Search Results: Builder's Library from Books on the Web

Blue Ridge Summit (PA): TAB Books, 1988. As new! Paper bound, first edition, illustrated throughout, iv + Pp126. Includes index. A tight, unmarked copy in fine condition. 260 grams. A companion volume to Practical Blacksmithing and Metalworking, also by the same author. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

New York: The New Home Library, 1943. Hard bound, brown cloth, reprint edition, xiv + Pp300. Includes index. A simple and complete guide for using machinists' hand and bench tools, the common lathe, and the back-geared screw-cutting engine lathe with chapters on mechanical drawings, fits and fittings, and finishing metal work. Illustrated by the author, Tight and unmarked - a very good or better copy. 400 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1975, . Paper bound, 1st edition, illustrated, 279pp inc. index. Top of front cover moderately stained and spine a bit creased else Very good in card covers. 480 grams.

Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 1999. New! Paper bound, first edition, quarto, illustrated throughout with line drawings, viii + Pp168. Includes index. Tight and unmarked - a fine copy. 475 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Prince George (BC): Hairy Woodpecker, 1974. Hard bound, the scarce 4th edition with the library binding and laminated illustration to front cover. Oblong 8vo, 76pp. Minor foxing to spine and edges else Very good+/-- copy. Mackie, world-renowned for his scribe -fitted, natural Scandinavian round log construction method. 800 grams.

Kelvington (SK): self-published, n.d. (ca 1989-90). Stapled illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout, Pp42. Previous owner name neatly and modestly at top of title page and minor abrasion near top corner of front cover else a very good or better copy. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Ottawa: King's Printer, 1951. Hard bound, 2nd edition, xv + Pp367. Includes glossary, bibliography and index. Profusely illustrated and replete with tables for safe loads, joist deflection, weights, etc.. A tight and clean, very good or better copy. No dust jacket. 1.42 kilograms unpacked - extra postage will be requested for shipment outside Canada! All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Ottawa: Canadian Home Buildres' Association, 2013. As new! Paper bound, thick quarto, illustrated throughout, Pp400. Includes numerous appendices, with glossary and index. Tight and unmarked - a fine copy. 1.14 kilograms unpacked - depending on destination, additional postage may be requested. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Toronto: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980. Paper bound, quarto, 1st printing, illustrated throughout, 126pp inc. glossary of building terms and appendix of suppliers. Tight and clean - a very good or better copy. Appears to be unread. 395 grams - ships letter mail.

Indianapolis: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1942. Paper bound in stapled blue wrappers, August 1942 edition. From front cover: 'For victory Buy United States War Bonds and Stamps.' Several articles, declarations and editorials related to the war. 64pp. Very good condition. 85 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

New York: Mcgraw-Hill, 1947. Hard bound, fourth edition, illustrated throughout, vii + Pp188. Includes index. Complete with four blueprint sheets folded and laid in. Very good in edge-torn, edge-chipped good only dust jacket. 510 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Ottawa: Algrove Publishing, 2004. New in publisher's wrap! Paper bound, quarto, Pp67. Illustrated throughout. This is a new copy, still in the original publisher's wrap. 250 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

London: Constable, 1909. Hard bound in rich green cloth, first edition, illustrated, xx + Pp345. Includes index. Bright gilt titles to spine and front board. Small call number to lower spine with a blank library pocket and library stamps inside else a very good or better copy. 600 grams. A volume from the Wetminster Series. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Regina: Robinson Residential Design, nd. Plastic ring binding, oblong quarto, illustrated with home and cottage plans throughout, unpaginated. Tight and unmarked - a very good or better copy. 390 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Florence: Pacific Publishing, 2011. As new! Paper bound, 2nd edition, oblong quarto. SIGNED by both authors on title page, viii + Pp224. Includes appendices, glossary, bibliography, and index. Tight and unmarked except for author signatures - a fine copy. 550 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Newtown: Taunton Press, 1987. Paper bound, large quarto, illustrated throughout, Pp106. Very good condition. 330 grams - may ship letter mail. This issue includes articles on The Furniture of Gerrit Rietveld, Extension Table Designs, A Shopmade Bandsaw, Roubo Workbenches, Dovetail Extension Slides, Metal Handplanes, an 18th-Century Workbench, etc.. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Newtown: Taunton Press, 1982. Paper bound, large quarto, Pp99. Short tears at spine ends but a tight and unmarked, very good copy. 375 grams. Cover: Toshio Odate explains how he spaces the mortises that hold the latticework (kumiko) in a traditional Japanese sliding door (shoji). This photo was snapped during a weekend workshop at the Brookfield (Conn.) Craft Center -- Odate commenced by moving a roomful of workbenches out of his way and arranging his tools on a mat. To the Western eye, Japanese woodworking is characterized by a remarkable economy of tools, materials, and energy. The craftsman strives always to cut directly to the line. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Newtown: Taunton Press, 1982. Paper bound, large quarto, illustrated throughout, Pp111. Very good. 420 grams. This issue includes major illustrated articles on Building a Lapstrake Boat, and Art Carpenter: The independent spirit of the Baulines Craftsman's Guild. Other articles include: Dovetail Jigs by Paul Bertoretti, How to Make a Molding Plane by Norman Vandal, Turning Tips, A Chinese Woodworker: Looking over Jeng Yee's ancient shoulder, Horizontal Boring Machine by Michael Reekof, etc/.. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Newtown: Taunton Press, 1982. Paper bound, large quarto, Pp91. Tight and unmarked - a very good or better copy. 350 grams. Cover: Picture Framing: Most of the picture-frame moldings above, as well as the one on the cover, were made on the tablesaw using nothing more complicated than a 10-in. carbide blade and a shopmade, adjustable-angle fence. For more about the framer's craft, including such fine points as how to choose a frame, how to make the molding, and how to cut it and join it, see p. 61. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Newtown: Taunton Press, 1997. Paper bound, quarto, later printing, illustrated throughout, 114pp. Very good. 300 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.