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Take the mystery out of finishing and avoid costly mistakes with easy-to-follow exercises designed by woodworking's premier finishing instructor. Also includes 20 recipies for classic looks and amusing "adventures in finishing" anecdotes.

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15 beautiful birch projects featuring carved ornaments, turned bowls, bark baskets and more. Includes fascinating history and lore of the birch tree. Delight your curiosity with the fascinating history and myths of this legendary tree while sharpening your woodworking skills with 15 beautiful projects.

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The 30 colourful wooden puzzles presented in this collection of scroll saw projects commemorate religious, natural, and civic occasions. Basic scrolling techniques are included, as are veterans' tips and special instructions for unique painting and staining effects. Each puzzle is constructed by making several interlocking cuts and produces three to four individual pieces of wood that fit together in the completed project. The ready-to-cut patterns include a nativity scene, leprechaun, pumpkin, Menorah candle scene, birthday cake, and Santa Claus.

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This handbook guides beginners and those who want to expand their repertoire through 15 Santa carvings based on prototypes from around the globe. Two step-by-step projects with close-up photography and detailed captions lead carvers through choosing tools and material, patterns, transferring designs, executing basic cuts, carving, and painting full-bodied Santas. Easy-to-follow patterns accompanied by photographs with views from different angles can be used to create an additional 13 Santas. Historical notes on the origins of the Santas and an overview of wood, tools, and safety are included.

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People have slow cooked their food to get mouthwatering meals for centuries, and in today''s busy society, there is nothing better than coming home from work and dinner is already done. Perfect for those busy days, this cookbook joins the ease of crock pot, slow cooker, Dutch oven, or Instant Pot cooking with worldwide culinary tastes and features over 70 delectable recipes from around the world. Bring an African Beef and Onion Potpie, Russian Beef Stew, Cuban Stuffed Sweet Onions, or Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lemon Sauce into your repetoire. If you love to taste new cuisines or have an adventurous palette, this is the book you need to create masterpiece mouthwatering meals.

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Who doesn’t love a warm and crispy grilled cheese sandwich? Using easy ingredients and even leftovers, discover endless and out-of-the-box possibilities for delicious grilled cheese sandwiches, plus the perfect side pairing. Included with each recipe is a charming introduction that captures author and chef Kim Wilcox’s kitchen memories. including Brandon Frohne (Food Network’s Chopped and Chopped Redemption, Travel Channel’s Chow Masters & Secret Eats, and winner of Cooking Channel’s Snack Attack), Chef Lisa Vanardo (Netflix’s Sugar Rush), and others. Kim is the owner of the popular family-owned restaurant It’s All So Yummy in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her recipes have also appeared in the best-selling title, The Ultimate Spam® Cookbook.

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Adorable as they are advanced, this pattern book contains 12 woodcarving projects for a variety of animal shelf sitters. From pandas and foxes to raccoons, otters, and more, each design includes a pattern template, hair tract guide, and color chart for painting guidance. With helpful tips and notes throughout to capture a realistic yet playful essence of each animal, this is the perfect book for woodcarvers looking for challenges to hone their skills. Author Desiree Hajny is an award-winning woodcarver, instructor, and Woodcarving Illustrated contributor. She is also one of the founding members of the Caricature Carvers of America.

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Great for gifting and even better for playing, combine your love for chess, Halloween, and woodcarving into one incredible masterpiece project! Perfect for both beginner and advanced woodcarvers, this guide includes simple caricature carving techniques and step-by-step instructions for each piece. With 6 full-size patterns, you'll carve werewolf knights, mummy pawns, coffin rooks, Frankenstein bishops, and Dracula and a witch as King and Queen! Also included are instructions for finishing and painting your carvings, as well as making a chess board. Author Dwayne Gosnell is an award-winning carver and president of the Catawba Valley Wood Carvers that began woodcarving as a creative outlet to unwind after a long day at work - as a police officer! Woodcarving a Halloween Chess Set is the ultimate way to spread the creepy holiday cheer into a classic game of chess while building your skills - what's not to love?

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Victorinox SAK Survival Guide Display contains:

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From outdoor excursions to everyday use at home, bush knives are practical tools with many uses. Now, you can make your own! Great for beginning knifemakers, learn the techniques of both stock removal and forging, and how to achieve great results with simple power tools or hand tools. Making Your Own Bush Knife will show you how to select the steel, forge it, quench it, and grind it into a usable knife. No need for all the expensive equipment and tons of space. With a small propane or coal forge in your backyard and just a few other pieces of equipment, discover and enjoy the craft of knifemaking! Author, outdoorsman, blacksmith, knifemaking instructor, and member of the American Bladesmith Society, Bradley Richardson is known for his high-quality custom knives and founded Timberlee Tool & Trade where sells his blades. He appeared in two seasons of the History Channel’s show, Alone, where his expertise on knives proved to be vital and has over 19K YouTube subscribers.

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Discover the versatility and ease of Penny Harens innovative Pieced Appliqué_ techniques to create 25 gorgeous new Pieced Appliqué_ quilt blocks that appear intricate but are so easy even a beginner will be successful. Begin with basic pieced foundation blocks and layer your way to exciting block designs with no inset seams, perfect-corners-and-curves and creative fussy-cutting options. 25 spectacular new Pieced Appliqué_ blocks Optional color ways Complete step-by-step Pieced Appliqué_ technique photos, block and setting instructions Basic foundation blocks Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations Full-size templates Immediate success

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A learn through play activity sticker book for children ages 3-6. Children will discover and learn about a variety of animals through a series of colourful illustrations. Each illustration shows a different animal with spaces for the child to place one of the included stickers. Children will also learn a fun fact about each anima and these interactive activities helps young minds to develop observational skills, hand/eye coordination and problem-solving.

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Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint-by sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric designs of various cars and motorcycles, from a Formula 1 car and a motor cross bike to a stock car, a futuristic car, and more. Using up to 100 colored stickers for each car pattern, place them in the appropriate spot according to its numbered section and watch as the geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized designs. There are also bonus fun facts about each amazing vehicle to enjoy alongside each sticker painting. An entertaining, hands-on activity for kids, this sticker painting book offers an excellent opportunity for developing their focus and attention span. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can easily detach to be displayed or gifted once a painting is completed.

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It's a beautiful day and Zumi, Hana, and Drago are busy bustling about Kitlandia's castle to prepare for a visit from Piglandia's King and Queen, but Zumi is in charge and everything must be perfect. Meanwhile, Winty Wolf, Cody Coyote, and Jed Jackal are up to no good; they're destroying the Emerald Bridge! Piglandia's royal family are on their way and they'll be hurt if the bridge isn't repaired in time. The kitties assemble for Ninja Kitty Time to come to the rescue! Find out what happens next in this charming new graphic novel for kids, where they'll learn about the power of teamwork, listening to others, and working together!

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Get ready to write your own super funny fairy tale stories! The perfect road trip activity for kids ages 5-10 from the creative minds at Kid Scoop®, have a blast asking your friends and family for random parts of speech without peeking at the story. Once you have all the words ready to go, use them to fill in the blanks within the story, and get ready for the giggles. A great way to practice grammar while sharing lots of laughs, this is a must-have activity book to take turns and create tons of hilarious stories!

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"A fun and educational way to explore the natural world, this portable activity book teaches kids about hummingbirds, owls, robins and other feathered friends through puzzles, patterns, word searches and codes. These entertaining activities will keep kids engaged for hours as they learn about the world of birds. Parents and teachers alike use Vicki’s fun activities to demonstrate that learning can - and should - be fun! "

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With crazy cool secret codes, puzzles, word searches, and so much more, these entertaining activities are sure to keep kids engaged as they learn. Author and former teacher, Vicki Whiting, is the founder of Kid Scoop, an award-winning weekly activity page that promotes standards-based learning. Parents and teachers around the world use Vicki’s fun activities to stimulate academic success and a joy of learning. With this expansive collection of exercises, kids aged 5-10 will spend hours learning loads of fun facts all about animals as they complete hundreds of exciting activities!

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This beautifully produced poly-art paint by sticker book features 10 geometric animal designs. Using between 60-100 coloured stickers for each pattern, children will marvel as geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized animals. Also included are fun facts about each animal meaning children learn as they bring them to life! Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that easily detach for display or gifting once a painting is completed.

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Who doesn’t love a good knock knock joke? From the creative minds at Kid Scoop®, an award-winning and nationally syndicated activity page for children, comes this playful knock knock joke book for kids that’s filled with more than 200 punny jokes and riddles that are sure to be crowd-pleasers. Perfect for sharing belly laughs with friends and family, Super Funny Knock Knock Jokes for Kids also features vibrant and quirky illustrations for every silly gag. Providing hours of endless entertainment, this book is a must-have for children who love making people laugh!

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Learn all about an adorable little cow! A perfect first baby book, this high-quality finger puppet book is the first-ever designed specifically for babies with its black, white, and red high-contrast art. Help your baby’s developing eyesight make visual connections while also stimulating their focusing skills. With a simple and fun rhyming story about the cow to introduce your baby to language patterns, included is a soft plush finger puppet to play with as you read to them! Easy wipe clean board book pages with rounded corners are perfect for children as young as six months. Author and illustrator Agnese Baruzzi is also the illustrator of several other children’s books, including the best-selling Find Me! series, The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Dining with Monsters, and dozens more!

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Do you know how many tickles it takes to tickle an octopus? Tentacles! From the creative minds at Kid Scoop®, an award-winning and nationally syndicated activity page for children, comes this hysterical book chock full of jokes, riddles, and puns! Kids will love flipping through these pages and learning over 100 jokes they’ve never heard before and can’t wait to tell. Providing hours of endless laughter, this joke book is perfect for young animal and joke lovers alike!

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Don''t throw your fabric scraps away! Kelly Young will teach you how to make structured improvisational quilts. She starts by blending the old concept of an improv quilt with a newer structured way to do it with tips and techniques on how to get started, how to prepare your fabrics and choose which method you would like to use--panel, strip, or block. Then she offers three ways to organize your quilt: by colour, grabbing and sewing, and creating your improv as the background. Projects include Grand Bazaar, Precarious, Detour, Bloom Chicka Boom, Regatta and more! Perfect for confident beginners and experienced quilters.

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Quilters inevitably have short lengths of full fabric widths as well as smaller leftover pieces from creating countless projects. Author, SusanClaire Mayfield has created an organizational model for using up that scrap quilting fabric. SusanClaire''s current students have found that scraps suddenly become so much more tempting to work with after they have set up what she calls her Leftovers Pantry. When scraps are intentionally organized and stored, quilters can easily create the quilt blocks described in this book such as 4-patches, 9-patches, rectangles, half-square triangles, Flying Geese and Snowballs. SusanClaire walks quilters through setting up a pantry, piece by piece, and what to do with larger fabric yardage stacks. As a bonus, she links her organizational content to her YouTube videos for each section and includes additional tips for thrifty quilting.

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Use your sewing scrap fabrics to make impressive, sustainable sewing projects. This book contains 10 fantastic projects - from wallets and cushions to baskets and quilts - that include clear step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and expert tips to help achieve the perfect result. You'll also learn and practice over 20 sewing techniques including basket weaving, angled pleats, patchwork piecing, hand embroidery and tiny applique to make and finish each project. Using both hand and machine techniques to make unique accessories, this is a must-have guide for crafters of every skill level. This guide is suitable for beginner and intermediate quilters, includes the use of popular Liberty of London scraps and other high-quality quilt yardage, and teaches a variety of manipulation techniques to increase your knowledge and improve your makes.

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Carve and paint a folk art masterpiece that will delight your family for generations to come. This book shows you how to create your own big in-the-round Noah s Ark to use as either a delightful children s toy or a functional art collectible. Professional wood carver Betty Padden reveals her easy layered techniques for transforming a major project into simpler, doable carvings, while adding a touch of whimsy along the way. A bonus pullout pattern pack provides full-size patterns for the Ark, Mr. & Mrs. Noah, 20 animals, and some fun accessories. Betty makes it all easy with a flood of step-by-step instructions, paint guides, easy paint blending techniques, and plenty of color photos. "

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For centuries, the steel square has been a mainstay in the toolbox of skilled craftsmen. In the hands of someone who knows how to use it, this simple tool can quickly solve many common construction problems involving angles, arcs, circles, and squares. With the help of the "Essential Guide to the Steel Square, anyone can unlock the helpful secrets of this valuable, time-honored tool. Packed with hundreds of clear illustrations and diagrams, skill-building exercises, and simple rules of thumb, this handy reference will show any curious carpenter, woodworker, or serious do-it-yourselfer how indispensable the steel square can be in building stairs, roofs, rafters, and practically anything else. No batteries are required your steel square can solve many problems that your smart phone can't!

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Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Whittling Book shows you how to carve useful and whimsical objects in just a few minutes using nothing more than an original Swiss Army (R) knife and a twig.Whether you're relaxing by a campfire or just looking for a way to de-stress at the weekend, whittling is a creative way to unwind and have fun. Learn how to choose your wood, sharpen your blade and control your knife with dozens of easy step-by-step projects.Written by world-famous whittler, Chris Lubkemann, this book is perfect for campers, hikers, scouts, fans of Ray Mears and anyone looking to learn a new hobby!

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In a world of heavy and expensive handplanes, traditional wood handplanes are affordable, light in weight, low in friction, comfortable to use and available in a wide variety of blade angles. Author and woodworking instructor Scott Wynn has been working with this versatile tool for four decades. In Traditional Wooden Handplanes he shows you how to make, modify, restore and use antique planes. Scott reveals how traditional wood planes work, how to set up a flea market find and how to tune up a new plane for peak performance. You'll learn about the different types and how to use them to their best advantage; which blades angles are best, which blade steel you might want to use, and finally, how to make your own set of planes using some modern techniques that simplify construction and improve performance.

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Discover how to use versatile paracord to create attractive and useful survival bracelets, lanyards, straps, wraps. keychains, and more. This book offers easy projects for making outdoor gear, plus practical advice on tools and materials. Perfect for the beginning paracordist, it takes you step by step through all the knots and wraps you need to know.

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This is a practical, jargon-free guide to making your first bottle of perfect homemade wine. It includes a wide selection of seasonal winemaking recipes with new twists on traditional favourites. It also includes mouth-watering colour photography throughout. If you've been thinking of trying your hand at home winemaking, delay no longer! It's easier than you think to make wonderful wine at home. Get started today with this practical guide to making your first bottle of perfect homemade wine. Author Lori Stahl demystifies essential winemaking techniques with friendly, jargon-free instructions and gorgeous colour photography. She begins by taking you step by step through making wine from a kit, and then shows you how to go beyond the kit with creative additions. Soon you'll be making your own flavourful wine from fresh grapes, apples, berries, and even flowers and herbs. This home winemaking companion offers a wide selection of seasonal winemaking recipes, new twists on traditional favourites, and sweet ways to enjoy and indulge in the wines you create. Even if you have never made wine before, Making Your Own Wine at Home will show you everything you need to master an intriguing and rewarding new hobby.

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Learn to make pens that are both practical - and beautiful! In this newly revised edition, author and expert pen turner, Barry Gross provides new pen kits and mechanisms with up-to-date techniques, along with the in-depth instruction and creative ideas for both the novice and the experienced turner looking for new ideas. From choosing a lathe to pen turning basics and even marketing your work - no detail has been left out! Also included is a section on casting your own acrylic pen bodies, so you can customize by embedding your own artwork and memorabilia. Instructions for turning pens made from Corian[registered], InLace, antler and other materials included.

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This is the ultimate resource for getting started in woodcarving! All you need to start a rewarding hobby in woodcarving is an x acto knife, some wood and this book by famed woodcarving instructor, Mary Duke Guldan. With illustrated instructions and detailed patterns, this book will guide you through every step. You can select from any of the fully detailed projects for carving: sun, dogs, cherub and others. Finishing tips are also included.

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Get ready to capture the world's favorite pop phenom's wide array of likenesses, sticker by sticker, in the Ultimate Taylor Swift Sticker Mosaic Art, 13 Fearless Mosaic Art Designs and Fun Facts. This unofficial, yet distinctive, poly-art book for Swifties of all ages features a collection of 13 (Taylor's lucky number) geometric designs, mosaic art origin story and Taylor Swift Through the Eras biography and album chronology. Learn why 13 is Taylor's lucky number and how it has played such a significant role in her life and career such as her first album went gold in 13 weeks, she turned 13 on Friday the 13th, and when she won her 13th Grammy, she announced the upcoming release of her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department. Each design uses more than colored stickers to create bold images from her tours and appearances and includes fun facts and Taylor Swift trivia. Place each sticker in its appropriate spot according to its numbered section and watch as the shapes bring this mus

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On June 6th 1944 the largest military campaign in history began in northern France with more than 150,000 Allied troops advancing on German-occupied Western Europe. D-Day: The Story of the Greatest Military Operation in History explains why Normandy was chosen for the amphibious attack and how the Allied leaders deceived Hitler''s army as well as detailing the planes, boats and tanks deployed in the operation. Incredible in-the-field photos bring this heroic and historic day to life.

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The Blind Woodsman is an inspiring and motivational autobiography about a man who finds true joy after struggling with depression, drug addiction, anxiety, financial despair and a failed suicide attempt at the age of 16. John Furniss, more famously known today as The Blind Woodsman, along with his wife, inspiration and fellow artist Anni share their amazing story with the mission to help others. Despite being blind, John is now a highly skilled woodworker creating incredible pieces of art in complete darkness. Chapter one starts with how John and Anni met preceded by John sharing his experiences as a young teen and challenges along the way. Be inspired by the amazing images of John''s work and many inspirational messages that will make you laugh and smile along the way. A story that will give hope and inspiration to those dealing with depression, addiction and the many anxiety driven stresses in our lives.

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