Enter a narrated photo album of Bert Marsh's life and get a rare glimpse of how a master woodturner is made. Captioned full-color photos scattered throughout the text illustrate the steps he took to tap his true talent, while two galleries of his works will delight and inspire you. Many different woodturning techniques are explored.

Bert Marsh: Woodturner

Marsh, Bert

Biographies & Memoirs

Guild of Master Craftsman

Correct finishing can improve an uninspired piece of woodwork, but poor staining or polishing can equally ruin good craftsmanship. This book aims to dispel the doubt and mystique which surrounds the art of woodfinishing and help readers develop their skills.

The Woodfinishing Handbook (Practical Crafts)

Engineering & Transportation

Hosker, Ian

Engineering

With more than a dozen projects, Carving on Turning will introduce you to the many possibilities of how carving can enhance and beautify your woodturning. Featuring several carving styles, such as relief carving, carving in the round, and piercing, the manual teaches readers how to add decorative marks to a bowl, how to transform a plain breadboard with a simple design, how to apply lettering to a curved surface, add low-relief carving to a milking stool and bedpost, add decorative elements to furniture, add a 3-dimensional form to a box, use pierce carving on a mirror &amp; plate, and shape a smooth pestle and mortar. The first book of it's kind, Carving on Turning originated from a series of articles in Woodturning Magazine. Carvers will love this book as it proves how easily curved surfaces can be carved. Turners will appreciate the easy-to-understand carving instruction that Chris Pye is so well-known for. Softcover. Color. 176 pages

Carving on Turning

Arts & Photography

Pye, Chris

History & Criticism

Making Greetings Cards for Beginners

Sutherland, Pat

In this text, Brenda Hunt describes how to achieve expert results with rubber stamps on a wide range of paper and card projects. She explains: basic inking; embossing; adding colour and glitter; combining design and colour; liquid applique; decorative edgings; picture frames; and invitations.

A Beginners' Guide to Rubber Stamping

Brenda Hunt

Nothing comes close to the portable router as today's most popular woodworking tool. Quickly master all the skills you need, from cutter types and hand-held operations, to jigs and templates, to table routing and joint making. Try your hand at six really practical projects for your workshop: cutter selection boards, a portable router storage case, small and large router tables, a board-cutting facility, and a T Square cutting jig. Seven more projects for the home feature a TV and video cabinet, PC desk, headboard for a bed, room skirting and architrave, bathroom fitments, and a child's desk and chair. Learn how to mold, joint, and cut, not just wood but also materials such as Corian, Perspex and aluminum. 192 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 10 7/8.

Routing For Beginners

BAILEY, Anthony

“Offers ten projects that cover a wide range of both clas-sical and modern subjects in relief and in the round. ...stresses the importance of design, material, and technique, factors that must be understood to be successful at carving.”—Library Journal. “Explores...essentials in abundant, superb detail...projects...take you through the entire carving process...thought-provoking discussions of the most pressing practical questions.”—Chip Chats.

Elements of Woodcarving

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Router Magic : Jigs, Fixtures and Tricks to Unleash Your Router's Full Potential

Hylton, Bill

Home Improvement & Design

Using hundreds of photographs and diagrams, this practical handbook highlights tips and techniques for using the most popular and versatile woodworking power tool, the router.

Woodworking With the Router

Bill Hylton

The works in this volume have been selected and commentary provided by authorities in the world of turned and sculpted wood. Their insights into the vessels, boxes and sculpted forms showcased in this book illuminate the best work in the field.

Contemporary Turned Wood : New Perspectives in a Rich Tradition

Ray Leir

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