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Dinosaurs Fold & Play
ISBN: 9780764360565 Publisher: Schiffer Books Are you ready to Origanimo? Origanimo is the latest in paper engineering entertainment and is a perfect introduction to paper folding as you create and identify... Are you ready to Origanimo? Origanimo is the latest in paper engineering entertainment and is a perfect introduction to paper folding as you create and identify eighteen multicolored dinosaurs. These paper dinosaurs include the popular Tyrannosaurus Rex as well the Triceratops, Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, and more that will be ready to stomp (or fly) off the page in just a few easy folds. Each page features the name of the dino to help you identify them as you fold and collect them all! Bind: paperback Pages: 32 Dimensions: 210 x 210 mm Publication Date: 23-10-2020 |
$22.99 |
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Baby Animals Fold & Play Series
ISBN: 9780764360572 Publisher: Schiffer Books Are you ready to Origanimo? Origanimo is the latest in paper engineering entertainment and is a perfect introduction to paper folding as you create and identify... Are you ready to Origanimo? Origanimo is the latest in paper engineering entertainment and is a perfect introduction to paper folding as you create and identify eight animal families. Precut and creased adult animals along with their babies are ready to pop out and prowl right off the page in just a few folds and include a daddy penguin and his chick, a kangaroo mom and her joeys, and more. Each page features the name of the baby animal to help you identify them as you fold and collect them all! Bind: paperback Pages: 32 Dimensions: 210 x 210 mm Publication Date: 23-10-2020 |
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Prints Galore: The Art and Craft of Printmaking with 41 Projects to Get You Started
ISBN: 9780764356285 Author: Angie Franke Publisher: Schiffer Books This guide to printmaking plunges you into dozens of ways to leave your mark on the world—and on your walls, tablecloths, garments, and every other surface im... This guide to printmaking plunges you into dozens of ways to leave your mark on the world—and on your walls, tablecloths, garments, and every other surface imaginable. Emphasizing the joy and energy of printmaking, the 41 projects use everyday materials, and don’t require any previous experience. Learn fifteen main printmaking methods and their submethods, including relief printing, stamping, screen printing, collagraphy, monoprinting, cyanotypes, botanical prints, and many more. Transform your fingerprint into a huge graphic print with the “We’re All Thumbs” project. Using cut stamps, make the exciting combination of bandanna and coordinating game-pieces in “Mr. Potatohead Plays Chess.” Enjoy solar printing with “Like Snowflakes in the Sun.” Included throughout are plenty of options, variations, and encouragement to make your prints your own way. Bind: paperback Pages: 144 Dimensions: 190 x 260 mm Publication Date: 15-09-2015 |
$55.00 |
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The Big Book of Knives
ISBN: 9780764357398 Author: Oliver Lang Publisher: Schiffer Books The knife -- a staple in every household and long considered one of mankind's most important tools. Despite our long history, in today's fast-paced world many n... The knife -- a staple in every household and long considered one of mankind's most important tools. Despite our long history, in today's fast-paced world many no longer know how to recognize a good knife or the characteristics which define one. This book details the differences between types of knives, the characteristics a capable knife must have, the different locking systems for folding knives, and more! A must-have reference for anyone who uses their knife on a daily basis. Bind: hardback Pages: 216 Dimensions: 205 x 255 mm Publication Date: 31-05-2019
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$89.99 |
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The Book of Forging
ISBN: 9780764357374 Author: Karl Gissing Publisher: Schiffer Books Ideal for beginners of those looking to brush up their skills, this quick-reference overview explains the basics of all aspects of blacksmithing. With more than... Ideal for beginners of those looking to brush up their skills, this quick-reference overview explains the basics of all aspects of blacksmithing. With more than 450 photos and a focus on only the most essential tools and equipment, it keeps the information simple for the beginner. Summaries cover the tools of forging, their uses, and the essential equipment in the work space; the differences among free-form forging, drop forging, industrial, hot work, and cold work; the steps of the process, such as bending, joining, riveting, welding, chiseling off, and splitting; and the chemistry of iron and steel. The book also shows a gallery of 44 types of forged items, from hooks to tool handles, with comments on their forged features. Bind: hardback Pages: 160 Dimensions: 232 x 208 mm Publication Date: 31-05-2019
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$55.00 |
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The Ceramics Studio Guide
ISBN: 9780764356483 Author: Jeff Zamek Publisher: Schiffer Books Learningfrom others' mistakes is always more efficient and less costly thancommitting them yourself. This book is packed with practical informationthat will ena... Learningfrom others' mistakes is always more efficient and less costly thancommitting them yourself. This book is packed with practical informationthat will enable potters to successfully complete the many steps inpottery production. Making functional pottery or ceramic sculptureentails many different skill sets and processes in forming clay, dryingclay, glazing, and firing. Any one of these steps can cause failures. As ceramics consultant Jeff Zamek points out, under ideal conditions abeginning or advanced student would be guided by a teacher at everystep; mistakes and bad habits would be caught as they occurred andcorrected. While such learning situations are rare today, this bookfills the gap. As Zamek says,"This book offers you forty years of wisdom, generated by my students'and my client ceramics companies' issues with clays, glazes, and kilnfiring." With its solutions to common problems, this guide helps potters to succeed. Bind: paperback Pages: 240 Dimensions: 217 x 280 mm Publication Date: 15-02-2019
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$59.99 |
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Basketry Basics
ISBN: 9780764357459 Author: BJ Crawford Publisher: Schiffer Books This easy, accessible, and fun approach to basketmaking offers instructions for 18 beautiful and useful baskets. Beginning with simple basket designs and progre... This easy, accessible, and fun approach to basketmaking offers instructions for 18 beautiful and useful baskets. Beginning with simple basket designs and progressing to more-advanced techniques, you build new skills with each project. Follow along from one to the next, or jump ahead to the more advanced baskets to expand your intermediate skills. The practical projects include a market basket, square-to-round storage basket, spiral twill basket, catch-all bathroom basket, cat-head bowl, and many others. Instructions for adding embellishments, color, and shaping are included to help new basketmakers turn a project into a personal treasure. A chart for designing your own market baskets in six different sizes is invaluable, and photos of work by today’s top basketmakers serve as inspiration. This book is the ideal guide for anyone interested in learning to make handbuilt baskets. Bind: hardback Pages: 96 Dimensions: 217 x 280 mm Publication Date: 30-05-2019
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$49.99 |
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The Little Upholstery Book
ISBN: 9780764357428 Author: Shelly Leer Publisher: Schiffer Books Upholstery doesn't have to be intimidating! Expert Shelly Miller Leer, founder of HomeRoom and Upholstery Club and former writer and contributor for curbly.com,... Upholstery doesn't have to be intimidating! Expert Shelly Miller Leer, founder of HomeRoom and Upholstery Club and former writer and contributor for curbly.com, apartmenttherapy.com, and many other online crafting communities uses her trademark fresh, casual teaching style to empower you with the confidence and skills to get started right away. These five projects have been mindfully designed to help the beginner build basic skills, learn techniques, and progressively take on more-complicated pieces. Six information-packed chapters cover upholstery concepts, terminology, tools, materials, and supplies, as well as advice on setting up an in-home shop or looking for shop space to lease. Beginning with simple projects like the Buttoned Down Blue Velvet Footstool and wrapping up with the Rockin' Moroccan Hanging Headboard, this step-by-step guide provides all you need to develop a new creative hobby, learn practical skills, or even start a business of your own. Bind: paperback Pages: 128 Dimensions: 210 x 280 mm Publication Date: 26-04-2019
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$59.99 |
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Practical Leatherwork
ISBN: 9780764357442 Author: Carsten Bothe Publisher: Schiffer Books Leather is a strong and versatile material, and indispensable when you're working, hunting, or exploring outdoors. Hunter and outdoor professional Carsten Bothe... Leather is a strong and versatile material, and indispensable when you're working, hunting, or exploring outdoors. Hunter and outdoor professional Carsten Bothe offers the ultimate beginner's guide for this useful hobby. These photo-rich, step-by-step instructions prove that anyone can learn the techniques of cutting, sewing, and finishing to make, or repair, your essential leather items. You'll learn how to make a seam, to wet-form, to apply button studs and rivets, and everything else needed to master the basics. Five useful projects―good-looking, and able to be put to practical use―help you put what you've learned into practice: make your own belt, dog leash, belt bag, knife sheath, and leather holster. Whether you are a hunter, reenactor, knifemaker, scout, horseback rider, or bushcraft fan, or you use leather in other ways, here is your guide to a new skill. Bind: paperback Pages: 112 Dimensions: 190 x 230 mm Publication Date: 30-04-2019
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$45.00 |
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Garden DIY
ISBN: 9781620083345 Author: Samantha and Daniel Johnson Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Roll Up Your Sleeves and Build a Better Garden! Loaded with complete plans and easy-to-follow construction tips, Garden DIY offers a creative mix of both practi... Roll Up Your Sleeves and Build a Better Garden! Loaded with complete plans and easy-to-follow construction tips, Garden DIY offers a creative mix of both practical and decorative projects for gardening enthusiasts. Brother and sister writing team Samantha and Daniel Johnson present 20 essential projects for aspiring horticulturalists. From trellises, garden beds, cold frames, and compost bins to bird baths, sundials, and a hummingbird feeder, clear step-by-step color photographs guide the reader through each hands-on project. An introduction to the DIY mindset explains the positive benefits and satisfaction of building things yourself, and provides an overview of the basic tools and skills needed to complete each task. Inside Garden DIY · 20 step-by-step, do-it-yourself projects for creating the garden of your dreams. · Includes both utilitarian and decorative projects. · Build practical items like trellises, garden beds, cold frames, compost bins, and walkways. · Make fun items like bird baths, sundials, benches, and a hummingbird feeder. · Easy-to-complete projects all feature inexpensive materials and basic techniques. Bind: paperback Pages: 192 Dimensions: 200 x 250 mm Publication Date: 31-01-2020 |
$39.99 |