Woodworking

This companion book to The Garage with Steve Butler shows do-it-yourself enthusiasts how to build twenty cool and funky projects from the award-winning PBS television show. From chairs and tables to a porch swing, a foosball game and a Shaker bench, each project uses only readily available materials and tools.

This big book provides the expert guidance you need to become a master woodworker, with step-by-step instructions on tools and techniques, 41 complete home furnishing project plans, easy-to-follow diagrams and more than 1,000 lavish full-color illustrations.

Take your woodburning art to the next level by taking a masterclass with award-winning pyrographer Simon Easton! This inspired sequel to Learn to Burn offers the opportunity to advance your skills with guidance from a master craftsman. Thirty new projects with clear instructions and step-by-step photographs fit a wide variety of occasions and decors.

This practical introduction to the craft of bending wood shows how wood can be made to behave in remarkable ways with the application of a little heat and steam. Written by a leading expert on the topic, Wood & Steam includes 13 step-by-step projects for coat hangers, trivets, chairs, lampshades, and more.

Woodworking for the Garden offers 16 stylish outdoor projects, from trellises and planters to decking, fences, chairs, benches, tables, sheds, pergolas and more. Each project includes easy to follow step-by-step instructions, color photographs, clear construction diagrams, and materials lists.

This craftsman's companion celebrates 31 of the woodturners and innovative artists from around the world who have taken bowl-making to a higher level of aesthetic form. Each artist’s profile includes full-color, studio-quality photographs of their most spectacular work, along with insights on their design ideas and objectives.

This craftsman's companion celebrates 31 of the woodturners, furniture artists, and elite craftsmen from around the world who have taken box-making to a higher level of aesthetic form. Each artist’s profile includes full-color, studio-quality photographs of their most spectacular work, along with insights on their design ideas and objectives.

Discover how to build rustic furniture from cut timber in this comprehensive guide for woodworkers. Award-winning outdoor writer Alan Garbers shows how to use raw logs to make charming cabin-style beds, tables, benches, lamps, coat racks, kiva ladders, and more.

Discover how to create unique and beautiful canes that will be treasured as useful works of art. Legendary carving artist Lora S. Irish introduces you to all of the essential components and techniques of cane topper carving in this comprehensive guide.

This comprehensive manual on hand-cut joinery shows how to create almost any traditional furniture joint quickly and accurately using hand planes. Readers learn how to choose, set up, maintain, and master the most popular joinery planes, with technically rich diagrams, illustrations, practical advice, and skill-building exercises.

This book provides dozens of exciting projects for weekend woodworkers. Each piece is designed to be simple to make while having a really professional look, and can be made using either hand or power tools.

Learn how to construct a variety of traditional, Shaker and contemporary clocks, with plans, parts lists, and instructions for 37 timepieces, including grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, and desk clocks. Complete Guide to Making Wooden Clocks, 3rd Edition also includes a bonus pattern pack with project templates.

Now available in a handsome new hardcover gift edition, this friendly guidebook will encourage readers to whittle away the hours. 18 projects include knives, forks, birds, animals, trees, flowers, and more.

This is the ideal woodturning book for beginners, offering expert instruction, valuable tips, step-by-step projects, and common-sense advice that will eliminate the mystery while infusing some fun into your turning.

Create useful products out of reclaimed wood from shipping pallets. 20 step-by-step projects include raised garden beds, bookshelves, benches, plant stands, tables, spice racks, and much more.