In the best-selling tradition of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," these refreshing and insightful essays from master carpenter Jeff Taylor illuminate the spiritual aspects of working with hand tools. Bound with the look of real wood, this hardcover volume explores the beauty and function of these tried and true instruments and captures the extraordinarily intimate connection between people and their tools. Accompanied by rich, textured photographs of each tool, this simple, elegant,...
Carpenters and Joiners (Fast Facts)
Blueprint Reading and Sketching for Carpenters
by Leo P. McDonnell and John E. Ball
A Day in the Life of a Carpenter (The kids' career library)
by Liza N. Burby
Describes the work of a carpenter who makes and repairs furniture.
-- Provides answers to all the questions that builders have about wood framing -- from estimating and specifying to on-site problems -- Features a compact design that makes it the perfect easy-to-carry, on-the-job tool -- Enables builders to avoid errors and code violations while saving time and money -- Includes chapters on engineered wood products and new code requirements for seismic connectors and hurricane hold-downs
Carpentry and Building in Late Imperial China (Sinica Leidensia, #23)
Decks, Pergolas, Sheds and Fences
Wood in Construction - How to Avoid Costly Mistakes focuses on the basic principles and appropriate use of wood in construction and illustrates how to avoid or minimise problems, to ensure that wood performs as expected when used in a construction application. Based on the author's extensive experience of manufacturing processes and practical applications in the timber, construction, joinery, shop-fitting and furniture industries, Wood in Construction provides a guide to using wood in building i...
The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs
by Batty Langley
Nest Boxes for Wood Ducks (Classic Reprint)
by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Calling a Truce to Terror (Contributions in Political Science)
by Ernest Evans
The updated easy-to-learn reference for rough carpentry and framing Complete Book of Framing, Second Edition is an updated, easy-to-learn guide to rough carpentry and framing written by an expert with more than thirty years of framing experience. This book guides the reader through the steps on framing floors, walls, roofs, door and window openings, and stairs. Hundreds of color photographs and illustrations help the reader understand the basics as well as advanced framing methods. This Second E...
An all-in-one reference book, text book and training manual for builders who want a well-rounded, practical guide to all aspects of quality hand-made wooden-frame housebuilding. With more than 30 years of combined experience in building custom-made wood frame homes, the authors bring to the world of professional and self-building a hands-on manual that details in clear language and with full colour photographs and drawings all the steps, tips, short-cuts and techniques they have developed over t...