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Bench Tools: The Best of Fine Woodworking
by Introduction by Dick Burrows
USA: Taunton Press Inc, 1990. paperback. Good. 9x0x12. Light rubbing to edges of covers and spine. Front cover lightly creased. Rear cover a little marked.
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SGD 12.86
Catalogue des outils Goldenberg
by Jean Cyrille Godefroy
Zornhoff: Jean-Cyrille Godefroy Editions, 1998-03-19. Hardcover. Good/No D/J. 9x1x11. Slight fading to spine. Corners of boards a little bumped. Label mark to ffep.
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SGD 214.29
Bert Marsh: Woodturner
by Marsh, Bert
Sussex: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd, 1997. Reprint . paperback. Very Good. 8x1x11.
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SGD 25.71
Interior Finish: More Tricks of the Trade...From an Old-Style Carpenter.
by Bob Syvanen
Brewster, MA Privately Printed, 1981. Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; faint crease near lower front corner; binding quite secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 126pp. Illustrated with over 500 illustrations by Malcolm Wells. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.
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SGD 29.89
The Carpenter's New Guide; Being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery. Treating Fully on Practical Geometry, Soffits, Brick and Plaster Groins, Niches of Every Description, Sky-Lights, Lines for Roofs and Domes; with a Great Variety of...
by Nicholson, Peter
Oxford: Bartlett and Hinton , 1826. Hardback, green cloth, with title handwritten to paper label on spine. 28cm x 20.5cm. vi, 94pp + 84 full-page copper engravings. Frontispiece also. Binding a little grubby and worn. Previous owners' details to front free end-paper. Ffep splitting to inner hinge, but still attached. Plate 70 with repair to tear, no loss. Occasional foxing. Scarce. (r12) . Hard Cover. Fair.
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SGD 85.72
Handmade Houseboats: Independent Living Afloat
by Russell Conder
Maine: International Marine , 1992. Reprint . Paperback. Very Good. 9x7x0.
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SGD 25.71
Carpentry
by Walter Ian Fischman
Grosset & Dunlap, 1976. 1976 Printing. Softcover. Carpentry; Here you can learn about wood, construction, and creating something for your family and friends. Illustrations. 128 Pages. Very Good
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SGD 17.79
THE AUSTRALIAN CARPENTER & JOINER In 3 Volumes
by Bloomfield, F. C
Melbourne: Standard Publishing Company Pty Ltd. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. N.D.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Complete in 3 volumes. Vol 1: 1-340 pages, Vol 2: 341-748 pages, Vol 3: 749-1130 pages, index at rear of volume 3. Illustrated, green cloth boards, title in gilt. Heavy book set may require extra postage cost. No date given for this early edition, Please email for accurate postage costs. ; 250 x 170mm; 1130 pages .
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SGD 90.44
Capotosto's Woodworking Wisdom: 200 Original Jigs, Shop AIDS, Tool Techniques, and Projects for the Home Craftsman
by Capotosto, Rosario
Popular Science Books. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 1985. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover, a scarce unread , the DJ has a hint of edge-war from retail handling, else FINE, now in clear mylar wrap. Detailed illustrations throughout. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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SGD 16.48
How To Build Your Own Boat From Scratch
by Traister, John
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books. Very Good. 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0830689230 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The book covers have several spots of ground-in dirt and a couple of light, short scratches. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name and date on the front endpaper. .
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SGD 27.47
DECAY OF TIMBER AND ITS PREVENTION
by Cartwright, K. St. G. Findlay, W. P. K
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Hard Cover. xv, 332pp; illusts, d/w a little chipped.; 245 x 155mm .
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SGD 22.61
Make It and Ride It
by C. J. Maginley
Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust jacket condition: Good. 120 pp. Text is ivory toned and unmarked. Front and rear pastedowns contain a stamp indicating "Property of the USAF". Front and rear free endpapers have tape residue, but are not torn. Outer covers have dark discoloration at top and bottom edges and evidence of prior tape residue. Dust jacket contains lable indicating prior library catalog and has small chips at spine and outer...
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SGD 52.20
Hoppus's tables for measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, a new set of tables: which shew at sight, the solid content of any piece of timber...the superficial content of boards, glass painting...with some very curious observations concerning measuring...The fifteenth edition, greatly improved
by Hoppus, E
London: printed for J. Johnson, [et al.], 1809. Tall, narrow 12mo, pp. viii, lii, 214, [2]; engraved folding plate, tables throughout; a near fine copy in original full sheep, red morocco label on gilt-paneled spine.
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SGD 197.47
Wrought Ironwork
by Rural Development Commission
UK: Rural Development Commission, 1993. Tenth Impression. Very Good/No D/J. 8x5x1. No D/J.
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SGD 34.29
WOOD TURNING The Lathe and its Accessories, Tools, Turning between Centres Face-Plate Work, Boring, Polishing
by Dinmore, E. A
London: Evans Brothers Limited. Very Good+. 1956. Reprint. Stiff card covers. This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to the fundamentals of the craft of woodturning using a traditional lathe, and is a must-have for any woodworking or wood-craft practitioner or enthusiast. Illustrated by useful diagrams and photographs, it provides advice on a variety of related topics such as face-plates, bowl turning and the appropriate tools to use. This book is light, and postage will be reduced for...
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SGD 36.18
Metalworking Trades in Early America: The Blacksmith, The Whitesmith, The Farrier, The Edgetool Maker, The Cutler, The Locksmith, The Gunsmith, The Nailer, and The Tinsmith
by Kauffman, Henry J
USA: Astragal Press, 1995-01-31. paperback. Very Good. 9x1x11. Wrinkling to laminate on spine. Corners slightly creased. Scratch to front cover.
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SGD 25.71
THE BUILDER'S GOLDEN RULE;; or the Youth's Sure Guide: containing the greatest variety of ornamental and useful designs in architecture and carpentry, with the most ready practical, methods of executing the same, from the plan to the ornamental finish, in the most prevailing modern taste. The whole correctly engraved, on 100 copper plates, with a full explanation in letter-press. To which is added, a list of prices for materials and labour, and labour only, with reference to the respective designs
by PAIN, William
London: Printed and sold by the author, 1783. The third edition with additions by the author. 8vo, pp. iv, 18, (100 full-page plates), [ii], 54. Some professional marginal repairs, but a very good copy bound in modern 3/4 calf with new endpapers.There are a couple of contemporary signatures on the front e.p. and there are two quatrains written on the rear e.p. Pain (1730?-1790?) was a writer on architecture and joinery. His first work chiefly concerned the Chippendale style. He left a number of sons,...
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SGD 2,266.60
CARPENTRY AND JOINERY For Junior Technical Schools of Building
by Lee, John
London: The English Universities Press. Very Good+. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. With many illustrations, a near fine copy. ; 220 x 140mm; 176 pages .
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SGD 27.13
The Handyman and Home Mechanic; Design Sheets
by Not Stated
Not Stated, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. There are 24 individual design sheets, numbered, on how to build pieces of furniture. The design sheets have their own tan coloured cloth covered folder. Gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. 24 design sheets, probably from the late 50s and early 1960s, on how to build your own furniture from a sideboard to the garden shed. The folder the design sheets has come in is in execrable condition...
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SGD 22.64
Shaker Furniture: The Craftsmanship of an American Communal Sect
by Andrews, Edward D. and Faith
USA: Dover Publications Inc, 1964. paperback. Very Good. 8x1x11. Light shelf wear to edges. Small stain to top right corner of front cover and first few pages.
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SGD 17.14
Shop-Built Jigs & Fixtures (Woodsmith Custom Woodworking)
by Woodsmith Magazine
Oxmoor House. Fine. 2000. First Edition :. Hardcover. Quarto hardcover, glossy paper over boards, unworn copy, else FINE. Profusely illustrated throughout in exacting illustrations and photos. Build your own jigs and fixtures. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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SGD 15.45
John Sainsbury's Router Workshop
by Sainsbury, John A
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1993. Reprint . hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x7x1.
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SGD 12.86
The Weekend Carpenter: Over 25 Simple and Stylish Pieces To Make For Your Home
by Phillip Gardner
New Holland, Australia, 1999. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition. The Perfect Book For Both New And Experienced Amateur Carpenters Wanting To Make Practical And Stylish Pieces For Their Home 144 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: House & Home::DIY; Crafts & Hobbies; Crafts & Hobbies::Carpentry. ISBN: 1853688142. ISBN/EAN: 9781853688140. Inventory No: 266362.. 9781853688140
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SGD 16.28
Norwegian Wood: The guide to chopping, stacking and drying wood the Scandinavian way
by Mytting, Lars
London: MacLehose Press, 2015-10-01. hardcover. Very Good/No D/J as Published. 6x1x9. Previous owners gift inscription to ffep. Slight rubbing to corners of boards.
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SGD 12.86
Carpentry
by Townsend Gilbert
Chicago, Illinois: American Technical Society. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. A very distinctive cover with a red background, cream colored titles & cover illustration (tools) , titles to the spine. Very good++ with a tight binding and a bright, unmarked text, black & white illustrations. The DJ is intact with spine browning, cover scuffing and edgewear. "A practical treatise on simple building construction." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 436 pages .
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SGD 24.27
