Home Building and Woodworking in Colonial America


Book Description

Presents the techniques associated with building a house in colonial times.




A Museum of Early American Tools


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Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made. Includes devices used by curriers, wheelwrights, coopers, blacksmiths, loggers, tanners, coachmakers, and other craftsmen of the pre-industrial age. An informal, expressively written book for cultural historians, woodcrafters, and Americana enthusiasts. 184 black-and-white illustrations.




Homebuilding and Woodworking


Book Description

Explores the tools and technology that the American colonists use to build homes that could stand the test of time.




Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook


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All the information, formulas, procedures, and examples that you need to design virtually any type of wood structure of structural wood component - that's what you get in this indispensable handbook.




Woodworking Machines


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Explores the techniques and tools of woodworking for novice and expert




Master Woodworker


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I first became interested in traditional woodworking in 1972 while traveling in the Swiss Alps. I spent a few days at a remote Alpine cabin and the nearest neighbor was a herder and cheese maker whose milk and cream containers were old and very beautiful. the tubs and buckets were coopered and held together with perfectly crafted wooden hoops. These containers were still being made by an old man in the area, Reudi Kohler. His workshop was converted horse stall on the ground level of the 19th Century chalet where he lived.




Frame Carpentry


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Built-Ins Cabinets and Shelves


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In this collection of 25 articles from Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking, America's most accomplished carpenters and woodworkers contribute their advice on building sturdy cabinets, built-ins, and bookcases.




Fine Woodworking Design Book Eight


Book Description

Woodworkers use these books as a source of inspiration and project ideas. Interior designers and architects use them as a means to keep up with the latest trends in furniture design. The series has been published since 1977, to date, seven Design Books have been published, the last in 1996. The series is being expanded in response to reader requests. Past design books were basically a catalogue of woodworking projects selected by a panel of experts. "Design Book Eight" will depart from that tradition by featuring fewer examples, but offering design talk about each piece as well as detail shots. The book is organized by class of furniture: Tables, Chairs, Desks, Cabinets, Book cases, Home Entertainment Furniture, Beds and Bureaus.




The Complete Book of Woodworking


Book Description

Includes how-to information.