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  • Decorative Effects & Colouring

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    A breathtaking variety of techniques to enhance your work from traditional dyes to sandblasting!...

  • 500 Workshop Tips & Jigs

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    This remarkable book brings together the collective wisdom of the most inventive group of woodworkers you could hope to find: the readers of GMC’s woodworking magazines, who regularly send in their fa...

  • Pen & Pencil Projects

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    Whether you prefer classic oak fountain pens or have a weakness for funky acrylic pencils, this practical new guide to pen and pencil turning, featuring 15 step-by-step projects, is all you need to ge...

  • Turning Green Wood/ Tool Sharpening

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    With stunning close-up shots, this DVD illustrates how to make six exciting projects. Starting with green wood, fresh from the log, Michael demonstrates the use of cross-grain and end-grain techniques...

  • Carving a Figure

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    Established woodcarver Ray Gonzalez is renowned for his spectacular carvings of the female form. Clear step-by-step demonstrations cover every stage of the process in this inspirational DVD, testament...

  • Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture

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    Here are working shop drawings for 30 pieces of household furniture by Gustav Stickley and his contemporaries the Craftsman movement. Every type of furniture is represented here: chairs, chests of dra...

  • Router Joinery

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    Gary Rogowski shows how routers can be used to cut a wide variety of joints quickly and accurately. He demonstrates how to set up both hand-held and table-mounted routers for joinery operations....

  • Basic Off Centre Turning

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    Learn how to turn a hedgehog, candlesticks, eccentric boxes and off centre bowls....

  • Complete Beginner's Woodcarving Workbook - Second Edition

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    The ultimate resource for getting started in woodcarving! All you need to start a rewarding hobby in woodcarving is an x acto knife, some wood and this book by famed woodcarving instructor, Mary Duke ...

  • Tablesaw

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    Here are the 200 best tips, ideas, jigs and solutions for the tablesaw. Topics include set up and maintenance, safety, switches, mobile bases, dollies and movers, outfeed tables, roller supports, push...