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Classic instructions for roughing it, camping, hiking, firemaking, cookout, shelters, miscellaneous wood lore.
'Carving the Little Guys' presents an accessible introduction to
the art of caricature carving for beginning woodcarvers. Author
Keith Randich takes you cut-by-cut through the process of
transforming a small block of wood into an expressive little guy.
This easy-to-learn tutorial teaches all of the essential techniques
needed to get started in an enjoyable and rewarding new hobby.
Basic information is included on wood, tools, sharpening, cutting,
safety, finishing, repairs and more.
Simply written, abundantly illustrated text provides handy tips for
building everything from a cheese press, hog house, and even a
bicycle-powered washing machine to advice on the proper way to
split wood, sharpen scissors, and paper a room. 200 black-and-white
illustrations.
Humans have always used their hands to create the world around
them. But now most of us have gone from being practitioners to
theorists, from being producers to consumers. What happens to our
society when we are so divorced from the act of making? What
happens to us as individuals when we limit the uses to which we put
our hands? These are questions that preoccupy Siri Helle when she
inherits a cabin of 25 square metres, without electricity, inlet
water, or a loo, and decides to build an outhouse herself. Without
any previous experience of building anything, she has to learn on
the job and what she learns is not just about how to lay a floor
and construct walls, but about what she is capable of and about
craft and about the satisfactions to be found in making things by
hand. Written with humour and insight, Handmade is the inspiring
story of someone who tried to do it herself - and did.
Permaculture is a low cost, environmental and creative approach to
living. The Permaculture Book of DIY presents over 20 practical
projects that show you how to cleverly recycle materials into
useful and unique objects at low financial and environmental cost.
Some projects can even be completed for free. Want to spend more
time enjoying your home and garden? With this diverse range of
projects you could could be growing vegetables in your own geodesic
growdome, relaxing on a recycled wooden pallet garden bench whilst
enjoying a cider from your very own cider press, or generating your
own power with a self-installed solar panel! Each project has been
carefully tried and tested and is clearly laid out with step by
step instructions and supporting photography and diagrams. It is
suitable for anyone who wants to learn DIY skills, have fun and
involve their kids too. Learn how to make your own: Solar food
dryer; Self-watering raised bed; Pallet furniture; Wood-fired pizza
oven; Rocket stove hot tub; and much more!
Minimalism and the Simple LifeAuthor and YouTuber, Zoey Arielle,
opens up about her struggle with loving all the things in life we
bring home. A hoarder in disguise, Arielle has mastered the tools
needed to embrace simplicity and the minimalist philosophy.
Minimalism guide. It's natural to love stuff! More than that, it's
natural to love your stuff. That notebook from 8th grade, your
Disney VHS, mismatched socks. They all have sentimental value...and
they all take up space. Zoey Arielle Poulsen's The Joy of
Minimalism is the friendly guide you've been searching for as you
embark on a life of simplicity. Life can stress anyone out. So, by
embracing minimalism, you'll be saying goodbye to stress and
everything that you never needed anyway. Discover a greater focus
and true freedom as you live your new life with a real sense of
gratitude for everything and everyone around you. Enjoy the simple
life. In The Joy of Minimalism Poulsen shows you how to simplify
the act of letting go while sharing her personal journey into this
calmer sense of life. Beyond offering specific tips on
transitioning, she also invites you to journal your new awakening.
Minimalism is more than a movement or fad, it's a sense of
happiness and practice that will bring you closer to your true
self. The Joy of Minimalism teaches you to live better with less.
You'll learn how to: Rediscover the freedom of owning less Embrace
life and all the non-material things the world has to offer Master
your own personal style for organizing and decluttering Celebrate
your new life with a free mind If you have read hoarding and
decluttering books such as Decluttering at the Speed of Life, What
Your Clutter is Trying to Tell You, or The Clutter Connection, you
will love The Joy of Minimalism.
With only a few turning tools and a lathe, it's possible to create
a host of useful and artistic objects. This collection covers the
tools and techniques needed to get started in turning and then
offers up a range of turning projects in which to use them. The
tools section includes all the basic turning tools, including
chisels, scrapers, and gouges. The techniques section starts with
the basics with turning for non-turners and moves through a variety
of topics, including faceplate turning, tips for hollowing end
grain, fixing turning mistakes, and finishing. Lastly, the
projects, including pulls and knobs, pens, vessels, bowls, boxes,
candlesticks, and furniture parts, cover a wide range of skill
levels.
Discover the huge possibilities to be found in a small house
Whether you re building from scratch or retrofitting an existing
structure, these 50 innovative floor plans will show you how to
make the most of houses measuring 1400 square feet or less. Gerald
Rowan focuses on efficient layouts and creative ways to use every
inch of your space, including closets, decks, porches, bathrooms,
attics, and basements. Artist renderings bring each house's
exterior to life, and detailed interior drawings illustrate special
space-saving features. "Compact Houses" includes one- and two-floor
designs and plans with one to three bedrooms."
Build furniture the way your ancestors did! Do you enjoy the
satisfaction of creating things entirely by hand? Immerse yourself
in the world of traditional woodworking as period furniture expert
Zachary Dillinger walks you through the hand-tool-only construction
of six pieces of classic American furniture. From preparing stock
by hand to period-correct joinery methods, you'll learn how our
forefathers built furniture--and why they did things the way they
did. Within these pages you'll find: An overview of the historical
development of major furniture styles from the 1960s through to the
mid-19th century--and the European influences from which they
evolved. Instruction for period-correct woodworking techniques. Six
detailed furniture projects covering popular period styles.
Traditional approaches to finishing touches including insights into
upholstering by renowned teacher Michael Mascelli and advice from
Nancy Cogger of Londonderry Brasses for choosing period-accurate
hardware. With Saw, Plane & Chisel shows you how period
furniture was made, explains how furniture styles developed and in
turn helps you build excellent, realistic heirloom pieces.
Alison Ospina has been making green wood chairs and stools for over
twenty years. She has developed her own distinctive approach to
creating sculptural, functional chairs using the natural shapes of
the tree. The techniques she shares in Green Wood Stools are simple
and relatively easy to master. According to Alison, The green wood
approach is so accessible, people see it and immeditely think "I
could do that!" As a skilled crafts woman and teacher, Alison
Ospina's understanding of the joy of green wood working inspires us
to discover our "inner chair maker". Green Wood Stools shows
innovative ways to use beautiful, versatile, unseasoned hazel, to
create that most fundamental of seats - the wooden stool
Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers clear, simple, fully
illustrated instructions for everything from plant supports and a
clothesline to a potting bench, a chicken coop, a hoop greenhouse,
a cold frame, a beehive, a root cellar with storage bins, and an
outdoor shower. Most of the projects are suitable for complete
novices, and all use just basic tools and standard building
materials.
For the woodturner seeking projects that are a little more
challenging, Dick Sing shares his techniques for creating
awe-inspiring wooden ornaments and eggs. Step-by-step instructions
and color photos guide you through the process of turning and
hollowing out a globe for the incredibly light ornament, crafting a
delicate "icicle" for the spindle -- even adding a captive ring for
that special finishing touch. Dick provides helpful tips for
selecting the appropriate woods, using your tools to their best
advantage, and fashioning some new tools from surprisingly ordinary
materials. Next he shows how to turn a wooden egg that will look
like Mother Nature smiled upon it. One of nature's most perfect
forms, the egg is also one of the most challenging, and Dick has
spent many years perfecting his techniques for getting an egg to
look like an egg. Here he outlines his methods for laying out the
egg with a template, making a special chuck so you can finish both
ends of the egg in the lathe, and using a homemade mandrel to
create an egg that is also a kaleidoscope. Now you can attain eggs
you are proud of! As a special bonus, Dick shows you how to
recreate the jar he uses for his finish and how to use a wood
burning pen to sign your completed projects.
A companion volume to "Backyard Homesteading, 40 Projects for
Building Your Backyard Homestead" provides details on how to build
more than 40 projects to enhance readers' sustainable living. Even
if they are only moderately handy, they'll discover the tools and
techniques for building their own feeders, fences, and structures.
In the process, they'll save money and have the satisfaction of
doing it themselves.
The art of fire-writing is a returning trend, and there is no
better way to learn the technique and inspire yourself than through
this up-to-date edition of Daniel Wright's ultimate introduction to
pyrography. Daniel Wright's enthusiasm for his subject is
beautifully captured in a sequence of clear, easy-to-follow
step-by-step photographs and unique projects. Taking his
inspiration from pen-and-ink, engraving and watercolour techniques,
he demonstrates many exciting methods and traditional ways of
woodburning to create myriad patterns, pictures and motifs
including landscapes, trees, flowers, animals and buildings.
Information is included on the types of wood to use, how to prepare
surfaces, working with the grain and enhancing designs. He goes on
to illustrate shading and faux marquetry, and there's a section on
using photographs and sketches to produce your own designs. With
each new technique, a project is introduced by Daniel to help you
learn and explore your new skill - from burning your own chessboard
to a stunning fairytale stool design for your little one's bedroom.
Finally, advice and demonstrations are provided on decorating old
wooden objects, revitalizing much-loved pieces by working patterns
into their worn, textured surfaces. This book will inspire,
entertain and instruct you, whether you are a complete beginner or
an experienced pyrographer.
Superb guide to every aspect of the craft: necessary tools and appliances, esthetics of wood carving, comprehensive history of wood carving design, and of course, clear, precise instructions on every technique. Index.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and star of Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, this graphic novel brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration.
In The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy love life, and lack of direction. After receiving a complaint from her attractive next-door neighbour about the sad state of her balcony, Chiaki gets Kondo to take her on as a client. Through a series of entertaining and insightful lessons, Kondo helps Chiaki get her home - and life - in order. This insightful, illustrated case study is perfect for people looking for a fun introduction to the KonMari Method of tidying up, as well as tried-and-true fans of Marie Kondo eager for a new way to think about what sparks joy. Featuring illustrations by award-winning manga artist Yuko Uramoto, this book also makes a great read for manga and graphic novel lovers of all ages.
Britain has a wonderfully rich stock of period houses. These
properties are often unwittingly damaged, some by well-meaning
owners or incompetent builders, others as a result of mortgage
lenders insisting on misguided quick-fix 'remedies' that cause
long-term deterioration. There is widespread lack of knowledge
about how to maintain period properties but Haynes has now come to
the rescue with this clearly written Manual showing the correct
approach to care and repair. This is essential reading for anyone
who owns, or would like to own, a period house. 'essential
reading...this Manual will guide you safely through'
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