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The children in your life will think you've joined Santa's Elves as you create hand-turned toys they'll love to play with - pretend fruits and vegetables, wands and goblets, spinning tops and table and alley skittles, to name just a few. The projects in Turning Toys will provide limitless ideas for woodturners who can then put their own stamp on each creation.
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If you’re a woodworker looking to take your skills—and your next project—to a higher level of craftsmanship, you might want to consider coloring your wood with chemicals and dyes instead of stains. Unlike stains that can trap light and obscure grain patterns, chemicals and dyes, when handled properly, are one of the best methods for enhancing a wood’s color or accentuating the grain pattern. A classic technique that’s been practiced for centuries, coloring wood is a sure way to infuse a “wow” into your woodworking efforts.
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How to approach the contractor's exam and how to build confidence in taking the exam. This book covers just about all of the topics that will appear in most tests. There are sample questions from actual state, county and city exams and this book will help prepare anyone for the types of questions that will appear on the actual exams. There is a sample exam at the end of the book. REGULAR $35.00 SPECIAL $21.95 You save 38%
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How do I turn rings? What's the best way to chuck spoons? Woodturning Methods guides you through a host of special techniques which have not been brought together before. Various chapters explore chucking, spindle turning, turning slender spindles, turning spheres, eccentric turning, multi-axis turning, turning ellipses and drilling in the lathe. Mr. Darlow was the owner of a woodturning business for many years.
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For any homeowner -- even a beginner -- here's a great way to learn everything you need to install professional looking trim. This integrated set combines a 30-minute DVD and a companion guidebook with step-by-step instructions. The perfect way to pick up all the tips and techniques you need -- and watch real life demonstrations that show you precisely how each procedure should be done. Gary Katz, the country's leading authority on trim carpentry, takes you through all the basic procedures in his video tutorials -- all presented with great clarity and precision.
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These 18 projects for building garden equipment feature precise instructions and assembly drawings that enable anyone to build handy, attractive yard accessories. Projects range from a compost box and an arbor with a seat to a garden cart and hose holder, and feature a finished photo of each along with detailed illustrations, bills of materials, and shopping lists. Each is easy to build from affordable 1-by and 2-by lumber, and the pieces connect with waterproof glue, nails, and screws so that they can be quickly assembled. Directions for creating more unusual projectssuch as a bean teepee and a raspberry trellisare also included.