New Books/ DVDs
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Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction
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Why would you spend a lifetime learning to build furniture by hand, when machine-made furniture is perfectly adequate? For master furniture craftsman Gary Rogowski, the answer is that the discipline of working with one’s hands to create unnecessarily beautiful things shapes the builder into a more complete human being. In the tradition of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” and “Shop Class as Soulcraft,” Rogowski’s “Handmade” is a profound meditation on the eternal value of manual work, creativity, human fallibility, and the stubborn pursuit of quality work. Rogowski tells his life story of how he became a craftsman and how years of persistent work have taught him patience, resilience, tolerance for failure, and a love of pursuing beauty and mastery for its own sake. Part autobiography, part guide to creativity, and part guide to living, “Handmade” is a book for craftspeople, artists, and anyone who seeks clarity, purpose, and creativity in their work … and the perfect antidote to a modern world that thinks human labor is obsolete.
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TINY BOXES: 10 SKILL BUILDING BOX PROJECTS
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Master box maker Doug Stowe guides woodworkers every step of the way in creating 10 gorgeous yet useful Tiny Boxes. Boxes are always a hit with woodworkers because they are quick to build, use a minimal amount of material, don’t require a large workshop, and make great gifts. Each project teaches a new technique so you will improve your general woodworking skills as you create boxes like the inlaid sliding pocket box and Japanese puzzle box. In this all-new collection of boxes from one of America's premier box makers, Doug Stowe shows how to design and build ten tiny boxes, including an inlaid sawn box, a box made with hand tools, and a finger jointed box with dovetails.
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Doormaking: Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building Your First Door
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Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building Your First Door. Few pieces of furniture, save perhaps chairs, work as hard as doors. Building them to last, especially exterior doors, takes knowledge and experience that don’t come from making other types of furniture, such as tables and bookcases. Doormaking: Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building Your First Door by woodworker Strother Purdy gathers all the information and guidance that both beginning and intermediate woodworkers need to be successful making their first door.
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The Fundamentals of Segmented Woodturning: Projects, Techniques & Innovations fo
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Projects, Techniques & Innovations for Today’s Woodturner BY JAMES RODGERS In "The Fundamentals of Segmented Woodturning," professional woodturner and woodturning instructor Jim Rodgers provides the most up-to-date guide for any woodturner trying his hand at segmented woodturning. With an emphasis on visual instruction, "The Fundamentals of Segmented Woodturning" offers the new segmenter with a simple, accessible introduction to the established practices while providing advanced segmenters with all the new techniques that have emerged due to the growing popularity of the craft. Starting with the basics, "The Fundamentals of Segmented Woodturning" covers the essentials of tools, the steps of construction, and critical technique of accurate segment cutting before moving on to ring segmented, open segmented, and stave segmented turning. Also covered for today’s segmented woodturners are simple design enhancements to dress up any project, a bowl-from-a-board project that utilizes lamination to create mind-blowing designs, and fun techniques for simple and fast segmented pens and vessels that utilize scrap wood and can be completed in a small amount of spare time. Anyone interested in or currently engaged in the satisfying craft of segmented woodturning won’t find a more current, complete, or accessible guide than "The Fundamentals of Segmented Woodturning."
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ALL NEW TURNING PROJECTS W/ RICHARD RAFFAN
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Experience a rare opportunity to learn from the dean of turning teachers – right from your own workshop. Richard Raffan. In the world of turning, the name alone is proof-positive of the real deal, of razor-sharp precision, and of an aesthetic quality that blends beauty with technique. Raffan is an internationally acclaimed turning teacher; he is known for his gallery-quality production work; and he’s a bestselling author of many books including Turning Toys, Turning Wood, Turning Boxes, Turning Bowls, The Art of Turned Bowls, and The Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning. Now, Raffan turns his attention to All New Turning Projects with Richard Raffan, a collection of woodworking projects you’ll take on with joy and confidence. Raffan has a knack for explaining the complex and sometimes confusing steps in turning in a clear and understandable way. With complete step-by-step instructions and nearly 450 photos and drawings throughout to guide you, All New Turning Projects with Richard Raffan will have you easily making candlesticks, a lamp and shade, sets of plates and bowls, even a turned duck call. But wait, there’s more! Spatulas, book ends, condiment shakers, a nesting box—there’s all kinds of practical household items to turn in no time at all. With each project, the unique beauty of the wood’s grain will shine through, adding depth and character to your home.