Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement Events: Book Signing, Sat., 09/10/11 at 7 p.m. – The Way Station, Brooklyn, NY Book Signing, September 17 & 18, 2011 – Maker Faire, Flushing, NY – details pending ...

The Story of George Schlegel Lithographers, 1879-1965 Cigar box labels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were not only amusing and beautiful to admire, they were a testament to the printing process of chromolithography and an important precursor to today’s methods of product...

10 Skill-Building Projects for Carving and Painting Custom Signs We use signs everyday – to figure out which way to go, to know if a store is open or closed, to welcome guests, and to mark a room as belonging to someone special – just to name a few. Hand carved wooden signs can add...

37 Projects and Expert Techniques for Segmentation and Intarsia From a 17 year old who creates his own designs to a professional who enhances her artwork with acrylic paint and food coloring, there’s no better way to learn intarsia than from someone else’s experience. That is why...

A Fun and Essential Guide to Housing Your Peeps! Keeping chickens – even for city dwellers is a trend that just keeps on growing. With this book, today’s modern farmer will find plans and construction techniques for making seven different coops, along with fun chicken facts, and...

How to Choose, Setup and Master the Most Useful Planes for Today’s Workshop There is much to consider when choosing a woodworking handplane. This guide teaches you how to discern the difference between each style of plane, how to select one that’s best for your approach to ...

Straight Talk for Today’s Woodworker The practical information in this shop-tested manual gives woodworkers everything they need to know about their favorite material: wood. Woodworkers will learn how wood behaves in response to atmospheric humidity, how to measure its moisture...