Yes, I Am a Welder of Course I Talk to Myself When I Work Sometimes I Need Expert Advice
by Maximus Design
This book features seven unique hollow-form projects, presented in order of difficulty. It includes all the practical knowledge needed to get started; comprehensive chapters on tools, equipment and understanding wood. Form templates are included for people to scan, cut out and use on their own projects. For thousands of years mankind has created hollow forms to store either everyday objects or things of value - but functional objects can also be beautiful in their own right. This comprehensive b...
Inspired by radical Italian designer Enzo Mari, this practical book with step-by-step DIY projects for hand built, beautiful furniture is a tribute to his simple ideas that challenged the consumerism of the furniture industry. Many interpreted Enzo Mari’s book Autoprogettazione? as a manifesto of nostalgic longing for a pre-capitalist society where people built what they needed themselves, but Mari’s goal wasn’t to make people cease consuming. Mari wanted people to consider the more basic aspec...
Drop-Forging Dies and Die-Sinking (Classic Reprint)
by Chester L Lucas
A Young Person's Guide to European Arms and Armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Edith Watts
Keep Calm and Let the Sheet Metal Worker Handle It
by Real Joy Publications
Directions for making chimes, mobiles, ornaments, jewelry, and other decorative and functional objects out of tin cans. Includes all the techniques necessary for dealing with the medium.
Round Fittings Used Today Including Methods & Techniques of Fabricating Round Work
by Richard S Budzik
Sexton's Pocket-Book for Boiler-Makers and Steam Users
by Maurice John Sexton
Awestruck by the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to the art its physical control, intricate beauty and intellectual demands. Forty years later, he is the foremost practitioner of Gibbons's forgotten technique, which revolutionised ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s. After a fire at Hampton Court Palace in 1986 destroyed much of Gibbons's masterpiece, the job fell to David Esterly to restore his idols work to its former glory. I...
Metalworking is generally regarded as a skill that takes years of dedication, requires a large studio space, and costs a lot of money. Fortunately, Simple Soldering proves that does not need to be the case. This handy how-to guide is complete in its exploration of the craft of creating soldered metal jewelry, including tools, techniques, and 20 beautiful projects that beginners and enthusiasts can make at home. Author and teacher Kate Richbourg demystifies basic soldering for any home crafter,...