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Over 325 drawings and conscise labels and explanations, the guide explains the details and requirements for all aspects of site construction that can be encountered on a building site. Includes grading and drainage, retaining walls, septic systems, irrigation, paving, fences, decks, and sheds, outdoor fireplaces and barbeques, pools, ponds, spas, and waterfalls.
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One of the earliest guides to traditional whittling, this reprint of a 1930s classic preserves all of the original projects and text. This manual is still sought after by whittlers because it explains how to carve many items popular in American tramp art and more complicated items that are not included in most whittling books, such as continuous wooden chains, hand tools, puzzles, balls inside spirals, swivels, entwined hearts, and buildings inside bottles.
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THE COMMERCIAL WOODS OF AFRICA: A Descriptive Full Color Guide profiles 90 exotic African woods. A full set of relevant facts is provided for each tree, including: a full-color photograph of each woods grain and pattern, a list of botanical, commercial and vernacular names, a map indicating the trees habitat in Africa, and descriptive text about the tree itself, the qualities of its wood, and its common uses and applications. Finally, mathematical values detailing the woods various physical properties such as density, durability, bending strength, and shrinkage are included.
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Full of builder-tested strategies, techniques and trade secrets, here's a single book that delivers everything you'll ever need to build safe, sturdy floors, walls, and ceilings with precision. * The basics of framing, from 10 proven rules to innovative new methods * Advanced techniques like framing curved walls and cathedral ceilings * Up-to-the minute information on the latest materials, such as engineered lumber, I-joist trusses, and LULs * Over 400 on-the-job photos and detailed drawings show you exactly what to do every step of the way.
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The children in your life will think you've joined Santa's Elves as you create hand-turned toys they'll love to play with - pretend fruits and vegetables, wands and goblets, spinning tops and table and alley skittles, to name just a few. The projects in Turning Toys will provide limitless ideas for woodturners who can then put their own stamp on each creation.
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A book of instruction and inspiration that explores design, material, and technique. The foundation stones of woodcarving. Pye offers ten projects that take you through the entire carving process. Carve in relief, in the round, in the realistic style and in the abstract. Discusses drawing, modeling, holding the work, finding ideas, and much more.