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Schiffer Books (528)
ColorMaps Relaxation
ISBN: 9780764363009 Author: Olivia Gibbs Publisher: Schiffer Books Beautiful results every time with this gorgeous color-coded adult coloring book! ; A totally new concept in adult coloring! ; No more stressing and straining ov... Beautiful results every time with this gorgeous color-coded adult coloring book! ; A totally new concept in adult coloring! ; No more stressing and straining over selecting colors and deciding where to put them! ; Color-coded patterns make filling-in the pages easy and stress free. ; Color swatches for every pattern.; 60 patterns to color inside the book. ; Deluxe format! Full -flaps on front and back with easy tear-out pages. ; Full-sized colored examples provided for every pattern! ColorMaps activity books are the hot new way to enjoy adult coloring without the mental stress and strain of selecting colors and deciding where to put them. With the ColorMaps series, you will create beautiful masterpieces in only three steps: 1) pick a design, 2) match your pencils, 3) follow the map to fill-in with color. Its that easy! Unlike traditional by-number products, the ColorMaps series features coordinated colored line and numbered patterns to help you create with ease. No more guessing, squinting, and stressing. And, the best part? No more ugly black numbers and lines showing through to the finished art! Each ColorMapsactivity book is printed on high-quality art paper and is presented in a deluxe padfolio format! From flowers and butterflies to happy words-and-phrases, the designs are fresh, modern, and easy to color. Readers will map their way to relaxation, enjoyment, and creative satisfaction with the new ColorMaps activity series from Better Day Books. Bind: paperback Pages: 96 Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm Publication Date: 28-09-2021 |
$36.00 |
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Watercolor Pencil Guide and Workbook
ISBN: 9780764357367 Author: Madison Smolsky Publisher: Schiffer Books Discover your artistic talents with this guide to practicing and expanding your watercolor pencil techniques. For beginners as well as experienced artists wanti... Discover your artistic talents with this guide to practicing and expanding your watercolor pencil techniques. For beginners as well as experienced artists wanting to explore a new medium, an introduction covers the basics, explains techniques, and offers tips and tricks to help you achieve your visions. The 62 full-page outline drawings allow learners to practice the techniques of their choice, including gradients; shading; color theory; techniques using salt, coffee grounds, alcohol, and sugar water; and dry brushing. Printed on watercolor paper, the images can be removed from the book for painting and framing. They cover a variety of themes, including animals, seasons, nautical motifs, food, faces, and many others. Bind: paperback Pages: 80 Dimensions: 217 x 280 mm Publication Date: 26-04-2019
Tag: Arts & Photography |
$45.00 |
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The Big Book of Knives
ISBN: 9780764357398 Author: Oliver Lang Publisher: Schiffer Books The knife -- a staple in every household and long considered one of mankind's most important tools. Despite our long history, in today's fast-paced world many n... The knife -- a staple in every household and long considered one of mankind's most important tools. Despite our long history, in today's fast-paced world many no longer know how to recognize a good knife or the characteristics which define one. This book details the differences between types of knives, the characteristics a capable knife must have, the different locking systems for folding knives, and more! A must-have reference for anyone who uses their knife on a daily basis. Bind: hardback Pages: 216 Dimensions: 205 x 255 mm Publication Date: 31-05-2019
Tag: Craft & Hobbies |
$89.99 |
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The Book of Forging
ISBN: 9780764357374 Author: Karl Gissing Publisher: Schiffer Books Ideal for beginners of those looking to brush up their skills, this quick-reference overview explains the basics of all aspects of blacksmithing. With more than... Ideal for beginners of those looking to brush up their skills, this quick-reference overview explains the basics of all aspects of blacksmithing. With more than 450 photos and a focus on only the most essential tools and equipment, it keeps the information simple for the beginner. Summaries cover the tools of forging, their uses, and the essential equipment in the work space; the differences among free-form forging, drop forging, industrial, hot work, and cold work; the steps of the process, such as bending, joining, riveting, welding, chiseling off, and splitting; and the chemistry of iron and steel. The book also shows a gallery of 44 types of forged items, from hooks to tool handles, with comments on their forged features. Bind: hardback Pages: 160 Dimensions: 232 x 208 mm Publication Date: 31-05-2019
Tag: Craft & Hobbies |
$55.00 |
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The Ceramics Studio Guide
ISBN: 9780764356483 Author: Jeff Zamek Publisher: Schiffer Books Learningfrom others' mistakes is always more efficient and less costly thancommitting them yourself. This book is packed with practical informationthat will ena... Learningfrom others' mistakes is always more efficient and less costly thancommitting them yourself. This book is packed with practical informationthat will enable potters to successfully complete the many steps inpottery production. Making functional pottery or ceramic sculptureentails many different skill sets and processes in forming clay, dryingclay, glazing, and firing. Any one of these steps can cause failures. As ceramics consultant Jeff Zamek points out, under ideal conditions abeginning or advanced student would be guided by a teacher at everystep; mistakes and bad habits would be caught as they occurred andcorrected. While such learning situations are rare today, this bookfills the gap. As Zamek says,"This book offers you forty years of wisdom, generated by my students'and my client ceramics companies' issues with clays, glazes, and kilnfiring." With its solutions to common problems, this guide helps potters to succeed. Bind: paperback Pages: 240 Dimensions: 217 x 280 mm Publication Date: 15-02-2019
Tag: Craft & Hobbies |
$59.99 |
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Basketry Basics
ISBN: 9780764357459 Author: BJ Crawford Publisher: Schiffer Books This easy, accessible, and fun approach to basketmaking offers instructions for 18 beautiful and useful baskets. Beginning with simple basket designs and progre... This easy, accessible, and fun approach to basketmaking offers instructions for 18 beautiful and useful baskets. Beginning with simple basket designs and progressing to more-advanced techniques, you build new skills with each project. Follow along from one to the next, or jump ahead to the more advanced baskets to expand your intermediate skills. The practical projects include a market basket, square-to-round storage basket, spiral twill basket, catch-all bathroom basket, cat-head bowl, and many others. Instructions for adding embellishments, color, and shaping are included to help new basketmakers turn a project into a personal treasure. A chart for designing your own market baskets in six different sizes is invaluable, and photos of work by today’s top basketmakers serve as inspiration. This book is the ideal guide for anyone interested in learning to make handbuilt baskets. Bind: hardback Pages: 96 Dimensions: 217 x 280 mm Publication Date: 30-05-2019
Tag: Craft & Hobbies |
$49.99 |
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The Little Upholstery Book
ISBN: 9780764357428 Author: Shelly Leer Publisher: Schiffer Books Upholstery doesn't have to be intimidating! Expert Shelly Miller Leer, founder of HomeRoom and Upholstery Club and former writer and contributor for curbly.com,... Upholstery doesn't have to be intimidating! Expert Shelly Miller Leer, founder of HomeRoom and Upholstery Club and former writer and contributor for curbly.com, apartmenttherapy.com, and many other online crafting communities uses her trademark fresh, casual teaching style to empower you with the confidence and skills to get started right away. These five projects have been mindfully designed to help the beginner build basic skills, learn techniques, and progressively take on more-complicated pieces. Six information-packed chapters cover upholstery concepts, terminology, tools, materials, and supplies, as well as advice on setting up an in-home shop or looking for shop space to lease. Beginning with simple projects like the Buttoned Down Blue Velvet Footstool and wrapping up with the Rockin' Moroccan Hanging Headboard, this step-by-step guide provides all you need to develop a new creative hobby, learn practical skills, or even start a business of your own. Bind: paperback Pages: 128 Dimensions: 210 x 280 mm Publication Date: 26-04-2019
Tag: Craft & Hobbies |
$59.99 |
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Practical Leatherwork
ISBN: 9780764357442 Author: Carsten Bothe Publisher: Schiffer Books Leather is a strong and versatile material, and indispensable when you're working, hunting, or exploring outdoors. Hunter and outdoor professional Carsten Bothe... Leather is a strong and versatile material, and indispensable when you're working, hunting, or exploring outdoors. Hunter and outdoor professional Carsten Bothe offers the ultimate beginner's guide for this useful hobby. These photo-rich, step-by-step instructions prove that anyone can learn the techniques of cutting, sewing, and finishing to make, or repair, your essential leather items. You'll learn how to make a seam, to wet-form, to apply button studs and rivets, and everything else needed to master the basics. Five useful projects―good-looking, and able to be put to practical use―help you put what you've learned into practice: make your own belt, dog leash, belt bag, knife sheath, and leather holster. Whether you are a hunter, reenactor, knifemaker, scout, horseback rider, or bushcraft fan, or you use leather in other ways, here is your guide to a new skill. Bind: paperback Pages: 112 Dimensions: 190 x 230 mm Publication Date: 30-04-2019
Tag: Craft & Hobbies |
$45.00 |
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Air & Water : Rare Porsches 1956-2019
ISBN: 9780764364167 Author: Stephen Struss Publisher: Schiffer Books Throughout the history of the sports car, no marque has epitomized the excitement and passion of driving like Porsche. The Saratoga Automobile Museum, in collab... Throughout the history of the sports car, no marque has epitomized the excitement and passion of driving like Porsche. The Saratoga Automobile Museum, in collaboration with architect Steven Harris, presents 22 of the marque's rarest air and water-cooled cars. This remarkable collection highlights the manufacturer's past seven decades of production--from 356 Carreras and Speedsters, to high-performance RS 911s--all captured in sensational detail by James Lipman, a photographer favored by both manufacturers and various popular publications such as Car and Driver, Motor Trend, and Top Gear. The stunning imagery is accompanied by specifications and history, as well as driving impressions from leading automotive writers Jethro Bovingdon, Andrew English, Andrew Frankel, Richard Meaden, and John Simister. Air & Water combines breathtaking imagery and words to transport the reader on a thrilling journey of being behind the wheel of these ultra-rare machines. Bind: hardback Pages: 244 Dimensions: 304 x 203 mm Publication Date: 23-01-2023 |
$130.00 |
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Topgun : The US Navy Fighter Weapons School Fifty Years of Excellence
ISBN: 9780764360145 Author: Brad Elward Publisher: Schiffer Books This book provides a unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School's 50-year history. Currently located at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada,... This book provides a unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School's 50-year history. Currently located at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, TOPGUN was formed in late 1968 at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, to create a graduate-level course in fighter tactics for Navy pilots deploying to Vietnam. Before TOPGUN, Navy F-4 Phantom II fighter crews in Vietnam managed only a 2.5:1 kill ratio versus Soviet-built MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighters: after TOPGUN formed, the community tallied a 12.5:1 kill ratio. Since then, TOPGUN has become the standard-bearer of Navy fighter and strike fighter tactics and training and is recognized worldwide as a center of excellence. TOPGUN's tactics and pilot training are explained, as well as changes and developments throughout the years to the present day. All aircraft flown at TOPGUN since its founding are also shown, including A-4 Skyhawk, T-38A/B Talon, F-5E/F Tiger II, F-16N Viper, F-14A Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, F-16A/B Falcon, and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Bind: hardback Pages: 144 Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm Publication Date: 28-07-2020 |
$59.99 |