CraftWinter2024

16 | RECENTLY RELEASED ISBN: 978-0-7643-6755-7 Size: 9" x 12" (229 x 305 mm) Pages: 288 Price: $65.00, £59.99, 95.00 CAD Illustrations: 350+ full-color photos and drawings Binding: hardcover BISAC: ART / Sculpture & Installation The Machinist Sculptor Industry Meets Craft By Chris Bathgate Artist Chris Bathgate utilizes machining tools and technology to create modern sculptures unlike any other artists’ work For crafters, artists, engineers, machinists, and anyone who is interested in modern metalwork that combines technology and art More than 350 exquisite color photographs of Bathgate’s work as well as detailed schematic blueprints Explore machine work as a fine craft through the lens of Chris Bathgate’s pioneering sculpture techniques. Explore the work of Chris Bathgate, “the Machinist Sculptor.” Bathgate utilizes handmade tools and automated milling and drilling machines to create precisely crafted, complex sculptures that capture the imagination and pose exciting questions about how the worlds of technology and craft are intersecting now more than ever. Chris Bathgate is a self-taught machinist, engineer, and tool builder. He has spent two decades creating and modifying a variety of metalworking tools and automated machinery to create his intricately machined metal sculptures that defy easy classification. He’s based in Baltimore. www.chrisbathgate.com ISBN 978-0-7643-6755-7 ISBN: 978-0-7643-6763-2 Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) Pages: 144 Price: $29.99, £27.99, 42.99 CAD Illustrations: 350+ color and black-and-white photos and illustrations Binding: softcover BISAC: CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Furniture & Cabinetry The Caner’s Handbook Restoring Cane, Rush, Splint, Danish Cord, Rawhide, and Wicker Furniture By Jim Widess & Bruce W. Miller Originally published in 1983, this book is the “bible” for caners and restorers of woven furniture For caners and chair restorers of all levels, from beginner to expert Includes new images, expanded details, and a new appendix on caning “short rows” in your chairs The latest edition of this time-tested illustrated guide shows you the secrets to turning what may look like junk chairs beyond repair into treasured, eye-catching pieces of woven furniture. Discover restoration techniques that have been used for centuries, as well as new methods that make it especially easy to master the craft. Learn traditional caning, rush, and splint as well as rare cane weaves. The updated version includes new images, expanded details, and an appendix on the correct method for caning “short rows.” Jim Widess has been repairing all types of woven furniture professionally for over 50 years. The owner of the Caning Shop, he is an honorary lifetime member of the Seat Weavers’ Guild, the only professional organization that supports chair caners in the US, England, Canada, and Australia. He lives in Berkeley, California. www.caning.com ISBN 978-0-7643-6763-2