Decorative woodwork Books

An artist’s record of the homes of 89 leading creatives from interior designers to ceramicists, antiques dealers, florists and chefs. SJ Axelby brings new life to interior portraiture, capturing in paint the favourite rooms of 89 leading creatives from...

Learn to improve your crochet techniques, working your way up from beginner projects through to more challenging later patterns. Each animal uses only basic stitches and there’s step-by-step instructions that mean this is the perfect book to learn to...

A revised, redesigned and updated edition of the definitive and bestselling woodworker’s bible. Authoritative, superbly crafted and easy to use, Collins Complete Woodworker's Manual is the UK bestseller and the one book every woodworker needs.This...

An armchair discovery tour of truly remarkable places, captured in SJ Axelby’s inimitable watercolours. This follow-up volume to SJ Axelby’s Interior Portraits transports the reader to bars, cafes, museums, shops, hotels, tearooms, restaurants, gardens,...

Modern Upholstery is a contemporary guide designed to demystify the art of upholstery and inspire you to boldly transform your own furniture.When it comes to furniture, all too often we can feel stuck between buying pieces that are mass produced and...

With over 200 scroll saw patterns to bring to life, this must-have resource will keep you scrolling throughout the year. With insightful sections covering the scrolling basics to assist beginners as well as more challenging projects for advanced...

Keep your workshop and lungs safe! No matter how big or small your workshop space is, making your shop safe is essential for long-term health and preventing serious respiratory issues. This book is the ultimate guide to managing the dust in your...

This essential book will show you everything you need to know to create beautifully handmade scroll saw art and wooden signs. Featuring comprehensive sections on tools, materials, scroll saw basics, safety, and troubleshooting, equip yourself with the...

Take your intarsia woodworking skills to the next level! Intarsia Woodworking Made Easy is a skillbuilding compendium of useful tips, techniques, and projects that are perfect for scroll sawyers and power carvers, no matter their experience. Opening with...

Woodworking with Resin is a skill-building guide that offers more than 20 unique designs and 13 step-by-step scroll saw projects that all incorporate resin elements and progress in difficulty. Opening with insightful sections on the scroll saw and...

A complete and contemporary update to this best-selling resource for woodburners, renowned artist Lora Irish reveals her secrets in this newly revised edition. Beginner and advanced pyrographers alike benefit from more than 40 original traceable line art...

Invite friends and family over and head outside for a backyard game night! Perfect for barbecues, staycations, family reunions, block parties, and more, DIY Backyard Games offers 12 step-by-step easy woodworking and DIY projects to make your own lawn...

There are few things more rewarding than making something yourself – and being able to use it every day!A collection of 21 functional woodworking projects for the kitchen for food preparation, storage, serving, and more, this complete guide to making...

The first-ever accessible guide on making DIY furniture from live-edge slabs, this book will show you everything you need to know about incorporating organic, natural wood pieces into your home.After learning techniques for milling, drying, and preparing...

Conjuring up wooden wands might seem like a magical and mysterious process, but the Compendium of Wooden Wand Making Techniques is here to show you how simple it can be! In the first-ever guide to making wands, you’ll learn how to whittle,...

Have a bunch of mason jars in your cupboard but not sure what to do with them? Have some fruit crates laying around? Upcycle is a fun, contemporary project book that will show you how to take a range of common objects, many available cheap or free, and...

Crochet hilariously upside-down versions of cartoon characters, video game heroes, and childhood toys with the first-ever AI-generated crochet book showcasing the extremely weird, bad-good patterns made by a computer.What happens when you ask ChatGPT to...

Rustic meets modern with thischarming do-it-yourselfguide.Here are 40 easy-to-follow designs, ranging from coffee tables and wine racks to decorative wall art, all with step-by-step and clear full-color photographs. Perfect for those looking for simple...

With the knowledge of only a handful of essential joints, a woodworker can build anything he can imagine... Whether it's a kitchen cabinet or an 18th century highboy, the foundation for all types of woodworking can be boiled down to a handful of...

With SketchUp Success for Woodworkers, any woodworker can download SketchUp and be drawing helpful, detailed woodworking plans like a pro in no time at all.An affordable, simple, and powerful 3-D design program, SketchUp can be used to create models and...

Whether you're just getting started at the lathe or you're a seasoned woodturner looking for nuggets of insight, you'll find it all in the AAW's Official Guide, Getting Started in Woodturning, an essential reference of safety information, tool advice,...

The Froebel Gifts are perhaps the world's first educational toys. Developed in the early 1800's by Friedrich Froebel, inventor of Kindergarten, the Gifts appear deceptively simple but represent a sophisticated approach to child development. Over the last...

Author is the authority on boxmaking in the woodworking community. Making boxes is the most popular project for woodworkers of all skill levels, in particular beginners. Makes everything easy: offers a super simple method for woodworkers, makers, and...

An inside look at kokeshi dolls: from the skilled woodworkers behind their design to their important cultural significance.Kokeshi are the simple and charming traditional Japanese dolls characterized by their cylindrical shape and lack of arms and legs...

The Art Of Chip Carving is an easy to follow, step-by-step guide to one of the world's most ancient and widely practised forms of woodcarving.Anyone, from the completely inexperienced beginner to the veteran craftsperson, can learn to use simple,...

In Build Better Boxes, Matt Kenney distills and shares what he's learned in 20 years of box making using step-by-step photos that walk you through the process of creating 10 beautiful designs from scratch.You'll begin with a few simple, but elegant...

Master the Dovetail...The Iconic, Fundamental Woodworking Joint.The iconic dovetail is the king of woodworking joints; creating a beautiful, tightly fit dovetail corner ranks top among many woodworkers' bucket lists. Get your pins and tails straight with...

Build the workbench your shop needs.A well-built workbench is the keystone to any woodworker's shop. This is where a hefty percentage of the work takes place-where the project you're crafting is clamped, shaped, and assembled. Having a functional and...

With over 10K sold, the first edition of The Handmade Skateboard is the best-selling book on the topic of making a skateboard. Skateboarding continues to be the top extreme sport among teens and is now a $3 billion industry. Building a skateboard doesn't...

The Essential Wood Book is about making the basics of using and choosing wood easier to understand. While some wood books can be intimidating due to an overly scientific approach or an overflowing amount of exotic and hard-to-find woods you'll never use,...

There's nothing more satisfying to a woodworker than using handmade kitchen tools in their busy kitchen...For a woodworker there's nothing more satisfying than a project that can be quickly made in a weekend that will get years of daily use. And, out of...

While Furniture Design & Construction is a project book for woodworkers, it goes beyond traditional woodworking manuals to teach design concepts through carefully selected, hands-on pieces. This book is for the woodworker who is not content merely to...

Woodworking projects that will transform your outdoor space.Spend more time enjoying your patio, porch, and backyard with more than a dozen projects, including a classic Adirondack, sturdy and stylish tables, comfortable benches, and much more. With...

The Handcarved Bowl provides step-by-step photos and directions for every stage of the bowlcarving process that will appeal to everyone from beginning woodworkers to seasoned carvers. Carving wooden bowls by hand may appear to be just a romantic notion...

Vic Tesolin's Projects from the Minimailist Woodworker teaches the basics of furniture making using step-by-step photos detailing the process of building handsome projects any woodworker will be proud to create.A follow-up to Vic's much-lauded first...

The Art of Kumiko is a step-by-step guide to creating a classic Japanese craft in the modern workshop with only minimal tools.Kumiko is a delicate and sophisticated art created by assembling small wooden pieces into beautiful patterns, and Matt...

Box projects for the home and workshop that you'll actually use...When it comes to selecting a project, boxes are a popular choice for woodworkers. They're small, don't require a lot of material, and can be quick to build. They can offer technical...

Create colourful masterpieces with the official guide to using Unicorn SPiT!Unicorn SPiT is a paint, gel stain, and glaze concentrate all in one bottle! It creates a multifaceted, 3-dimensional effect on wood, glass, metal, fabric, pottery, wicker,...

Natural Balance is a photographic compilation of the artistic works of Canadian sculptor Kun Foon Lee. His meticulously crafted sculptures are composed of various native woods and found natural objects such as pine cones, driftwood and dried wild flowers...

W. Ben Hunt, whose Sioux name was Tasunka Witko, traveled throughout the Midwest, living with several Native American tribes, finally settling near the site of the last Sioux uprising. Here he provides step-by-step instructions and exact dimensions to...

Get started with simple, useful, handcrafted woodworking projects for everyday people - with only 12 basic tools!Lots of people want to try woodwork, but they get intimidated by dangerous power tools and difficult techniques. Good news: there are lots of...

Cut and come again forestry reviving the ancient practice of resprout silviculture to power local woodland-based economies.Coppice Agroforestry is a richly illustrated, comprehensive guide to resprout silviculture managing trees and shrubs by coppicing,...