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78 | WOODTURNING, WOOD ART: INSPIRATION, WOODWORKING: TOOLS & REFERENCE Useful Beauty: Turning Practical Items on a Wood Lathe • Dick Sing • Several attractive projects with variations: bottle stoppers, jar lids, a weed vase, a small mirror, a spinning top, and a baby rattle. Instructions for each project, along with step-by-step photographs, make these fun projects easy to learn and fun to do. Variations pro- vide a challenge for the more experienced turners, and a gallery with numerous examples encourages the adventurous to experiment. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 250 color photos • 64 pp • 978-0- 88740-851-9 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Wood Lathe Projects for Fun & Profit • Dick Sing • Four wood lathe projects easy enough for the beginner and fun enough for everyone. With step-by-step instructions illustrated with clear full-color photographs, Dick Sing turns a clock holder; a candle dish; a desk set with a base, a pen, and a letter opener; and a bookmark. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 250 color photos • 64 pp • 978-0-88740-675-1 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Wood Turning for the Garden: Projects for the Outdoors • Mike Cripps • More than 230 color photographs with step-by-step instruc- tions for turning bird houses, planters, and bulb planters. All turners will enjoy this book and the freedom they will get from turning unseasoned timber, which is free from dust and needs virtually no sanding or difficult-to-apply glossy finish. Pat- terns and a color gallery are provided. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 234 color photos • 64 pp • 978-0-7643-0032-5 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD Wood Turning, from Tree to Table: Bowls, Lamps, & Other Projects • Bill Bowers • An in- teresting and detailed explanation of the complete process of woodturning from freshly cut wood. Beginning with an explanation of how to safely harvest trees, the reader is taken through green turning and sealing for the curing process, finish turning and completing their bottoms, and the final finishing. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 293 color photos • 80 pp • 978-0-7643-3335-4 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Bartram's Boxes Remix • The Center for Art in Wood • The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia joined with the historical organization Bartram’s Garden to offer ar- tisans the opportunity to be inspired by the famous botanist’s work and methods. The 40 selected artists created diverse works, shown in more than 240 photos, that ex- press Bartram’s voice and his dedication. • 12" × 12" (305 × 305 mm) • 248 color photos • 176 pp • 978-0-7643-4736-8 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Esherick, Maloof, and Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans • Steven Paul Whitsitt • An intimate tour of homes created by three of America’s most celebrated woodworking artists. Delight in Wharton Esherick’s humble mountaintop home, Sam Maloof’s sprawling California complex, and George Nakashima’s harmo- nious Pennsylvania compound. • 12" × 9" (305 × 229 mm) • 200-plus color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-3202-9 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD The Lindquist Legacy: A History of the US Studio Woodturning Movement • Seri C. Rob- insonBetty J. Scarpino • The first book about Mark Lindquist’s impact on the rise of woodworking from the studio craft movement to high art. Carefully researched and beautifully illustrated, it reveals a clearer understanding of the art of woodturning and its current position in the United States artistic heritage. Includes more than 250 photos from Mark Lindquist’s archives, many of historic and innovative pieces not seen before. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 250+ color images • 224 pp • 978-0-7643-6174-6 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD Living with Wood: A Guide for Toymak- ers, Hobbyists, Crafters, and Parents • Seri C. Robinson • Great for budding wood workers, parents, and future wood scientists, this guide of- fers an easy-to-understand overview of wood as a material in the home. The book includes more scientific topics, such as the chemistry and anat- omy of wood, and instructions for cleaning and woodworking, Dr. Seri Robinson’s piece showcases her expertise in the material. • 7" × 10" (178 × 254 mm) • 172 color & b/w images • 144 pp • 978-0-7643-5935-4 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD Moving Sam Maloof: Saving an American Woodworking Legend's Home and Work- shops • Ann Kovara • 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. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 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" × 12" (229 × 305 mm) • 211 color & b/w images • 288 pp • 978-0-7643-5169-3 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD 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 King- dom to craft bowls. Wood donated 100 cores to The Center for Art in Woodwhich then challenged artists to create new pieces of art for an exhibition. • 8.13" × 9.13" (207 × 232 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 • For the first time, the history of spalt- ed wood—wood coloration caused by fungi—is detailed, beginning 700 years ago and following its evolution from guild secret to a mainstream art form. Included are photomicrographs, a guide to spalted woods worldwide, and current spalting research. • 9" × 12" (229 × 305 mm) • 870 pho- tos & photomicrographs • 288 pp • 978-0-7643- 5038-2 • HC • $60.00 / £54.99 / 86.00 CAD Spalting 101: The Ultimate Guide to Color- ing Wood with Fungi • Dr. Seri C. Robinson • This one-of-a-kind guide leads beginners to suc- cess 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" × 9" (152 × 229 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 art- ists and their works of fine art, in 2011, The Wood Turning 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 exhi- bition, as well as images of The Center’s collection of more than 1,000 art works. • 9" × 12" (229 × 305 mm) • 1,090 color & b/w images • 288 pp • 978-0-7643-4204-2 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern • Paul Eisenhauer • Explore Wharton Esherick’s artistic evolution during the early 20th century. More than 300 images 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. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 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 • Artist Wharton Esh- erick (1887–1970) is celebrated for his sculptural wood working pieces. This pioneering catalog doc- uments, with beautiful color photography, more than 130 paintings, woodblock prints, sculpture, and utilitarian objects found at the Wharton Esher- ick Museum. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 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, Sculp- ture • Dona Z. Meilach • This idea packed com- pendium presents the work of today’s top wood artists in more than 500 photos. More than 130 artists from nine countries are showcased, includ- ing furniture makers, turners, and sculptors who borrow ideas and techniques from one another to create their art. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 497 color photos • 256 pp • 978-0-7643-1912-9 • HC • $59.95 / £54.99 / 85.00 CAD Wood Art Today 2 • Jeffrey B. Snyder, editor • See free standing and wall mount- ed sculptures, installation pieces, furniture, vessels, jars, vases, bowls, boxes, teapots, and much more. • 11" × 8.5" (279 × 216 mm) • 380 color photos • 256 pp • 978- 0-7643-3463-4 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / 73.00 CAD Your Personal Hang-ups • The Cen- ter 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 func- tional sculptural objects with an empha- sis on some more useful hang-ups: hat, coat trees, or hangers, wall hooks, racks, and wall systems. • 9" × 6" (229 × 152 mm) • 58 color images • 96 pp • 978-0-7643-4811-2 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD American Furniture Anatomy: A Guide to Forms and Features • Kerry Pierce • The most extensive and modern reference of its kind, this comprehensive yet highly browsable resource offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photo- graphs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. • 7" × 10" (178 × 254 mm) • 540 color images • 376 pp • 978-0- 7643-6184-5 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / 56.99 CAD Festool ® Essentials: The Routers: OF 1010 EQ, OF 1400 EQ, OF 2200 EB, & MFK 700 EQ • Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. • 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 wood- workers get the most out of their Festool router and its accessories. Each router model has unique qualities that suit it for a particular job. • 8.5" × 11" (216 × 279 mm) • 350+ color photos • 160 pp • 978-0-7643-3323-1 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / 42.99 CAD WOOD ART: INSPIRATION WOODWORKING: TOOLS & REFERENCE