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• MANUAL OF TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING *Dover*

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• TURNING GREEN WOOD

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  MICHAEL O'DONNELL. Green woodturning is turning fresh lumber straight from the tree. The author tells how to harvest and store green wood, anticipate the natural changes in green wood as it dries, and reveals the mysteries of the most admired skills in the craft. Six projects are offered including a very thin, almost transparent cross-grain bowl and a fine natural edge end-grain goblet.

• FOR PROS BY PROS: Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Updated and Expanded

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• MARKUP & PROFIT: A CONTRACTOR'S GUIDE

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  Nobody wants to lose money on a job because they charged too little. If you know the markup for your business, and every business is different, you can apply it to your job costs and come up with the correct price to charge for a job. This book is an excellent guide for figuring markup for any construct- ion company, regardless of trade or size. Includes a free computer disk with formulas, forms and checklists.

• THE ART OF SEGMENTED WOOD TURNING: A Step-by-Step Guide

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  The definitive text on segmented turning. Tibbetts discusses various types of construction, staved, and ring design as well as the difference between inlaid and segmented lamination. Step-by-step instructions give detailed explanations on how to proceed with this highly visual form of turning. Includes what woods to use, glue types, creating a blueprint for your work, building a vessel, shortcuts, building a stave constructed vessel, and building an Indian blanket design ring.