A guide to types of wood, knives and their care for those wishing to learn about whittling.

Have you ever thought about whittling?

Pictured yourself sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair with a knife and a piece of wood watching the neighbourhood activity? Maybe not!! How about sitting by the lake with fishing line out and whittling away the time? Relaxing and waiting to get a bite.

This book covers knife types and care along with safety, wood basics and three beginners projects.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

First published in 1937, Woodcraft In Design And Practice contains a wealth of designs for 1930s furniture. Working from solid design principles, Rodney Hooper sets out plans for practical, modern furniture to suit the changing lifestyles of the time. Considered as part of an overall interior, his tables and chairs, shelves and cabinets, boxes, sideboards and light fittings are examples of clean, bold period design that would still sit comfortably in today's houses and flats. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and detailed line drawings, Woodcraft In Design And Practice is of interest both as a fascinating piece of design history and as inspiration for today's interior decorator or DIY enthusiast.

A wonderful book for anyone interested in starting their own homestead or small farm. This book will show you how to be self reliant and build the things you'll need. There are more than 200 illustrations showing you how to make handy farm devices. You'll learn about the farmer's workshop and tools, running a grindstone, making a dumb waiter, making a cradle, how to clean a well, how to stake out stock, bee keeping, how to transplant trees, how to build a bridge for a small stream, how to keep a gate from sagging, important points in house building, how to build small greenhouses, advice on the best way to split wood, black smithing, and much, much more in this thrift-conscious and environmentally wise book.

Originally published in 1918, this is a wonderful book of things for children, young adults or 'handy' grown-ups to make, full of great project pieces. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include - A Sawing Trestle - A Joiner's Bench - A Handy Bookstand - A House Ladder - A Developing Sink - A Poultry House and Run - A Shed for your Bicycle - A Target Apparatus for Rifle Shooting - Cabinet-Making - Telegraphic Apparatus - A Reciprocating Electric Motor - An Electric Alarm Clock - A Model Electric Railway - A Simple Reciprocation Engine - A Horizontal Slide-Value Engine - Model Steam Turbines - Steam Tops - Model Boilers - Quick-Boiling Kettles - A Hot Air Engine - A Water Motor - Model Pumps - Kites - Paper Gliders - A Self -Launching Model Aeroplane - Apparatus for Simple Scientific Experiments - A Rain Gauge - Wind Vanes with Dials - A Strength-Testing Machine - Lung-Testing Apparatus - Home-Made Harmonographs - A Self-Supplying Matchbox - A Wooden Workbox - Wrestling Puppets - Double Bellows - A Home-made Pantograph - A Silhouette Drawing Machine - A Signalling Lamp - A Miniature Gasworks

Originally published around 1900, this is an exhaustively detailed guide to cabinet making and woodwork for the amateur craftsmen. It contains hundreds of diagrams and illustrations and clear, simple instructions for many, many projects. An excellent book, featuring vintage techniques of master craftsmen. Contents Include The Carpenter's Bench Tools and Their Selection Hints About Wood Hints About Glue An Easily Made Four o' Clock Tea Table An Easily Made Dwarf Bookcase A Lavatory Glass A Kitchen Table A Plate Rack House Steps A Butler's Tray and Stand A Simple Cupboard Hanging or Medicine Cabinets Simple Screens Simple Window Boxes For Plants A Towel Horse A Pedestal Cupboard A Wooden Coal Box A Double Washstand A Combination Bedroom Suite Improving A Mantel Piece A Child's Cot A Duchesse Dressing Table A Chest Of Drawers An Overmantel A Small Whatnot An Umbrella Stand A Luggage Stool A Moresque Music Holder Or Bookstand A Combination Music Cabinet and Coal Box A Combination Music Box and Stool A Corner Bracket Cabinet A Wall Bracket For Bric a Brac A Moresque Seat A Simple Hall Stand A Simple Overmantle Combination Overmantel and Cigar Cabinet A Portable Bookcase A Garden Swing Combined Wall Desk and Pigeon Holes A Moresque Lamp Stand A Revolving Bookstand An Over Door A Wool Winder A Leaf Screen A Cheval Fire Screen A Hand Camera Instantaneous Shutters A New Dark Slide An Improved Clothes Horse and Cloth Rack A Hanging Whatnot A Three Cornered Writing Table A Fancy Shelf Bracket A Sideboard A Dinner Wagon A Combination Table and Music Stand A Folding Jewel Case An Old Style Cabinet or Sideboard A Fancy Cabinet An Easily Made Dog Kennel A Home Made Easy Chair A Combination Cupboard and Chest of Drawers A Small Wardrobe A Small Umbrella Stand A Plain Dressing Table A Quaint Wood Chimney Piece and Overmantel A Drawing Room Secretaire How To Make A Mortise and Tenon Joint

The secrets to carving powerful and emotionally-charged faces are revealed in this innovative handbook. Step-by-step explanations demonstrate how to create unique spherical heads laden with a variety of moods and expressions, including soft smiles, laughter, and tears. Guidelines also highlight a number of difficulties often encountered when carving emotions and offer helpful solutions. Ideal for carvers of caricatures and serious works alike, even experienced carvers will learn how to instill realistic feelings into their work.

Roy Underhill is America's best-known master of traditional woodcraft. Creator of the popular PBS series "The Woodwright's Shop," Roy has inspired millions--from professional craftsman to armchair woodworker--with his talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm.
Roy returns here with his third book. "The Woodwright's Workbook" features step-by-step instructions for a selection of projects from his television series. All projects are illustrated with photographs and measured drawings. Included here are plans for tool chests, workbenches, lathes, and historical reproductions of items for the home: a six-board chest, rustic chairs with cattail seats, a churn for the kitchen, and the Rittenhouse hygrometer. Roy also explores building barns, forges, boats, and even colonial fortresses.
A wonderful feature of this book is Roy's own translation of the humorous fifteenth-century poem "The Debate of the Carpenter's Tools." He also provides a fascinating and useful 'field guide' to American tool marks that shows how to identify the specific tool used by the marks it left. Whether Roy is an old friend or a new acquaintance, let him be your guide to the world of traditional woodworking.

Staining and Polishing - Including Varnishing & Other Methods of Finishing Wood, With Appendix of Recipes Originally published in 1917. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include: Stains for Woods - Woods for Staining - Staining - French Polishing - Preparing Furniture for French polishing - French Polishing - Glazing etc, - Matching and Improving - Defects in Polishing and Their Remedies - Polishing Inlaid Work etc, - Oak and its Various Finishes - Oil Polishing and Wax Polishing - Stencilling on Wood and Ornamental Wood Staining - Varnish - Varnishing - Faults in Varnishing - Appendix

Many people--and not just kids--dream about having their own treehouse. With this very practical and personal guide, it can come true. Not only is this an attractive record of author Maurice Barkley's appealing creations, but it delves into every aspect of planning and construction so others can build them too. In a friendly, conversational tone, Barkley offers time-tested advice on safety for both builder and user, and meticulously outlines each step, from raising a ground-built platform into the tree to bolting and anchoring the structure. Dozens of sidebars, how-to illustrations, and photos accompany detailed plans, and the amount of information conveyed is amazing: tools and materials; tree basics; house designs, including ones hung between two trees and others with self-supporting platforms; maintenance; and even costs.

Originally published in 1934, this guide to French Polishing contains a wealth of knowledge for anyone who wants to find out more about the subject, and also for those who are in the trade and wish to know more about methods and techniques. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: The Improving and Preparation of Furniture Woods Stains and Imitations French Polishing Cheap Work Re-Polishing Old Work Spirit Varnishing General Instructions Enamelling American Polishing Processes Miscellaneous Recipes Materials Used

Turn your woodworking skills into a full- or part-time business. Here is everything you need to succeed with your woodcraft creations. You get 250 tips with advice about how to find and get accepted into craft shows, survive them, and make a profit. Learn how to take credit cards, be safe on the road, make your own display and anchor it, avoid theft, travel to shows by road or air, sell to anyone, make your own web site, and do your own photography for web images and show application slides. Included are addresses and ratings for the best 900 craft fairs and art shows in the U.S. and addresses for over 1,000 top craft galleries that are seeking new contemporary crafts to sell. Instructions are included for 15 easily downloadable spreadsheet templates and forms for use with Microsoft Excel and Word, including an easy monthly bookkeeping system, a product pricing calculator, an inventory tracking template, a mail list manager, a business plan, invoice, marketing plan, organizers for your application deadlines and show schedules, legal agreements for consignment, sales representatives, and more. Contact information is included for everything from canopies and display cases to trade shows, photographers, craft fair guides, and credit card providers, including over 100 show promoters who produce multiple shows around the country.

The Wheelwright's Shop By George Stuart Originally published in 1930. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include: The Wheelwright's shop - Timber: Buying - Timber: Carting and converting - The Sawyers - Timber: Seasoning - Wheel-stuff - Hand work - Bottom-timbers - Waggons - Curves, Tapering and Shaving - Learning the trade - Wheels: Dish - Wheels: Spokes and Felloes - Stocks and Ringing the Wheel - The Smith: Getting ready - The smith: Putting on and Boxing on - Iron work and Jobbing.

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A Victorian-era collection of plans, diagrams and instructions for a variety of projects, not just cabinets.Just a few of the chapter headings are: hints about wood, hints about glue, a tea table, a dwarf bookcase, a lavatory glass, a kitchen table, a plate rack, house-steps, a butler's tray and stand, a simple cupboard, hanging or medicine cabinets, simple screens, simple window-boxes for plants, a towel-horse, a wooden coal-box, a double washstand, a combination bedroom suite, a child's cot, a chest of drawers, an umbrella stand, a luggage-stool, a combination music-box and stool, a combination music-cabinet and coal-box, a corner bracket cabinet, a garden swing, a revolving book stand, a wool-winder, instantaneous shutters, a three-cornered writing table, a folding jewel-case, an easily-made dog kennel, and how to make a mortise and tenon joint.

In this last work of Ejner Handberg, you'll find primarily non-urban examples of New England furniture. These pieces are typical of what prosperous citizens of a budding new nation had in their homes far from the din of city life. As in his previous books on Shaker furniture, Ejner has undertaken the exacting task of making measured drawings to enable you to make accurate reproductions.

In harmony with the Shaker spirit, Measured Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware emphasizes simplicity, precision and utility. This book, along with Handberg's Shop Drawings of Shaker Furniture and Woodenware, is represented by over 100,000 copies in print and nearly twenty years of service to cabinetmakers and antiques collectors worldwide. These highly respected books have established themselves as an authoritative source. No furniture makers, antique lovers, libraries or museums should be without them. This book includes careful advice on the selection and drying of wood and provides accurate scale drawings of such sought-after Shaker items as apothecary cupboard, sewing stand, revolving stool, sewing accessories, workstand, high chair, cupboard chest, candlestands, stool dippers, chest of drawers, trestle table footstool, chair finials, work counter, drop leaf table, settee, knobs and pulls, tailoresses' counter, washstands, wall clock, oval boxes and carriers, sewing desk, chairs, lap desk, and more.