Veneering: A Foundation Course With this fully illustrated guide, learn to use woods that may be rare, expensive or structurally weak in their solid form. Teaches the use of crossbanding, book-matching, quartering, inlaying, oyster work and marquetry to stunning effect. Includes a chapter on restoration and working with sawn veneers enabling you to repair damaged pieces. 160 pages.
5 IN STOCK Price: £19.00
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100 woods - Guide to Popular Timbers of the World Useful for wood enthusiasts and to both workshops and libraries, this book offers a detailed study of the basic properties and characteristics of some of the world's most widely-used woods. It is illustrated with over 300 colour photographs showing tangential, radial and magnified cross-sections of each wood.
2 IN STOCK Price: £20.00
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The Real Wood Bible For anyone who enjoys working with wood, the Real Wood Bible is a comprehensive and fascinating resource. Woodworkers, crafters, interior designers, and DIY-enthusiasts of all skill levels will learn more about the wood they use regularly and discover the benefits of species they hadn’t previously considered. Find out how trees are converted into boards and veneer, how some remarkable natural effects occur, and what types of wood can be bought from sustainable sources. Packed with advice on buying and storing lumber, this beautifully illustrated guide includes a picture gallery that will inspire and an authoritative Wood Directory that features a photograph of each wood in detail and to scale. 256 pgs, spiral hardcover.
5 IN STOCK Price: £28.00
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Know Your Woods - A Complete Guide to Trees,Woods and Veneers Know Your Woods traces different kinds of lumber from the forest to the sawmill to the craftsman's workshop. Every person interested in the broad subject of woods - their identification, characteristics, and uses - will find this book a revelation. The information is presented in clear, no technical style. It describes over 300 principal woods - indicating the common and scientific names of each - shows how to recognize a tree by its leaf, bark, or berry, and how to identify its wood by grain, colour, and texture.
2 IN STOCK Price: £20.00
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Veneer Tape The quick acting adhesive ensures that tights joints are made when taping your veneers together.
Dimensions: 20mm wide x 400 metres - Price per Roll
20 IN STOCK Price: £7.50
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Cutting Mat Quality double-sided, self healing mat with gridded pattern.
Veneer Saw A tool specifically designed for cutting veneers. A polished hardwood handle is offset to clear the work. The teeth have no set allowing the saw to be used against a straight edge without damage to the tool.
20 IN STOCK Price: £11.50
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Swann Morton Craft Knife The quality of Swan Morton blades is unrivalled. Manufactured in Sheffield the precision ground blades produce accurate cuts on even the toughest surfaces.
Pack contains 1 x 3a handle and 5 x 10a blades
10 IN STOCK Price: £8.50
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Virutex End Trimmer It allows a perfect, clean and high quality cut on all the corners of the board. No other finishing operations are needed.
10 IN STOCK Price: £28.00
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Virutex Double Edge Trimmer Cuts both sides simultaneously. For edges up to 40mm.
For larger edges it can be used as two independent edge trimmers. Top quality long life blades which are easy to replace once worn.
10 IN STOCK Price: £23.00
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Replacement Blades for Virutex Double Edge Trimmer
