Timeless Design
Transcending trends, today’s home interiors have a sophisticated simplicity combined with a concern for comfort. In Timeless Design, the finest international interior designers pull together disparate objects, architectural surrounds, and interior styles to offset each other and to enhance all the rooms of the home. The 275 idea-filled color photos focus on interiors that are driven by their classicism and simplicity…. More >>
The Practice of Woodturning
If youve ever admired the elegant curve of a beautifully turned bowl & wished you could create one of your own, here is the definitive source on the craft.
Whether using a striking spalted wood, or green logs for unique shaping effects, knowing the basics will open the door for your creatively to soar.
Learn about:
Wood characteristics
Design
Lathes & lathe accessories
Turning theory & tools
Workshop procedures
Spindle turning
Cupchuck turning
Faceplate &… More >>
Carpentry and Joinery: Bench and Site Skills
Brian Porter and Reg Rose’s book is the definitive reference for the NVQ courses in Carpentry and Joinery, and Bench Joinery, at levels 2 and 3. It sets out the fundamental knowledge and basic methods which recur throughout the courses. As a one-stop, practically-oriented reference, this manual is invaluable to the student and the resource centre.
Covers all the background knowledge needed for NVQ joinery
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