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Turning is a special brand of woodworking. Only a lathe and a few cutting tools are needed to shape pieces of wood into delicate pieces of sculpture or practical household objects. Considered the t...

In this essential reference for woodworkers, R. Bruce Hoadley explains everything from how trees grow to how best to cut, season, machine, join, bend, and finish wood. Why do miters open and glue j...

The patterns included in this woodworking project guide are sized for 18-inch dolls such as the popular American Girl dolls and can be scaled for larger or smaller dolls. Each project includes a li...

Woodworkers of all skill levels will find inspiration and practical advice in this collection of the wisdom of 30 expert woodcarvers who create their art exclusively from found materials. Each arti...

New in PaperThe colors, textures, and versatility of polymer clay make it a perfect medium for creating faux surfaces--and these 30 recipes for special finishing, shaping, baking, and molding techn...

Wally's World opens Halloween night, 1981, in a seedy world of pornographers and addicts, with a death by .44 magnum gunshot... This is no mystery club thriller but the true, dramatic illustrated...

The Wood Boy is an adaptation of the short story by fantasy master Raymond E. Feist that first appeared in the Legends anthology (edited by Robert Silverberg) and offers a unique side story to the ...

Now it's easier than ever for woodworkers to get a perfect finish on every project! This book dispels the myths about wood finishing and explains exactly how and why every finish behaves the way it...

In the late 20th century, in spite of the renewed interest in historical renovation, preserving resources, and a strong do-it-yourself tradition developing among homeowners, the art of maintaining ...

From elegant restaurants to backyard grills, the ancient method of cooking food on a wooden plank is a cooking style that's rapidly growing in popularity. When it comes to capturing the essence of...

Bhob Stewart's long-awaited Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood is the definitive book ever produced on the career of one of science fiction and comics' finest artists. In addition to a rema...

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This thorough guide features comprehensive techniques for handling the woodworker's most favored material. From felling a tree and milling lumber to finishing and joining, it covers every aspect of...

Introducing an entirely new way of looking at art - the Sparrow series of art books. First up in this new line, 48 pages of Ashley Wood goodness, presented in a special hardcover format.Buy this book

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Refreshingly written, delightfully illustrated book remarks expansively on the resourcefulness of early Americans in their use of this valuable commodity — from the crafting of furniture, too...

A superbly entertaining, wide-ranging investigation of wood through history, culture, art, and science We build our houses with it, burn it for warmth, carve it for beauty, sail in it, sit on it, ...

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A young artist returns to her cabin in the deep woods of Canada to concentrate on her illustrations. But somehow, strange and beau-tiful creatures are slipping into her drawings and sketches. The w...

Projects and patterns featuring some of the most popular creatures in mythology are featured in this instructional carving guide. A complete introduction, including advice on using the proper tools...