 | Andy Engel, BUILDING STAIRS. Ref: 9227
Publ;ished by Taunton.
Precision carpentry and tricky maths are called for in stairbuilding. Starting with making accurate measurements the author clearly lays out the geometry and construction involved and ends by showing how to produce a set of good stairs. The only tools needed are a router, saw, drill and level.
276 x 234 mm. 240 pp. Full colour illustrations throughout. pb.
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Price: £16.99
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 | Teri Masaschi, FOOLPROOF WOOD FINISHING. Ref: 9347
This is subtitled 'For Those Who Love to Build & Hate to Finish'. In this book one finds : How to determine the best finish for your project; Preparing the wood; Fixing minor defects; Avoiding uneven results and Published by Fox Chapel.
Circumventing common wood-colouring pitfalls. There are more than 20 'recipes' for creating timeless looks, such as deep cherry and nut brown mahogany, given. All the illustrations (in colour) are instructional.
280 x 210 mm. viii + 192 pp. 279 colour photographs. pb.
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 | Paul Anthony, HOME STORAGE PROJECTS. Ref: 0132
Published by Taunton.
This offers 13 different projects with cutting lists and detailed instructions on building with excellent drawings including: a modular CD storage cabinet, a desktop organiser, a mobile closet, a convertible wine cabinet, a secure tamper proof medicine chest and a versatile kitchen workstation
ISBN 1561584983
275 x 215 mm. 172 pp. Colour photographs and line drawings throughout
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Price: £16.95
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 | Dirk Boelman, SCROLL SAW. Ref: 9326
GMC'Sterling.
First Time of beginners' guide ventures into woodworking. This covers-all-the-basics, fully illustrated, question-and-answer manual to the scroll saw, novices can jump in and create great decorative items right away. Go beyond the basics and expand your skills, with instructions for fashioning a Fleur-de-lis Wall Shelf with an attractive support bracket. Includes many practical, eye catching projects.
255 x 215 mm. 112 pp. Full colour illiustrations throughout. pb.
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Price: £6.99
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 | Sam Clark, REMODELING A KITCHEN. Ref: 0086
.Published by Taunton.
With years of experience in remodelling kitchens the author advises on selecting cabinets, counter tops, fixtures and finishes which help home owners to get the most value for their money
ISBN 1561584827
275 x 235 mm. 208 pp. 327 colour photographs and 68 b&w drawings. Paperback.
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Price: £16.95
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 | George Collings, CIRCULAR WORK IN CARPENTRY AND JOINERY. Ref: 0141
Published by Stobart Davies.
Reworking of the 5th edition of 1911. There are over 240 redrawn illustrations. The only book to cover complex single and double circular joinery in doors, windows, stairs, mouldings, cased frames, elliptical heads, conical roofs and skylights
ISBN 0854420541
255 x 200 mm. x +126 pp. More than 350 b&w line drawings. Paperback.
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Price: £16.95
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 | Jere Cray, BUILDING YOUR OWN KITCHEN CABINETS. Ref: 0127
Published by Taunton.
Every aspect of custom building of kitchen cabinets; layout, materials, construction and installation, with copious detailed illustrations presented in a step-by-step sequence
250 x 110 mm. viii +144 pp. More than 150 coloured line drawings. Paperback.
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Price: £16.95
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 | George R. diCristina, A SIMPLIFIED GUIDE TO CUSTOM STAIRBUILDING AND TANGENTS HANDRAILING Ref: 0148
Published by Linden.
The first new treatment of quality construction for the past 60 years. Primary focus is on the building of climbing-turn continuous handrail sections using the tangent principle. Instruction is in a comprehensive, to-the-point manner
280 x 210 mm. x + 278 pp. 162 plates of line drawings and photographs. Paperback.
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Price: £21.95
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 | George Ellis, MODERN PRACTICAL JOINERY. Ref: 0154
Published by Stobart Davies.
Reprint of the 1908 edition of one of the most authoritative books ever published on joinery. 27 chapters cover every aspect of joinery and there is a large glossary and a large index. 100s of technical drawings together with photographs complement the excellent instruction in this book. Whether constructing a sash window, making a wreath for a handrail or buiding a shop front you will find very good information in this text
ISBN 0854420398
230 x 150 mm. xvi + 486 pp. Profusely illustrated with line drawings and 31 halftones. Paperback.
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Price: £18.95
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 | George Ellis, MODERN PRACTICAL STAIRBUILDING & HANDRAILING. Ref: 0150
Published by Stobart Davies.
Reprint of the 1932 edition of the two-volume book (1 - stairbuilding, 2 - handrailing). 51 chapters include: setting out; the geometric, spiral, elliptical stair; newels, balusters and brackets; single and geometrical handrailing and the making of wreaths for different types of handrails
ISBN 0854420460
255 x 180 mm. 400 pp. 108 plates and other line drawings. Paperback.
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Price: £21.50
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 | FH, FRAMING FLOORS, WALLS & CEILINGS. Ref: 0129
Published by Taunton.
In Taunton's For Pros by Pros Series. this is a selection of some ot the best articles on the subject from Fine Homebuilding magazine. Included are: Truing with a square; Creating simple jigs for easier framing; Building coffered ceilings; Laying out perfect walls; Straighten, plumb, align and brace framed walls; Framing simple curves and Plamnning and framing Cathedral ceilings. fully illustrated
ISBN 1561587583
275 x 215 mm. 160 pp. 190 colour photographs & 50 drawings. Paperback.
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Price: £14.95
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 | FW, MACHINE AND HAND JOINERY. Ref: 9134
Published by The Taunton Press.
Compiled by the editors of Fine Woodworking the articles in this book offer expert advice on choosing the right joinery, laying out joints, cutting joinery for frames and carcases, and jigs for joinery. There are sections on: reinforcing joints; mastering the mitre; compound angle layout; tenoning strategies; cutting through dovetails; rebates and dadoes; a shopmade slot mortiser.
275 x 212 mm. 156 pp. 100s of illustrations, mainly colour photographs, some b&w line drawings. pb.
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Price: £12.99
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 | Paul Hasluck, PRACTICAL STAIRCASE JOINERY Ref: 0341
Published by Stobart Davies.
A rerint of the First edition 1899. A thorough introduction to staicase making by the the best 19th century interpreter of difficult woodworking techniques. Starting with explanation of terms and moving through construction of a simple stair way with handrails through to gometrical and winding staircases and the setting out of handrial scrolls. There is a final chapter on ships' staircases.
165 x 120 mm. 160 pp. + 14 pp. advertising 215 b&w illustrations (engravings and drawings). hb.
Price: £12.95
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 | George Nash, WOODEN FENCES. Ref: 9303
Published by Taunton.
Chapters are: Evolution of the American Fence; Wooden Fence Types; Design Factors; Fence Materials; Planning and Layout; Building a Fence; Gates; Maintenance and Repair; Bibliography. Every practical aspect is discussed from laying out the fence, to digging post holes, anchoring post and installing gates and fence boards. "From country picket to estate grandeur...the book is chock-full of everything you need to know". American Bookseller. All the illustrations are instructive. Rich colour photography by James P. Blair.
230 x 230 mm. ix + 232.pp. 210 colour photographs and 35 b&w drawings.
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Price: £19.95
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| | Rick Peters, KITCHENS. Ref: 9328
Published by GMC/Popular Mechanics
From planning a makeover to tackling the nuts-and-bolts of each project, The author provides three appealing ways to create the kitchen. This is renovation on a real kitchen, so see what amazing transformations are possible on economy,and other budgets. All the fundamentals are shown, in a variety of styles, along with remedies for such common problems as lack of counter space; the essentials of electricity, plumbing and ventilation; and the 'work-flow and traffic patterns' of different layouts.Everything from flooring to walls to cabinets are covered.
254 x 216 mm. 192 pp. Colour photography throughout. pb.
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Price: £9.99
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 | Andy Rae, WORKING WITH WOOD. Ref: 0119
Published by Taunton.
A step-by-step pictorial reference covering all of the techniques for working with wood. Over 800 illustrations show how to buy timber, dry and store it choose joinery for durable construction as well as how to machine, bend and finish any type of wood
ISBN 1561586838
275 x 230 mm. 280 pp. More tan 850 illustrations both colour photography and line drawings. Hardback.
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Price: £29.95
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 | Gary Rogowski, THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO JOINERY. Ref: 0145
Published by Taunton.
The most readable modern guide to joinery consisting of step-by-step photographic essays to show you how to make every practical woodworking joint. Colour photographs and drawings illustrate the methods, from simple butt joints through mortises and tenons, rebates, dados, lap and bridle joints, dovetails and finger joints to angled tenons and complex scarf joints. Joinery leads to your making the right choice of a project based on your time, skills and tools.
ISBN 1561584010
278 x 235 mm. 400 pp. over 1400 colour photographs and b&w drawings. Hardback.
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Price: £34.95
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 | J. E. Rose, THE PATTERN MAKER'S ASSISTANT, 6th edition 1899. Ref: 0124
Published by Astragal.
Reprint of a practical instructional manual on how to design and construct patterns, describing shop practice, terms and methods. Subjects include lathe-, branch -, core-, sweep-work and gears, pulleys, cog teeth, valves, square and round columns and more
ISBN 187933559X
229 x 163 mm. 248 pp. 250 line illustrations. pb.
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Price: £13.95
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 | Scott Schuttner, BASIC STAIRBUILDING. Ref: 9330
Published by Taunton Press.
Detailed instruction on building 3 kinds of stairs. Chapters include: Basic stair design; The stairwell; A simple. straight-run stair; An L-shaped stair. skirts, An L-shaped stair, newells, rails and balusters; An open-riser ladder stair. The book is full of step-by-step instructions with excellent drawings and photographs showing construction of a stair every step of the way. All illustrations are strictly practical.
253 x 203 mm. 122 pp. Illustrated by some b&w (80) photographs and (60) drawings. pb.
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Price: £14.99
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 | Kiyosi Seike, THE ART OF JAPANESE JOINERY. Ref: 0096
Published by Weatherhill/Littlehampton.
The author, an architect, classifies joints under two headings, splicing and connecting. he then selects 48 joints for examination
ISBN 0834815168
255 x 180 mm. 128 pp. Illustrated with 64 pages of b&w photographs and drawings. Paperback.
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Price: £12.95
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 | Small & Woodbridge, MOULDINGS & TURNED WOODWORK of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries. Ref: 0005
Published by Stobart Davies.
Originally published as a set of cards, this reprint comprises: 1) Wrenn and Georgian mouldings; 2) mouldings of the Tudor period; 3) turned woodwork of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The mouldings and turned work are presented in full size detail. The examples are of staircases and balusters, beams, doors, panelling, fireplace surrounds and skirting amongst others. See Warne, FURNITURE MOULDINGS (1574-1820) which deals with turnings in cabinetwork
ISBN 0854420363
313 x 243 mm. xv + 66 pp. 60 plates of line drawings. Paperback.
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Price: £16.95
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 | Spence, CONSTRUCTING STAIRCASES, BALUSTRADES & LANDINGS. Ref: 9312
Published by Sterling.
Chapters are: Preliminary Planning; Designing a Stair; Framing Stairwells; Straight Stairs with Notched Stringers; Stairs using Housed Stringers; L-Shaped & U-Shaped Stairs and Landings; Curved abd Spiral Stairways; Installing the Ballustrade; Open-Riser Stairs; Disappearing Stairs. Each illustration is of a strictly practical nature including exploded-view drawings.
255 x 200 mm. 160 pp.348 colour illustrations both photographic and drawn. pb.
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Price: £11.99
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 | Roger B.Ulrich, ROMAN WOODWORKING. Ref: 9120
Published by Yale.
A detailed survey of the art of woodworking in the ancient Roman world. The chapters cover: The Roman Woodworker, including training and Guild membership; Tools of the Trade with some 50 illustrations; Joints; Foundation Work; Framing and Wall Construction; Wooden Flooring; Roofing and Ceilings; Interior Woodwork; Wheels; Furniture and Veneers; Classification of Trees and species of Timber used by Roman Woodworkers; A Glossary of Woodworking Terms an an appendix on Tools.
255 x 175 mm. xvi + 376 pp. 183 figures containing more than 200 b&w drawings and photographs. hb. Jacketed.
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Price: £50.00
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