to younger readers, features numerous full-color instructional photos for each project, and provides a strong emphasis on basic safety and tool care. Featured projects include the classic slip bark whistle, tube whistles with and without a fipple, and reed whistles. Great fun for the whole family, Whittlin Whistles is also perfect for large craft activities with church groups, summer camps, the Boy Scounts, etc.
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There is a wide variety of flooring options available -- wood, tile and stone, laminate, resilient vinyl, bamboo, and cork -- and Installing Floors shows homeowners how to lay them all like a pro. In this new title from the successful Build Like A Pro series, contractor and experienced author Joseph Truini covers the subject in great detail; he walks readers through the process of installation -- made attainable through more than 350 step-by-step photos and illustrations -- and explains the benefits and unique properties of different materials. Like previous titles in the series, this book delivers on its promise of, "expert advice from start to finish."