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• FOR PROS BY PROS: KITCHEN REMODELING

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  From the editors of Fine Homebuilding. All-new edition keeps you up-to-date! In the ever-evolving world of remodeling, it’s important to keep on top of current issues - and that's easy with the newest edition of Kitchen Remodeling, from the editors of Fine Homebuilding. It focuses on the latest ideas and what it takes to renovate a kitchen of any size or shape, on any budget. For Pros by Pros - the resource for builders and serious amateurs. Like every book in the For Pros by Pros series, the information in Kitchen Remodeling is geared to professionals. Culled from the best articles in Fine Homebuilding magazine, it’s the go-to resource for builders, remodelers, and the building trades. Everything to remodel a kitchen from top bottom. Kitchen Remodeling brings a lot to the table in helping to plan and complete a remodel without costly missteps. It’s where pros turn for sound advice on every aspect of a makeover, from opening up a small kitchen to getting appliances to fit, to building an island, a corner nook, or the perfect pantry. An in-depth look at those all-important cabinets. Every aspect of a remodel is critical whether you’re talking countertops, flooring, or ventilation, but kitchen cabinets consume the lion’s share of attention. A good portion of Kitchen Remodeling addresses this concern with must-know information that covers: •Quick cabinet upgrades •A buyer’s guide to kitchen cabinets •Installing stock cabinets •Installing cabinets in tight spaces •A faster, easier approach to custom cabinets •How to install inset cabinet doors Answers to the hard questions too! Kitchen Remodeling doesn’t dodge the most-asked questions, such as: What will the remodel cost? How to stay within budget? Is there room for more storage? Are there options? Get your copy now and get the answers you need.

• COMPLETE WOODFINISHING

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  This is the revised and updated edition. Includes choosing the proper finish for various surfaces, the proper skills needed for power sanding, surface preparation, staining, bleaching, varnishing, coloring, and the use of synthetic lacquers. Hosker also provides various recipes for special finishes and pays particular attention to finishes for turnings.

• THE REMARKABLE BAOBAB

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  Standing tall on the sunburned plains of Africa and Australia, baobabs may be one of the oldest life forms on the planet. Many of the specimens still standing today have been around for over 2000 years. Tremendous in size and bizarre in appearance, they have provided food, medicine, and places of refuge and worship for countless peoples. This is a wonderfully interesting book for all those who love trees and nature.

• Beautiful Boxes: Design and Technique

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  Build your skills and knowledge of woodworking. Beautiful Boxes: Design and Technique is perfect for the beginner to intermediate woodworker. Each chapter features a new box design – ranging from simple to complex as you work through the book, with each one illustrating a key design principle: •Harmony •Rhythm •Texture •Contrast The beauty of wooden boxes. Building a wooden box is one of the best ways to develop overall woodworking proficiency. Boxes are quick to build, require only a small amount of material (affordable!), and can be made in the smallest of woodshops. Best of all, charming, hand crafted boxes make the perfect gift.

• BOX MAKERS GUITAR BOOK

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  If you can build a box, you can build a guitar. From box making guru and best-selling author, Doug Stowe, The Box Maker’s Guitar Book breaks down the guitar into its easily made component parts so you can quickly understand how it all works and then shows you how to mix and match each part to create your own custom instrument. After building the box, you’ll learn how to create sound holes, necks, frets, nuts, tail pieces, bridges, and all the pieces you need to design and build your musical masterpiece. The final projects in The Box Maker’s Guitar Book include more than just a flat-sided box — you can try your hand at a scissor-tail or K-body design, or even a complete ukulele. With minimal time and tools, you can have a sweet-sounding box guitar that you’ll proudly strum on your own or happily give to a friend.

• A FOREST JOURNEY: THE STORY OF WOOD AND CIVILIZATION

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  A contemporary view of the effects of wood, as used for building and fuel, and of deforestation on the development of civilization. Until the ascendancy of fossil fuels, wood has been the principal fuel and building material from the dawn of civilization. Its abundance or scarcity greatly shaped successive societies over the millennia. This book was named one of the "100 Great Books" by Harvard University Press.