Build your own fort: Some of us are not as creative or skilled enough to design our own forts. This instructional document is to help the novice or semi-experienced carpenter to create their own fort for their children or even pets. This fort was specifically designed in a certain manner. It is called a shotgun fort because it is straight back from the entrance like a shotgun apartment. The picture on the front cover is the fort that was designed for this plan. Some modifications were made to simplify this plan for the novice. These instructions are a guide to build a 4x8 fort that is roughly ten feet tall. It has a ladder leading into a four by eight foot housing area. The housing area is four feet from the ground and the roof is four feet from the deck.

This instructional document is to help the novice or semi-experienced carpenter to create their own fort for their children or even pets. This fort was specifically designed in a certain manner. It is called a Rustic Fort because it has uneven hoarding like a Civil War fort or Dark Ages fort. The picture on the front cover is the fort that was designed for this plan. Some modifications were made to simplify this plan for the novice. However the original was designed to be a solitary 6x6x10 fort but an additional sections with rampart was designed afterward. This is obviously optional. It will be easy to add these portions later if you want, rather than build the entire project at once. These instructions are a guide to build a six foot square fort that is roughly ten feet tall. It has a ladder leading into the back side. The housing area is four feet from the ground and the roof is four feet from the deck. The underground area is four feet from ground. The backside is designed to be open where as the sides have hoarding.

Mick Stidever continues his journey recounting his adventures with the craft of Woodcarving. Within this second volume he presents a further fourteen carvings from a Sea Eagle to a Self Portrait with many in between. He continues to recount his emotions; his highs and lows as he endeavours to achieve the best possible result with each and every carving. At times he succeeds; at other times he falls short but continually he strives to learn more about the craft. Whether he is seen to be improving his skills remains with the reader but for him the journey was thoroughly enjoyable, once again opening many doors to other related experiences along the way. This particular volume of A Diary of a Woodcarver provides the reader with greater detail of each project than previously so that others may, if they so wish, tackle similar carvings. This diary should provide again encouragement, interest and a good read for anyone with a love for the craft of woodcarving. The book is a good and fascinating read and will inspire any carver to widen their horizons and appreciation of woodcarving. Michael Painter A.R.B.S

Mick Stidever recorded his journeys around the UK and the World in his book 'Ramblings of a Grandad'. This time he records his journey with his hobby of woodcarving. From scratch he faithfully records his endeavours with every carving he tackles, from a simple relief to a portrait bust of his Paralympic swimmer daughter Jane. A total of 47 carvings are presented in all. In this diary he recounts his emotions; his highs and his lows as he endeavours to achieve the best possible result with each and every carving. At times he succeeds; at other times he falls short but continually he strives to learn more about the craft. It records a thoroughly enjoyable journey, not solely related to the carving but to the people he met along the way and the many doors it opened to new experiences. This diary should provide encouragement, interest and a good read for anyone starting or participating in the craft of woodcarving. The book is a good and fascinating read and will inspire any carver to widen their horizons and appreciation of woodcarving. Michael Painter A.R.B.S

Shop Built Blast Gates is a comprehensive guide to producing blast gates for your dust collection system. It includes detail drawings, material requirements, and step by step instruction with many high quality photographs of manufacturing processes. Also included are several detail drawings of tools and fixtures. There are detail and assembly drawings provided for 10 different designs. Additionally, the author explains how to easily mix and match components from the 10 designs to allow you to quickly and easily produce literally dozens of different sizes and types of gates. In addition to the detail drawings, the author has included nearly six dozen color photographs and illustrations along with step by step instruction for producing each individual part and completing the assembly. These are working blast gates, that have been shop tested and are used daily in the authors own shop. If you have been considering building your own blast gates, or if you just wanted to know how. This is the information source you have been looking for. With this book, you will have all the information you will ever need to produce "Shop Built Blast Gates"