DIY: carpentry and woodworking Books

Book SynopsisPen turning is a relatively easy and inexpensive hobby that doesn't require a lot of expensive tools or take a long time to produce satisfying results. Pen Turning: A Foundation Course is the ideal guide for those keen to learn the art of creating pens and is also suitable for existing turners looking to develop their skills. Written by well-known pen turners Kip Christensen and Rex Burningham, this book explores two different pen styles: slimline pens and single-barrel pens. Different material options are also described, including stabilised burl, exotic hardwoods and antler, as well as plastics. All the basic techniques and information needed for turning pens are fully explained, from blank preparation to turning, gluing, decorating, sanding and assembling. AUTHORS: Kip Christensen and Rex Burningham have over forty years' turning experience between them and have made many thousands of pens as well as other fine turned pieces. They have taught and exhibited widely and are hugely respected in the turning world. Pen Turning: A Foundation Course is their second book to be published by GMC Publications. SELLING POINTS: . Tools, material and kits fully explained, so you can easily get started. . Clear overview of the pen-making process. . Perfect for beginners and for more advanced turners. . Comprehensive step-by-step instructions and pictures. . Covers slimline pens and single-barrel pens. . Explores different material options. 220 photographs

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Book SynopsisTree houses have come a long way since our collective childhoods. The very definition of a tree house has broadened to now include anything from a boutique hotel room where star gazing is a must to exceptional viewing platforms and, of course, not forgetting a treehouse for kids such as exists only in their dreams. This carefully compiled list provides an overview of striking tree houses across the globe, with designs that are truly unique, inspiring, and beautiful. Leafing through this inspiring collection, the reader will wonder in amazement at the exquisite and whimsical yet sophisticated constructions dreamed up by modern architects and designers. This beautiful edition is lavishly illustrated with evocative full-colour images of ingenious arboreal architecture, with a focus on the forested surroundings, verdant treetop canopies, and rural experiences. This book will not only appeal to your inner child, but provide a welcome respite from the stresses of modern living by offering a pleasurable visit to the green world of tree houses.Trade Review"The new book "Tree Houses: Escape to the Canopy," which features an introduction by Eising, brings together some of the most awe-inspiring modern tree houses from around the world." - Sarah Molano, CNN

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Book SynopsisWood ID Handbook is a gift book for wood lovers - an indispensable and informative guide to over a hundred different kinds of wood. This compact directory explores the world's most valuable natural resource in detail. This new gift edition gives helpful details about the most popular and useful woods with illustrations and photographs to help with identification. There is also valuable information on the typical uses, durability, wood defects and potential health hazards for each species. Based on a best-selling reference work, this revised and updated abridged version includes drawings and descriptions of the living trees to enhance appreciation of the raw material of woodwork. In-depth yet accessible this handy pocket guide will be the perfect gift for all woodworkers and wood lovers. AUTHOR: A professional woodworker and former editor of GMC's best-selling Woodturning magazine, Terry Porter brings a lifetime's practical experience to his writing. SELLING POINTS: . Vital reference for woodworkers of all levels of ability . Promotes appreciation of a natural resource . Over 100 types of wood, including Australian Eucalyptus, described in detail with beautiful illustrations and clear photographs 150 photographs, 300 illustrations

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Book SynopsisFollowing on from the success of the best-selling Shelves, Cabinets & Bookcases and Bookcases, Cabinets & Built-Ins, this all new collection of articles from recent issues of Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking magazines delivers expert advice for designing and building built-ins, shelves, and cabinets. Everyone needs more storage - whether for household items and kitchenwares, books and other media, or just plain stuff. That's why built-ins and cabinets are so popular among carpenters and woodworkers, whether the project is a simple shelved built-in or a high-style cabinet. Although building a basic box is fairly easy, constructing one that will hold a heavy load and has style takes some design savvy. In this collection of 25 articles from Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking, America's most accomplished carpenters and woodworkers contribute their advice on building sturdy cabinets, built-ins, and bookcases. AUTHOR: Since 1981 Fine Homebuilding has been providing information and inspiration to everyone who cares about quality home improvement and construction. the magazine is the best source of home improvement information and helps readers build projects better, faster, and more efficiently. SELLING POINTS: . Content. Provides DIYers and woodworkers with the inspiration they need to design attractive and functional built-ins, shelves, and cabinets. . Broad Appeal. Storage projects are popular with DIYers and woodworkers at all skill levels.

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Book SynopsisWhether you've received a beloved family heirloom that needs fixing up or want to repair and renovate bargain furniture, this Ultimate Guide to Furniture Repair & Refinishing is packed with detailed information to help you get the job done! With more than 500 color step-by-step instructions, photographs, and detailed drawings, this authoritative DIY guide will show you everything you need to know to restore furniture, including tips on the tools, materials, and supplies needed. From removing old finishes and refurbishing warped wood to making structural repairs and preserving original finishes on old collectible furniture, you'll learn a wide range of shop-tested and approved methods to furniture restoration. Written by an authority in the field and seasoned furniture repair expert Brian D. Hingley, this book has been updated and redesigned from its previous edition so you can make the most out of damaged or antique furniture and achieve professional results.

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Book SynopsisOne of the most popular and affordable tools - the router - is capturing the interest of woodworkers, builders and DIY-ers. It contains 350 photos make for easy instructions for creating elegant curves and furniture parts, mortises, slots and holes, fixtures and more. The router is the most versatile and resourceful power tool in the woodworking shop. In this all-new collection of 20 great articles, "Routers & Router Tables" gathers the most up-to-date information on routers and router tables, bits and jigs, tips and techniques for router joinery, and much more. Whether your focus is precision, space savers, versatility, or all of the above, this guide will show woodworkers the smartest route to routers for accomplishing their best work.

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Book SynopsisA Wall Street Journal Top 10 Crucial Home & Design Book for Beginners A Library Journal Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture-from antiques to mid-century pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds.The heart of the book is an overview of Pourny's favourite techniques-ceruse, vernis anglais, and water gilding, among many others-with full-colour step-by-step photographs to ensure that readers can easily replicate each refinishing technique at home. Pourny brings these techniques to life with a chapter devoted to real-world refinishing projects, from a veneered table to an ebonized desk, a gilt frame to a painted northern European hutch. Rounding out this comprehensive guide is care and maintenance information, including how to properly clean leather, polish hardware, fix a broken leg, and replace felt pads, as well as recipes to make your own wax, shellac, varnish, stain, and more.Trade ReviewWall Street Journal, 10 Crucial Home Design Books for Beginners Library Journal, Best Books of the Year Amazon, Best Books of the Month "A guide for the pros, DIYers and furniture aficionados eager for tips from the expert. Pourny's practical advice on all things antique is coupled with historical notes." -Time "A comprehensive but accessible guide to restoration that lays out everything you need to know about making over wooden furniture." -Martha Stewart Living "Authority wafts from [Pourny's] handsome how-to book like the sweet smell of lemon oil." -New York Times "A practical, visual guide for anyone who wants to restore a cherished heirloom or simply correct a water stain." -San Francisco Chronicle "Pourny's book will serve brave DIYers as well as design aficionados wishing to hone their connoisseurship." -ArchitecturalDigest.com "It's really everything you wanted to know about furniture but were afraid to ask." -WWD.com "Whether you want to refresh your mother's outdated bureau, refinish a set of vintage Danish Modern chairs, or restore antique marquetry to its former glory, this volume's got you covered and then some." -Design*Sponge "Encyclopedic in coverage . . . deftly illustrated and defined . . . a fantastic go-to source for furniture care." -Library Journal, starred review "A thorough and practical guide for the furniture expert as well as for the novice restorer. . . . This guide will find a wide audience among those who simply want to learn about and appreciate good furniture, as well as those who are more hands-on." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "This is a very useful and important book for anyone who owns furniture-antique, modern, or new-or anyone who plans to fix or restore it." -Martha Stewart

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Book SynopsisThis is the complete practical woodworking book - a definitive reference guide for the beginner and the accomplished woodworking enthusiast alike. It is shown in 1200 photographs and diagrams, with clear and easy-to-follow instructions. It is packed with information including a guide to timber, directions on buying and using hand and power tools, and advice for setting up your workshop. It offers everything you need to know is explained, such as the principles of ergonomics, planning, design and construction. You can learn about fixings and fastenings, basic and advanced techniques, making joints and wood finishing. It features over 20 beautiful projects to develop your skills, including a storage chest, CD rack and bookcase. Wood is one of the oldest known natural resources and its universal appeal remains timeless. As every woodworker will testify, to work with this material is to understand its subtlety and to appreciate its amazing versatility. This comprehensive practical book demonstrates the basic techniques of woodworking, providing the foundation on which to build your skills and knowledge. It begins with an introduction to timber and a guide to tools. Essential advice on getting started is given, as well as in-depth guides to fixings and fastening, joints, and advanced woodworking techniques. There are also 20 step-by-step projects from basic tasks, such as a wine rack, picture frame or bookshelf, to complex ventures for experts, such as a bedside cabinet, butcher's block or dining table.

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Book Synopsis16 stylish outdoor projects, from trellises and planters to decking, fences, chairs, benches, tables, sheds, pergolas and more. Each project includes easy to follow step-by-step instructions, colour photographs, clear construction diagrams, and materials lists. Wood is the ideal material for creating fabulous garden features. Whatever the size or style of your garden, this book will provide a wealth of inspiring ideas for enhancing your outdoor space. Authors and renowned DIY experts Alan and Gill Bridgewater also provide comprehensive advice on cutting and preparing wood, fixing joints, finishing and maintaining outdoor wooden structures.

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Book SynopsisKeith Rowley's bestselling introduction to the art of woodturning is exceptional for its friendly and methodical approach, building up the reader's skills and confidence by logical and progressive steps. At the heart of Keith's method are the 'Laws of Woodturning': six easily memorised rules which are fundamental to efficient and safe technique. Both between-centres and faceplate turning are described and illustrated in detail. You will learn about timber selection, and how to choose the right tool and equipment. This latest edition has been comprehensively revised and updated by Andy Coates to include the latest available tools and machinery as well as up-to-date health and safety guidelines.

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Book SynopsisThese handmade birdhouses and feeders, bee hotels, and butterfly and ladybird homes will bring welcome visitors to your garden. Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies features 35 beautiful havens to build to attract more wildlife into your garden. Each house is beautifully designed, with colourful details, but is also perfectly adapted for its intended inhabitants. There are birdhouses you can hang up or place on stands, and a bee house you can 'plant' in your flowerbed. There are also feeders for birds, and homes for butterflies and ladybirds. With her trademark attention to detail, Michele McKee-Orsini has designed a gorgeous collection of miniature palaces for the wildlife that we should all be encouraging into our gardens. Michele takes you through the basic woodworking and decorating skills you will need, and the step-by-step project instructions, clear artwork, and stunning photography will all inspire you to build your own havens for our flying friends.

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Book SynopsisFrom basic storage sheds to playhouses, gazebos, home offices, workshops, and so much more, build the outdoor structure of your dreams and learn how to do all or part of the work yourself with this essential DIY guide! Build Your Own Shed & Outdoor Projects Manual, 6th Edition features all of the techniques and tips you need to know, as well as the latest in shed construction and every step of the process in detail. Select from a catalog of more than 100 expertly prepared plans – including more than 60 all-new designs for this updated edition – for building a wide range of outdoor structures, from simple utility sheds to elegant cabanas, cottages, greenhouses, and more. Whether you’re looking to build the ideal pavilion, potting shed, patio furniture, arbor, trellis, or other outdoor structure, you’re sure to find it here. Easy-to-follow construction blueprints and materials lists are also available for each project to ensure success.

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Book SynopsisTry your hand at contemporary fretwork scroll saw projects! Offering a modern twist on a traditional artform, this complete guide features how-to tips, a complete step-by-step tutorial, and 20 full-sized scroll saw patterns of peace signs, butterflies, flowers, mandalas, and other fresh designs to challenge your scroll saw skills. This exciting project guide will show you everything you need to know to accomplish intricate trivets, coasters, and wall plaques. Also included is insightful information on wood selection and size, blank preparation, blade selection, and more! Author Charles Hand is an accomplished designer and award-winning scroll saw artist with a love for fretwork, intarsia, segmentation, and inlay. A regular contributor toScroll Saw Woodworking & Craftsmagazine, he also sells his work to a world-wide clientele on his website,Making Dust with Charles Hand.

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Book SynopsisThe first-ever accessible guide on making DIY furniture from live-edge slabs, this book will show you everything you need to know about incorporating organic, natural wood pieces into your home. After learning techniques for milling, drying, and preparing your own slab, adding inlays, using resin and epoxy, creating waterfall edges, and more, you'll then move on to complete seven projects that range in size and offer additional ideas and inspiration to implement in your own projects while using the techniques you've learned! From charcuterie boards and floating shelves to desks, river tables, benches, and more, both beginner and advanced DIYers can accomplish these stunning woodworking projects!

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Book SynopsisThis 3rd edition includes 48 quality woodworking projects for the home that can be build using materials found at any home center store and using only portable tools that most handy homeowners already own.

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Book SynopsisWhether you've been woodburning for years or are picking up a pen for the first time, Pyrography provides endless inspiration for artists of every skill level! Featuring 25 step-by-step woodburning projects to build your skills, also included are technique lessons, advice and practice exercises for beginners, full-size pyrography patterns, artist profiles, product reviews, safety and cleaning tips, and so much more! With leading pyrography experts and artists as your guide including Lora S. Irish, Jo Schwartz, Michele Y. Parsons, Simon Easton, and others beginners will build a solid foundation to start on while more experienced woodburners will learn how to create realistic textures like a pro. From burning a dynamic steam engine train and personalized pet photos to making a dream catcher clock, realistic mountain lion portrait, castle cookie jar, and several other exciting projects, this jam-packed guide is sure to turn up the heat on your pyrography skillset!

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Book SynopsisIf fear of the unknown is all that is preventing you from embarking on the satisfying hobby of model engineering, then this is the book that will banish your concerns. Author Harold Hall has established his reputation as a mentor to tyro model engineers through the pages of Model Engineer magazine and Model Engineers' Workshop, of which he was the editor for a number of years. This book assumes no previous experience and using the medium of twelve lathe turning projects will lead prospective model engineers through all of the basic techniques needed to tackle ambitious projects. All of the projects are extensively illustrated and full working drawings accompany the text. Once followed through, the reader will have amassed a wealth of practical skills and a range of useful workshop tools and equipment.Table of ContentsGetting Started. Mini Surface Gauge. Precision Square. Between-Centres Test Bar. Hole Gauges. Distance Gauges. Tailstock Die Holders. Precision Tapers. Screw Jack. Screw Cutting. Getting to Grips with the Face Plate. Mill Drill Spindle. Milling Cutter Chuck.

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Book SynopsisAn exuberant tale of craftsmanship for nature lovers and rugged outdoor types everywhereRobert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA, Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash, developed over millennia making wheels and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, are far from dead. The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood.Trade ReviewThere is no greater debt than that which mankind owes to trees, and Robert Penn proves this brilliantly - a highly readable account of the multitude of uses one single ash tree can provide -- Lars Mytting, author of 'Norwegian Wood'Beautifully crafted, [The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees ranges] freely over intellectual territory - masculinity, nostalgia, identity . . . Fascinating . . . Never have the benefits of getting your chopper out appeared more obvious -- Robert Crampton, Books of the Year * The Times *The appeal of Robert Penn's enchanting narrative extends far beyond tree enthusiasts, woodworkers and fanatic loggers like me. It is a book-lover's feast. Penn's wonderful prose and compelling research put The Man who Made Things out of Trees right up there in the league with such classics as John McPhee's The Survival of the Bark Canoe -- Rinker Buck, New York Times bestselling author of 'The Oregon Trail'This book is bound for great things -- Sophie Morris * Independent *Penn is a fine writer, and the mix of research, reportage and personal reflection is persuasive . . . A lovely book -- Ed Cumming * Observer *[An] extended tribute to the beauty and usefulness of the ash tree... A homage to vanishing skills that were once integral to the functioning of rural Britain -- Tom Fort * Literary Review *A beautifully figured and multicolored ode to our love affair with the invaluable Ash tree. I swooned. Penn's paean to the many uses of the Ash is so well-wrought that I am compelled to take up hurling -- Nick OffermanThere's a bit of a wood theme this year, in fact, with ... Robert Penn's The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees. One can't help but wonder if all these books encouraging self-reliance and back-to-nature are signs of impending apocalypse -- Ian Sansom, 'Books of the Year' * Guardian *A eulogy to the importance of ash throughout human history . . . Fascinating -- Tobias Jones * Guardian *I was completely smitten . . . [A] delightful, page-turning love letter to an often-overlooked material -- Grant Gibson * Craft Magazine *Often wry and always interesting . . . A passionate love letter to the ash tree -- Harry Wallop * Daily Telegraph *A delight to read . . . Penn's writing is poetic . . . [The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees] speaks to the quality of the human experience, of craftwork and making things by hand, of appreciating resourcefulness and natural beauty -- Nathalie Spencer * RSA *This book is a great pleasure to read . . . I defy anyone to read this and not want their own collection of natural and unique objects to connect our daily lives back to the natural woodland which once covered the country * Royal Geographical Society *

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Book SynopsisNew edition of the practical guide to using driftwood for making furniture and decorative objects.

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Book SynopsisA longtime woodworker's illustrated guide to the tools of the trade and how to use them.

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Book SynopsisOriginal collection of outstanding wood engravings by a noted master ranges from the religious to the erotic with images inspired by The Song of Songs, The Canterbury Tales, and the Gospels.

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Book SynopsisWood carving is coming back into style, and making kitchen utensils is among the easiest ways to learn the craft. This beautifully illustrated guide by a master woodcrafter presents 12 projects, with mix-and-match suggestions for creating dozens of spoons and other implements. Perfect for beginners, the book features clear, detailed directions, helpful drawings, and inspiring photographs.

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Book SynopsisHelps you in identifying examples of decorative woodwares in antique shops, at auctions or as exhibits in museums or galleries.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION, 7; TUNBRIDGE WARE - THE PRE-MOSAIC PERIOD; Chapter 1 - Tunbridge - the Well and the Ware, 13; Chapter 2 - The London Tunbridge Ware Industry, 21; Chapter 3 - The Brighton Tunbridge Ware Industry, 29; Chapter 4 - Tunbridge Ware Production and Sale at Other Centres, 35; Chapter 5 - The Nature of Tunbridge Wares Prior to c1830, 42; MOSAIC TUNBRIDGE WARE c1830-1939; Chapter 6 - The New Mosaic Wares, 63; Chapter 7 - The Victorian Tunbridge Ware Industry 1830-75, 69; Chapter 8 - Methods of Production, 82; Chapter 9 - Victorian Tunbridge Ware Designs and their Sources, 99; Chapter 10 - The Industry in Decline 1875-1939, 116; Chapter 11 - Modern Craft Workers in Tunbridge Ware, 130; Chapter 12 - Tunbridge Ware Makers, 135; RELATED DECORATIVE WOODWARES; Chapter 13 - Killarney Inlaid Woodwares, 177; Chapter 14 - Spa Woodwares, 196; Chapter 15 - Sorrento Woodwares, 209.

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Book SynopsisThis is a practical guide covering clinker and cold-moulded construction methods for boats up to 20 feet in length.

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Book SynopsisA complete guide on sculpting in wood for the beginner upwards. Filled with step-by-step guidance and projects of increasing difficulty.Trade Review'Provide (s) useful information for the beginner, with introduction to the materials and tools that will be needed, and step-by-step projects that progress through increasing levels of skill' The Artist 'This is a book which should enable you to get started and make worthwhile progress without being so complex as to put you off.' Art Book Review (August 2007)

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[P]erfect for the first-timer, novice, or those who may want to resume an earlier love and anyone who loves the beauty of wood." – The Urban News

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Book SynopsisHow to master decorative wood techniques including carving, pyrography, marquetry and fretwork, as well as basic automata and construction. Projects, step-by-step instructions and 300 photographs make the techniques accessible to beginners, as well as inc

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Book SynopsisComplete instructions for dismantling and rebuilding chests, polishing, waxing and staining, how to repair tops and feet, and how to rebuild drawers and doors.

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Book SynopsisBuild a birdhouse or feeder that suits your local birds (and your taste) with the 25+ designs of Build-It-Yourself Birdhouses. Table of ContentsIntroduction Beautiful Birdhouses for Beautiful Birds Birdhouse Construction Basics Classic Small Birdhouses Specialty Small Birdhouses Large Bird Shelters Fabulous Feeder Projects Templates Resources/Photo Credits Index

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Book SynopsisThe Birdhouse Book is the most authoritative book available for creating safe, sturdy, and easy-to-build homes for many of North America’s favorite birds. This updated edition includes important new and timely topics including impacts of climate change on birds, nestbox monitoring for community science, native plants, and how birders can help birds.Written with those who truly want the best for birds, The Birdhouse Book explains how to build and place functional DIY bird homes that are safe and appropriate for more than 20 classic North American species, from wrens to raptors. Each of the easy-to-build boxes and shelves within is accompanied by cut lists, specially created line diagrams, and step-by-step photography, making the projects accessible to those with even the most rudimentary woodworking skills. In addition, this practical and beauti

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