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Creative, Beautiful, and Practical!
This review is from the February 2012 issue of our LJ eMag Fox Chapel Publishing is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details)Creative Wooden Boxes from the Scroll Saw This book is up in the top 10 of my favourite woodworking books!! The projects are so, well, creative!! Imagine a box that looks like a pie, yes, a good ol’ apple pie! And not only is it cute as “pie” but useful too, it is a box, remember. AND if you are handy with the scroll saw ...
More Wisdom From The Past
This book review is from the February 2012 issue of our LumberJocks’ eMag Toolemera (Gary Roberts) is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details)Woodwork Tools and how to use them This book, another one by William Fairham, is, in my opinion, another great book for woodworkers interested in learning all about hand tools, although there is some information about power tools in the book. Information includes the parts of the tools, how to use the tool, when to use the...
Complete Plans!
This review is from the January 2012 issue of our LJ eMag. “Consulting Woodworker” is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details) Frontier Logs Playset “Frontier Logs Playset” is a booklet providing in-depth plans for making a log homestead. Ralph has done all the experimentation for us and shares the version (dimensions, notches etc.) that he has found to work the best. Also, what I really like about the plans, is that he explains why y...
Another Oldie ... Technical Info on Mitres
This review is from the January 2012 issue of our LJ eMag. Toolemera.com is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details)The Art of Mitering “The Art of Mitering” is written by Owen Maginnis in 1892. I think the introduction by Gary Robers says it all: ”While major texts on architecture, carpentry, joinery and cabinet-making had offered some instructions to the artisan in laying out and forming of the mitre joint, none had offered an explanatio...
Wacky ... and Awesome!
This review is from the January 2012 issue of our LJ eMag. Fox Chapel Publishing is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details) Wild & Wacky Birdhouses and Feeders Wild and wacky is for sure!!! When I first got the book I immediately started picking out the birdhouses that I would like Rick to build this year. But, before I knew it I think I had every birdhouse checked. There is a cute “piano” feeder that will be a perfect draw prize at my brot...
Another Oldie AND Goodie!
This review is from the December 2011 issue of our LJ eMag Thanks to Toolemera we have another historic book of woodworking wisdom to offer for a free book draw (see details below). http://shop.toolemera.com/shoppaintergilder.html THE PAINTER, GILDER, AND VARNISHER’S COMPANIONEdited by Henry Carey Baird1850: Published by Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia. As stated in the preface of the book, “The object of the “Painter, Gilder, And Varnisher’s Companion&...
Super book filled with plans & tips!
This book review is from the December 2011 issue of our LumberJocks’ eMagFox Chapel Publishing is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details) http://www.foxchapelpublishing.com/product_p/5953.htm How to Make Workbenches & Shop Storage SolutionsAmerican Woodworker We all know that better tools make it easier to create better projects – and the same goes for our work spaces. If they are organized, convenient, and help us with our woodworking tasks then ...
Woodworking Skills from the 1800's
This book review is from the November 2011 issue of our LumberJocks’ eMag Toolemera is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details)The Art and Craft of Cabinet Making by D. Denning This is another of the historic books, this one being written in 1891. This book doesn’t hold as much appeal to me due to it being a lot of words and fewer diagrams. But—some of the headings listed in the contents had me turning the pages to take a look. For example, don’t ...
Start Your Engines!!
This book review is from the November 2011 issue of our LumberJocks’ eMag Fox Chapel Publishing is donating another book for a free draw! (See below for details)Pinewood Derby by Troy Thorne I was really excited when I first saw this book – the graphics just look like so much fun. I couldn’t wait to see what was inside. Inside, I was not disappointed. Not only does it include wonderful, very clear photos for the step-by-step process of building a derby car, but there are als...
Enhancing Veneers
This book review is from the October 2011 issue of our LumberJocks’ eMag Ralph Bagnall (ConsultingWoodworker.com) is donating a book for a free draw! (See below for details) (for downloading as picture) Sand Shading Mastering the “Hot Sand” Method for Shading Inlays Ralph (LJ Handi) first shared the book with us, here at LumberJocks.com, in a forum posting. Although I have since seen a few projects enhanced with the sand shading technique it is a relatively new...
