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woodezine - Volume
III - Issue VI - JUNE 2005
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| Little Book of Log Cabins | William S. Wicks | |
| Working with Tablesaws | Editors at Fine Woodworking | |
| The Commercial Woods of Africa | Peter Phongphaew | |
| Easy to Build Bookcases & Clutter Control | Editors at Weekend Woodcrafts | |
| Harvesting Urban Timber, A Complete Guide | Sam Sherrill |
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The Little Book of Log Cabins Originally published in 1904, this re-issue of an American classic is charming, collectible, and actually pretty practical. Written at a time when the how-to world was in its infancy, this is not as much an instruction book as it is a place to go for concepts and ideas. Anybody contemplating building a log home or outbuilding will enjoy the quaint narrative and more than a hundred line drawings illustrating homes, lean-to structures, contruction techniques and even furniture. Well worth the price ($6.95 U.S.) Dover Publications |
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Working with
Tablesaws If you own a table saw, you'll appreciate this new offering from the editors at Fine Woodworking magazine. A compilation of the accumulated knowledge of a very skilled team of writers and woodworkers, the book covers basic table saw operations as well as special tasks such as cutting coves, and advice on table saw joinery, dust control and making jigs. Beautifully illustrated and photographed, this would make an ideal instruction manual for students, or a gift for new and intermediate woodworkers. The
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The Commercial
Woods of Africa Furniture builders, cabinetmakers, architectural millwork suppliers, architects, interior designers and serious amateur woodworkers and turners, along with everybody in the wholesale and retail lumber businesses, are going to treasure this new book from German-born timber expert Phongphaew. His guide to the woods of Africa lists the various names of each species, a description of the wood along with technical data covering shrinkage, strength, density and more, a beautiful photograph showing grain and color, and a list of properties and applications. Phongphaew even lists the various indoor and/or outdoor uses for each wood. Linden
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Easy-to-Build
Bookcases With twenty full-size patterns included in an envelope attached to the inside back cover, this is a project book for beginning to intermediate skill woodworkers. Each plan lists all the materials and supplies required, and step-by-step instructions to build such diverse household helpers as a recycling center, kitchen island, potting table, coat rack, toy box, cherry valet, cedar wardrobe and a whole lot more. If you need to clean up a few rooms and you have basic skills and tools, this is exactly the manual you've been waiting for. It even has a poker chip dispenser! Fox
Chapel Publishing |
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Harvesting Urban
Timber, Three to four billion feet of lumber are being fed either directly or indirectly into landfills throughout the U.S. every year. Sam Sherrill explains how and why we need to stop this. He details how local businesses, governments and individual woodworkers can start harvesting this essentially free and almost invaluable resource. Sherrill covers felling, safety, conversion, seasoning and sawing. He covers kilns and cuts - flat, quarter and rift - and devotes a huge section to people and organizations who are already doing their best to stop this incredible flow of waste... and reaping the benefits! Linden
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