Authors:Julie Stillman, Jane Gitlin,
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: idea, taunton, home, books, book, family
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 156158729X
ISBN-13: 9781561587292
Time spent at home is precious — and more and more, families want their homes to allow for comfortable living, both inside and out. This latest title in Taunton’s best-selling Idea Book series focuses on spaces that work for all kinds of families. It brings a wealth of innovative ideas home, with more than 400 color photos, drawings, and sidebars designed to spark creative solutions to the everyday, and constantly changing, needs in a family’s home.
Author: Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: taunton, illustrated, complete, guides, fixtures, guide, jigs, amp
Number of Pages: 265
Published: 2006-03-21
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1561587702
ISBN-13: 9781561587704
This book, in the "Complete Illustrated Guide" format covers jigs and fixtures, a subject of perennial interest to woodworkers. Jigs are like clamps. As the saying goes, "You can never have enough of them." Jigs, simply put, are devices, sometimes shop-made but now often available commercially to enable woodworkers to do something more than once. For example, some jigs are fences that ensure straight cuts or templates capable of guiding tools to create a certain shape time after time. Woodworkers love jigs and fixtures for the same reason they are drawn to woodworking-designing them is about f
Author: Neal Zimmerman
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: idea, taunton, home, books, workspace, book
Number of Pages: 234
Published: 2002-10-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1561586269
ISBN-13: 9781561586264
More than 50 million Americans work at home … and the work they do is as varied as the houses they live in. This fresh take on home workspaces looks at a wide range of designs that suit some unique employment needs -- from a daycare center to a dance studio. 50 drawings and 300 color photographs are included. "The book is a must ... full of practical but imaginative guides and information." -- Cincinnati Enquirer "Architect Neal Zimmerman frames dozens of ideas for stylish and ingenious conversions of the spare spot to work center." -- Associated Press
Author: Lonnie Bird
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: taunton, illustrated, complete, guides, guide, routers
Number of Pages: 233
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1561587664
ISBN-13: 9781561587667
This book, in the "Complete Illustrated Guide" format covers one of the most popular tools in woodworking and home improvement in a step-by-step, highly visual presentation. The router is so popular because it can do an amazing variety of tasks. Bits and cutters can shape hundreds of profiles for edge treatments and moldings. Routers (especially the plunge type) can cut joinery from simple tongue and groove to interlocking and decorative joints. Mounted under a flat surface and guided by a fence, the router becomes a versatile shaping machine capable of safely spinning large bits for making la
Authors:Stephanie J. Taunton, Cheryl S. Smith,
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: training, trick
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 1998-02-01
List price: $13.99
ISBN-10: 0764104926
ISBN-13: 9780764104923
Beginning with four basic commands--sit, down, stand, and stay--this book shows dog owners how to train an animal to perform both simple and more complicated tricks. Instructions for each of the book’s 25 tricks are presented with tips to help owners work through problems, and suggestions for putting the animal’s training to effective use. 150 color photos. .
Author: Andy Rae
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: woodworking, taunton, book, idea, workshop
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2005-09-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1561586951
ISBN-13: 9781561586950
Visit the workshops of hundreds of woodworkers and see their best ideas for improving a shop. A workshop is always a work in progress as skills grow and new tools are added. Now you can benefit from the ingenuity of fellow woodworkers and see how they’ve solved common shop problems like storing tools, lumber, and clamps and organizing work areas. No matter the size of your shop or its location, the "Workshop Idea Book" will show you inventive ways to improve it.
Author: Andy Rae
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: woodworking, taunton, book, idea, workshop
Number of Pages: 170
Published: 2007-10-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 156158875X
ISBN-13: 9781561588756
A woodworking shop is always a "work-in-progress," often rearranged dozens of times to make improvements or to accommodate specific tasks. Woodworkers are always looking for ways to make the shop better, more efficient, and friendlier to use. Not being part of the living space of the house, a shop is often in an area with physical challenges, such as low head room in a basement shop or the need to work around a difficult floor plan. Specialized woodworking tasks require different shop configurations and different tooling and a different strategy for layout or accessories. This book uses the po
