Don’t buy a tool without reading this. Every year, the annual Tool Guide from Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding is the go-to guide for anyone looking for unbiased reviews of tools for woodworkers, builders, and do-it-yourselfers. Now the 2014 Tool Guide is available – the 11th edition in this acclaimed series.
Shop smart and work smarter. Having the right tool is the difference between fine work and frustration. And because you’ll do better work with better tools, the annual Tool Guide is money well-spent. Packed with hard-hitting tool reviews from Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding magazines, Tool Guide 2014 will cut through the hype to highlight the best tools in every category.
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$19.95 $11.97 |
Bollinger has 15 years of experience with hardwood floors. In this book he details how to install three kinds of floors; strip, plank and parquet. Detailed illustrations show how to pick the right floor, prepare the subfloor, and finish the floor. There are two videos available which are keyed to the book. See video section of catalog.
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$14.95 $8.97 |
Complete step-by-step carving and painting demonstrations for a folk-art Santa and a smiling Angel from Santa Carver of the Year, Shawn Cipa. Patterns and photographs for an additional 13 projects including Moon Man, Cupid Cat, Firewood Santa, and others also included.
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$27.99 $16.79 |
Get inspired to create your own chainsaw art with the help of author and artist Hal Macintosh as he guides you through the chainsaw basics and step-by-step projects that show you how to create "scratch drawings," relief and pierced relief carvings, step-cut carvings, life-sized three-dimensional carvings, and totem poles. An extended photo gallery features the works of 23 chainsaw carvers, and this expanded edition includes new projects with detailed line drawings that show you how to make eight craft projects out of one log, as well as benches, planters, and fire wood holders. You'll find that everything imaginable can be created by a skilled chainsaw artisan -- glass-topped tables, stately bed frames, old-world Santas, soaring eagles and more.
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$17.95 $10.77 |
Here is the definitive guide to fashioning writing instruments, with superb photography that goes close-up and clarifies every procedure so that you can select the one that is best for you and your workshop. There are a host of possibilities for the pen maker to express their creativity. Fountain pens, twist pens, tapered rollerball, etc. You can use a lathe, ornamental milling, router in combination with a lathe, and a jewelers lathe. Includes a gallery of finished pens.
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$21.95 $13.17 |
Roe Osborns first book, Framing a House, tackled the complex art of house framing. Now, in this follow-up volume, he lays out all the steps and instruction required to complete the inside. The timing of each step is critical, and its important to understand what needs to be done first. Whether youre finishing one room or the whole house, this richly illustrated reference demystifies the process and follows a logical progression from installing insulation and drywall to hanging cabinets and doors to putting down floors and running trim. Each chapter begins with the question: Should I tackle this step myself ? The pros and cons of hiring someone are then discussed. Applicable both for new construction and remodels and with 400 photographs and 20 drawings, this book shows DIYers how to make a house their own.