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  by Rafael Nathan. For a woodworker, there’s nothing more satisfying than building a project that adds beauty and function to a busy home: the stunning cutting board used every night in the kitchen, the elegant and helpful end-table next to the bed, or the handsome coffee table that proudly serves in the living room. Ultimately, it’s the handmade pieces of furniture that become the family heirlooms for generations to come. With Handmade Furniture by Rafael Nathan, a professional cabinetmaker and the former co-publisher of Australian Wood Review, woodworkers of all skill levels will discover 21 beautiful projects that will be a welcome and proud addition in any room in the house. Ranging from boxes and trays to tables and cabinets, the stylish yet straightforward projects require only a limited number of hand and power tools and will enhance a woodworker’s joinery abilities as they progress from biscuits and dowels to dovetail and mortise and tenon joints.

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• Doormaking: Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building Your First Door

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  Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building Your First Door. Few pieces of furniture, save perhaps chairs, work as hard as doors. Building them to last, especially exterior doors, takes knowledge and experience that don’t come from making other types of furniture, such as tables and bookcases. Doormaking: Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building Your First Door by woodworker Strother Purdy gathers all the information and guidance that both beginning and intermediate woodworkers need to be successful making their first door.

• FOOLPROOF WOOD FINISHING

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  Subtitle: "For Those Who Love to Build & Hate to Finish". An excellent introduction to wood finishing by a professional finishing. Includes a series of exercises that will enable a beginner to produce professional results. Topics include using pigments and dyes, creating test samples, using epoxy, fixing minor defects, and avoiding uneven results.

• THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED G/T SHAPING WOOD (PB)

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  Bird covers all the methods used to shape wood. Making squares, circles, coves, reeds, flutes, bent and laminated curves, edge treatments, and moldings as well as turned and carved shapes. This is a very graphic, step-by-step presentation with numerous visual maps, cross-references and indexes to make the information accessible to the reader. A good reference work for the woodworker.

• How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture: Instructions for Tables, Chairs, Planter

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  From the Experts at American Woodworker. Stylish, well-designed outdoor furniture is the crowning beauty of a charming property. Enjoy outdoor living to the fullest with these functional and decorative furniture projects for deck, patio, yard and garden. From Adirondack chairs, patio bars and picnic tables to showcase Victorian trellises and planters, the experts at American Woodworker provide complete plans and instructions for building great-looking pieces that will beautify your outdoor space. Expert advice on finishing and varnishing ensures that your durable wooden furniture will stand up to the elements for years to come. How to Make Outdoor & Garden Furniture offers 23 do-it-yourself projects for both novice and experienced woodworkers. Superb step-by-step photographs and excellent working drawings help ensure success for both amateur and experienced builders. Each project takes from just a few hours to a weekend to complete, making this book an ideal resource for transforming your outdoor décor.

• MATERIALS THEIR CHOICE PREPARATION AND VARIOUS MODES OF WORKING THEM.

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  One of the 5 volume TURNING AND MECHANICAL MANIPULATION" by Holtzapffels. Covers in detail the full range of materials that can be used, why they are chosen, how they are prepared and how they are to be worked. Descriptions are given of the ornamental characteristics and stability of the many woods useful for joinery and turnery. Also included is bone, shell, ivory, horn, how they are prepared, cut, bent, joined, etc. Metal work is also included. The 5 volume Holtzapffel is now available. See 16-8, 16-99, 16-100 and 16-118.