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Mike Darlow's Woodturning Series: Useful Woodturning Projects
ISBN: 9781497101579 Author: Mike Darlow Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing The ultimate guide to woodturning useful items! Build your turning skills as you create functional and attractive woodturning projects. Featuring 14 project sec... The ultimate guide to woodturning useful items! Build your turning skills as you create functional and attractive woodturning projects. Featuring 14 project sections - most of which contain multiple variations for an endless array of inspiration - you'll turn everything from frames, funnels, and spinning tops to both antique and modern chess sets, a pepper grinder, backscratcher, and so much more. Also included are step-by-step instructions, helpful photography and diagrams, dimensioned scale drawings for over 20 woodturning projects, a detailed introduction to woodturning, and an informative section on various small tools. Author, instructor, and professional turner Mike Darlow has written seven other woodturning books, as well as hundreds of magazine articles for Fine Woodworking, The Woodworker, and Woodturning Design, making him a leading voice in the world of woodturning. Bind: paperback Pages: 208 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 19-01-2021 |
$49.99 |
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Farm and Workshop Welding : Updated and revised edition
ISBN: 9781497100404 Author: Andrew Pearce Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing A comprehensive, visual handbook for welding in the farm, home workshop, school workshop, blacksmith shop, or auto shop. Almost anyone can weld, cut, or shape m... A comprehensive, visual handbook for welding in the farm, home workshop, school workshop, blacksmith shop, or auto shop. Almost anyone can weld, cut, or shape metal. That's the starting point for this supremely practical book which helps the beginner to improve and the intermediate operator to broaden their technique. Its 10 sections describe all the major types of welds before progressing into trickier methods. With this comprehensive guide, you'll understand everything you need to know, from arc, TIG, MIG, and gas welding to plasma cutting, soldering, welding plastic, and more. Beyond welding metals and plastics, advice extends into the wider workshop with chapters on drills, cutting threads, and basic blacksmithing. Filled with helpful visuals and photography, detailed explanations, expert suggestions, and step-by-step directions, author and experienced welding instructor Andrew Pearce also lays out common pitfalls and mistakes, and how to avoid or correct them. New, updated edition will include two brand new chapters on general welding skills, plus several new step-by-step projects featuring welding and metal shop accessories being created. Bind: paperback Pages: 192 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 02-02-2021 |
$49.99 |
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Sewing Manual : Skirts and Trousers
ISBN: 9788417412814 Author: Anna de Leo Publisher: Promo Press / Hoaki Tired of wearing the same clothes? How about revamping your wardrobe with new custom made clothes? This is a practical sewing manual that shows all the steps fo... Tired of wearing the same clothes? How about revamping your wardrobe with new custom made clothes? This is a practical sewing manual that shows all the steps for making skirts and trousers, from the basics, like different hand stitches and using a sewing machine, to taking measurements and understanding patterns, all explained with detailed illustrations and photographs for each step. The results are bespoke garments, handmade by you. The book includes everything you need to know to get started; no previous sewing experience is needed, but you will be amazed at what you can achieve: a wealth of different types of skirts -straight, curled at the waist, classic, mini, flared, balloon, mermaid, asymmetric and more - and trousers - with or without pockets, classic, skinny-fit, low-waist, and many more. Bind: paperback Pages: 240 Dimensions: 195 x 285 mm Publication Date: 04-02-2021 |
$89.99 |
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Watercolor The Easy Way
ISBN: 9780764359828 Author: Sara Berrenson Publisher: Schiffer Books With Watercolor the Easy Way, your watercoloring creativity is about to be released! Quickly learn the fundamentals of color mixing, brushstrokes, and more. The... With Watercolor the Easy Way, your watercoloring creativity is about to be released! Quickly learn the fundamentals of color mixing, brushstrokes, and more. Then move right ahead to success, thanks to a selection of 50 stunning pictures to paint. Best of all, the projects can be completed in 30 minutes! From beautiful botanicals and fabulous florals to animals and trendy designs, the projects are approachable and fun, and there's something for every style. Each of the 50 simple tutorials is broken down into key steps so you can clearly see how to begin your painting, layer color, and add detail. Also included are hand-drawn patterns you can trace onto your watercolor pad, brush recommendations, helpful tips, and color palettes to try. The lessons here introduce you to the magic of watercolor, spark your creativity, and provide you with a place to explore and discover your inner artist. Bind: paperback Pages: 128 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm |
$55.00 |
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Sewing Simple Softies with 17 Amazing Designers
ISBN: 9780764361272 Author: Trixi Symonds Publisher: Schiffer Books This book brings together 17 Sew a Softie designers from around the world. Each designer has come up with a delightful new hand-sewn project to inspire moms, da... This book brings together 17 Sew a Softie designers from around the world. Each designer has come up with a delightful new hand-sewn project to inspire moms, dads, kids, grandparents, and teachers of all kinds. No expensive machines are required, and each project uses stitches and techniques that can easily be mastered by first-time sewers. Get together with kids and enjoy time together sewing a wide range of softies, including a Taco, a Painted Flower, a Tooth Tiger, Bluey Koala, a Toucan, Seashells, Lucky Spiders, and many more. Sew a Softie is a worldwide community that works to teach a whole new generation to sew, and to transmit a love of sewing and an appreciation of its enormous potential to nurture creativity, independence, and a sense of community in our children. Sew a Softie events have inspired thousands of people, especially young children, to begin sewing. Bind: paperback Pages: 128 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 26-02-2021 |
$38.99 |
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Weave It : 15 Fun Weaving Projects for Kids
ISBN: 9780764360657 Author: Maria Sigma Publisher: Schiffer Books This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructi... This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructions and colorful photography, Weave It! teaches kids one of the oldest worldwide craft traditions. Using natural and recycled materials, Maria Sigma, a professional tapestry weaver, helps you share the joy of creating beautiful woven items with a new generation of young crafters. Bind: hardback Pages: 80 Dimensions: 209 x 273 mm Publication Date: 28-10-2020 |
$49.99 |
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Cut It : 15 Fun Papercutting Projects for Kids
ISBN: 9780764360664 Author: Patricia Moffett Publisher: Schiffer Books This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructi... This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructions, Cut It! teaches kids how to enjoy the craft traditions of paper. How? By cutting "flat" into an imagination-rich new idea! Patricia Moffett offers her expertise in professional design and crafting to kids in a way that they love, and helps you share the joy of creating beautiful paper items with a new generation of young crafters. Bind: hardback Pages: 80 Dimensions: 209 x 273 mm Publication Date: 28-10-2020 |
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Punch Needle Rug Hooking
ISBN: 9780764360152 Author: Amy Oxford Publisher: Schiffer Books The queen of the craft Amy Oxford offers to beginners and advanced crafters alike a one-stop resource! This is the guide you'll keep at your fingertips while yo... The queen of the craft Amy Oxford offers to beginners and advanced crafters alike a one-stop resource! This is the guide you'll keep at your fingertips while you learn, and throughout your punch needle adventures for years to come. Enjoy Amy's amazingly effective instruction, tips, inspiration, and in-depth info about every aspect of enjoying punch needle rug hooking. Create her colorful contemporary pomegranate project and ginkgo project, and learn to skillfully turn your work into long-lasting treasures like wall hangings, chair pads, rugs, cushions, stair runners, and whatever else your imagination can dream up. Enrich your work with fascinating info on things the other books don't include: the top secrets about the craft that beginners need, and careful step by step photo instructions for doing it right--from choosing your first project's materials, to creating a lovely result the first time, finishing techniques, mounting, adding complexity, and making your own designs. Enjoy the history of the craft of rug punching, gorgeous photos of works by today's biggest names, fun interviews with top makers, how to handle the unexpected, and much more. Bind: hardback Pages: 208 Dimensions: 215 x 250 mm Publication Date: 28-09-2020
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$59.99 |
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The Senior Moments Puzzle Book
ISBN: 9781787835597 Publisher: Summersdale Publishers **Not available to book trade** Do you find you have plenty of time on your hands these days? Instead of wracking your brain for something to do, challenge your... **Not available to book trade** Do you find you have plenty of time on your hands these days? Instead of wracking your brain for something to do, challenge your mind and have hours of fun with this delightful puzzle book. With everything from tricky crosswords, word searches, anagram puzzles and sudokus to simpler brain-teasers such as spot the differences, mazes and trivia questions, this LARGE PRINT edition means you won’t even need your glasses… wherever you put them. Bind: paperback Pages: 128 Dimensions: 185 x 260 mm Publication Date: 10-09-2020 |
$29.99 |
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12 Spoons 2 Bowls and a Knife
ISBN: 9781497101142 Author: Woodcarving Illustrated Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Turn a block of wood into an elegant (and functional) heirloom-to-be! A complete compilation of woodcarving projects from the acclaimed magazine, Woodcarving Il... Turn a block of wood into an elegant (and functional) heirloom-to-be! A complete compilation of woodcarving projects from the acclaimed magazine, Woodcarving Illustrated, 12 Spoons, 2 Bowls, and a Knife features 15 step-by-step, beginner-friendly projects ranging from rustic coffee scoops and simple love spoons to salad servers, cereal spoons, bread bowls, jam knives, and more. Showcasing the beautiful work from an array of talented wood artists, craftsmen, and Woodcarving Illustrated contributors, this guide is a must-have for every carver of every skill level to learn the basic tools and techniques for carving wooden spoons, bowls, and knives! Bind: paperback Pages: 96 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 08-09-2020
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$34.99 |