Classic Hand Tools reveals the rich variety and history of hand tools through engaging prose and vivid color photographs. Before the machine age, all woodworking and carpentry was done with hand tools, and an amazing variety of tools evolved for a wide range of tasks. Even today, with machinery available for many woodworking operations, some tasks are more easily and efficiently accomplished with hand tools. Many of these tools are as elegant as they are ingenious, and Classic Hand Tools celebrates their great heritage in word and picture.
Handymans Handbook: The Complete Guide to Starting and Running a Successful Business
This is the only book available that provides a blueprint for running a successful handyman business. Filled with hands-on, how-to information and dozens of time-saving tips, this resource is valuable to anyone who enjoys working with their hands and wants to be happily-and profitably-self-employed. It includes: where and how to learn what you need to know; acquire the necessary tools and materials; adapting your car or truck; and how to find and keep customers.
God Goes to Work: New Thought Paths to Prosperity and Profits
Your most important business asset is already within you – realize it and capitalize on it Spirituality is the basis for all successful organizations and the most important asset you have in elevating you and your business to a new level of performance. The most successful individuals and firms in the world are changing the way they do business, in order to access a vast resevoir of untapped energy. You too can join the revolution, because the tools these people are utilizing are found inside each and every one of us.
Focusing solely on brick stitch, this unique guide presents 10 exciting beading projects, from tassels to necklaces, along with detailed, illustrated instructions. The history of this elegant stitch—in tribal Africa, during the Victorian era, and its use by Native Americans—includes a look at brick stitch beadwork by contemporary artists. Descriptions of necessary tools and techniques such as increasing, decreasing, and finishing offer beaders the expertise to create their own beautiful brick stitch works of art.
