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Featuring 23 complete home furnishing plans presented with simple, graphic photos and illustrations, BLACK+DECKER Carpentry Made Simple is an interactive introduction to home carpentry: with great designs. Each carefully selected project contains lessons and valuable tips on skill building and design to help you improve as a DIYer, as you simultaneously create lovely, modern, and even elegant chairs, benches, shelves, cabinets and lots more just...
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The Pallet Book is an inspiring and ingenious project-oriented book for the home DIY enthusiast! Author Chris Peterson presents everything the enterprising handyperson needs to know to reclaim and reuse pallets in innovative, useful ways. Just some of the projects included are:A handy vertical planter Coffee table Spice rack. Serving tray. Compost bin. Dog house. Bookshelves. Wine bottle rack. Side table. Adirondack chair Some projects, like the...
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Woodworkers and carpenters will learn to solve virtually every geometry and layout problem with this handy guide to the steel square. Loaded with diagrams, practical advice and exercises. Learn how valuable the steel square can be. Loaded with diagrams, practical advice, and skill-building exercises.
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* Una silla es un elemento indispensable en cualquier casa. En más de una ocasión, al remodelar una habitación o estancia, se habrá visto en la necesidad de adquirir un juego de sillas acorde con la nueva decoración.
* Sin embargo, a veces los muebles prefabricados son demasiado este-
reotipados, faltos de carácter, y no se avienen demasiado con el ambiente que usted querría conseguir.
* Otras veces, a pesar de la extensa gama que ofrece...
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The ancient Egyptians were avid model makers. Many of their miniature masterpieces were replicas of boats, lovingly handcrafted from the finest woods and often decorated with rich materials such as ivory. Amazing examples of Egyptian maritime art and technology, many of these models remain intact today, displayed and admired in museums and private collections centuries after they were masterfully crafted. Concise, authoritative, and easy to follow,...
327) Small Things to Make in Wood - Trays, Lamps, Boxes, Clockcases, Cabinets, Tables, Book Ends and T
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This book contains a detailed guide to making a variety of small items from wood, including trays, boxes, cabinets, lamps, and much more. Complete with simple, step-by-step instructions and a plethora of helpful photographs and diagrams, this text is perfect for the amateur woodworker. Sure to be of great value to anyone with an interest in beginning or furthering a wood crafting hobby, this text is full of handy tips and is not to be missed. The...
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Finishing & Refinishing Wood offers inspiration and straight-to-the point instruction on how to salvage mistreated wood surfaces and turn them once again into things of beauty. Readers will learn how to effectively use new, environmentally safe strippers to remove old paints and varnishes, how to patch and repair damaged surfaces, and how to apply stains and achieve glass-smooth new finishes with no fuss. This book features the latest tools, including...
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Over 65 fun, useful, and beautiful home woodworking projects for the kitchen: cutting boards, trivets, spoons, kitchen stools, and more! Dress up your kitchen—and make it more functional—with these stylish, easy-to-make kitchen projects for the home woodworker. Master woodworking craftsman Ken Horner presents his best designs for useful items for the kitchen: cutting boards, trivets, spoons and spoon holders, spice shakers, trays, glass holders,...
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* La construcción de objetos con madera no es algo que esté sólo al alcance de los profesionales: cualquiera, con un mínimo equipamiento y la información que se facilita en este libro, podrá construir los más variados y prácticos objetos en un fin de semana.
* En las páginas de esta obra se presentan todas las instrucciones necesarias para realizar la cuidada selección de objetos que se propone (para el despacho, para la cocina, para el...
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This comprehensive guide to the tools and techniques of woodworking has been a favorite of both amateur and professional woodworkers for over a century. Readers will learn to make almost anything using only hand tools. With nearly 3,000 illustrations, this definitive guide is an invaluable resource for any do-it-yourselfer. From identifying and holding tools properly to constructing your own household furniture, The Handyman's Book is your trusted...
332) Constructing Your own Living Room Furniture: Including Step by Step Guides for Building, Tables
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Contained within this antique book is a detailed guide to designing and creating your own living room furniture, including step-by-step guides for building tables, bookcases, and cabinets. Complete with helpful diagrams and easy-to-digest instructions, this text is perfect for anyone with an interest in making their own furniture and constitutes a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Detachable Breakfast...
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This book contains a practical guide for the amateur in carpentry, lathe working, joinery, ornamental woodwork, the use of tools, and the selection of timber. A book perfect for those with little or no experience in woodworking, this guide contains everything one might need to know to get started. Full of simple instructions and handy tips on a range of subjects, this book will greatly appeal to the handyman and makes for a worthy addition to collections...
334) Constructing Your Own Door, Frames and Panelling: A Step by Step Guide From Choice of Wood to Fi
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This fascinating book contains a detailed and easy-to-follow guide to designing and constructing doors and door frames for the home. It includes helpful information on subjects ranging from choosing the materials to finishing your products. Encompassing a wealth of handy diagrams, and written with the beginner in mind, this book is perfect for anyone interested in making their own doors and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature....
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* La mayoría de las veces, cuando se piensa en construcciones en madera, se idean proyectos grandes, costosos e inacabables que acaban minando la paciencia de los aficionados; pero esto no tiene por qué ser así.
* Los objetos que se proponen en este libro requieren muy pocos medios y tiempo, pues se pueden realizar incluso en una tarde; son objetos útiles y cotidianos que nos llenarán de satisfacción e impregnarán nuestro hogar de la calidez,...
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This book contains a collection of woodcraft projects for children. With many items to make to be proud of, including a 'Walking Elephant' and 'Special Photo Frames', this book provides hours of fun activities and would make for enjoyable reading for any creative child.
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An easy and fun introduction to the essential outdoor skill of bushcraft whittling.
Bushcraft whittling-the art of shaping improvised campsite and hiking implements-requires no special tools or complex techniques, and you can practice on just about any wood that comes to hand. Plus, being able to make your firewood tinder, tent pegs, walking sticks, roasting sticks, digging tools, and more can be a lifesaver on the trail.
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You don't have to be a carpenter or a home improvement expert to undertake these twenty-five projects, which combine elements of crafting and woodworking. Step-by-step instructions, accompanied by full-color photos, explain how to build surprisingly simple, attractive, and inexpensive indoor and outdoor furniture. The common denominators in these fun-filled and practical projects are ordinary wooden crates and pallets, which are readily available...
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Woodworking might not seem like your typical hobby, even for a DIY professional." From the number of tools required to the seemingly complicated directions of projects, many people avoid woodworking all together. The truth is, however, that woodworking doesn't have to be overwhelming, in fact there are a great number of woodworking projects that take little more than is required for a typical DIY project!"Woodworking Projects: 20 Easy Woodworking...
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This text contains a concise and detailed guide to the art of French polishing. Complete with helpful diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions, this guide is perfect for those with little or no experience in French polishing and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The sections of this book include: 'Shellac', 'What French Polishing Is', 'The Polishing Workshop', 'The Polishing Rubber', 'Preparing Surfaces', 'Preparing New...
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