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• SIMPLIFIED G/T CUSTOM STAIRBUILDING/TANGENT HANDRAILING. REVISED [LSI]

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  This is the revised edition of di Cristina's popular work on stairbuilding. Over 50 pages have been revised. The author covers where to locate risers in a curved stairway in relation to the handrailing, three methods of finding the face mould, fifteen basic handrail problems, installation of balusters, how to find baluster cuts under an incline turn handrail, and much more. Mr. di Cristina owned a custom stairbuilding business in San Francisco for over 50 years.

• Fine Woodworking Design Book Eight

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  Do you want to keep up with the latest ideas in contemporary furniture design? Here's the perfect way to explore 100 inspiring pieces that will spark your imagination and help you discover your next furniture-making project. Fine Woodworking Design Book Eight is the latest volume in our popular series highlighting the most innovative pieces in contemporary furniture design -- all selected by a juried panel of woodworking experts. Where earlier editions in this series were simply a catalog of woodworking projects, Design Book Eight features fewer examples but offers detailed descriptions of each piece, profiles of the craftsmen who made them -- and lots of fascinating information about their creative process. Complete with current examples of high-quality custom and production furniture, this 176 page book showcases the finest tables, cabinets, chairs, bookcases, desks, chests and accessories being made today -- with 250 high-quality full color photos and 20 illustrations. (Virtually all of the content in Design Book Eight has appeared in one of our special newsstand publications, entitled Furniture: 102 Contemporary Designs.) Designed for anyone interested in contemporary wooden furnishings -- whether you're a hobbyist, furniture maker or high-end aficionado -- this special collection is like having a virtual gallery delivered straight to your door. If you're passionate about elegant, well-designed, hand-crafted furniture, here's a beautiful, museum-quality book that will inform and inspire you.

• Rough Cut--Woodworking with Tommy Mac: 13 All-New Projects from Season 2

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  Famed woodworker and Emmy Award-nominated talent Tommy “Mac” MacDonald takes readers by the hand to create all 13 projects from the second season of public television’s smash hit, Rough Cut—Woodworking with Tommy Mac. Woodworkers of all levels will love constructing both traditional and contemporary pieces such as a drop-leaf table, an Arts and Crafts-style chair, a splayed-leg console table, and a sand-shaded clock. Tommy’s encouraging style will give readers the confidence they need to take his tips and techniques and put them into action. All 13 pieces come with a full plan with dimensions, materials list, step-by-step instructions, and even design options. “Road trip” sidebars allow fellow builders to visit workshops of both established and up-and-coming furniture makers, where even a pro like Tommy picked up interesting nuggets.

• CODE CHECK FOR CALIFORNIA

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  Here's your opportunity to get all the details on the recently updated California codes for building, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical. Code Check for California provides you with the most up-to date changes in the California code -- presented in clear, straightforward language, reinforced by user-friendly illustrations. It's a great way to make sure every detail is right the first time -- saving you time, money and the frustration of redoing completed work. Designed in flip-chart format for on-site use, this laminated, spiral-bound guide can stand up to any weather conditions. So you can count on it surviving from job to job -- until the next generation of code changes come around. Answers hundreds of code questions clearly and completely Accurate information helps you complete jobs more quickly -- and more profitably Covers everything from planning and permits to foundations and framing, to fixtures and furnaces -- plus much more Compiled by certified building instructors Expected to be in effect through 2010

• BUILD LIKE A PRO: INSTALLING FLOORS

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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."