"Wood characteristics and identification. Standards. Glossaries. Supply sources. Plans and kits. Books, journals, and catalogs. Manufacturers. Associations. Research centers. Furniture collections. Instructional programs and materials"--Jacket.

This directory lists suppliers of products and information -- books, courses, magazines, and furniture plans.

· A comprehensive guide that’s great for woodworkers of all levels · Includes more than 40 detailed indoor and outdoor woodworking project plans · Contains step-by-step instructions and illustrations, helpful diagrams, and over 1,200 full-color photographs · Provides expert insight on how to set up shop, be safe, use tools, make jigs and joints, apply finishes, and much more

New edition of a shop-by-mail guide. Brief descriptions and contact information are provided for some 2,000 vendors in 59 categories, among them: bead crafts, ceramics, jewelry making and lapidary, kite making, leather crafts, rug making, spinning and weaving, stenciling, and woodworking. A resources section includes listings of publications, associations, and companies selling supportive materials and aids. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This reference documents ferrous alloy development as presented in Alloy Digest since 1952. Its concise data sheet summaries (which run about two pages) provide material composition, properties, heat treatment, fabrication characteristics, product forms, and applications. Following a general overvie

Detailed, simple-to-use guide offers common sense coverage of the basics of construction, materials, tools, plus selecting the right type of feeder, how to attract the species you want, how to hang and support your feeder, and much more. Text and illustrations for 12 classic and contemporary designs.

This groundbreaking critical anthology gathers together a wide range of primary source material on lesbian lives in the past. The material here is drawn from a diverse range of sources, including court records, newspaper reports, literary sources, writings on lesbianism from psychologists, doctors, anthropologists, as well as personal letters and journals. The sources are arranged into thematic chapters, covering topics such as archetypes of lesbians - cross-dressing women and romantic friends, the making of lesbianism in culture, professional discourse on lesbians, public perceptions of lesbianism and women's own experiences. This book will be a milestone in the publishing of lesbian history, and is set to provoke the impetus for fresh research.