Bandon Public Library

Here is a complete, down-to-the-last-detail guide for building attractive, sturdy, and genuinely inhabitable wooden birdhouses that will add a touch of natural beauty to garden, backyard, or anywhere else they are placed. Step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams, and many helpful illustrations and tables are included. All designs can be adapted to the use of simple hand tools ― saw, hammer, screwdriver ― making these projects ideal for...

Well-known woodsman, Ben Law, demonstrates 15 practical projects, shaped by hand and infused with simple rustic beauty. Many of the items are hewn from green wood and include fencing, hurdles, walking sticks, spoons, chairs, a basket and a broom. There are sections on crafts for the farm, garden, and the home, wood fuel, plus handy directories of tree species, tools and devices.

"In The New Traditional Woodworker, you will learn how to set up a woodworking shop in which hand-powered tools will be your primary means for making furniture projects--just as they were for artisans up to the generation of our grandparents. Unlike working with machines, hand-tool woodworking requires far less space and expense, makes almost no dust or noise, and incurs little danger. Your woodworking shop could be a spare room in your house, and...

"Handplanes evoke the romance of an earlier era, when they performed countless woodworking tasks from preparing stock to shaping moldings. In The Handplane Book, aficionado Garrett Hack reveals the rich heritage of this classic tool with a treasure trove of information and history, including detailed guidance on how to buy a plane, tune it up, and use it. Lavishly illustrated with 175 photos and 152 illustrations, Hack engagingly traces the tool's...

An approachable how-to guide for making a variety of projects from slabs. Includes 8 projects.

Join the millions of female woodworkers. You'll feel confident working with wood after you read this unique guide written by a woman for a woman. Veteran craftsperson Marilyn MacEwen guides you through the materials and their characteristics, explaining the equipment and techniques that are the foundation of successful woodworking. Then you'll practice your skills as you build 13 beautiful furniture projects, from a bookshelf screen to a freestanding...

A scholarly and scientific examination of the unrecognized role of trees in the planet's ecosystem reveals wood's unexpected influence on human evolution, civilization, and the global economy.