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This well-illustrated guide offers a range of building options, with complete instructions and plans for five different styles of shed, including a small timber-frame garden storage shed, a traditionally framed shed and a post-and-beam barn. From designing a shed to match your storage needs to selecting framing materials for economy and durability, constructing shed foundations, installing windows and doors and building stairways and ramps, this is a complete, no-nonsense guide to building a shed.

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Woodworker Tom Fidgen is very well known in the online woodworking community and his first book, Made by Hand, was critically acclaimed. In his second book, Fidgen presents more hand-tool woodworking projects for the home and workshop. The projects have a distinctive retro look, recycling designs from our not-so-distant past: His gentleman's valet is an elegant clothing stand with a profile that harks back to the days of high style and quality wares. Fidgen also discusses the benefits of working in an unplugged woodshop, considers the sources of design inspiration, offers advice on glues and finishes, and even explains how to make hand tools using only hand tools.

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This book is comprised of 25 recent, do-it-yourself articles for designing and building bookcases, cabinets, and built-ins. Accomplished carpenters and woodworkers offer richly detailed expert advice for true insiders' tips. As more people turn their focus towards home and a "DIY" mentality, this guide will provide readers with welcome inspiration. It's a universal need - more storage. This all-new collection of 25 how-to articles from recent issues of "Fine Homebuilding" and "Fine Woodworking" magazines will inspire carpenters, woodworkers, and DIY-ers of all skill levels to create practical yet beautiful units for keeping life straight. Sturdy and attractive is the theme that runs through each project, including a multitude of bookcases, entertainment center built-ins, mudroom clutter busters, and custom kitchen cabinets.

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This is the most essential information from the first six volumes of "Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide" series. Now in paperback, this step-by-step shop reference, culled from the first six volumes of "Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guides", covers all of the fundamental techniques every woodworker needs to know. Organised for quick access, this book makes it easy to find the information you are looking for. Over 1,200 photos and drawings illustrate how to accomplish essential woodworking tasks from setting up a shop to finishing. This book helps woodworkers of all levels choose the right method and tools to bring great results, pleasure and satisfaction to working with wood.

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This book takes a practical approach that readers can apply to their own homes. The practical solutions include how to use colour, unify an interior with trim and design a laundry room that works. Homeowners are certain to embrace this new collection of articles by the best-selling author and visionary residential architect who sparked a movement toward 'better, not bigger' homes. Practical solutions abound in this creative reference - everything from how to use colour and unify an interior with trim to designing a laundry room that works. Susanka poses, and answers, such questions as 'How much space do you really need?' Written in her engaging conversational style and illustrated with her own inviting sketches, this collection of attainable home improvements is a valuable addition to any smart homeowner's library.

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The right kind of stone and how you incorporate it in your landscape and garden can make all the difference. Stone, a broad term that includes pavers, fieldstones, bricks, rocks and boulders, and stone veneer, can be used to create a distinct yet practical component to any yard. And with the variety of natural and manufactured stone products widely available today, incorporating stone in the landscape is no longer out of reach.""Stonescaping Idea Book"" showcases a wide range of inspiring and practical ideas for using stone in all types of landscape settings and for all budgets and regions of the country. Along with tried-and-true designs for inviting walkways and beautiful walls, new ways of using stone in gardens and patio spaces are also presented. You'll discover ideas for creating graceful streams, waterfalls, or even simple fountains that will help transform your backyard into a private retreat. And you'll find a wide range of outdoor living spaces that family and friends can enjoy for years to come. As the examples in the book demonstrate, there is a world of stone to explore; this book will help get you started on the right path.Topics covered include:Patios & TerracesPaths, Walks & StepsWallsPools & PondsSeating & Sculpture

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Intended to show what to carve, rather than how to carve, this selection of classic designs and pattern ideas, orientated towards more traditional styles of woodworking, can be used for wood carving, wood burning or wood painting.

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The interior trim of a house is both a way to dress up the rooms and to suggest period styles. This is a complete do-it-yourself guide to trim carpentry and built-in furniture. Professional carpenter Clayton DeKorne explains how to achieve great results even in challenging situations through step-by-step instruction and advice gleaned from years of practical experience. * Build Like A Pro series provides expert advice from start to finish. Trim is a project often undertaken by do-it-yourselfers but it is challenging because it requires precision. Here, insider tips explain how to design and install a variety of trim projects and built-ins. * This book demystifies a carpentry skill that requires precision: the art of getting tight joints, working with out-of-square walls, floors and ceilings, and still get professional results. * Covers all the usual trim projects step-by-step: window and door casings, baseboards, crownmoulding, wainscots, built-in bookcases and cabinets.

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In this contemporary look at the world of workbenches, Lon Schleining takes us on a guided tour of a wide variety of classic, modern, and specialty benches and offers hundreds of options for choosing or building that perfect bench and its accessories.

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The Best of Fine Woodworking, Vol. 1, is a collection of the best content from Fine Woodworking magazine curated by editors. It contains the best articles from the previous year's issues and selects vintage projects and new bonus content. Learn more about the craft with content including: Step-by-step instructions Beautifully photographed directions Best practices for tools and materials Tips and tricks for planning, treating, and finishing This collection makes the perfect gift for all budding and experienced woodworking aficionados.

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In this new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine, the authors look at houses both new and remodeled, traditional and modern, urban and rural, by the water and in the mountains. The houses exude as much style as homes many times their square footage, and all are as big as they need to be to fit the lifestyles and aspirations of the people who live in them. Houses include: . bungalow on a budget . magnificent mountain cabin . family-friendly remodel . garden cottage for low-impact living . design/build delight in the desert . little house on an urban infill . modern Victorian in a mountain resort With the growing popularity of small, micro, and tiny houses, it's no surprise that the average house size is actually trending smaller in recent years. 275 photographs, 30 illustrations

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Bathroom remodeling continues to top the list of the most common remodeling projects. All New Bathroom Ideas that Work contains essential information on all aspects of a bathroom update or complete remodel, from fixtures to lighting and cabinetry to flooring, so homeowners can make smart choices about what they want and can afford. . Completely updated to include over 250 photos . Addresses design trends, accessibility, and high-tech options for the bathroom. AUTHOR: David Schiff is the author of two Stanley Homeowner Guides-Built-ins & Storage and Outdoor Projects. He is the author of several other how-to books and has written articles on home design, building, and general interest for a number of publications. He has worked as editorial director for Creative Homeowner Press and for Reader's Digest Illustrated Reference Books.

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In sew + quilt, Susan Beal provides clear, step-by-step instructions for 4 fundamental hand-stitching techniques and 4 foundational quilt blocks as the foundation for learning how to use hand-stitching as an embellishment to add texture and color to quilt projects. . Each fundamental technique includes a small project as a learning tool, followed by 12 more-generous yet accessible patchwork projects that build on the basics. . A mix of traditional and modern patterns for both smaller, faster quilts and larger quilts. . Step-by-step instruction, with lots of illustrations and photos, plus tips and advice on everything a quilter needs to experience the joy of making something beautiful and personal. AUTHOR: Susan Beal is a jewelry designer and author of many craft books, including Bead Simple, Button It Up, and Hand-Stitched Home. She blogs at WestCoastCrafty.com and lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. SELLING POINTS: . This book is primarily a guide/reference manual more than just a project-based book. Must-know techniques are at the heart of the book and instruction is presented logially so that quilters build on their skills. . The book is a beginner-friendly way for quilters to embrace the current methods of embellishing quilts with hand-stitching. Projects are accessible to everyone. Hand-stitching and patchwork quilting are inexpensive. . This book will appeal to beginner quilters as well as quilters who want to break into adding hand-stitched embellishments to their quilts. 110 illustrations

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From best-selling scrap quilting author and quilt teacher Joan Ford comes a collection of 47 scrappy quilt top patterns ideal for colourists as well as quilters who want to work out colour options for an actual quilt before buying fabric. All pages are perforated for easy removal and display.

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The nine patch is one of the most diverse blocks, offering many different design options. In ScrapTherapy Scrappy Nine Patch, quilt designer and teacher Joan Ford offers gorgeous designs using the traditional nine patch block plus more challenging and creative patterns that turn a nine patch into something entirely new. For each project, Joan gives quilters tots of options-cutting scraps from yardage or using scraps from their stash; strip piecing squares, cutting squares into strips, or creating squares with interfacing; and fabric variations to change the look of the project. All projects include step-by-step instructions, tips and hints, with how-to illustrations and a photo of the finished project. A quiltmaking basics section provides all the information plus step-by-step photos to build confidence and ensure success, no matter what the quilting project.

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While Dale's earlier books have focused on smaller cabins (1,600 sq. ft. and below), this one will be less about size and more about the living experience. The Family Cabin will feature new and old family compounds from across North America, much as The Cabin and Back to the Cabinhave done. New structures explore the prospect of family bonding, where old ones tell the tales of generations of family use. Since the beginning of the 20th century, cabin retreats have had a unique place in the lives and lore of many American families. In the 21st century, cabin creation continues with new forms and materials that give shelter at nature's doorstep. In this new collection of 37 cabins, Mulfinger rekindles his love for this treasured American icon with fresh insight and seasoned strategies for the logic, utility and beauty of cabin design.

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Stephanie Dosen has quickly gained iconic status among knitters: her patterns readily sell out online, and she has been given feature coverage in both mainstream and knitting magazines. Here are 14 cute and contemporary knits in the fashionable woodland style - including bunny slippers, baby lamb fingerless gloves, hats, scarves and much more.

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Thousands of novice turners have learned to turn with Richard Raffan because he can explain the complex and sometimes confusing steps in turning in a clear and understandable way. This book will continue this long tradition with a collection of appealing new woodturning projects - candlesticks, a lamp and shade, sets of plates and bowls, even a turned duck call. The projects range from simple to complex, and Raffan provides complete instructions with step-by-step photos and drawings. These projects will lead the reader through a skill-building course in woodturning.

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This is a collection of 24 easy-to-build wood projects for your garden and backyard, each of which can be constructed in a single weekend. Outdoor Wood Projects features 24 projects for the backyard and garden that can be completed with basic DIY tooling, inexpensive materials and beginner skills, and that should take no more than a weekend to build. Projects are grouped into the following categories: planters, window boxes, trellises, and outdoor furniture. There is also a whole chapter devoted to projects built with bamboo. A number of the projects are constructed from reclaimed or recycled wood (such as an Adirondack chair made from wood pallets).

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For gardeners and beginners alike, this is the perfect guide and reference for adding appeal and dazzle to any garden. Planting or improving beds and borders is a simple, low-cost way to enhance a home's landscape. A collection of the most popular design ideas, planting solutions and quick front and backyard fixes that the editors of "Fine Gardening" have to offer. "Fine Gardening Beds and Borders" offers easy planting solutions for creating gardens that add colour and texture, help zone a property and offer maximum impact for minimum investment of time and money. Whether the goal is as ambitious as a front yard makeover or as simple as a little spruce-up in one area, "Beds and Borders" is packed with eye-catching garden designs, advice on choosing the best plants and strategies for keeping plants healthy and lush all season long.

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A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) is a home that produces as much energy as it consumes. This title explores the design and construction of self-sufficient houses from start to finish. It cites climate and geographic challenges, describes how to go about building an energy-efficient home, and features ten houses that were built for zero energy living.

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This is the most current, authoritative and comprehensive book on the entire process of installing wood floors. Wood is the most popular flooring choice among builders and homeowners. Taunton's original wood flooring book has been a bestseller. "Wood Flooring" is the most authoritative and comprehensive book on the subject, written by a professional wood flooring installer with almost 30 years' experience. This professional-level resource covers every aspect of installing residential wood flooring - from estimating and preparing the job site, through sanding and finishing, to repairs and maintenance. Hardwood floor expert Charles Peterson covers it all in this indispensable guide to the most popular flooring choice around.

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For years, woodworkers have turned to Fine Woodworking magazine, in particular the popular annual "Tools & Shops" issue, for advice about setting up their woodworking shop. This book is a collection of the best of those workshop articles from the last 10 years. It covers all aspects of setting up a shop from choosing a location and adding heating and cooling, through accessories and storage options to how to use the shop safely and comfortably. Also included is advice on workbenches, jigs and fixtures, and dust collection. With such a wide range of topics and shops represented, this book will appeal to all woodworkers from newbies just setting up a shop to veterans who want to make better use of the shop they already have. You'll learn how to: . build a small, sturdy workbench . heat and cool your shop . work at the right height . set up a dust collection system . outfit your shop with an essential clamp kit . transform a prefab

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Renovation has been the standard reference on the subject of renovation for 40 years. This revised edition will address the new realities of the housing industry in the 21st century, where homeowners are spending more cautiously, staying put longer in their homes, and becoming more savvy about energy conservation. Recurring elements in this new edition will address affordability and adding value, space conservation and multi-functional use, and flexibility of design. This revised 5th edition includes expanded sections on: . planning (including two new featured house renovations) . structural carpentry . electrical wiring (including new information on EV chargers) . masonry and foundations Renovation is a truly comprehensive reference, as much concerned with what and why as it is with how to. For every topic covered, from foundations to finish flooring, readers will find the tools and materials they need, the problems they may encounter, and workable solutions to see them through. AUTHORS: Michael Litchfield has been renovating houses or writing about them for more than 40 years. During that time he has been a founding editor of Fine Homebuilding magazine, the author of 12 acclaimed books on home design and renovation, and editor of a CNET/Yahoo! Gold Star home improvement site. He is also a certified green building professional. Chip Harley has been a residential contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area for 35 years. 750 photographs, 250 illustrations

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Veneer can be incorporated in a variety of ways into furniture construction and other woodworking projects and encompasses a whole range of technical complexity. Everything about using veneer - from how it's made, why to use it, how to use it, and how to combine various techniques to create exciting new work - is expained and lavishly illustrated. The Craft of Veneering starts with a simple panel made from a single piece of veneer and progresses through more complex veneer assemblies like bookmatching, bent laminations, and veneering curved panels, edging, and crossbanding. At each step, all the information needed to complete the included sample projects using each of the difference methods is provided. . Introduces the novice or professional woodworker to a range of veneering techniques from simple to complex that can be used to produce stunning patterns that would be impossible to achieve with solid wood. . Outlines all the tools and techniques you'll need to work with veneer (including vacuum bagging and using clamps and cauls). Includes chapters on the fascinating arts of marquetry and parquetry. . An illustrated appendix presents enlarged photos of 37 species of wood veneer. AUTHOR: Craig Thibodeau has been a professional furniture maker specializing in veneering and decorative inlay for the past 16 years and has won numerous awards for this furniture (his work can be seen at www.ctfinefurniture.com). His how-to articles have been published in Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking, Australian Wood Review, and Good Woodworking magazines and his work has been featured in a variety of publications over the years. SELLING POINTS: . This is the definitive guide that presents all the available veneering techniques and backs them up with a full range of projects from applying veneer to a small, flat jewellery box top to veneering the curved doors of a large cabeinet decorated with floral marquetry. . Craig Thibodeau is a professional furniture maker who specialises in veneering and decorative inlay. . Includes a gallery of work by the author and a variety of other makers to showcase the skills explained in the text.

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West Ireland, with its streets of colourful painted houses and ancient stone walls, provides the perfect inspiration for the richly varied quilt designs in Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Ireland. Renowned for his use of colour, Kaffe creates colour palettes of brilliant hot pinks and reds; deep blues, purples, and greens; and soft blues and whites from his journey to Ireland, showcased in striking quilt designs that are as unpredictable as the landscape of Ireland. With contributions from designers Liza Prior-Lucy and Philip Jacobs, Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Ireland will inspire quilters of all skill levels. Each quilt pattern includes complete instructions, with colour diagrams, and the book includes a section on patchwork and quilting basics.

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Build Stuff with Wood is a true beginner's guide to woodworking, aimed at anyone who is interested in the craft but has only a few tools and no real idea where to start. The idea behind the book is to begin with a basic toolset (a circular saw, chop saw, cordless drill, jigsaw, and a few hand tools) and then add tools as you go. Step-by-step projects are presented showing what you can build with that tool (plus the basic toolset). For example, adding a router to your tool arsenal allows you to gracefully round edges on tables and shelves; buying a simple doweling jig opens up the world of joinery. As well as power tools, hand tools are also introduced. In all, 14 fun projects will be presented, all built with just a few woodworking tools and off-the-shelf lumber.

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Kaffe Fassett's fabrics, with their trademark range of colourways in each pattern, are the perfect choice for his 20 different patchwork cushions in this book. He has created a cornucopia of eye-catching designs, with something for every style and for every level of patchwork skill, using both his sumptuous florals and his neat geometric prints to great effect.

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For all those looking for this much sought-after handbook, the wait is over. Originally published in 1990 and out of print for almost 10 years, Swedish Carving Techniques by Wille Sundqvist has enjoyed cult status among carvers and craftsmen and is widely considered the bible of spoon carvers. Now a brand-new issue, just like the 1990 version, can be yours. In an honest, straightforward style, Wille Sundqvist shares his love for basic hand tools and the practical objects they can produce from branches, burls, and crooked pieces of wood. He brings this simple art to life by showing you carving techniques, tips for designing spoons for maximum strength, how to shape dough bowls, butter paddles and ladles, techniques for adding decorative detailing and safety tips for enjoying this age-old craft.

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Brilliant in color and design, these 20 stitched and patched projects using the fabric of powerhouse designer Kaffe Fassett are sure to brighten up your home. From cushions to a kimono, totes to throws, this guide will inspire you to elevate patchwork from the bedroom quilt to a whole host of articles. The projects are ideal for anyone who wants a touch of the Kaffe magic with a fraction of the time and effort involved in creating the large-scale patchwork quilts for which he is perhaps best known. Complete with an Inspiration and Ideas section, as well as Patchwork Basics, this is more than just a project book, but a tuition in mastering skills and thinking like a designer.

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This book offers a collection of eight beautiful wooden box projects from one of America's premier box makers. Quick to build and only requiring a small amount of material; ideal for beginner woodworkers. Ranging in function and design, distinctive pieces make the perfect gift. Making wooden boxes is one of the best ways to develop overall proficiency in woodworking. Boxes are relatively quick to build, require only a small amount of material, and can be made in the smallest of woodshops. And, of course, they make wonderful gifts! In this all-new collection of boxes from one of America's premier box makers, Doug Stowe shows how to design and build eight distinctive boxes, ranging from a Greene & Greene-style jewellery box to a "letter box" with a sloping lid. Each box illustrates a key design principle such as harmony, rhythm, texture, or contrast, and includes one or two design variations.

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This is a collection of the best workshop articles from the last 10 years of "Fine Woodworking". It covers all aspects of setting up a shop from choosing a location to accessories and storage options. For years, woodworkers have turned to "Fine Woodworking" magazine, in particular the popular annual "Tools & Shops" issue, for advice about setting up their woodworking shop. This book is a collection of the best of those workshop articles from the last 10 years. It covers all aspects of setting up a shop from choosing a location and adding lighting and wiring, to accessories and storage options to how to use the shop safely and comfortably. Also included is advice on flooring, workbenches and dust collection. With such a wide range of topics and shops represented this book will appeal to all woodworkers from newbies just setting up a shop to veterans who want to make better use of the shop they already have.

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Part memoir, part cultural history, this is a book about the history of homebuilding in America over the past 100 years, told through twelve unique but modest houses that the author knows intimately. We follow the author from the sod house in Nebraska where his mother was born through the frame house where he spent his childhood to the production houses that he built one a day in the San Fernando Valley to the Habitat for Humanity houses that he has been devoting his time to most recently. While the houses provide the narrative glue, they are but part of the story. What emerges through the pages of "A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses" is a passionate paean to the earth and those who walk upon it, written by a veteran builder with a deep connection to the natural world, a yearning for simplicity, a respect for humanity and an evocative notion of what we mean by "home".

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Do you think that healthy food couldn't possibly taste good? Does the idea of "eating healthy" conjure up images of roughage and steamed vegetables? Author Ellie Krieger, will change all that. A registered dietician, Ellie is also a lover and proponent of good, fresh food, simply but deliciously prepared. And she's not about denial - no non-fat foods here, because when you take the fat out of natural foods, in go the chemicals. "The Food You Crave" is all you'll need to change the way you eat and change the way you feel. It contains 200 recipes that cover every meal of the day and every craving you might have. Every recipe contains a complete nutritional breakdown, as well as tips on ingredients and techniques that will keep you eating smart and eating well.

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Rustic woodworking is the 'green' way to make furniture and is currently very popular. Visual demonstrations make it easy to learn the valuable techniques. Most projects only require simple tools. Rustic furniture has an earthly charm that evokes cabins in the woods and country hideaways. Easy to make, rustic furniture is also 'green' through incorporating reclaimed and found materials. In this step-by-step project book and companion DVD, an award-winning woodworker and teacher shows how to use materials collected from the outdoors or recycled from old buildings to make one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture. Every technique is detailed, from cutting round mortises and tenons to making a webbed seat, weaving twigs, traditional joinery and more. Heirloom-quality projects include a storage chest, chairs, tables and other attractive and useful pieces. Design alternatives show how to apply the basic techniques to other projects.

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Sewers of all skill levels have relied on Taunton's acclaimed "Easy Guide" for step-by-step guidance on how to craft a wardrobe full of simple yet stunning garments. Now Taunton has combined three of their most popular classics - "Easy Guide to Sewing Tops & T-Shirts", "Easy Guide to Sewing Skirts" and "Easy Guide to Sewing Pants" - to create a must-have reference. A goldmine of reassuring and reliable information, this jumbo-sized collection makes it easy to design, lay out, cut and construct any number of tops, t-shirts, skirts and trousers. The authors have created an authoritative guide, filled with top-notch instruction, time-saving tips and valuable trade secrets.

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Carving is an area of woodworking that has wide appeal and can start as simply as whittling figures with a pocket knife. Since the cost of entry is so low, many people are willing to give it a try. But some people are put off by the conflicting information about what tools to buy, how to sharpen them and by the bewildering range of carving styles. This book, with its commonsense approach to tools and sharpening and its broad survey of the many styles, is the perfect introduction for the novice carver. The projects will help the beginner become familiar with the tools and learn skills while trying a variety of carving styles to see which suits them best. The projects range from the traditional to the contemporary and reflect the tastes of today's woodcarvers.

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The appeal of woodturning is simple: with only a few hand tools and a lathe, remarkable results can be quickly achieved, including beautiful bowls, boxes in the round, lamp bases, and furniture parts. And for over 20 years, woodturners have been turning to Richard Raffan for expert advice and inspiration. Revised and updated to embrace the increase and improvement in turning tools and lathes now on the market, this updated and expanded edition of his 1985 classic covers everything from the lathe - how it works and how to choose the right model - to fixings, cutting tools, safety, measuring, centerwork, and more. Raffan also includes a brand new chapter on crafting hollow vessels.

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A well-designed, well-built workshop can do more for your woodworking than a new tool. A good shop is a place where you want to be - a safe, well-lit space where work flows efficiently from machine to bench to finishing area. This book offer ideas and solutions on everything from designing your floor plan for workflow to the nitty-gritty of picking the right tools. - Locating and organising your workshop - Floor plans - Essential tools - - Good choices for heating and lighting - Dust control and collection - - Workshop safety - Benches, vices, aprons and pegboards - * First title in Taunton's new full colour series: THE NEW BEST OF FINE WOODWORKING, based on articles from the world's leading woodworking magazine.

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Expert information for professional builders and homeowners on every aspect of timber-framed house construction. This revised edition contains updated technical data and building details and also features advice on dealing with designers, sub-contractors and budgets.

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With the skills learnt in this book, readers can create elegant, custom-fit garments for either men or women that look like the best money can buy. Using simple tools and techniques any sewer can acquire, you'll discover how to duplicate and even improve on these garments.

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