Der Kosmos - Baumführer
The standard reference work for identifying the 315 most important Central European tree species contains an impressive and unique combination of colour photos and drawings. In addition to the photos of the growth habit and bark,...
Holzführer - Einheimische Holzarten mit Makroaufnahmen
This practical guide to wood for foresters, gardeners and hobby joiners is an introduction to the 30 main domestic types of wood. Detailed photographs of flowers, leaves, fruit and buds make it easy to identify the trees. Lists the...
Holzmerkmale der Bäume
This book teaches you how to determine the inner composition of trees from their external form and identify the causes of specific characteristics of wood - essential knowledge for foresters, wood engineers and wood buyers. But it will...
Holz trocknen und lagern
A comprehensive book for all crafts that involve seasoning wood. Author Alan Holtham, who studied forestry and wood science, gives an insight into the correct storage and drying of wood. The book explains industrial kiln drying as well...
HolzWerken - Die Baumporträts
55 types of wood for your workshop - from apple trees to Swiss pines. Portraits for reference ranging from A to Z. Each tree and its wood are described comprehensively on two pages: locations, historical and current use, as well as...
Holzwunder
Did you know that the active ingredients in wood can be used by each and every one of us as protection against lifestyle diseases, and that ants' architectural designs provided the model for passive houses without insulating material,...
Cut & Dried: A Woodworker's Guide to Timber Technology
The book for practicing wood craftsmen. A complete guide describing every aspect of the tree and its wood, from how it grows to how it is then cut, dried and delivered to your workshop, how you can identify problems and defects as well...
Schalen schnitzen
Carving bowls is an enriching way to create individual and attractive wooden bowls with your own hands and only a limited number of hand tools. Working with fresh, undried wood (green wood) gives beginners and advanced craftsmen an...
Slöjd in Wood
Follow Jögge Sundqvist into the world of the traditional Swedish carving art of »Slöjd«, according to which everyday objects are made with simple tools and materials. »Slöjd in Wood« is the first English translation of Jögge Sundqvist's...
Einfach Schnitzen
Celina Muire will take you on a voyage of discovery into the world of wood carving. You will be impressed by a fascinating craft with which you can create beautiful objects that can be used in everyday life. This book is an excellent...
Kleine Schnitzereien
Carving green wood - on the go and anywhere. A small carving knife is enough to carve replicas of the 18 green wood projects described in the book. Whether spoons, tools, animal heads, miniatures, flutes - you can find the material you...
Grundkurs Schnitzen
This in-depth technical book guides ambitious carvers from simple relief work to complex sculpted figures. The author pays particular attention to designs suitable for the workpiece and the anatomy of humans and animals.
Einfach selbst schnitzen! Löffel, Schalen, Kämme
In over 300 step-by-step illustrations, this book will teach you the ancient technique of carving wood and making simple workpieces by yourself. An abundance of pictures shows the making of various wooden objects such as ladles, salad...
Kerbschnitzen - Schritt für Schritt erklärt
Many people who enjoy working with wood have made chip carving their hobby. This book guides both practised carvers and novices alike from traditional carving with a chip carving knife to carving with a sculptor’s gouge, which allows...
Holz! Schnitzen - Traditionell und Urban
This book will inspire the reader to create stylish carvings they can be proud of. Max Bainbridge introduces the few key tools that are necessary for carving. It is best to start with a simple tablespoon or cooking spoon and slotted...
Kerbschnitzen - Das große Werkbuch!
From simple pattern to elaborate ornament, the reader is guided step by step through the decoration of different workpieces using the chip carving techniques and the correct carving of letters or fonts. The sharpening of tools and their...
Carving the Acanthus Leaf
The book about how to carve the acanthus leaf, a cornerstone of Western ornamentation for thousands of years. The author explores carving tools and sharpening with the efficiency of someone who has taught for years. Then she plunges the...
Schnell geschnitzt - Lustige Figuren in 20 Minuten
In this book you will find eighteen small carving projects that each only take 20 minutes to complete. The author teaches the necessary techniques, including painting or varnishing, and gives safety instructions and advice on which wood...
Rasch geschnitzt - Lustige Figuren in der Freizeit
The book presents 24 small carving projects which can be completed with a carving or pocket knife in no time at all. The author teaches the necessary techniques, including painting or varnishing, and gives safety instructions and advice...
Einfach selbst geschnitzt - Schritt für Schritt
For beginners and advanced, 20 carving projects from very simple to slightly more advanced. Letter opener and planting board, plaited fork, egg spoon and walking stick, pretty amulets in the shape of leaves and a special drinking bowl...
Wilde Kanten, starke Möbel
Live-edge furniture is fascinating because each piece is unique, as no two trees are alike! In this easy-to-follow guide, you will first learn techniques for planing, drying and preparing your own wood board, as well as recessing inlays...
Schubladen und Türen
Well-designed and carefully built drawers and furniture doors turn a good piece of furniture into a very good piece. While it is relatively easy to build a furniture carcass, it is difficult to build drawers that run well, as well as...
James Krenov - Leave Fingerprints
James Krenov (1920-2009) was one of the most influential woodworking writers, educators and designers of the 20th century. After years of research and more than 150 interviews, Brendan Bernhardt Gaffney has written the first and...
Möbel aus Wildholz
Design, building techniques, objects. As nature shaped the wood, wild wood builders use it in their furniture. Daniel Mack’s book is an entertaining introduction to the subject, from materials and tools to building instructions for...
The Solution at Hand
»The Solution at Hand« covers a wide range of materials, from workbench devices for planing, the manufacture of hand screws and many other ingenious clamps to simple tools you cannot buy elsewhere, and marking tools that make complex...
Hands Employed Aright - The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher
In this book, the author Joshua A. Klein, founder of Mortise & Tenon Magazine, presents the perhaps most comprehensive record of the life of American craftsman Jonathan Fisher, who lived in the early 19th century. With the help of...
Bänke aus Holz
In their new book, the Rittermann twins have set out in search of home-made benches. Whether in Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin or the Swiss mountains, or along the Baltic coast, the sisters have come across a wide range of different...
Joiner's Work
Forget what you think about 17th-century New England furniture. It is neither dark nor boring. Instead, it's a riot of geometric carvings and bright colors - all built upon simple constructions that use rabbets, nails and...
Grundlagen Holzarbeiten, Werkzeuge - Techniken - Erste Werkstücke
This book contains all the basics required for beginners to woodworking. In addition to the basic tools and their use, it covers correct measuring and marking, drilling, sawing, chiselling, hammering, glueing and grinding. It describes...
Die Werkzeugkiste des Anarchisten
The title comes across as rather poetic, on second thought, though, it hits the nail on the head. In this book, Christopher Schwarz, the internationally known author and woodworker, summarizes necessary and unnecessary developments of...
Dornach Design, Möbelkunst 1911 bis 2011
Design as art - furniture as sculpture: The history of anthroposopic interiors spans nearly a hundred years, during which architects, sculptors, painters and carpenters translated Rudolf Steiner's stylistic visions into individual form...
The Difference Makers
For over 25 years, Marc Adams has invited hundreds of the best craftsmen and women to teach at his woodworking school in Franklin, Indiana, which has grown to become the largest. Every year, thousands of students soak up the instruction...
Der Möbelbau
First published in 1954, this classic remains just as topical today. Its importance is derived from the systematic instructions, descriptive illustrations and detailed descriptions of the joints and other techniques of woodworking craft....
Holzverbindungen
The comparison of Japanese and European wood joints broadens perspectives and leads to new construction solutions in the area of sophisticated artisan woodworking. The author presents a number of interesting and unusual examples and uses...
Werkstatthilfen selber bauen
Have you ever held a workpiece in your hands and thought "How on earth am I going to work on this?". This book by Sandor Nagyszalanczy, former editor of "Fine Woodworking" magazine, provides clear instructions on how to make templates...
Kästen und Schachteln perfekt konstruieren und bauen
In this book, Doug Stowe explains everything you need to know about boxes - from selecting and working the raw materials, right through to joining techniques and possible fittings. Following step-by-step instructions organised in...
Holzis Handbuch für Schreiner
Over 2200 terms, from »Anleimer« on to »Zulage«, help apprentice carpenters, qualified carpenters and ambitious hobby carpenters whenever they have questions. The comprehensive knowledge of carpentry in user-friendly form, numerous...
Holz biegen
How do you bend or deform wood? This book presents the whole spectrum of different methods. In addition to basic procedures and the required equipment, Wolfgang Fiwek gives an insight into all manner of workshops, from cane makers to...
Holzwerken - Die besten Projekte
From small to large, from a smart gift to a foldable dining room table. From simple to sophisticated, from quick and easy to time-intensive: ambitious woodworkers are sure to find new challenges, new project ideas. 23 detailed...
Möbelbau - Grundlagen, Konstruktionen, Tricks & Kniffe
German version of the Fine Woodworking book on »Furniture & Cabinet Construction«. After a brief introduction to materials and tools, this book gets right to the point, covering all basic constructions from cabinets, boxes, shelves,...
Hobelbänke
In this book, the world-renowned author and woodworker Christopher Schwarz will guide you to your personally ideal workbench. He summarizes the history of workbenches during the last few centuries and specifies the essential properties...
HolzWerken - Die besten Tipps und Tricks
The most useful tips from the first 47 issues of HolzWerken magazine. A treasure of smart ideas and tips for woodworkers. This book provides the straight tip for everyone, featuring precise explanations and numerous photographs and...
Wildholz-Möbel
Some branches and a few tools are enough to enter the fascinating world of rough wood joinery. The many step-by-step projects allow the reader to learn how to take the organic shapes of the material and find the technically correct...
Holzverbindungen - Auswählen, konstruieren, bauen
This book is a complete compilation of Western style wood joinery. From the most basic butt joints to sophisticated mortise and tenon joints. Each of the 12 chapters focuses on the specific problems, techniques, materials, and tools that...
Perfekte Verbindungen
Professional furniture maker John Bullar explains the essentials of well-fitting wood joints and the application of selected hand and power tools. Clear instructions with step-by-step illustrations show the designing and cutting of 34...