Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Woodworking books for sale


Woodworking books - dozens for sale

Selling my woodworking books. Priced to sell and several of them are out of print or just hard to find. (Some prices may be negotiable.) Have dozens, including books listed below. Also have back issues of WOOD Magazine. I live in Bellingham near Indian and E. Maple. Contact me to set up a time to browse my library.
Please include a phone number with your contact info.

NAME OF BOOKAUTHORPRICE
Selling Your Crafts at Craft Shows (PB)Madelaine Gray1.00
The 250 Best Shop Tricks (PB)Larry N. Stoiaken4.00
Collectors Illustrated Price Guide for Oak Furniture (PB)Bill Schroeder5.00
Sharpening Hand Tools: Storey's A-66 (PB)Max Alth2.00
Mission Furniture: How To Make It (PB)Henry Haven Windsor6.00
The Law in Plain English for Craftspeople (PB)Leonard D. DuBoff7.00
Building Free-form Furniture (PB)Charles W. Durney8.00
Biennial Design Book (PB)Fine Woodworking8.00
Design Book 2 (PB)
Fine Woodworking
12.00
Lathes and Turning Techniques (PB)Fine Woodworking8.00
How to Make 2x4 Furniture for Indoors and Out (PB)Suzi West15.00
The Woodwright's Shop (PB, signed by author)Roy Underhill35.00
New Yankee Workshop Outdoor Projects (HC)Norm Abram20.00
Arts and Crafts Woodworking Projects: 11 New Designs (PB)Robert E. Belke10.00
Making Authentic Craftsman Furniture: 62 Projects (PB)Gustav Stickley6.00
Building Arts and Crafts Furniture: 25 Authentic Projects (PB)Paul Kemner10.00
Outdoor Structures (HC)
Time/Life Books
5.00
35 Do-It-Yourself Prize-Winning Wood Projects (PB)Harris Publications2.00
Easy To Make Wooden Sundials: 5 Projects (PB)Milton Stoneman4.00
Expressions in Wood: Masterworks-Wornick Collection (PB)Tran Turner16.00
Hands-On Plans: Volume 3 (PB)Shopsmith1.00
Old Ways of Working Wood (HC)Alex W. Bealer8.00
Green Woodworking: Handcrafting Wood (HC)Drew Langsner30.00
Making Twig Furniture and Household Things (PB)Abby Ruoff25.00
The Frugal Woodworker (HC)Rick Liftig12.00
The American Country Woodworker: 50 Country Accents (PB)
Michael Dunbar14.00
The Backyard Builder: Over 150 Build-It-Yourself Projects (HC)John Warde22.00
The Complete Bed-Building Book (PB)Hydee Small7.00
Classics from The New Yankee Workshop (PB)Norm Abram7.00
The New Yankee Workshop (PB)Norm Abram9.00
Wordless Workshop (PB)Roy Doty21.00
Proven Shop Tips (PB)
Fine Woodworking8.00
Going Professional: A Woodworker's Guide (PB)
Jim Tolpin8.00
Earn a Second Income From Your Woodworking (PB)Garth Graves8.00
Making Money Making Furniture (PB)Blair Howard10.00
Furniture Projects (PB)Better Homes and Gardens10.00
Best Weekend Woodworking Projects (PB)Better Homes and Gardens4.00
2x4 Furniture: Simple, Inexpensive and Great-Looking (PB)Steve Henderson8.00
Band Saw Pattern Book (PB)Mark & Gene Duginske7.00
Tricks of the Trade: Volume 1 (PB)Today's Woodworker2.00
Wood Turning: A Foundation Course (PB)Keith Rowley10.00
Make a Chair from a Tree (PB)John D. Alexander Jr.75.00
The Complete Guide to Woodworking (PB, have 2 copies)Chris Simpson13.00
The Encyclopedia of Wood Working Techniques (PB)Jeremy Broun8.00
Gustav Stickley after 1909 (PB)Stephen Gray14.00


NOTE: Because I have difficulty with typing I much prefer that you email your phone number to me along with the best time to call you if you are interested or have questions. You can find my email address by clicking my name, Paul, in the "ABOUT ME" section on the right side of this page.

Paul

Sunday, July 10, 2011

21" x 21" Walnut Chessboard - $15



Items shown are for sale or auction.

21" x 21" total size with 16" x 16" playing area (2" squares). Handcrafted from walnut (for sure) and (I believe) ash. Slight bow has not hindered its use.

Because I have difficulty with typing I much prefer that you email your phone number to me along with the best time to call you if you are interested or have questions. You can find my email address by clicking my name, Paul, in the "ABOUT ME" section on the right side of this page.

Paul

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

3 Legged Rustic Stool - SOLD

3 legged stool with close-up



The stool shown is for sale or auction.


I made this stool from pieces of wood salvaged from the firewood pile one winter using rustic woodworking techniques I was just learning at the time.

It stands 11 inches high and the top is 11 inches long and 5 inches wide. The legs are cherry wood with the bark still attached. I don't know what the top piece is made of but it is very wormy and looks great. No metal parts (nails/screws) were used in its construction.

I kept this stool in the bedroom for years and used it as a foot rest while putting on and removing shoes and boots. It has served me well for that purpose.

I am asking $25 plus cost of shipping if not sold locally.

Paul

Rustic Stool - SOLD



Rustic Stool shown is for sale or auction.

I have owned this stool a very long time and it has served me (and my wife) well. I have used it as a sitting stool, a standing stool, a small shop bench, a small dining table for one (while watching TV), and as a place to keep throw pillows when not in use.

It has always given my living room a more relaxed and homey atmosphere. It is 18 inches high with a 12 inch by 12 inch top. Except for a few nails it is made of all wood. It has a rustic and well worn/distressed appearance.

I am asking $25 plus shipping if not sold locally.

Paul

Rustic Chair - SOLD

front corner view


Rustic chair shown (several more photos below) is for sale or auction.

I built this chair during the winter of 2001-2002 while living in the city of Aura in Michigan's upper peninsula. I'm pretty sure the wood is Yellow Birch. This birch came from a nearby heavily wooded property that I had started to develop as a homestead.

All joints are mortice and tenon and no metal fasteners of any kind were used in its construction. The bark remains firmly attached. Danish oil has been rubbed in several times.

The seat of the chair is very comfortable when a cushioned pad is added (included).

Local pick-up works best for me but if you are willing to pick up shipping charges then I would consider that too.

My asking price is $200. If you are interested or have questions please email me.

Paul

view with seat pad


sitting in front view


standing in front view

Oak Slab - Rustic Bench

Oak Slab-Bench - rustic side up


This item shown (and in several more photos below) is for sale or auction.

I originally bought this oak slab back in the early 1990's. It was one of several pieces I had purchased from the estate of a recently deceased woodworker. The woodworker's son told me his father had been planning to build a fireplace mantle with this slab. The son could not tell me whether this was red or white oak and I have not been able to identify the type of oak either.

I turned the slab into a low bench to put up close to a large bay window. The slab rests on 3 easily removable legs made from white birch. A fourth leg could be added to make the bench more stable. Either side can be positioned as the top. However, I spent much more time finishing the rustic side than the less rustic underside.

The slab is large enough to be reworked for many different proposes depending on your needs. The slab measures approximately 8 1/2 feet long by 3 inches thick and varies 12 to 15 inches wide (due to one rustic unmilled edge).

This slab is very heavy and is available for local pick-up only.

Asking price is $150. Email me if you are interested or have questions.

Paul

Oak Slab-Bench - top rustic detail


Oak Slab-Bench - rustic side down


Oak Slab-Bench - 2 leg side detail


Oak Slab-Bench - 1 leg side detail

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Boxwood

11 lb 3 oz


These Boxwood pieces (more photos shown below) are or will be for sale or auction soon.

Please note that this Boxwood is true Buxus sempervirens (Common Box or European Box).

This is the same wood described in Wikipedia as "Slow growth of box renders the wood ("boxwood") very hard (possibly the hardest in Europe) and heavy, and free of grain produced by growth rings, making it ideal for cabinet-making, the crafting of clarinets, engraving, marquetry, woodturning, tool handles(for chisels), mallet heads and as a substitute for ivory."

This wood is also commonly used for carving highly detailed figurines (such as chess pieces), knife handles, folding wooden rules, miniature model making, and wooden hair combs.

Boxwood is not a common wood (as it is not commercially grown) so large supplies are rarely available. It therefore is very expensive whenever it does become available. A recent (June 2011) auction on e-Bay listed some boxwood (5" x 1" x 1.75" or 5.8 oz.) for $25 plus additional shipping. That works out to about $70 per pound for a small piece of boxwood.

If you are interested in some of the boxwood I am making available please contact me. Once I have sold what I have, I will not be able to obtain more. I intend to sell what I have in large unmilled pieces. If you do not need much you can always resell your excess.

I would prefer to sell these pieces whole (as is). However, due to cost considerations, I will consider cutting some of the larger pieces into smaller less expensive pieces when possible. My asking price is currently $75 per lb. for the pieces as shown. If you want a piece cut from one of the larger pieces the price for that will be $100 per lb.

This wood has air dried for 2 years and has not checked.

See the photos of my boxwood below. The stool top the boxwood is resting on in these photos is 12" x 12". The weights for the larger pieces and are given above each photo.

Paul

8 lb 10 oz


7 lb 8 oz


11 lb 4 oz


18 lb 10 oz


1 lb 15 oz


many stout boxwood pieces about 1 foot long


several longer thinner pieces of boxwood