The Art of Timber Framing is a must-read for project owners, architects/designers, and builders who want to influence the look and feel of their exposed beam construction. It is rich with ideas, imagery, and instruction to jump start your inspiration and planning.Naturally, timber and exposed beams have an outsized impact on the aesthetics of building projects. Adding timber without weighing the structural and aesthetic impacts can magnify any awkward imbalances; proceeding without addressing these important considerations is very risky. You will learn how to avoid expensive pitfalls and understand the diverse timber styles showcased in this book. This will help you better communicate your ideas, achieve an enjoyable building process, and maximize your probabilities of success using hybrid timber framing.This guide will help you plan and build it right the first time! Important topics to consider include:? How to achieve optimized beauty by first defining ugly ? Where to draw the line with hybrid timber framing ? Seven chapters portraying diverse and unique timber styles ? How to avoid the oversimplified "Hail Mary" approach ? How to accurately predict the cost of hybrid timber framing

The Art of Hybrid Timber Framing (Hardcover)

Bert Sarkkinen

Frank Amato Publications, Inc.

Finest beginner fly-fishing guide due to its simple, straight-forward approach. It is laced with outstanding humor provided in its hundreds of illustrations. All the practical information you need to know is presented in an extremely delightful way such as rod, reel, fly line and fly selection, casting, reading water, insect knowledge to determine which fly pattern to use, striking and playing fish, leaders and knot tying, fly tying, rod repairs, and many helpful tips. A great, easy-to-understand book.

Curtis Creek Manifesto: A Fully Illustrated Guide to the Stategy, Finesse, Tactics, and Paraphernalia of Fly Fishing

Sheridan Anderson

Literature & Fiction

Steelhead Fly Fishing Journal (Volume 2, number 1)

Unknown, Author

Rio Grande River Journal (Volume 5, number 1)

Sports & Outdoors

Craig Martin

Water Sports

Printed in full color on top-quality paper, this book features over 3,000 color photographs and over 400,000 words describing and showing, step-by-step, hundreds of fly-tying techniques! Lesson and Schollmeyer have collaborated to produce this masterful volume which will be the standard fly-tying reference book for the entire trout-fishing world. Through enormous effort on their part they bring to all who love flies and fly fishing a wonderful compendium of fly-tying knowledge. Every fly tier should have this book in their library!

The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference to Techniques and Dressing Styles

Ted Leeson

Jim Schollmeyer

Hunting & Fishing

We have all had a knot break or come undone on a big fish. Use this extremely helpful book to tie excellent knots. Crisp, easy-to-understand illustrations and text show you how to tie all the general and specialized fishing knots you'll ever need, as well as fly fishing knots. This is a handy book to keep in your tackle box.

Tying Strong Fishing Knots

Bill Herzog

The Creel: McKenzie River Edition

Wethern, Bob

Anchor Fishing For Salmon And Steelhead

With its many color illustrations, this unique book has the look and feel of the streamside journal of a knowledgeable and very artistic fly-fisher. World-renowned fly-tier Jack Pangburn shares many productive patterns and techniques using natural deer hair, one of the most versatile fly-tying materials.

Deer-Hair Fly-Tying Guidebook

Pangburn, Jack

From elegant restaurants to backyard grills, the ancient method of cooking food on a wooden plank is a cooking style that's rapidly growing in popularity. When it comes to capturing the essence of natural wood and unparalleled texture in meats, vegetables, and other culinary delights nothing compares to plank cooking. In Plank Cooking: The Essence of Natural Wood, globe-trotting authors, Scott &amp; Tiffany Haugen, share some of the world's most exquisite flavors. Thai red curry prawns, Achiote pork roast, pesto couscous stuffed chicken, and caramelized bananas are just a few of the unique recipes brought to life in this fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind book. In the oven or on a grill, plank cooking is fun and simple. This book outlines how to master the art of plank cooking--from seasoning planks to detailed cooking tips in over 100 easy-to-follow recipes. Though exotic tastes prevail, the ingredients used in this book are easy to find in most grocery stores. So whether you're hosting a large backyard BBQ, or just trying to satisfy the finicky eaters in your family, you will find many great meals in Plank Cooking: The Essence of Natural Wood.

Plank Cooking: The Essence of Natural Wood

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Haugen, Scott

Haugen, Tiffany

Outdoor Cooking

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