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Let one of today's finest woodburning artists teach you the dynamic technique known as negative pyrography. Each of the 15 lessons on this instructional DVD puts you right next to Sue Walters as she creates Burning Night, a dramatic depiction of the New York City skyline.Instead of burning on pale wood to produce a positive image, as in traditional pyrography, Sue demonstrates how to engrave through burned wood to expose natural wood color. Her techniques will open your mind to new possibilities in your pyrography and craft pursuits. You can use negative pyrography to achieve contrasting light effects in designs from basic to high realism.This set also includes a bonus 8-page color booklet with patterns and tips for negative woodburning that will get you inspired.

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The best ornaments on the Christmas tree are always those that are handmade! Use your scroll saw to create memorable three-dimensional Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree, use as holiday decorations, or give to family and friends. Inside you’ll find dozens of inventive ready-to-use patterns to use in creating inspirational ornaments, nativity scenes, tree toppers, holiday centerpieces, snowmen candlestick holders, and much, much more.Each festive design in this newly revised book features compound cutting, a simple technique that uses multiple cuts to produce amazingly complex-looking results. Follow the author's instructions to learn the secret of making compound cuts on your scroll saw. Her easy methods will give your ornaments height, width, and depth, providing impressive results at any skill level.

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This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn woodcarving. It includes topics such as how to work safely, pick the right wood and sharpen and care for tools. Carving things from wood is easy and lots of fun. This book is the perfect place to start learning an enjoyable hobby that lasts a lifetime. With just a few simple tools, a piece of wood, and the skills you'll acquire here, you'll be on your way to creating wonderful keepsakes and hand-carved gifts. Each of the seven projects inside take only a few hours to complete. Designed to build basic woodcarving skills, each lesson teaches you something new, and raises your confidence as you learn to transfer patterns, use carving tools and finish wood. In addition, you'll discover how to work safely, pick the right wood and sharpen and care for your tools.

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This title features twenty pumpkin carving patterns with full-colour photographs. It includes instructions for using handy household tools as well as professional tools. It appeals to different audiences: Woodcarvers as well as Halloween enthusiasts. Providing a new twist on a holiday tradition, Extreme Pumpkin Carving, 2nd Edition illustrates how to carve fun three-dimensional faces and scenes in solid pumpkins (no hollowing necessary) using tools ranging from kitchen knives to carving gouges and chisels. Complete information is provided for getting started, including an overview of tools and tips for finding the best pumpkin to work with.

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Chip carving, also known as spoon carving or "Kerbschnitt," is the ideal introduction to woodcarving for beginners. This simple traditional carving method uses just a few basic knives to remove selected chips of wood in small triangles, squares and free-form curves, producing amazingly intricate and delicate results. Nationally known woodcarving artist and author Lora S. Irish shows you how to get started in this venerable craft. Chip Carving Workshop takes you through all of the essential chip carving techniques, from tool sharpening and preparation to hand positions, chip cutting and finishing. You'll discover how to use both geometric shapes and free form designs to create wonderfully detailed patterns. Practice projects will have you decorating household items and creating artistic pieces in a variety of original designs.

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Nothing shows you care like a little lovin' from the oven. And, with these creative recipes, you'll love baking these goods! Create delicious desserts like Simple Chocolate Souffle, Mandarin Coconut Delights, Sweet Cookie Pizza, White Russian Tiramisu, Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bites and more! With this cookbook up your sleeve, you'll be the hostess with the mostess.

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* Madcap follow-up to Zany Wooden Toys that Whiz, Spin, Pop, and Fly is sure to thrill the ten-year-old creator in your life Your mission is to invent, build and control wild and wacky toys! Are you up for the challenge? This madcap follow-up to Zany Wooden Toys that Whiz, Spin, Pop, and Fly is sure to thrill the ten-year-old creator in your life. Zany Wooden Toys Reloaded! is packed with author Bob Gilsdorf's best and most creative projects. Disarm spy robots, launch flying discs, throw cards magically across the room - each of these imaginative woodworking projects ranks high on the fun scale! Inside you'll find 8 show-stopping creations that will delight kids and adults alike: Magician's Envy Cardthrower, Boomerang Launcher, Bottle Cap Shooter, Pirate Coin Maker, Crayon Dispenser, Desktop Flicker-er, Knobby Knocker, Energy Orb Robot Battle and Gumball Smackdown.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sea Kayaking is a four-part video by World Champion, Ken Whiting, and expert sea kayaker, Alex Matthews, which provides both new and experienced paddlers with the knowledge and skills needed to safely and comfortably enjoy sea kayaking.

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This title features step-by-step projects for building beautiful, classic American furniture, for every room of the house. Based on the successful and best-selling "Time-Life" series. Woodworkers and furniture enthusiasts alike have long loved the practical, durable and attractive style of classic American furniture and this collection of projects are suitable to grace all home interiors, from traditional layouts to more contemporary arrangements. With step-by-step instructions, each project is accompanied by detailed shop drawings that break down component parts into a manageable assemblage.

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Kawaii is the Japanese work for cute, adorable, or lovable. Kawaii has grown all over the world to inspire cute, iconic characters that are eye-catching in their simplicity. This book is packed with super-cute sewing projects that you'll actually want to make! Though the instructions are simple enough for a beginner seamstress to get dynamite results, more advanced sewers will be impressed by the variety of projects and the quality of construction. Easy-to-use step-by-step instructions, photos and patterns guide you through the creation of 22 fun and simple sewing projects. Sidebars throughout the text will fill you in on techniques to add to your sewing arsenal.

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Whether you are a casual explorer or a serious history buff, this glimpse into America's architectural past with hands on GPS site coordinates and detailed architectural plans provides a vivid picture of America's lighthouses. Along with over 90 black and white photos of lighthouses across America, this book includes over 50 detailed architectural plans that feature the internal and external structure of the lighthouses. Readers will find unique lighthouse structures, such as the Port Mahon Lighthouse, which hovers over the water on pilings and the Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, which contains architectural details similar to those found on the White House. Colour photos, GPS coordinates and a brief history of many of the locations are also included, courtesy of a website maintained by Ohio resident, Mike MacCarter.

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These collections are some of the largest and most often used by the Library of Congress. Along with over 100 black and white photos of covered bridges from Pennsylvania gathered from the HABS/HAER website, this book includes detailed architectural plans that feature the wooden frame structure of the bridges. Colour photos provide a vivid look at the bridges themselves, as well as the beauty of the surrounding landscape. GPS coordinates of many of the locations are also included by courtesy of a website maintained by Ohio resident Mike MacCarter.

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The whittler extraordinaire, Chris Lubkemann, is back with 31 fun and rewarding new whittling projects in his latest guidebook, Big Book of Whittle Fun. These detailed, photo-illustrated projects are quick and easy to make. Chris offers clear instructions for creating a wide variety of useful and entertaining objects with almost no expense or training, and gives tips and techniques that make whittling accessible and enjoyable for both novices and experienced carvers. With helpful advice on choosing wood, basic whittling techniques and safe knife sharpening, you'll be able to make practical projects like recipe holders and whimsical objects like a rooster. Many playful sports and game-oriented projects are also included such as tic-tac-toe and a bowling set complete with a lane and pins. You'll find the projects in this book truly make whittling fun.

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A straightforward manual for all woodcarvers and woodworkers, this reference offers essential information on woodcarving tools and techniques. With chapters devoted to tools, sharpening, setting up shop, and incised, relief and in the round carving, there is plenty of guidance for the beginning woodcarver and suggestions for those with more experience.

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Caricature Carving contains a collection of 30 of the best caricature carving projects from the pages of Woodcarving Illustrated. The book delves into the realm of comic expressionism thanks to artists like Pete LeClair, Ross Oar, Phil Bishop and Arnold Smith.Discover fun projects, tips and techniques from these experts, as well as a gallery of their work to spur the imagination for unique creations. A plethora of amusing figures such as Vikings, bears, gnomes, sports figures and cowboys are presented to provide inspiration.Each figure reflects the carver's own distinct sense of humour and is guaranteed to make you smile! Thanks to the step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams, beginner and experienced caricature carvers will find this book a useful reference.

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This handy reference will help you get the most for your money. No matter what project you're building, if you're working with wood you're working with glue and clamps. But are you getting the most out of your clamps and that bottle of glue when you're carving, drilling and building furniture? Where's the manual that explains how to best utilise these two essential workshop tools? This manual takes care of that for you. From gluing boards to using clamps in furniture repair, you'll discover the techniques and tips you need to achieve woodworking success.

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Get Back to Basics with the core information you need to succeed. Learn what is important to know in Woodworker's Guide to Joinery from Butt Joints, Miter Joints, and Lap and Groove Joints, to Mortise-and-Tenon, Dovetail, and Box Joints. Learn how to master the various families of joinery - from themost basic butt joints to half-blind dovetails, tongue-and -groove joints, and beyond.

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This title features 10 skill-building projects allowing the reader to improve with each one. It also includes specialised techniques such as creating custom lettering and gilding. We use signs everyday, to work out which way to go, to know if a shop is open or closed and to welcome guests, just to name a few. Hand carved wooden signs can add warmth and charm to any home or business. In the "Lettering & Sign Carving Workbook", author and woodcarving instructor Betty Padden shares her designs and techniques for creating custom signs. With this book, even beginner woodcarvers can learn to carve and paint signs with the 10 skill building projects. From learning to carve simple cuts into a pre made blank, to carving more intricate designs and finishing with elaborate painting, the reader's skills will be improved with each project. Specialised techniques such as creating custom lettering on a computer, gilding and more are introduced in later projects. This is a contemporary look at a nostalgic craft with updated techniques and a variety of styles for carving and painting signs for the home or business.

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With this book, anyone can learn to build their own functional and stylish bookcases and shelves. It features 19 projects for all kinds of shelves & bookcases; from rustic to contemporary. It includes step-by-step instructions, exploded diagrams and colour photographs. From books and DVDs to electronic equipment and art, everything needs a place to be stored and kept safe. Bookcases and shelves do that job, while reducing clutter, organising our lives and enhancing our decor. With the advice and instructions inside "How to Make Bookshelves & Bookcases", anyone can learn to build their own functional and stylish furniture. The experts at "American Woodworker" magazine have compiled their best articles on making shop-tested shelves and bookcases and provide clear instructions, exploded diagrams, step-by-step photographs and everything readers need for success. From rustic to contemporary, readers will find 19 projects for all kinds of bookshelves. Handsome, durable and strong, the shelves and bookcases inside this new, handy project guide are sure to beautify the home and provide years of usefulness.

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Still the Undisputed Champion of Router How-to Books More than 10 years after its original publication, WOODWORKING WITH THE ROUTER remains the most highly regarded--and best-selling--router manual available. Clear, comprehensive, and readable, it's packed with the techniques and tricks you'll need to unleash your router's incredible potential. All that and more is covered in this expanded, thoroughly revised and updated edition. Hundreds of large, clear photos and drawings--now in full color--show you everything you need to know about using a router productively and safely. The information is specific, tested, and accurate, making this crackerjack manual almost as indispensable as the router itself!

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An in-depth introduction teaches novice carvers basic techniques, such as choosing wood and transferring a pattern while intermediate and experienced carvers will appreciate a section devoted to advanced techniques, such as undercutting for depth and creating free-floating areas within a carving. Step-by-step line drawings are included for each project, with shaded patterns illustrating depth and shadow. Genre-specific techniques for wildlife creatures are given exclusive study and include difficult detailing elements such as creating facial features and texturing fur, hair and feathers. More than 60 patterns, including 15 new projects for creating fighting buck, mule deer, elk and fish, will provide skilled hands with many new challenges. Additionally, woodcarvers will learn how to add finishing details to their projects with woodburning, Danish oil and paint.

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Whether you're new to scrolling or have been at the craft for quite some time, there's a puzzle project waiting for you inside this new book. Collected from the pages of "Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts", you'll discover 29 of the most beloved puzzle patterns and projects. Creative, colourful and separated by difficulty level for easy selection, each design features a colour photo of the finished puzzle and a pattern, while selected projects feature step-by-step instructions for easy completion. Readers are treated to the work from a variety of talented artists, like John A. Nelson, Carl Hird-Rutter, Judy and Dave Peterson, Jim Sweet and many more. The puzzles make perfect gifts or items to sell at craft fairs. Inside you'll find: cuddly cats, Jonah and the Whale, an owl with her family, a woolly mammoth, a teacher's puzzle, The World's Most Difficult Puzzle and many more. These "Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts" subscriber favourites are sure to become your most beloved puzzles too!

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While wood bowls are commonly made on a lathe, this guided resource offers 28 projects for crafting beautiful bowls with the more accessible scroll saw. Each project is organized in a progressive learning format; beginning crafters can start with the most basic starter bowl and gradually work their way toward more elaborate bowls - such as laminated swag bowls; a flared lobed bowl made with varied angles; a thin, eight-segmented bowl; and an inward curving bowl. Original patterns for other types of vessels include a vase, a ginger jar and a candy dish. For advanced wood crafters, an appendix expands upon the earlier material and pushes wood artists to create new patterns or adapt the existing ones to create art of their very own.

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This is an exciting new collection of wooden puzzle patterns based on the astrological signs of the Zodiac. It features 30 projects accompanied by patterns, photographs and information about each astrological sign. It is suitable for all levels of abilities and will appeal to an array of different crafters. This book provides crafters and scrollers with inspiration from the stars with an exciting new collection of wooden puzzle patterns based on the astrological signs of the Western and Chinese Zodiac. With 2 complete projects for Capricorn and Year of the Horse, new scrollers will get step-by-step guidance from start to finish. Once they've mastered the techniques, readers will be ready to move on to more than 22 zodiac patterns, plus an additional 6 bonus patterns for other constellations, like the Big Dipper and Orion. Each project includes fascinating information about the astrological sign and it's corresponding calendar dates. Patterns are provided in a detailed cutting version and a solid silhouette version - making these patterns adaptable for all craft mediums - from scrolling and painting to needlework and woodburning. Each pattern also includes a photo of the original design inspiration allowing artists to see the transformation of each pattern, from it's conception to creation. This book is perfect for the crafter who wants to make fun items for the next craft fair or for their family and friends.

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Featuring clear language and appealing full-colour illustrations, this intermediate-level manual shifts the focus to a survey of interesting special techniques that are seldom seen together in one volume - including chucking, turning spindles, drilling, forming round objects and multi-axis turning. Projects in this guidebook include chucking a spoon, creating a ring and turning a sculpture of a tree from a block of wood. Many of these tricks are shown to come from the long history of woodturning and a number of old engravings and other materials are presented to give historical depth to the discussion.

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Perfect for parents seeking family activities; this book teaches children the easy techniques of leatherworking. With a simple set of tools and 5 basic, easily learned skills, kids can make their own carrying case for a GameBoy, a mobile phone case, comfortable moccasins, a leather wallet and more. Each kid-tested project includes an easy-to-read diagram for cutting, folding and sewing the leather, as well as step-by-step photographs, safety tips and helpful sidebars that will keep kids motivated and encouraged.

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Because the hand plane is an essential part of the woodworker's toolbox that can add style and elegance to any project, this instructional video explains in detail how to successfully set up and use grooving, molding, shoulder, and miter planes, as well as fillisters and spokeshaves, among others.

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Do you wish you had more space in your home? Don't move! Don't expand your home! Try these fabulous furniture solutions to storage problems. With the help of the experts at Woodworking Journal, you can add space to every room of your house with these creative and beautiful solutions: *Heirloom Collector's Cabinet *Blanket Chest *Your Own Steamer Trunk *Angler's Cabinet *Early American Dresser *Scandinavian-Style Sideboard *Weekend Joy Box *Flat-Screen TV Cabinet *And more! Practical, versatile, and just plain fun to build, cabinets are among the most popular of woodworking projects. Now, Cabinets & Storage Solutions brings you 16 of the best designs from some of the finest woodworkers in the country, all selected from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, the most trusted name in woodworking. Each project comes with clear-as-glass instructions and beautiful color illustrations. So don't wait to make your home less cluttered and more beautiful. Start one of these fabulous projects.

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First invented in Switzerland in 1796, music boxes have long been decorated using time-consuming hand-carving methods, but this new and revised edition of a popular scroll-saw woodworking manual offers designs that make the job much faster and more fun. Updated with 250 line drawings, the instructions include steps for cutting the base, frame, and turntable for a music box; a guide to assembling the pieces; tips on inserting the musical works; and shop-tested patterns for 100 intricate scroll-work turntable toppers with both Christmas and Victorian themes.

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