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A Practical Guide to Evaluating Decks (Paperback): Bruce Barker A Practical Guide to Evaluating Decks (Paperback)
Bruce Barker
R980 Discovery Miles 9 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Make Built-in Furniture (Paperback): Mario 1913- Dal Fabbro How to Make Built-in Furniture (Paperback)
Mario 1913- Dal Fabbro
R660 Discovery Miles 6 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wood Pallets - 15 Creative Woodworking Projects for Your Backyard and Home (Paperback): Osborn Butler Wood Pallets - 15 Creative Woodworking Projects for Your Backyard and Home (Paperback)
Osborn Butler
R235 Discovery Miles 2 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
No Problem, Mr. Walt - A Memoir of Loss, Building a Boat, Rebuilding a Life, and Rediscovering Marco Polo's China... No Problem, Mr. Walt - A Memoir of Loss, Building a Boat, Rebuilding a Life, and Rediscovering Marco Polo's China (Paperback)
Walt Hackman
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Woodworking Projects for Beginners - How to Build Chairs and Beds (Paperback): Alessandro Pecoraro Woodworking Projects for Beginners - How to Build Chairs and Beds (Paperback)
Alessandro Pecoraro
R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wood Mouldings - Beads and Architraves, Window & Door Frames ... One of the Largest Stocks of Mouldings and Trimmings ...... Wood Mouldings - Beads and Architraves, Window & Door Frames ... One of the Largest Stocks of Mouldings and Trimmings ... [etc.] (Paperback)
Chidester & Co
R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Shipping Container Homes - The Ultimate Guide on How to Build Your DIY Shipping Container Home Exactly the Way You Want It.... Shipping Container Homes - The Ultimate Guide on How to Build Your DIY Shipping Container Home Exactly the Way You Want It. Including the Building Techniques You Need Explained Step-By-Step, Plans, Design Ideas, and Tiny House Living Tips (Paperback)
Grant Hanson
R589 R533 Discovery Miles 5 330 Save R56 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Retractable Sea Kayak Skeg - Plans and Building Instructions (English, French, Paperback): Nick Schade Retractable Sea Kayak Skeg - Plans and Building Instructions (English, French, Paperback)
Nick Schade
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Low Cost Green Lumber Construction (Paperback): Leigh W Seddon Low Cost Green Lumber Construction (Paperback)
Leigh W Seddon
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Making Things Right - A Master Carpenter at Work (Paperback): Ole Thorstensen Making Things Right - A Master Carpenter at Work (Paperback)
Ole Thorstensen; Translated by Sean Kinsella 1
R302 R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done.

"An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour" Karl Ove Knausgård

"In Thorstensen's skilled hands, the everyday story of a suburban loft conversion is turned into an urgent study on the value of doing good work. It should be widely read." Robert Penn - author of The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees

This is, quite simply, the story of a loft conversion. It is also a book about work and identity, about collaboration and pride in skilled craftsmanship, and about what it means to make things with your hands in a consumerism-driven world.

A master carpenter and builder with thirty years' experience, Thorstensen gives a matter-of-fact, reflective voice to the workers who construct our living spaces and our urban environment. He looks upon his tools as an important part of himself and as a reflection of his respect for his trade, and he addresses the gulf in understanding and communication between skilled craftsmen and "academic" workers.

From the moment of a client's phone call to their occupation of a newly constructed living space, Making Things Right tracks the project as it takes shape: the delicate negotiation to establish an optimum plan; the collaboration with a trusted team of specialist painters, plasterers, plumbers, electricians; the handling of materials; the blood, sweat and frustration involved in doing a job well.

Why is it that manual skills are underestimated? After all, working with your hands gives you time to think. With all its practical detail, Making Things Right is the simple philosophy of a working life.

Will interest readers of The Craftsman by Richard Sennett: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain; The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees by Robert Penn; Do No Harm by James Marsh and A Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks

Translated from the Norwegian by Sean Kinsella

Price Current, February 1st, 1879 - Palmer, Fuller & Co., Wholesale Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Stairs, Stair... Price Current, February 1st, 1879 - Palmer, Fuller & Co., Wholesale Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Stairs, Stair Railing, Balusters and Posts, Mouldings, Etc., Dealers in Lumber, Lath and Shingles. (Paperback)
Fuller & Co Palmer
R451 Discovery Miles 4 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cricut Maker - The Complete Guide to Mastering Your Cricut Machine Quickly and Easily, With Examples, Pictures, and... Cricut Maker - The Complete Guide to Mastering Your Cricut Machine Quickly and Easily, With Examples, Pictures, and Illustrations. All You Need + Bonuses! (Paperback)
Paul S Leland
R720 R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Save R83 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Woodworking Plans - Advanced Guide to Special and Beautiful Crafting Techniques (How to Use Must Have Woodworking Tools for... Woodworking Plans - Advanced Guide to Special and Beautiful Crafting Techniques (How to Use Must Have Woodworking Tools for Beginners) (Paperback)
Robert Williams
R477 R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Save R36 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Period and Style Furniture (Paperback): Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers Period and Style Furniture (Paperback)
Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Operation of Common Woodworking Machines (Paperback): Herman 1883-1951 Hjorth Operation of Common Woodworking Machines (Paperback)
Herman 1883-1951 Hjorth
R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
[Catalogue of Wood Mouldings] - Collins & Naugle, National Moulding, Planing, Sawing & Turning Mills ... New York: a Large... [Catalogue of Wood Mouldings] - Collins & Naugle, National Moulding, Planing, Sawing & Turning Mills ... New York: a Large Stock of Pine & Hard Wood Mouldings Constantly on Hand ... [etc.] (Paperback)
Collins & Naugle
R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Make Built-in Furniture (Hardcover): Mario 1913- Dal Fabbro How to Make Built-in Furniture (Hardcover)
Mario 1913- Dal Fabbro
R934 Discovery Miles 9 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar (Paperback): R M Mottola Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar (Paperback)
R M Mottola
R1,012 Discovery Miles 10 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Woodturning for Beginners - Simple Projects - Step by Step (Paperback): John Wermer Woodturning for Beginners - Simple Projects - Step by Step (Paperback)
John Wermer
R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Japanese Wooden Boatbuilding (Paperback): Douglas Brooks Japanese Wooden Boatbuilding (Paperback)
Douglas Brooks
R1,473 Discovery Miles 14 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Essentials of Modern Upholstery (Paperback): Herbert Bast Essentials of Modern Upholstery (Paperback)
Herbert Bast
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pyrography - A Beginner's Guide to Learning Wood Burning Techniques and Patterns (Paperback): Jeff Stanley Pyrography - A Beginner's Guide to Learning Wood Burning Techniques and Patterns (Paperback)
Jeff Stanley
R396 R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Save R30 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Keogh & Thorne, Price List and Illustrated Catalogue of Front & Vestibule Doors ... Specially Designed for the Use of... Keogh & Thorne, Price List and Illustrated Catalogue of Front & Vestibule Doors ... Specially Designed for the Use of Carpenters & Builders. (Paperback)
C B Keogh & Co
R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Furniture Upholstering; a Practical Handbook for the Upholsterer .. Over Seven Hundred Illustrations With Descriptive Text... Furniture Upholstering; a Practical Handbook for the Upholsterer .. Over Seven Hundred Illustrations With Descriptive Text (Paperback)
John Wesley 1876 Stephenson
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tiny House Living - A Complete Guide to Designing and Building a Tiny House (Paperback): Anthony Hill Tiny House Living - A Complete Guide to Designing and Building a Tiny House (Paperback)
Anthony Hill
R347 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R29 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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