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Ottawa, ON: Veritas Tools, 1990. Three-Ring Binder. Very Good/-. A Craftsman's guide to design, layout and technique. This volume covers layout design, carving techniques, sharpening the carving tools. Brown three-ring binder. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Drake Publishers Inc., 1977. Soft cover. Very Good-/-. The rediscovery of an old technique used by the settlers for building a structure which is habitable, economical, and beautiful - stovewood masonry. A step-by-step description of the author's project of building his own homestead in the foothills of the Adirondecks in Upstate New York. Soft cover,… Read more about this item

Cape Elizabeth, Maine: Brynmorgan Press. Second Printing. . Soft cover. Very Good-. Published circa 1992, Second Printing. A collection of twelve articles by masters of fine metalsmithing, including Sterling Granulation, Niello, Anticlastic Raising, Nonconforming Dies, Cold Connections, Fold Forming, Toolmaking for Jewelers, Kum Boo: 24K Overlay, Depletion Gilding, Patination, The Instant Etch Process and Reticulation. Colourfully illustrated grey… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. Book contains complete step-by-step instructions, profusely illustrated, including exact-size templates that you place directly over the wood, to make carving duck decoys simple. This collection includes sixteen different species, including extra head patterns for females and different positions. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling on front, staple… Read more about this item

Newtown, Conn.: Taunton Press. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. In this authoritative, pro-level guide to installing, sanding, and finishing wood floors, flooring specialist Charles Peterson takes us through the entire process from estimating and preparing the jobsite to laying strip and plank floors and installing hand-cut parquetry and other ornate wood floors." Colourfully illustrated black hard cover with white… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books Ltd, 1980. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Subtitled on cover: Thirty furniture projects for the amateur inspired by designs from leading international craftsmen. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling on front, black titling on spine, colour illustration on title page, sepia and colour photographs, drawings and illustrations throughout, 192 pages. Cover has minor… Read more about this item

London: Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1881. Hardcover. Hasluck, Paul N.. Further subtitled "Including Hand Turning, Boring and Drilling, the Use of Sliderests and Overhead Gear, Screw-cutting by Hand, and Self-Acting Motion, Wheel-Cutting, Etc., Etc." Brown cloth with gilt titling on spine, black decoration and border on front, blind stamped border and decoration on back, author's black and white illustrations,… Read more about this item

Luton, UK: Vauxhall Motors Ltd., 1957. Card Cover. Good/-. Owner's Handbook. An operations and maintenance manual for Vauxhall Victor Model F. Orange card cover with red titling to front, staple binding, black and white illustrations throughout, a large fold-out electrical diagram at back, 55 pages. Corners and edges show some wear, previous owner's name in ink to top… Read more about this item