16 chapters on topics such as: - Designing Projects Selecting Materials- Preparing Stock Marking, Cutting & Sizing- Shaping and Bending- Cutting Joints- Gluing and Clamping- Sanding Applying finish- Jigs and Fixtures- Shop Organizers Shop Safety- Sharpening and Maintaining Your Tools- And much, much[...]
A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Susan Landauer's comprehensive examinati[...]
Elmer Bischoff (1916-1991) is generally regarded as one of the leaders among the artists in the San Francisco Bay Area who, after contributing to the local emergence of Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s and 50s, shifted the terms of their spectacularly sensuous brushwork to recognizable imager[...]
"Finding Security Bugs" deals with computers/software.
The years around the turn of the century were a dynamic time in American art. Different and seemingly contradictory movements were evolving, and the dominant style that emerged during this period was Impressionism. Based in part on the broken brushwork and high-keyed palette of Claude Monet, it was [...]
This superb volume is the 'quilter's bible'. It provides expert information and advice on anything and everything quilting - from basic techniques and reference charts to colour schemes and block designs."The Quilter's Workbook" is fully customizable, offering quilters an organizational storehouse f[...]
This 112-page sourcebook makes it simple to create a quilt for all the important men in your life.A wide variety of projects include everything from wallhangings to throws to full-size quilts in both traditional and contemporary designs. It includes: 12 projects for men of all ages; more than 24 ful[...]
This is the ultimate step-by-step guide to essential woodworking skills, techniques, tools, tips and tricks. From basic techniques to advanced methods, this easy-to-follow but fully comprehensive volume provides readers with all the information they need to know to become a master woodworker and hav[...]
Inspired by star quilt projects from Thimbleberries creator Lynette Jensen, the members of the Landauer Publishing staff added fresh fabrics and some design twists to a few of their favorite Thimbleberries star quilts. From traditional beauty to contemporary fun, they changed fabrics to make the sta[...]
For Gustav Landauer, literary critic and anarchist, scholar of mysticism and participant of the Bavarian revolution, culture and politics occupied the same spiritual space. While identifying with ethical socialism, his Jewish sensibility increasingly gained over the years, not only, but in great mea[...]