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• FOR PROS BY PROS: ROOFING, FLASHING & WATERPROOFING

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  The best articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine that give step-by-step guidance from hands on experts. Includes trade secrets, new techniques, and time-saving tips. The book presents the basic principles you need to know to waterproof residential structures.

• FOR PROS BY PROS: RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

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  Gerstel covers in clear, logical sequence all the important management issues a small volume contractor must contend with. How to chose the right jobs and bid and estimate them efficiently and accurately, write strong and balanced contract s, document and collect change orders, set up a compact, efficient office and pu rchase cost-effective insurance, hire and manage crews and maintain a safe works ite. Part of the For Pros by Pros series.

• Practical Woodshop Projects : 24 No-Nonsense Projects to Improve Your Shop

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  Woodworkers spend a lot of time in their shops, so why not make that space the best it can be? The 24 projects in Practical Woodshop Projects will allow you to have the best working space possible. In this dynamic shop project book you'll be able to: •organize tools for maximum efficiency\ •create functional and flexible workbenches and workstations •maximize the performance of woodworking machinery •use woodshop space most effectively •and more!

• Handmade Furniture: 21 Classic Woodworking Projects to Build for Your Home

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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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• RUSTIC CARPENTRY: WOODWORKING WITH NATURAL TIMBER

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  With an introduction by master craftsman Ralph Kylloe, this manual on rustic carpentry is a superb resource for woodworkers, furniture makers, and carpenters of all skill levels. Here are clear and concise instructions for creating beautiful pieces with unfinished timber, utilizing the unique texture and shape of tree branches, trunks, and shrubs. In addition, rustic woodworking requires few tools and relatively little skill to make decorative and practical flower stands, tables, chairs, gates, porches, aviaries, footbridges, verandas, tool sheds, and more. All these projects are included here with detailed advice on collecting and drying sticks; what kind of wood works best for various items; how to varnish both indoor and outdoor pieces; using battens and mortises to secure furniture; and successfully employing a range of other techniques.

• WOODWORKER'S GUIDE TO VENEERING & INLAY

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  Subtitle: "Techniques, Projects & Expert Advice for Fine Furniture". With this complete resource from professional furniture-maker and veneer specialist Jonathan Benson, you’ll learn how to re-create the beauty of exotic wood with veneer and in-lays. A series of step-by-step exercises will take you through all the techniques and culminate in four beautiful finished pieces: a dining room table, a wall mirror with shelf, a marquetry picture, and a parquetry design. Also included is a complete troubleshooting section for repairs and problems.