Product Description: A concise, easy-to-understand guide to building damage and how to fix itDetailing different types of damage, this guide outlines steps for both DIY and professional repair work. It also examines how major damage can develop from less serious problems that can be fixed earlier in the process, saving the homeowner time and money...read more

Product Description: Whether you live in a Georgian town house, a Victorian terraced property, or a 1930s semi, when it comes to carrying out repair and refurbishment work it is always better to use original materials. This informative guide tells you everything you need to know about tracking down and purchasing reclaimed building materials of all kinds, including bricks, roof and floor tiles, slates, timber, doors and door furniture, and much more...read more

Product Description: Innovation is nowadays a question of life and death for many of the economies of the western world. Yet, due to our generally reductionist scientific paradigm, invention and innovation are rarely studied scientifically. Most work prefers to study its context and its consequences...read more

Product Description: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Product Description: Leather is a strong and versatile material, which is highly suitable for handicrafts. Anyone can learn the techniques of leatherworking, and with some basic tools and a little patience can produce articles that are both aesthetically pleasing and practical...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work...read more

Product Description: A presentation of the stages of planning and constructing a Tudor-style dolls' house, bridging the gap between the concept and a professionally constructed model. It covers the architectural background of the period, how to create detailed plans, and the tools, materials and craft techniques required, and describes all practical aspects of making Tudor dolls' houses...read more

Product Description: This is a volume in honour of Professor Peter Carruthers on the occasion of his 61st birthday. It is a collection of papers describing developments in many areas of theoretical physics. It addresses the interdisciplinary character of complex systems in science...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: An introduction to the techniques of leatherworking. It discusses: the selection of tools; techniques from cutting, bevelling and burnishing to handstitching, carving, stamping and thonging; and tips on common pitfalls. There are a variety of projects to try.

Product Description: This step-by-step guide aims to give even the most basic woodworker the confidence to create impressive dolls' houses. Full instructions are given for a variety of house designs, as well as advice on selection of tools, materials and how to furnish the completed house.