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The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Home Carpentry: Carpentry Skills & Projects for Homeowners
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-11-24 Summary: Good, basic, comprehensive and useful ... After owning a home for 30 years started to do it myself, this book is a valuable reasouce. I use it all the time. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-08-12 Summary: excelent information ... This books has the content in a very clear and succinct way. The pictures help a lot!!! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-08-04 Summary: Not too shabby. ... This is a neat little book, despite the name 'Black & Decker', which I stay away from like the plague. When I picked this up, I had very little information on carpentry in general. This isn't a bad book to have to give you a starting point and some little projects to put together to gauge yourself. I always liked the idea of fixing up the house--but liking the idea, and being able to ACTUALLY DO IT are totally different things. So, my first project I started with was the workbench plan, and modified it a bit to suit ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-08 Summary: Perfect comlpiment to any book ... This is the second carpentry book from Black and Decker I have purchased. The first was 10 years ago and the information is still pertinent. The 2008 edition provides more projects and the latest products available in the market, in addition to their excellent instructions and illustrations. This book is perfect for the beginner as well as the experience carpenter or homeowner. I recommend this book and any other complete book by Black and Decker. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | About This Book: The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry combines the most popular carpentry projects with up-to-date information on tools, techniques, and materials required for home projects. Easy-to-use photo-driven pages show readers the most common saw cuts, nailing techniques, router designs, and skills for using dozens of other tools. Projects range from framing a partition wall, building shelves, and installing windows and doors, to hanging cabinets, cutting countertops, and installing...more
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Vegetable Gardening: Your Ultimate Guide (Black & Decker Outdoor Home)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-19 Summary: Best Vegetable Gardening book. Period. ... This is the best gardening book I have ever read. And, I have read a ton of I have them. The Vegetable Encyclopedia section gives you all the info you need to grow super veggies. I recommend it for every vegetable gardener ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-16 Summary: My ultimate guide ... I read every gardening book I can get my hands on, but I'm cheap, so this is the only one I have or ever will buy. In eight years of using amazon.com this is also the first review I've felt compelled to write. I cannot emphasize enough how thorough, accurate, and good-looking this guide is. Get it, you will not regret it. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2000-04-29 Summary: Best Vegetable Book I've Ever Seen ... This book has everything that anybody could ask for in a guide to vegetable gardening. I strongly recommend it. ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | -Explains how to prepare, harvest and preserve vegetables. -Uses a highly visual, easy-to-read,user-friendly format. -Includes information on pest control, focusing on less toxic alternatives....more
[2] ... Review | A well-planned combination of straightforward text and colorful photos make Vegetable Gardening: Your Ultimate Guide a most useful addition in your quest for the perfect melon or Brussels sprout. The chapters on preparation cover everything from garden design (complete with worksheets) to the creation of special environments like cold frames and greenhouses. With the easy step-by-step instructions on building a potting bench, you may even surprise yourself with your new handy talents! Plant care--from...more
Natural Gardens (Black & Decker Outdoor Home)
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | An exciting new gardening trend is lovingly featured in this full-color, activity-filled book that shows readers how to create natural-looking, easy-care landscapes in their own backyard landscape. Its clear, colorful pictures and easy-to-understand text reveal every planning, installation, and planting tip used by experts to create stunning natural gardens. Whether you live near the seashore, in the Midwest plains, in a forest setting, or the desert, NATURAL GAEDENS delivers inspiration...more
Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2002-12-20 Summary: Complete guide, indeed! ... I can do a passable paint job- but this book helps me assess color and patterns, select type of paint and tools specific to the job, prepare the surfaces and apply the paint. It even guides me through complicated patterns and uses I wouldn't have contemplated at all, without a clear guide. This book takes you through it all with clear advice, excellent step-by-step color photographs. You'll save lots of money and time, and best of all, get easy-to-follow advice to do it right the first time. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2000-06-06 Summary: black and decker complete guide to painting and decorating ... this book is written so one can get many interesting ideas and easy to follow instructions. a varity of ideas for everyone pocket book pictures demoastrate beautifully the techniques i really enjoyed this book and recommend it to everyone redecorating thier homes and or giving a room a fresh look ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Painting & Decorating is an illustrated guide to improving interior rooms with paint, wallcoverings, and other decorative materials using professional techniques. Beginning with an overview of color and decorating principles, this helpful reference demonstrates the basics of painting and wallcovering, including: selecting and estimating materials, preparing the room, removing existing paint and wallcovering, repairing damaged walls and woodwork, application...more
[2] ... Review | A good choice for those who want to add a little flair, depth, and sophistication to their interior painting and decorating efforts, Black & Decker: The Complete Guide to Painting and Decorating will encourage you to do more than just slap on some paint. After flipping through the pages and seeing more than 700 color photos, you will want to play with paint, experiment with it, and control it. The first section of the book--Color & Decorating Principles--explains color theory as well as the use of...more
Black & Decker Finishing & Refinishing Wood: Techniques & Projects for Fine Wood Finishes
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-01-01 Summary: Very informative and easy to read. ... I'm starting out as a hobbyist and decided to refinish the doors and window trim in my 90 year-old house. This book is just what I needed. It provides "from the ground up" instruction, from what tools you'll need to how to organize your work area to the different finishing techniques. Highly recommended. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-02-27 Summary: Fantastic Book ... This is a tremendous tool for those involved in furniture refinishing,as I am. Clear, concise examples and instructions. Great pictures. I highly recommend this book. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Finishing & Refinishing Wood offers inspiration and straight-to-the point instruction on how to salvage mistreated wood surfaces and turn them once again into things of beauty. Readers will learn how to effectively use new, environmentally safe strippers to remove old paints and varnishes, how to patch and repair damaged surfaces, and how to apply stains and achieve glass-smooth new finishes with no fuss. This book features the latest tools, including fine detail sanders and high velocity...more
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