This book features traditional country boxes and chests which represent pieces created and used in American homes before the age of mass production. It shows how to reproduce these historical boxes and chests for the home. They include a New England knife tray, a painted Pennsylvania German dowry chest, a New England candle box and pipe box, a pencil box, a six-board chest, a cottage writing box and a carved pine chest.
From time immemorial, people have used chests to protect their greatest valuables. In this work, Lon Schleining offers a highly visual guided tour of the world's most ancient and enduring furniture form.
Barely recovered from his injuries at the hands of the villain Bane, Bruce Wayne approaches longtime ward Dick Grayson to take on the mantle of Batman. The KNIGHTFALL saga continues with BATMAN: PRODIGAL, collecting this long-out-of-print classic Batman tale. After the game-changing events of Knightfall, Bruce Wayne asks Dick Grayson, now the hero known as Nightwing, to take his place while he recovers and reexamines his quest for justice. As Batman, Dick will learn the responsibility and pressure that his former mentor Bruce Wayne bore as the Dark Knight. But when the maniacal Two-Face returns, the new Batman must overcome his childhood demons to defeat the first villain he ever faced! Part of a massive 25th anniversary recut of the entire Batman: Knightfall saga, this graphic novel Collects Batman #512-514, Batman: Shadow of The Bat #32-34, Robin #0, 11-13 and Detective Comics #679-681. Collect the complete Knightfall Saga, now re-cut in its entirety for the first time ever! Batman: Prelude to Knightfall Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1 Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2 Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 1 Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 2 Batman: Knightquest: The Search Batman: Knightsend Batman: Prodigal Batman: Troika
No project has more universal appeal among woodworkers at every skill level than the blanket chest. This is a collection of 30 original designs by artisans from around the globe. It features approximately 200 photographs and 50 illustrations.
Back by popular demand, these classic woodworking titles from Fine Woodworking magazine are filled with first-rate information that is as timeless now as it was when first published. There's a secret to building boxes and drawers that can stand up to everyday use: it's making good, strong corner joints to hold the sides together. This is the art of carcase joinery. In this collection of 39 articles from Fine Woodworking magazine, authors who are also craftsmen tell you how to choose, make and use every kind of carcase joint, in both solid wood and plywood, using hand tools and machine methods, with particular emphasis on the classic dovetail. Since it began publication in 1975, Fine Woodworking has written about practically every aspect of the craft. The "Fine Woodworking on..." series organizes many of the articles from the magazine's first ten years into individual volumes by subject. Each book in this series offers an in-depth look at a particular aspect of woodworking, from the perspective of skilled professional and dedicated amateur woodworkers.
