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A compilation of projects and plans from "Furniture and Cabinetmaking" magazine, offering practical guidance, approaches and tricks of the trade. It includes 30 varied projects that range from a simple dining table to an ambitious Robert Adams-style breakfront bookcase, and cover various tastes and abilities.

House as a Mirror of Self presents an unprecedented examination of our relationship to where we live, interwoven with compelling personal stories of the search for a place for the soul. Marcus takes us on a reverie of the special places of childhood--the forts we made and secret hiding places we had--to growing up and expressing ourselves in the homes of adulthood. She explores how the self-image is reflected in our homes; power struggles in making a home together with a partner; territory, control, and privacy at home; self-image and location; disruptions in the boding with home; and beyond the "house as ego" to the call of the soul.As our culture is swept up in home improvement to the extent of having an entire TV network devoted to it, this book is essential for understanding why the surroundings that we call home make us feel the way we do. With this information we can embark on home improvement that truly makes room for our soul.

When you are trying to sell your home, it doesn't matter anymore how much you love it---your job is to make sure potential buyers love it. Home Makeovers That Sell is the complete home-seller's guide that provides everything one needs to know in order to sell their home as quickly and as profitably as possible.

SPECIAL PRICE REDUCTION! From ancient Greece to the Victorian era and into modern times, vinegar and oil have been used for an infinite variety of purposes. This comprehensive practical book explores the seemingly endless applications of these wondrous substances.

Provides the woodworker with the information they need to use their router table. This book covers the basic router-table knowledge in the first chapter: safety issues, setup fundamentals, feed direction and workpiece control.

Helps you to work successfully with contractors through various stages, from planning to final payment. This book includes sample checklists, forms, and contracts. It features highlighted tips and traps that help you avoid money pits. It helps you get your jobs done right - at the right cost.

Featuring animals from around the world, this title includes 30 patterns which brings the beauty of nature into your home. Presenting the original designs, it helps to discover helpful information on blade and wood selection, scroll saw techniques and finishing, framing and displaying your completed project.

Step-by-step instructions show woodturners how to make small decorative magnets, bolo tie slides with matching earrings, switch knobs that attach to lamps, and handy little brushes. Dick illustrates techniques for holding your work piece, the use of concentric and offset inlays, and how to add embellishments like beads, contours, chatterwork, and captive rings. These are small projects that are big on fun and flair.

A complete guide on sculpting in wood for the beginner upwards. Filled with step-by-step guidance and projects of increasing difficulty.

Gardening during the winter is often reduced to tending house-plants and browsing seed catalogues. Here, master gardener and builder, Roger Marshall, presents his case for home greenhouses with an examination of everything the potential builder needs to know. He also helps the reader in examining every option and making an informed choice.

Repairing, even just painting, an old house with some of today''s conventional building materials could begin processes leading to decay, or bring about changes that erode interest and value. Old house owners have a big investment to protect and many will want to do this as economically and sustainably as possible.

How to design your own home and save architectural fees.

Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast needs in his or her arsenal. How to Weld is the perfect introduction for newbies and an excellent refresher for veteran welders—a work so comprehensive that most readers won’t need any further instruction. In How to Weld, a bestselling installment in the Motorbooks Workshop series, AWS-certified welding instructor Todd Bridigum thoroughly describes process and art of fusing metals, including: Tools and equipment commonly used Types of metals and their weldability Welding techniquesShop and site safetyTypes of joints In addition, all popular types of welding variants are covered, including gas welding, shielded metal arc (or stick) welding, gas metal arc welding (MIG), gas tungsten arc welding (TIG), brazing, soldering, and even metal cutting. Each skills section concludes with a series of exercises, each illustrated with captioned sequential color photography, to fully explain and detail the techniques learned. Mechanics, automotive enthusiasts, farmers, metalworkers, and other DIYers who can’t bond metal can’t make repairs and they can’t create—in short, they can’t do much of anything except bolt together pre-made parts. With this thorough and completely illustrated all-color tutorial  by an experienced college-level instructor, readers can get on the path fabricating and fixing metals on their own. How To Weld is the only book about welding they'll ever need. The Motorbooks Workshop series covers topics that engage and interest auto and motorcycle enthusiasts. Written by subject-matter experts and illustrated with step-by-step and how-it’s-done reference images, Motorbooks Workshop is the ultimate resource for how-to know-how.

Pyrography, the art of 'drawing with fire' by burning designs onto a medium, is an ancient craft practised worldwide. This book presents 25 pyrography projects in easy-to-follow step-by-step style, that are suitable for the beginners to masters. The techniques are explained and illustrated in full colour throughout.

Bringing together a collection of designs that pyrographers can adopt for their own use, or for one-off sales, these 79 pages contains drawings and hundreds of original designs, tracing and adapting designs, transferring designs onto wood, types of wood, and colour and finishing.

A guide to removing some of the most stubborn stains from different kinds of surfaces. It provides information on: what not to do - the mistakes that turn tiny spots into big stains; ingenious home remedies - myth, magic or mess; recognising the surface and choosing the right treatment; and, when to turn to the professionals for help.

Hundreds of thousands of us renovate, convert, extend and improve our homes each year, and one-third of all new detached homes are self-built.

Step-by-step instructions to making seductively finished boxes, all made from single pieces of English hardwood. A unique feature of the designs is that all other components, including the hinges, are also made entirely from wood. Over 200 colour illus.

Green Cleaning For Dummies focuses on green solutions for cleaning every room of the house and beyond. The expert tips and advice informs readers how to clean their homes and workplaces in an ecologically friendly way without using harsh chemicals or other potentially hazardous substances.

Detailed instructions to make boxes using a variety of decoration techniques. Includes 3 simple boxes for beginners and a gallery of designs from well-known makers.

Segmented wood turning is an intriguing new art form. The basic vase project illustrated and described can be completed in a weekend and requires no special turning equipment or tools, just an easily constructed jig. Includes information on wood selection and preparation, jigs, glue, turning tools, finishes, and advanced techniques for making vases, boxes, and sculptural pieces.

Here's all the information you need to build a well or septic system, and save a lot of time, money, and frustration.

Driveways, paths and patios are an essential part of most properties, and this comprehensive book provides a detailed explanation of exactly how they are designed, planned, and constructed. It describes the range of tools and equipment needed, and also details the constructions of kerbs and edging and laying methods for flags, block paving.

Features 24 original projects, conceived and presented by some respected carpenters in the industry. Organised into four sections, this book represents the major styles of furniture design. An introduction for beginners to these styles, it is fully illustrated in colour with 24 of Ian Hall's airbrushed artwork, 200 photographs and instructions.

Offers tips and techniques to make quick work of dirty work. This book helps you learn how to use the proper equipment and tackle specific cleaning challenges, including: floors, walls, and ceilings; the kitchen and bathrooms; furniture and furnishings; appliances and equipment; windows; bicycles and cars; and clothes and laundry.

Build audio projects that produce great sound for far less than they cost in the store.

We each of us strive for domestic bliss, and we may look to Delia and Nigella to give us tips on achieving the unattainable. Kathryn Hughes, acclaimed for her biography of George Eliot, has pulled back the curtains to look at the creator of the ultimate book on keeping house.

Do you know where to source the loveliest products for your home?How to stop moths destroying precious knitwear? House Rules is an informative, fun style guide containing advice on every aspect of modern living, from cleaning and storage to cooking and entertaining.