How to Master Welding - Refine Technique, Operate Equipment Safely, and Complete DIY Projects
by The Fix-It Guy
There is no doubt that the construction of period time pieces is very popular with woodworkers, and yet there is little on the market for the budding reproduction wooden clock case maker. This book attempts to fill this gap by including instructions on how to make 18 clockcases, all of which are reproduction pieces (dating from 1660 to 1900) taken from museums and private collections. The clocks featured include bracket clocks, balloon clocks, Vienna Regulators, dial clocks, wall clocks, cuckoo...
Grinding And Lapping Tools, Processes And Fixtures - A Practical Treatise And Toolmakes Reference Work Upon Precision Grinding And Grinding Processes, The Preparation And Use Of Abrasives, Lapping Processes And Methods, The Construction And Use Of Laps
by Joseph Vincent Woodworth
Circle It, Blacksmith Facts, Word Search, Puzzle Book
by Madison Schumacher and Mark Schumacher
The versatile and affordable mini-lathe has become the best-selling piece of machinery and is often purchased as a first step for beginners. Mini-Lathe for Home Machinists explains the different parts of the mini-lathe and shows how they can be used to complete different projects. Author David Fenner covers all the basics, from safety and materials, setting up, and tuning the machine to using accessories and performing a full range of essential tasks. It includes detailed instructions for making...
British Cast-iron Firebacks of the 16th to Mid 18th Centuries
by Jeremy Hodgkinson
Workshop Mastery with Jimmy DiResta
by Jimmy DiResta, John Baichtal, and Nick Offerman
Jimmy DiResta has made a name for himself with his inventiveness and workshop skills, creating dozens of projects for YouTube videos and television shows such as Hammered and Against the Grain on the DIY network. In Make: Workshop Mastery With Jimmy DiResta, Jimmy and co-author John Baichtal teach readers essential workshop skills with over a dozen projects that explore everything from mold-making to CNC routing on to metalsmithing. Projects in this book include: Tool-drawer cabinet A chess set...
David Linley, who specializes in creating fine furniture in a modern classical idiom, surveys classicism, from its origins in Ancient Greece and its rebirth in Renaissance Italy to its Golden Age in eighteenth-century France, England and America. He traces the gradual spread of classical ideas through Europe in the centuries after Palladia and the eventual translation of the themes of form, proportion and ornament into furniture of the highest quality. The influence of architects such as Kent, H...
This title features 25 practical projects from world renowned woodturning expert. It will appeal to novice and intermediate turners. It includes all the knowledge needed to get started, along with step-by-step instructions and detailed drawings. Build your woodturning skills and confidence with this variety of projects that take between a couple of hours and a couple of days to complete. All of the 25 projects can be undertaken using a limited amount of tools and equipment. Making use of the six...
A premier metalsmith in the early 20th century in France, Edgar Brandt (1880-1960) designed and fabricated some of the most beautiful architectural and decorative ironwork of his age. This elegant book recounts his life and work with scholarly text and photographs. Lyrical gates, doors, and tables, including his most famous screen, L'Oasis, appeared at the seminal 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, in Paris, which gave the name Art Deco to the new style of designs. Combining motifs from ancie...
Dreaming in Silver: Silver Artists of Modern Mexico
by Penny C. Morrill
Sculptors, painters, and architects in 20th-century Mexico, working in silver, inspired unprecedented stylistic and technical experimentation. This dual-language English/Spanish compendium focuses primarily on threads of influence in the development of the modern Mexican silver industry. It covers the active artistic communities in Taxco and Mexico City, which had a major impact on silver designers, maestros, and silversmiths. Morrill helps us explore the materials, techniques, and design aesthe...
Designs for Gilt Bronze Objects from the French Restoration 1814-1830
by Charles Joseph Plante, Richard Garnier, and John Harris
Color on Metal presents the work and words of metal artists in love with color. In the past several years, jewelry and decorative metal objects have become emancipated from the traditional reliance on silver and gold. Not only are copper and brass now fair game for "serious" designers, but the beautiful rich colors of enamels and patinas, as well as recent technologies like electroplating and anodizing, have become increasingly popular. An introductory chapter explains the different ways that me...