Braiding Fine Leather: Techniques of the Australian Whipmakers by David W. Morgan, ISBN 0870335448
Designed to help the beginning leather braider acquire basic skills in a straightforward manner, this book shows readers how to braid simple projects fairly quickly. With close attention to detail and a little practice using the methods described here, novices can produce attractive and enduring items from either precut lace or from a skin or side of leather.
Leather braiding was developed in Australia in whipmaking shops. The craft had been carried to Australia by thongmakers from England, who were familiar with the thongs used on finely braided carriage whips. Kangaroo leather, one of the finest leathers available for braiding, provided the material for high-quality work, and a large and discriminating market in Australia led to improvements in techniques. Using these highly refined techniques and providing complete instructions and clear closeup photographs showing each step in the process, David Morgan has created an excellent book for those who want to learn to braid leather.
A metallurgical engineer by training and occupation, in the 1960s Morgan became interested in Australian braided work made from kangaroo hide. With his wife he set up a part-time mail-order business selling a variety of Australian imports. In the 1980s he made the whips for the Indiana Jones movies, and he has been making them ever since. By 1990 he had abandoned metallurgy to run the mail-order business full time. He is now following an interest in the historical aspects of cattle-working whips.
David Charlesworth's Furniture-Making Techniques Volume Two by David Charlesworh, ISBN 1861082959
Chapters feature how-to instructions on various skills combined with how-I-do-it projects. Examples: how to make perfect cabinet drawers; how to get the most from your bench, hand, and scraper planes; tips on edge jointing for table tops; insider techniques for clamping and gluing; and lots more.
David Charlesworth's Furniture-Making Techniques Volume Two by David Charlesworh, ISBN 1861082959 
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The Right Man for the Job by Mike Magnuson, ISBN 0060928956
At once riotous and disturbing, insightful and inspired, this story about a pair of disillusioned repo men marks the debut of one of the most exciting and original talents in contemporary fiction. Bored and frustrated, repo men Gunnar and Dewey become fixated on a particular customer who will not respond to any of their attempts to repossess her furniture. NPR sponsorship.
The Right Man for the Job by Mike Magnuson, ISBN 0060928956
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Furniture and Interiors of the 1940s by Anne Bony, ISBN 2080111582
The 1940s marked a period of transition in interior design: the quarrel between ancient and modern was outdated, the combination of function and art was essential, and interior designers were more focused on new creations rather than on post-war reconstruction. The style of this period exhibits all the contradictions that arise from a society that was in a general state of shock, unsure of what the future would hold. Exemplary cabinet making marks the period, featuring famous names like T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbing and George Nelson from the United States. In France, Adnet, Arbus, Dominique, Kohlmann, Jallot, and Leleu produced sumptuous ensembles, with beautiful detailing. "Furniture and Interiors of the 1940s" features the work of numerous designers in 300 archival images and recent color photographs that shed new light on this transitional period in design, as it evolved both in Europe and in the United States.
Furniture and Interiors of the 1940s by Anne Bony, ISBN 2080111582
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High Roller 500 Executive Poker Set
- Beautiful PVC leather case with soft, black felt-lined chip cradles and heavy chrome hardware
- Removable master tray with five removable player trays (holding 100 chips each)
- 500 casino-sized (40mm) and weighted (11.
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