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Tens of thousands of customers agree: Turn to these beautiful Kristy Rice winners. | 69 Robin Wood’s CORES Recycled. The Center for Art in Wood. Cores are solid, round chunks of wood—byproducts of an ancient pole turning technique used by Robin Wood of the United Kingdom to craft bowls. Wood donated 100 cores to The Center for Art in Wood, which then challenged artists to create new pieces of art for an exhibition, Robin Wood’s CORES Recycled • 8 1/8" x 9 1/8" (206 x 231 mm) • 244 photos • 136 pp. • 978-0-7643-4783-2 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Spalted Wood: The History, Science, and Art of a Unique Material. Sara C. Robinson, Hans Michaelsen, Julia C. Robinson. For the first time, the history of spalted wood—wood coloration caused by fungi—is detailed, beginning 700 years ago and following its evolution from guild secret to a main- stream art form. Included are photomicrographs, a guide to spalted woods worldwide, and current spalting research. • 9"x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 870 photos & photomicrographs • 288 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5038-2 • HC • $60.00 / £54.99 / 86.00 CAD Spalting 101: The Ultimate How-To Guide to Coloring Wood with Fungi. Dr. Seri C. Robinson. This one-of-a-kind guide leads beginners to success and offers spalting veterans fascinating info to improve their work. Spalting expert Robinson saves wood artists time and frustration by helping them quickly understand the mechanisms behind the transformations so they can best encourage coloration without much decay. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 296 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-6089-3 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Turning to Art in Wood: A Creative Journey. The Center for Art in Wood. To better reflect the growing recognition and importance of wood artists and their works of fine art, in 2011, The Wood Turn- ing Center changed its name to The Center for Art in Wood. Here are more than 100 objects in The Center’s November 2011 to April 2012 exhibition, as well as images of The Center’s collection of more than 1,000 art works. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 1,090 color &b/w images •288pp. •978-0-7643-4204- 2 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the Amer- ican Modern. Paul Eisenhauer and Lynne Farrington, editors. Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the Amer- ican Modern. Paul Eisenhauer and Lynne Farrington, editors. Explore Wharton Esherick’s artistic evolution during the early 20th century. More than 300 imag- es fill this catalog from the exhibition Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern held at the Kamin and Kroiz Galleries of the University of Pennsylvania, September 7, 2010, through February 13, 2011. • 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) • 323 images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3788-8 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Wharton Esherick Studio & Collection. The Wharton Esherick Museum. Editor, Paul Eisenhauer, Ph. D. Editor, Paul Eisenhauer, PhD. Artist Wharton Esherick (1887–1970) is celebrated for his sculptur- al wood working pieces. This pioneering catalog documents, with beautiful color photography, more than 130 paintings, woodblock prints, sculpture, and utilitarian objects found at the Wharton Esherick Museum • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 142 color photographs • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-3449-8 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Wood Art Today: Furniture, Vessels, Sculpture. Dona Z. Meilach. This idea packed compendium presents the work of today’s top wood artists in more than 500 photos. More than 130 artists from nine countries are showcased, including furniture makers, turners, and sculptors who borrow ideas and tech- niques from one another to create their art. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 497 color photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-1912-9•HC•$59.95 / £54.99 / 85.00CAD WOOD & FURNITURE | Your Personal Hang-ups. The Center for Art in Wood. Who doesn’t like discussing their personal hang-ups? For a 2012 exhibition at The Center for Art in Wood, independent curator Gail M. Brown challenged artists to create functional sculptural objects with an emphasis on some more useful hang-ups: hat, coat trees, or hangers, wall hooks, racks, and wall systems. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) •58 color images •96pp. •978-0-7643- 4811-2 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD American Furniture Anatomy Kerry Pierce. The most extensive and modern reference of its kind, this comprehensive yet highly browsable resource offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 540 color images•376pp.•978-0-7643-6184-5•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD WOODWORKING: TOOLS & REFERENCE Festool®Essentials: The Sanders. Festool. Each of the 11 models is covered in detail and applications are explained. In addition, the Festool dust extraction system and its accessories are explained. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 350+ color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3322-4 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Festool® Essentials: TS 55 & TS 75 Portable Plunge Saws: With FS/2 Guide Rail, MFT Multifunction Table, & CT Dust Extraction System. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. The Festool guide rail system, multifunction work table, and dust extraction system are covered. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x279mm) •400 color photos •160pp. •978-0-7643- 3103-9 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Hand Planes in the Modern Shop. Kerry Pierce. Plane users and collectors will find a wealth of straightforward how-to information backed up by more than 500 images in this definitive guide to hand planes. Using hand planes results in a quieter, clean- er wood shop, but they can also match the efficien- cies of power tools for many of the processes involved in making wood furniture • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 531 color photos & b/w illustrations • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-3558-7•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99CAD Power Tools: Care and Use. William Vea- sey. This compact handbook shows the many bits available for electric powered carving tools and how to use each properly for a wide vari- ety of effects. The techniques for wildfowl texturing are shown through many photographs and can be used by wood sculptors for all types of art • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) •Many b/w illus- trations • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-047-6 • PB • $7.95 / £7.99 / 10.95 CAD SharpeningWoodworking Tools: How to Achieve the Sharpest Cutting Edges with Traditional Techniques. Rudolf Dick. There is much discussion among artisans when it comes to improving the cutting behavior of tools quickly and permanently, but the debate is settled here, where expert engineers and master craftsmen prove the benefits of sharpening blades and tools using methods based on time-tested Japanese water stone grinding techniques • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) •252 color photos &diagrams •224pp. • 978-0-7643-5349-9 •HC• $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Home Woodworker Series: Home Workshop Storage & Organization—21 Projects to Build. Jim Harrold, Editor. Improve your shop’s efficiency by building any or all of the cabinets, racks, chests, and carts included here for your hand tools, bench top machines, and wood- working accessories. Step-by-step instructions of fer detailed guidance, along with fully di- mensioned illustrations and cut lists. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 220 color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-4574-6 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Home Woodworker Series: Home Workshop Setup—The Complete Guide. Jim Harrold. Now that you’ve cleaned out the garage or finally freed up some space in the basement, it’s time to start planning your ideal home workshop. Fortunately, this second installment of the Home Woodworker Series has everything you need to create the efficient, safe, clean, and comfortable workspace you’ve envisioned escaping to for your woodworking. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250+ images • 88 pp. • 978-0-7643-4418-3 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Wood Art Today 2. Jeffrey B. Snyder, editor. See free standing and wall mounted sculptures, installation pieces, furniture, vessels, jars, vases, bowls, boxes, teapots, and much more. • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215mm) •380 color photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-3463-4 •HC• $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD Festool® Essentials: The DOMINO DF 500 Joining System: With CT Dust Extraction System. Festool. The tool itself is covered in detail, with settings, adjustments, variations, accessories, and several applications. Also covers in detail the Festool CT Dust Extraction System. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 349 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0- 7643-3104-6 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Festool® Essentials: The Routers. Festool. The Festool® system, including the OF 1010 EQ, the OF 1400 EQ, the OF 2200 EB, and the MFK 700 EQ, covered in detail. Clear color photographs and concise explanations of the tools and their applications will help woodworkers get the most out of their Festool router and its accessories. Each router model has unique qualities that suit it for a particular job. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 350+ color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3323- 1 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Moving Sam Maloof: Saving an American Woodworking Legend’s Home andWorkshops. Ann Kovara, AIA, LEED AP. The human side of his- toric preservation becomes clear in the story of how world-class woodworker Sam Maloof (1916–2009), a beleaguered but plucky elderly California Living Treasure, survived his historic property’s relocation by the government. Construction manager and ar- chitect Kovara relates the move of the residence, art collection, woodworking studios, guest house, and twenty major trees. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 120 color and b/w images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5136-5 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD On the Edge of Your Seat: Chairs for the 21st Century. The Center for Art in Wood. Photos and insightful essays from a variety of perspectives celebrate the chair in this inspiring showcase of 45 contemporary chair, bench, and stool designs. They encompass a breadth of approaches to material, to seating, and to object making. Joshua Lane’s one- of-a-kind history of the evolution of Philadelphia chairs, together with full-page images of 40 histor- ic chairs, set the new chairs in context • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 211 color & b/w images • 288 pp. • 978-0-7643-5169- 3 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD