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The Compendium of Wooden Wand Making Techniques is here to show you how simple making wands can be – no mysterious magic necessary! In the first-ever guide for muggles to making wands, you’ll learn how to hand carve, power carve, wood turn, and scroll saw 20 unique projects that are sure to delight and manage mischief. Be inspired with a gallery of beloved staff-carrying and wand-wielding characters from the infamous Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series, then use the Wand Sketchbook section to design your own original wands! From there, five wand projects for each woodworking technique are presented with step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and patterns. Conjuring up wooden wands might seem like a magical and mysterious process, but the Compendium of Wooden Wand Making Techniques is here to show you how simple it can be! In the first-ever guide to making wands, you’ll learn how to hand carve, power carve, wood turn, and scroll saw 20 unique projects that are sure to delight and manage mischief. Be inspired with a gallery of beloved staff-carrying and wand-wielding characters from the infamous Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series – from Albus Dumbledore, Hermione Granger, and Severus Snape to Gandalf, Saruman, and several others. Woven throughout these gallery pages are images of wands you can make in the book that are thematically similar – but distinct from – these iconic wands and staffs! Also provided is a Wand Sketchbook section as a jump-off point for you to design wands of your own, along with areas to include your original wand’s name, wood type, length, core, and special skills. From there, five wand projects for each woodworking technique are presented with step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and patterns. A complete project collection that’s truly the first of its kind, this book is a must-have source of inspiration that belongs in any muggle’s and woodworker’s library who has a love for all things fiction and fantasy! -
When first published in 1987, The Art of Turned Bowls was a work ahead of its time. Now, considering the resurgence in popularity of this woodworking genre, the book is perfectly poised for rediscovery. Retooled with fresh full-color photographs of contemporary bowls featuring the work of award-winning turners from around the world, Richard Raffan's classic has been totally updated to meet the demands of today's turner. With a unique talent for making even the most abstract ideas accessible, the world's most admired turning teacher offers an invaluable wealth of design advice. This beautiful volume from Richard Raffan is dedicated to the art of creating aesthetic forms in your turned bowls. More about design than about technique, The Art of Turned Bowls displays a wide range of bowls — by a host of experienced turners—with analysis that will help you create more artful bowls with a sense of balance and proportion. As you flip through the pages, you'll discover how the subtle form and shape of a well-turned bowl is one that's also a delight to hold and use. -
Keep all your woodcarving tools and knives sharp and in tip top shape! This comprehensive guide by renowned artist Lora Irish offers clear, step-by-step guidance to walk beginners through the basics of sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels. Also included are informative sections on safety, basic sharpening techniques, what to keep in your sharpening kit, tool storage and clean-up tips, and more! Learn everything you need to know to keep all your woodcarving tools and knives sharp and in tip top shape! This comprehensive guide offers clear, step-by-step guidance to walk beginners through the basics of sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels. Also included are informative sections on safety, basic sharpening techniques, what to keep in your sharpening kit, tool storage and clean-up tips, protecting sharp edges, cleaning stops, and sharpening stones. Learn essential tips and tricks from expert artist and best-selling author Lora Irish in this must-have guide that belongs in every woodcarver’s library! -
In The Wood Burn Book, Rachel Strauss (@woodburncorner) teaches you everything you’ll need to know to master pyrography, whether you’re brand new to the hobby or you’ve been “writing with fire” for years. This essential guide opens with a brief background to the art of wood burning, a list of tools and how to use them, basic techniques that can be used over and over again, and even what to burn and how to be safe doing it. You will also find a detailed explanation of the process from start to finish, with patterns, techniques for lettering and adding colour, as well as dozens of projects ready for gifting, including picture frames, cutting boards, coasters, cards, wooden spoons, and jewellery. Above all, Strauss has created the book she wished she had when she first discovered pyrography: a simple guide that quickly gets the reader successfully burning. With the right tools and a little time, you’ll be able to create meaningful handmade gifts without breaking the bank. Whether it’s to create a family name sign as a housewarming gift for newlyweds, or customize baby blocks for a new little one, wood burning is the versatile hobby that can be used time and time again to create memorable gifts for all of life’s occasions. In addition, wood burning is a practice in mindfulness, requiring patience and focus to awaken the senses and calm the mind. Mastering the art of writing with fire begins with the ability to follow a line. If you can trace, you can burn. -
Learn the secrets to a collection of puzzling projects, designed to mystify and intrigue. Using old techniques in a new and fascinating way, professional woodturner David Springett shows you how to create these tactile and entertaining works of art. With clear step by step instructions to follow, plus a wealth of information and guidance on tools, materials and techniques, you'll be mastering the tricks in no time. -
Wood Identification & Use is a gift book for wood lovers - an indispensable and informative guide to over a hundred different kinds of wood. This compact directory explores the world’s most valuable natural resource in detail. This new gift edition gives helpful details about the most popular and useful woods with illustrations and photographs to help with identification. There is also valuable information on the typical uses, durability, wood defects and potential health hazards for each species. Based on a best-selling reference work, this revised and updated abridged version includes drawings and descriptions of the living trees to enhance appreciation of the raw material of woodwork. In-depth yet accessible this handy pocket guide will be the perfect gift for all woodworkers and wood lovers. -
A collection of all-new toy turning projects from the dean of turning teachers. Turn your workshop into one of the happiest places on the planet! With the guidance of Richard Raffan, the dean of woodturning, and the projects in Turning Toys, you can outdo Santa’s elves. Create custom toys right in your own workshop and see the little ones' eyes light up with joy! Have a ball honing your turning techniques. Repetition is the key to mastering any craft, and these projects are in part skill-builders so you'll continue to refine your skills as you repeat them. You’re sure to get plenty of practice because young boys and girls can never have too many peg dolls, balls, or things on wheels. You'll find ways to salvage a situation if, as can happen, there’s a catch or the wood splits. Little snafus become big opportunities to get creative and who knows how that will turn out – funny or fabulous, or both! Expert guidance every step of the way. A delight to look at, Turning Toys is filled with practical advice to help you succeed and enjoy great satisfaction from creating beautiful toys. With over 360 photos and drawings, you’ll learn exactly how to use all the tools required, control the cutting edge, and work comfortably at your lathe. Beloved playthings today...handmade heirlooms tomorrow. Turning Toys will inspire you to try your hand at a variety of wooden toys you won’t find in stores: racing cars, wands, stackers, spinning tops, even a handsome croquet set. Get your copy and turn out toys that will delight the children in your life. -
Pyrography, the art of 'drawing with fire' by burning designs onto a medium, is an ancient craft practised worldwide. This book presents 30 original pyrography projects in easy-to-follow step-by-step style that are suitable for the absolute beginner to master. The readers will love the clear and simple format which takes away the mystery behind achieving great results. The 30 projects include: door plaques, coasters, key fobs, letter opener, coat hook hanger, jotter board, picture frame, letter holder, trinket box, bread board and many more...This book includes detailed information on tools, equipment and materials. It is suitable for beginner level, with clear instructions and drawings. All techniques are fully explained and illustrated in full colour throughout. -
Here is a collection of designs for pyrographers to use without fear of copyright infringement. Norma Gregory shares her designs and has supplied additional elements that can be combined to create hundreds of new images to suit your individual needs. Includes birds, mammals, flowers, herbs, water life, farms and Celtic knotwork. -
Pyrography features the decorative craft that has been practiced around the world for thousands of years. This ancient art involves burning intricate designs on objects made of wood, leather, cork, fabric, and even paper. From beginner basics and information on equipment and techniques to advanced ideas for personalizing anything from cutting boards to furniture, there’s something for everyone. Both men and women will enjoy making and receiving these 18 fun and interesting projects like door numbers, a letter rack, and a jewelry box. -
Monster trucks can roar right into your home with Great Big Toy Trucks, a step-by-step guide to making a collection of wooden vehicles that can be played with and enjoyed – by the truck maker and the truck receiver alike! Sturdy, fun, and popular. Wooden trucks are great projects for the beginner and the experienced woodworker with the end results giving children hours of pleasure playing with the toys. With more than 400 images to view, detailed instructions for a fleet of vehicles are easily explained by author Les Neufeld, who has chosen toys that are consistently rated by toy manufacturers and retailers as top sellers. Nine working vehicles can be made, including:- giant loader
- mining dump truck
- school bus
- tractor with wagon
- 6-wheel dump truck
- fire truck
- steamroller
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Get fired up and learn the latest! Whether you’re new to pyrography or a skilled artisan, you’ll want this newest edition of Stephen Poole's bestseller, The Complete Pyrography. It is the go-to resource for learning the latest on the craft and includes features on the best pyrography artisans and an extensive gallery of their artwork. All new, and completely revised. This bestselling, classic resource and reference book is better than ever and a must-have for anyone interested in this popular craft. It covers all this and more:- Improved best practices
- Required materials and equipment for creating “burnt wood art decoration”
- An inspiring collection of artwork depicted in stunning color photographs
- Invaluable tips on how to display and market your art for sale
- A history of pyrography
- How-to techniques
- Step-by-step instructions
- Essential skills
- Hot wire and solid point methods
- Color work
- Gouache: pros and cons
- Watercolor
- Wood stains
- Directions for working on woodturned objects
- How to protect and professionally finish your work
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Achieve simple, sweet, and stackable puzzles and toys! The ultimate project guide for beginners, 20-Minute Scroll Saw Puzzles features 60 easy and adorable animal family puzzle designs that consist of no more than 10 pieces each. After opening with detailed sections on the scroll saw basics, safety, child-safe finishes, and more, a step-by-step tutorial will show you how to make a puzzle project from start to finish. From there, be inspired by 60 full-size scroll saw patterns and make a collection of classic yet one-of-a-kind wooden toys and puzzles, consisting of sloths, koalas, unicorns, safari animals, sea creatures, and more! -
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The CGV336 offers an impressive 55 litre capacity whilst also being very compact. In addition to wood dust and chippings, it can tackle workshop debris, nails, and many other types of waste with ease and features the CamVac triple filtration system for effective treatment of fine particles. The cyclonic neutral vane theory technology draws the waste into the drum with great force and directs it around the outside edge, keeping the filters cleaner and allowing the waste to fall to the bottom of the drum.The lid features an acoustic outlet for the motor - When the optional hose is fitted, the sound of the motor can be directed away from the machine, greatly reducing noise in the workshop.Now includes ZAMV 2 Metres of 100 mm Dust Extraction Hose and DX100X Easy-Fit Cuff
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This ring centre features two high quality sealed-for-life bearings, giving extremely smooth rotation. The ring design gives a larger area of contact than a traditional live centre for an increased grip. This makes it ideal for supporting small or brittle timbers and works very well with paper-jointed blanks, giving a strong grip to both pieces of timber either side of the joint. Another great advantage of this design is that workpieces can be removed and refitted to the lathe accurately, thanks to the positive location of the centre point and ring, which can be used for easy registration. -
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Re-chucking bowls and platters for finishing or light shaping has always been something woodturners want to solve. The longworth style chuck makes it easy. This self-centring scroll operation quickly adjusts to fit the work and tightening only takes a few seconds. Designed for clamping in a traditional 4 jaw-self-centring chuck using standard 50mm dovetail jaws. It eliminates the time and hassle of removing and remounting chuck jaws needed when using regular re-chucking jaws. Non-Marking premium silicone grippers provide pliable yet firm gripping power Precision cut, plates provide ultimate performance and reliability 600 RPM maximum. Chuck size indicates the minimum lathe swing for which it is intended maximum external gripping capacity is approximately smaller than chuck diameter. -
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The Record Power PT310 is a compact yet extremely accurate, powerful and easy to use heavy-duty planer thicknesser. It has been designed to offer serious home users a high performance solution for accurate dimensioning of timber. One of the key features of the PT310 is its parallel table lift design. Changeover from planing to thicknessing mode is fast and easy - simply loosen the cam action table locks and lift the entire table assembly, including the fence, in one movement.For a smooth, superior finish, the cutter block has 3 knives and the outfeed roller is rubber coated to reduce marking of the timber as it is fed from the machine. Easy to use, powerful and accurate, the PT310 gives professional performance and results in a compact and cost effective package.
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The BS400 bandsaw offers high quality, industrial features and large capacities to the mid range bandsaw market. This machine brings affordable solid performance and reliability within reach of the discerning woodworker. Like all bandsaws in the range, a solid cast iron table provides unrivalled stability and solidity. An industrial style cast trunnion supports the table and allows it to be tilted one-handed on a rack and pinion. Dynamically balanced cast iron bandwheels ensure superior strength and reduced vibration - a feature not usually found on other machines at this level. The 2hp motor and 305mm depth of cut mean this machine can cope easily with large timbers yet is also equally capable of fine, precise cuts and veneers. -
Large capacity, bench top planer thicknesser.- 10'' Planing Capacity
- 10'' x 5'' Thicknessing Capacity
- Aluminium Tables To Minimise Weight
- Extruded Guide Fence For Accuracy
- Tilting Fence With Twin Guides
- Rubber Coated Feed Rollers
- 100mm Diameter Chip Extraction Outlet
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A compact and portable planer thicknesser.- 8'' Planing Capacity
- 8'' x 5'' Thicknessing Capacity
- Aluminium Tables To Minimise Weight
- Extruded Guide Fence For Accuracy
- Tilting Fence With Twin Guides
- Rubber Coated Feed Rollers
- 100mm Diameter Chip Extraction Outlet
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This faceplate ring is ideal for holding small to medium sized bowl blanks and due to its strong hold is also suitable for more out of balance timber. It is held to the chuck using the standard 40 mm jaw set which comes with both the SC1 and SC2 Mini Chucks. Diameter: 68 mm -
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3" Snap-in Coarse Angle Blade
- Cuts - doesn't scrape or tear
- Creates shavings rather than dust
- Made from 400 series stainless steel
- Cuts up to 10 times faster with less effort than similar products
- Dimensions: 75mm x 18mm
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3" Snap-in Fine Angle Blade
- Cuts - doesn't scrape or tear
- Creates shavings rather than dust
- Made from 400 series stainless steel
- Cuts up to 10 times faster with less effort than similar products
- Dimensions: 75mm x 18mm
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The SABRE range of bandsaws are the next evolutionary step from the highly regarded and market-leading Record Power premium bandsaws. The SABRE-450 builds on this success, boasting a range of fantastic new features in addition to being the largest ever bandsaw to bear the Record Power name. The 1500 W output (2 hp) motor drives the heavy cast iron wheels with ample power to cope with the heaviest of cuts. The cam-action fence adjustment, spring-loaded guides, cam-action blade tension release and double-sided fence mount make this a machine that is so easy to setup and use it leaves you free to concentrate fully on the project at hand. In addition, the SABRE-450 features an electromechanical braking system, making it ideal for use in educational environments. This machine requires a 16 Amp supply.
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This Planer Thicknesser is perfectly suited to the discerning woodworker who expects professional, reliable performance from a solid and durable machine but doesn’t have the space or budget for a larger industrial machine. Heavy duty cast iron tables give this machine a degree of accuracy not found elsewhere on machines of this capacity or price bracket - infeed table is easily and accurately adjusted using the robust lever and clear depth scale. In addition, the PT107 also boasts an outfeed table adjustment facility, meaning truly exact calibration can be achieved to ensure superior accuracy when planing. For easy, rapid conversion to thicknessing mode, the hood is a large, steel one-piece swinging design. The thicknessing table is supported by a substantial central column, giving plenty of support to even the heaviest workpieces. To aid the thicknessing of particularly difficult stock, a clutch is provided on the thicknessing feed to allow removal of stock if jamming occurs. This also means that the thicknesser can be disengaged when not in use to save wear and tear on internal parts.
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Adds 525 mm to the between-centres capacity of the Coronet Envoy and Coronet Regent. -
Designed to fit all of the CamVac CGV286 Compact Extractors and CGV336 Medium Extractors, this high quality caster set allows easy transportation of the machine around the workshop.
