Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Saw, hammer, and paint Saw, hammer, and paint Carolyn Meyer A guide to woodworking with directions and diagrams for numerous projects ranging in difficulty from a cheese board to a desk. OL15267962W
Hammer & saw Hammer & saw Harvey Weiss Includes basic instructions on how to choose, measure, and saw wood, hammer in nails, drill holes, and finish wood surfaces. OL15848779W
If I had a hammer: woodworking with seven basic tools If I had a hammer: woodworking with seven basic tools Robert Lasson Text and photographs introduce seven hand tools and give instructions for six woodworking projects using them. OL15867199W
The woodworker's studio handbook The woodworker's studio handbook Jim Whitman "The Woodworker's Studio Handbook offers readers a comprehensive and accessible guide to not only the nuts and bolts of this perennially popular craft but insight into the artisan crafter's lifestyle… OL16184589W
The art and craft of wood The art and craft of wood Silas J. Kyler Where people live, trees live. They provide shade, beautify our neighborhoods, filter our water, and clean our air, but when they die, we often don't know what to do with them. More and more, that is… OL19723559W
Hammer head Hammer head Nina MacLaughlin Nina MacLaughlin spent her twenties working at a Boston newspaper, sitting behind a desk and starting at a screen. Yearning for more tangible work, she applied for a job she saw on Craigslist -- Car… OL20002944W
Woodcraft Woodcraft Stewart Walton,Sally Walton This comprehensive new book introduces readers to an enormous variety of decorative wood techniques, including carving, pyrography, marquetry, fretwork and automata, and provides ideas for crafting s… OL20642803W
The backyard lumberjack The backyard lumberjack Stephen Philbrick,Frank Philbrick "The Philbricks offer buying advice based on the quantity of wood to be cut and the amount of time to be spent on the job. Diagrams of chainsaw parts, functions, and maintenance requirements; tables … OL20894171W
Woodwork step by step Woodwork step by step Alan Bridgewater Over 100 woodworking techniques from joints to finishing With Woodwork Step by Step you can tackle every type of carpentry project with confidence- create a shelf, a coat rack or even a chair. In an … OL22645893W
Do-It-Yourself Coffins for Pets and People Do-It-Yourself Coffins for Pets and People Dale Power Dale Power departs from his usual animal carvings, burying himself in a new art form -- the manufacture of special boxes for pets and people. Here's one project you won't want to put off till tomorr… OL2761330W
Woodworking Woodworking Willis H. Wagner An introductory text for a basic course in woodworking, stressing hand tool operations, the importance of planning and design, and safe work habits. OL2906069W
The Resourceful Woodworker The Resourceful Woodworker Robert Wearing 160p. : 25cm OL3356946W
From tree to table From tree to table Ali Mitgutsch Follows the path of a tree as it is felled, cut into planks, and made into furniture. OL4031459W
Home Comforts Home Comforts Cheryl Mendelson Home Comforts is something new. For the first time in nearly a century, a sole author has written a comprehensive book about housekeeping. This is not a dry how-to manual, nor a collection of odd tip… OL5736885W
Carpentry is easy when you know how Carpentry is easy when you know how Simmons, John Detailed plans for building twenty projects including a cheese board, puppet theater, folding work bench, and book rack. Includes tips on tools and safety. OL7018276W
Working with Handplanes (New Best of Fine Woodworking) Working with Handplanes (New Best of Fine Woodworking) Editors of Fine Woodworking Magazine 153 p. : 28 cm OL8685872W