Название: Success with Finishing (Success with Woodworking)
Автор: Mark Cass
Издательство: Guild of Master Craftsman
ISBN: 1861084269
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 177
Размер: 104 MB
Язык: English

Good finishing can be the key to a successful woodworking job, and fortunately it’s a task that anyone can master. All that’s required is simple equipment and a solid understanding of the basics—which this fully-illustrated guide, with 200 color photos and easy-to-follow instructions, provides. Whether you’re considering a full grain French polish or a quick and easy wipe-on, you’ll find advice here on what’s suitable for any particular piece. A general review features a technical description of each main finish and information on the best methods of application, while coverage of preparation encompasses everything from safety considerations to stripping the wood. The step-by-step projects include almost every imaginable style.

Название: Success with Tablesaws (Success with Woodworking)
Автор: Michael Burton
Издательство: Guild of Master Craftsman
ISBN: 1861084684
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 177
Размер: 103 MB
Язык: English

The tablesaw is the cornerstone of any workshop, and an essential machine at every stage from converting rough timber to cutting fine joints. Yet, too many woodworkers still haven’t learned just how versatile this tool really is. This indispensable handbook explains how to choose and set up the right saw for any shop, and demonstrates basic and advanced techniques for ripping, crosscutting, and cutting bevels and mitered edges. Various jigs and auxiliary miter fences are outlined as well, all designed to maximize safety and efficiency. Filled with practical information and more than 250 color photographs and illustrations, this in-depth introduction provides innovative uses for specialty blades, and great tips for controlling dust, maintaining your saw, working with imperfect lumber, and much more.

Название: Using the Scroll Saw: Techniques for Better Woodworking (Workshop Companion)
Автор: Nick Engler
Издательство: Rodale
ISBN: 0875966543
Год: 1994
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 134
Размер: 101 MB
Язык: English

Your scroll saw is a unique tool with many special applications. Learn how to select a scroll saw for the type of woodworking you like to do, how to fine-tune it to make it easier to use, and which blades are best for what projects.

Название: Success with Routing (Success with Woodworking)
Автор: Stuart Lawson
Издательство: Guild of Master Craftsman
ISBN: 1861084900
Год: 2005
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 177
Размер: 100 MB
Язык: English

With a router in hand, you can accomplish almost any woodworking task! In addition to basic trimming and edging work, routers can be used to smooth surfaces, cut grooves, and even make joints. Woodworkers of all skill levels will appreciate the concise instructions and detailed techniques, as well as the more than 150 color photographs and diagrams. There's professional advice for choosing and buying equipment and accessories, using cutters, controlling dust, and lots more. Using jigs is one of the keys to unlocking the router's potential, and their applications are discussed in great depth, including housing jigs, trammel jigs, and finger-joint jigs. Other featured topics are using a template and guidebrush, mortise and tenon joinery, and doing table routing.

Название: Success with Sharpening (Success with Woodworking)
Автор: Ralph Laughton
Издательство: Guild of Master Craftsman
ISBN: 1861083297
Год: 2005
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 177
Размер: 103 MB
Язык: English

Accessible and jargon-free for even inexperienced woodworkers, and illustrated with 200 color photographs and diagrams, this first in the Success with Woodworking series tackles a fundamental, yet vital for success, woodworking process: tool sharpening. From the reasons why blunt tools ensure poor-quality work to advice on how to achieve the perfect cutting edge, this introductory guide makes the theory and mechanics of sharpening easy to understand. It covers sharpening by hand, from oilstones and honing to slips and strops; machine sharpening, including controlling heat buildup and grinding wheels; and how to sharpen specific tools: turning and carving tools, marking devices, scrapers, planer blades, green woodworking tools, and household items. With these hands-on exercises and practical advice, top-quality work is guaranteed.

Название: The Scrollsaw: Twenty Projects
Автор: John Everett
Издательство: Guild of Master Craftsman
ISBN: 1861081111
Год: 1999
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 161
Размер: 103 MB
Язык: English

65 color illustrations & 190 b/w illustrations! Welcome to the scroll saw project book that will never leave you wondering what to do next or how to do it. Each project uses only a minimum of tools and equipment along with the scroll saw itself. You can adapt most pieces to suit your own preference for size and type of material. Projects include: Love Spoon, Plant Pot Screen, Scrollwork Shelf, Collector's Cabinet, Hanging Basket Bracket, Magazine Rack, Curtain Brackets, Picture Frame, CD Rack, Tool Caddy, and 10 more. The step-by-step photographs were taken during the actual construction, to show how pieces go together and in what order things should happen. The sawdust and waste material in some of the pictures may remind you of your own workshop!

Название: Patchwork Quilted Bags: Totes, Purses and Accessories
Автор: Reiko Washizawa
Издательство: Tuttle Publishing
Год: 2016
Формат: EBUB
Страниц: 96
Размер: 21,1 Mb
Язык: English

Patchwork Quilted Bags helps you create unique bags that put a little charm into your wardrobe.
Full-sized quilting patterns and step-by-step instructions for 19 different projects, along with techniques for assembling the perfect patch, make this quilting book ideal for novice and practiced crafters alike. Projects range in size from large totes to small pouches in a zakka vein.

Название: Success with Biscuit Joiners (Success with Woodworking)
Автор: Anthony Bailey
Издательство: Guild of Master Craftsman
ISBN: 1861084315
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 180
Размер: 104 MB
Язык: English

The biscuit joiner is one of a woodworker’s most valuable tools—the simplest and most precise way to fit wood pieces together. Follow this guide that explains everything about how to saw boards to size, create entire furniture carcasses, add decorative details, and repair and restore broken and antique furniture parts. Projects to help you hone your skills include making a T-square, L-jig, joiner working table, biscuit joiner storage case, and dust collection drop box.

Название: Success with Bandsaws (Success with Woodworking)
Автор: Eric Graves
Издательство: Guild of Master Craftsman
ISBN: 1861084730
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 180
Размер: 100 MB
Язык: English

One of the most accessible workshop power tools is also one the most versatile: the bandsaw. And this new entry in the popular Success with series explores the many creative possibilities of floor-standing, stand-mounted, and portable bench-top models. With these practical instructions and color photographs, woodworkers can quickly master basic skills such as ripping, cutting angles, and mirror cutting, then practice advanced procedures like making dovetail, mortise and tenon joints and cutting variable-curve edges—and even make their own money-saving jigs and templates. There’s also basic information on bandsaw anatomy, blade selection, initial set up, routine and periodic maintenance, dust control techniques, and workshop safety.

Название: Кактусы. Сборник книг
Издательство: Феникс; Кристалл; Кладезь; Наукова думка и др.
Год: 1974-2013
Страниц: 84+192+16+209+127+95+161+349+84+48+86+66+405+20+18
Формат: pdf, djvu
Размер: 270.9 Мб
Язык: русский, украинский

Представленная подборка состоит из 15 книг по кактусам и другим суккулентам различных авторов и будет интересна как профессионалам в разведении данных культур, так и для любителей, и новичков, только начинающих этим заниматься.