This fascinating book offers a wealth of ideas and advice on designing and making woodcarvings for the home. A broad range of projects provide ideas for everyone from the beginner to the more more experienced carver. Learn how to make bookracks and bookends, rustic picture frames, kitchen utensil containers, a jewellery box and a cabinet for storing your CDs. Detailed instructions with photographs and illustrations take you through the design and making process, giving you the skills and confidence you need. The book shows you how to become an efficient carver and provides wonderful insights into the traditions, practices and craftsmanship of woodcarving. Frederick Wilbur has been a professional woodcarver for thirty years, producing both original and restoration work in a wide variety of styles. He has received the Architectural Woodwork Institute's Award of Excellence. He has written for many of the leading woodcarving magazines and his two previous books, Carving Architectural Detail in Wood and Carving Classical Styles in Wood, are also published by GMC.

Organization expert Erin Rooney Doland, Editor-in-Chief of Unclutterer.com, will show you how to clear the clutter, simplify your surroundings, and create the remarkable life you deserve -- in just one week.

Simple living isn't about depriving; it's about enriching. But while scribbling "Be more organized" on a list of New Year's resolutions doesn't take much effort, actually "becoming" more organized requires real change.

Are you constantly late to the office because you have trouble getting out the door in the morning? Is your house in such disarray that you can't have friends over for dinner? It's easy to feel stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed when your surroundings, schedule, and thoughts are chaotic. The solution? "Unclutter Your Life in One Week" with organization expert and Editor-in-Chief of Unclutterer.com Erin Rooney Doland. This essential manual is a simple, day-by-day plan for purging your life of clutter, becoming more efficient and productive, and creating a symbiotic relationship between your work and personal life.

There is no one-size-fits-all answer for organization. Erin offers useful and innovative suggestions for tackling the physical, mental, and systemic distractions in different areas of your home and office each day. Her down-to-earth approach will help you part with sentimental clutter, organize your closet based on how you process information, build an effective and personalized filing system, avoid the procrastination that often hinders the process, and much more. Once you cure the clutter, she shares practical advice for maintaining your harmonious home and work environments with minimal daily effort.

How long is an ell? What is the largest size of champagne bottle? How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what is a cubit? The Curious History of Weights & Measures tells the story of how we have come to quantify the world around us. Looking at everything from carats, pecks and pennyweights to firkins and baker's dozens through to modern science-based standards such as kilograms and kilometres, this book considers both what sparked the creation of myriad measures and why there were so many efforts to usher in standardisation. Full of handy conversion charts and beautiful illustrations The Curious History of Weights & Measures is a treasure trove of fun facts and intriguing stories about the calculations we use every day.

Here's a book that will inspire and challenge even the most skilled wood turner Offering step-by-step projects for fascinating projects, the comprehensive manual guides readers to create unusual and complex geometric shapes, puzzles and other curious objects. Turners can try their hand at crafting twisted polygons, gravity-defying clocks and so much more. Woodworkers will be amazed with the gallery of turned objects - all of which show how other artists have decorated the author's work. This book makes the seemingly "impossible" possible

There's no place like home!

And that's why we're back. "Dare to Repair, Replace & Renovate" is the sequel to "Dare to Repair," the national bestselling home repair book for women.

In our first book, we taught you how to fix a leaky faucet. In this book, we teach you how to replace it. In our first book, we showed you how to change the direction of ceiling fan blades. In this book, we show you how to install a new fan. We've gone from basic repairs to easy projects that can make your home more comfortable, more beautiful, and more valuable. We will show you how to:

• Put up a tile backsplash
• Install a closet system
• Install a deadbolt lock
• Replace a medicine cabinet
• Mount blinds, shades, and shutters
• Install landscape lighting

And we provide easy, step-by-step instructions so you can get rid of the things in your home that are making you crazy:

• Ugly chandelier? Gone.
• Outdated vanity? Out of there.
• Broken garbage disposal? History.
• Torn wallpaper? Buh-bye.

Incorporating detailed illustrations with witty and encouraging instructions, "Dare to Repair, Replace & Renovate" will allow you to turn your project wish list into a can-do list.

These shop-tested scroll saw patterns feature over fifty varieties of freshwater and saltwater creatures, from dolphins, whales, and seahorses to crabs, sailfish, and trout. These original patterns can be incorporated into a variety of projects, including signs, wall art, box tops, and unique gift ideas. Each pattern is carefully outlined for ease and clarity, with dashed lines allowing for detail work to be added after scrolling. Basic instructions for cutting and painting are accompanied by a gallery of finished examples.

Providing a complete review of cottonwood, the most commonly used form of bark, this guide addresses the unique challenges and benefits of carving tree bark and offers information on what to expect from this atypical wood source, including the best places to find it. An important section on troubleshooting teaches carvers what to do when they encounter rot or insect damage in their bark. One complete project, the Whimsical House, is outlined from start to finish. Close-up photography and instructional captions are included for added guidance. A full-color photography review offers a glimpse at the range of projects possible for this unusual material.

From learning how to use and maintain basic woodcarving tools such as knives and chisels to understanding the benefits and drawbacks of working with various types of wood, this spook-tacular carving guide will delight crafters. Novice carvers can take their turn with 10 detailed patterns of popular Halloween-themed figures, including a mummy, a witch, ghastly ornaments, a black cat, and a ghost trick-or-treater. Instructional chapters also explain how to transfer patterns and provide a presentation of painting and finishing pieces to add creativity and color to carvings.

The versatile and inexpensive mini-lathe has become the best-selling item of machinery in the hobby engineering market, and is often purchased as a first step by beginners. These miniature versions of industrial metalworking lathes are a good choice for model engineers or anyone else who is interested in metalworking and has a need to fabricate small precision parts.
Mini-Lathe for Home Machinists presents a complete course on using and improving the new generation of budget lathes. It's a perfect choice for beginners as well as for those who are experienced with the lathe, but have never tried the mini-lathe. The skills and information that the reader will pick up from this book can be applied again and again to future projects on the machine.
Based on the author's experience using a mini-lathe in his own workshop, this book covers all of the basics, from safety and materials to setting up and tuning the machine for best performance. It includes detailed instructions for making useful components like shafts, bushings, spindles, part-off tools, DRO handwheels and a radius turning attachment. Readers will learn how to use accessories and perform a full range of essential tasks, as well as how to adjust the mini-lathe for use as a milling machine.
The book provides an in-depth explanation of the different parts of the mini-lathe, and addresses how they can be used to complete different projects. Chapters are broken down into easy-to-understand sections, and include hundreds of clear illustrations that will help guide readers as they set up a machine and start to use it.

A visual resource that profiles the best and most popular designs from the golden age of American millwork, this collection showcases authentic moldings from the Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Period Revival, and Eclectic eras of style. Taking the guesswork out of selecting appropriate millwork for any home, this reference features more than 500 moldings and categorizes them by original date, maximizing ease of use. From beam ceiling details and window casings to rosettes, wainscots, and cornice and crown moldings, this manual can be adapted to any type of home, including Spanish, Prairie, Tudor, French or Mission style. Further resources include a brief history of the key types of moldings and a look at how molding catalogs have changed throughout time.

Carve a life-like female face alongside master carver Harold Enlow as he guides you in your carving of faces and features with this kit that includes a study stick, made of molded resin and full-color booklet. Be sure to check out Harold's other study stick kits: Cowboy Study Stick Kit Native American Study Stick Kit Santas Study Stick Kit Eye and Lip Study Stick Kit Nose and Hair Study Stick Kit Ear Study Stick Kit Holiday Caricature Study Stick Kit Ugly Faces Study Stick Kit Wood Spirit Study Stick Kit

Arts, crafts, and items for home decor in the American Folk Art tradition have recently surged in popularity. Woodcarvers can create appealing wooden works of art in this style with these thorough instructions. In addition to the 15 artful patterns, this book features in-depth techniques and an overview of the tools necessary to complete each project. Woodworkers will learn through step-by-step instructions how to carve angels, cats, Santas, snowmen, moons, and wizards.

"A new challenge for scroll saw craftsmen--how to create a single object that is shaped so that two different subjects are revealed with the object is turned 90 degrees.Compound figures are created when a single object is shaped so that two different subjects are revealed when the object is turned 90 degrees-from one angle it is an angel, from another a butterfly. This intermediate level scroll saw book provides 40 patterns for creating these objects and detailed instructions on how to execute the tricky scroll saw maneuvers required to cut them. " Take a look at one of Sam Keener's scroll saw pieces and you'll see an angel. Turn it 90 degrees and look again. Now you'll see a butterfly perched on a flower. Pick up another piece: One side is a musical note; the other is a saxophone. A step beyond "three-dimensional" scroll saw projects, these two-in-one figures are made with a unique cutting technique perfected by author and artist Sam Keener.

This thorough introduction to stickmaking explains how to craft a wide range of traditional walking sticks, market sticks, and crooks from start to finish. Craftsmen of any level will benefit from the detailed explanations on identifying, cutting, and seasoning suitable wood and selecting alternate carving materials such as antlers and ram or cow horn. Numerous color photographs and diagrams provide clear instructions for a variety of projects, including thumbsticks, shaping and shanking handles, one- and two-piece wooden sticks, and buffalo horn sticks. This revised edition also contains an expanded toolmaking section and in-depth discussions on the history and philosophy of stickmaking.

Featuring 15 fabulous toys, each with clear step-by-step instructions, detailed photographs, and easy-to-follow diagrams. Beginners can try their hand at colorful yo-yos, spinning tops, quoits, and skittles, while intermediate-level turners can relish the challenge of the kaleidoscope colour top, diavolo, or the endearing walking penguins. With comprehensive advice on techniques and equipment, this inspirational book provides all of the information and guidance you will need to turn beautiful vintage toys.

This book includes:

-- Clear step-by-step photography

-- Detailed schematic diagrams and templates

-- Advice on the right tools for the job

-- A range of projects to suit everyone from the beginner to the more experienced turner.

Collins Complete DIY Manual has sold over 3 million copies and is the most comprehensive and authoritative DIY manual ever produced. For novices, DIY enthusiasts or professionals, this essential book continues to be the most in-depth, up-to-date and user-friendly DIY book on the market, covering everything from decorating and repairs to electricity, plumbing and much more. This fully updated version features an even more accessible design to help you navigate easily through the info, and thousands of new photographs and illustrations to make sure you get your job done quickly and safely. There have been many changes to regulations in recent years, particularly in electricity (the new Part P legislation and changes to cable colours) - the Manual not only lists but also clearly explains these new regs and helps you work with them. And as we all become much more conscious of the environmental impact our homes have, new material on energy-saving DIY is essential reading for any householder - saving you money too in the process.

Carve various types of faces, noses, and hair alongside one of the leading caricature carvers in the country, Harold Enlow. Learn expert tips and techniques to achieve detailed facial features and make your carvings pop with life and expression. Kit contains a high-quality, hand-cast resin study stick with a wood color stain and a 32-page instructional booklet with step-by-step instructions and coordinating photography, making this a must-have addition to your woodcarving library! Study stick measures 12" in height.

The classic bestselling resource for every American home. Choosing fabrics, cleaning china, keeping the piano in tune, making a good fire, folding a fitted sheet, setting the dining room table, keeping surfaces free of food pathogens, watering plants, removing stains -- "Home Comforts" addresses the meanings as well as the methods of hands -- on housekeeping to help you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to modern domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home.
Further topics include: Making up a bed with hospital corners, Expert recommendations for safe food storage, Reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), Keeping your home free of dust mites and other allergens, Home safety and security, A summary of laws applicable to the home, including privacy, accident liability, contracts, and domestic employees and more in this practical, good-humored, historic, philosophical, even romantic, guidebook to the art of household management.

A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at: draught-proofing, insulation and damp ventilation, heating and cooling electrical efficiency and renewable energy water use and re-use materials' life cycles and incorporating nature protection from climate change impacts - modelling energy flows and embodied energy how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by eighty percent by 2050. Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties. Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students - or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings.

Easy Closets is the ultimate resource for anyone looking to make the most from the storage space they already have in their homes. It offers expert advice on making the most of your home storage - no matter the size - for virtually every room in the house.Through easy-to-follow text and full-colour photographs - including step- by-step installation instructions - readers will learn how to select and install closet-system components that are available at DIY stores everywhere.Also included are dozens of hints and tips for organizing and storing everything from clothing to toys, sports equipment to cleaning supplies, as well as expert advice on creating storage space from scratch.

Woodworkers learn to express their faith in wood with the 76 inspirational scroll saw patterns included in this book. These patterns focus on combining scripture verses with artistic imagery. An overview of wood, tips for scroll saw blade selection, tips for cutting patterns, finishing, matting, and framing techniques provide woodworkers with everything they need to know to get started. Four additional mini-projects feature full-size patterns and detailed instructions for cutting success. These projects include a wooden Bible case, bookmark, letter holder, and greeting card. Each project contains a scripture verse with a complimentary image such as a grapevine, cross, or other Christian symbol.

Whether you prefer fast or slow, grounded or airborne, these patterns for helicopters, planes, ships, trains and cars is sure to please. Includes 46 ready-to-cut patterns and covers basic cutting and stringing instructions. Also provides instructions on altering patterns to include photographs.