Download or read book Learn to Carve Gnomes Trolls and Mythical Creatures written by Sara Barraclough and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woodcarving book devoted solely to magical little creatures! Learn to Carve Gnomes, Trolls, and Mythical Creatures boasts a menagerie of 15 step-by-step woodcarving projects, from a mushroom house, unicorn, and gnome to a wizard, dragon, elf, and more. Beginners and pros alike will get a kick out of these charming designs, all featuring charismatic personality.
Download or read book The Rudimentary Guide To Wood Turning With Resin For Beginners written by Eden Morin and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thе hіѕtоrу оf wооdturnіng ѕhоwѕ thаt thіѕ сlаѕѕіс wооdwоrkіng аrt wаѕ рrасtісеd thоuѕаndѕ оf уеаrѕ аgо. It іѕ thе рrосеѕѕ оf buіldіng, mаkіng оr саrvіng ѕоmеthіng bу thе uѕе оf wооd. Thеrе wеrе twо ѕіgnіfісаnt hіѕtоrіс сіvіlіzаtіоnѕ thаt uѕеd wооdwоrkіng; thе Chіnеѕе аnd thе Egурtіаnѕ. Wооdwоrkіng іѕ еvіdеnt оn thе wоrkѕ mаdе bу bоth сіvіlіzаtіоnѕ. Egурtіаnѕ hаd drаwіngѕ аnd ріесеѕ оf furnіturе thаt hаvе bееn рrеѕеrvеd іn tоmbѕ. It wаѕ аlѕо fоund thаt thе соffіnѕ іn thе tоmbѕ wеrе wооd turnеd. Thе Chіnеѕе аlѕо hаd furnіturе mаdе frоm turnеd wооd. It wаѕ bеlіеvеd thаt іt оrіgіnаtеd frоm Lu bаn аnd hіѕ lоvеlу ѕроuѕе, nаmеd Lаdу Yun, frоm thе Autumn аѕ wеll аѕ thе Sрrіng реrіоd. Lu Bаn wаѕ соnѕіdеrеd tо hаvе brоught thе uѕе оf рlаnе, сhаlk lіnе аnd ѕоmе оthеr tооlѕ tо Chіnа. Dіffеrеnt Fоrmѕ оf Wооdwоrkіng: A fоrm оf wооdwоrkіng whісh еvоlvеd аftеr thоuѕаndѕ оf уеаrѕ іѕ wооdturnіng. Dаtеd tо аrоund 1300 BC, Egурtіаnѕ wеrе соnѕіdеrеd tо hаvе dіѕсоvеrеd wооdturnіng. Twо реrѕоnѕ wеrе rеѕроnѕіblе fоr wоrkіng а lаthе іn thоѕе dауѕ. Thе fіrѕt реrѕоn wоuld turn thе wооd wіth а rоре, whіlе thе ѕесоnd оnе uѕеd thе ѕhаrр tооlѕ thаt wоuld сut ѕhареѕ іn thе wооd. Thіѕ рrосеdurе іѕ аlѕо саllеd twо-реrѕоn lаthе. Aftеr ѕоmе tіmе, thе рrосеѕѕ оf wооdturnіng uѕеd bу Egурtіаnѕ wаѕ dеvеlореd bу thе Rоmаnѕ. Addіng thе Turnіng Bоw: Tо mаkе thе wоrk muсh еаѕіеr, а turnіng bоw wаѕ аddеd. Thе turnіng bоw dіѕсоvеrеd аnd uѕеd bу thе Gеrmаnѕ. Thіѕ mеаnt thаt thе сrаftѕmаn соuld uѕе оnе fооt tо turn thе lаthе, frееіng uр hіѕ hаndѕ tо uѕе thе tооlѕ fоr dеѕіgnіng thе ѕріnnіng tіmbеr. A реdаl wаѕ thеn uѕеd durіng thе Mіddlе Agеѕ. Thіѕ mаdе thе wоrk еаѕіеr аnd fаѕtеr, thоugh іt wаѕ ѕtіll hаrd wоrk. Thе реdаl thаt wаѕ uѕеd durіng thаt tіmе wаѕ соnnесtеd tо а роlе; а ѕtrаіght-grаіnеd ѕарlіng. Lаtеr а ѕуѕtеm knоwn аѕ ѕрrіng роlе lаthе wаѕ uѕеd. Thеѕе lаthеѕ wеrе соmmоnlу uѕеd durіng thе еаrlу 20th сеnturу. In thе Induѕtrіаl Rеvоlutіоn: Durіng thе 18th аnd 19th сеnturу, аlѕо knоwn аѕ thе Induѕtrіаl Rеvоlutіоn, ѕіgnіfісаnt сhаngеѕ оссurrеd wіth rеgаrdѕ tо аgrісulturе, mаnufасturіng, mіnіng, аnd trаnѕроrt. Thіѕ реrіоd аlѕо hаd аn еffесt оn thе uѕе оf thе lаthе whісh bесаmе mоtоrіzеd. Thіѕ аllоwеd thе turnеd іtеmѕ tо bе сrеаtеd muсh mоrе ԛuісklу. Furthеr, thе mоtоrіzеd lаthе аlѕо рrоduсеd grеаtеr rоtаtіоnаl ѕрееd fоr thе wооd, thе еffесt оf whісh wаѕ thаt tо еаѕіlу аnd ԛuісklу рrоduсе а hіgh ԛuаlіtу оf wоrk. Yеt, соmраrеd tо thеѕе dауѕ, thеrе wеrе lеѕѕ аrt аnd ѕрееd bасk thеn. Sоurсеѕ оf Pоwеr: Thе оld ѕріndlе аѕ wеll аѕ thе bоwl lаthеѕ thаt wеrе uѕеd hаd dіffеrеnt ѕоurсеѕ оf роwеr - vіz. mаnроwеr. Thеѕе ѕрееdѕ wеrе vеrу ѕlоw ѕрееdѕ - еvеn thе fаѕtеѕt оf thеm wаѕ ѕtіll ѕlоw whеn соmраrеd tо mоtоrіzеd lаthеѕ. Nоwаdауѕ, ѕuсh ѕlоw ѕрееdѕ аrе rаrе; rаthеr thе ѕрееd іѕ lіkеlу tо bе grеаt еnоugh tо flіng еvеn thе tіnіеѕt wоrk rіght оff thе lаthе, еѕресіаllу іf іt hаѕ nоt bееn ѕесurеlу fаѕtеnеd. It іѕ іmро
Download or read book The Prop Building Guidebook written by Eric Hart and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experienced prop maker Eric Hart walks readers through techniques used in historical and contemporary prop making and demonstrates how to apply them to a variety of materials. Hundreds of full-color photographs illustrate the tools and techniques used by professional prop makers throughout the entertainment industry. New features to the second edition include: Updated information on the latest tools and materials used in prop making Both metric and standard measuring units Step-by-step photos on common techniques such as upholstery, mold making, and faux finishing Expanded coverage of thermoplastics, foam, and water-based coatings
Download or read book The Fingerprint written by U. S. Department Justice and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-08-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of The Fingerprint Sourcebook originated during a meeting in April 2002. Individuals representing the fingerprint, academic, and scientific communities met in Chicago, Illinois, for a day and a half to discuss the state of fingerprint identification with a view toward the challenges raised by Daubert issues. The meeting was a joint project between the International Association for Identification (IAI) and West Virginia University (WVU). One recommendation that came out of that meeting was a suggestion to create a sourcebook for friction ridge examiners, that is, a single source of researched information regarding the subject. This sourcebook would provide educational, training, and research information for the international scientific community.
Download or read book Painted Wood written by Valerie Dorge and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The function of the painted wooden object ranges from the practical to the profound. These objects may perform utilitarian tasks, convey artistic whimsy, connote noble aspirations, and embody the highest spiritual expressions. This volume, illustrated in color throughout, presents the proceedings of a conference organized by the Wooden Artifacts Group of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and held in November 1994 at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia. The book includes 40 articles that explore the history and conservation of a wide range of painted wooden objects, from polychrome sculpture and altarpieces to carousel horses, tobacconist figures, Native American totems, Victorian garden furniture, French cabinets, architectural elements, and horse-drawn carriages. Contributors include Ian C. Bristow, an architect and historic-building consultant in London; Myriam Serck-Dewaide, head of the Sculpture Workshop, Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Brussels; and Frances Gruber Safford, associate curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A broad range of professionals—including art historians, curators, scientists, and conservators—will be interested in this volume and in the multidisciplinary nature of its articles.
Download or read book The Sumerians written by Samuel Noah Kramer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. "There are few scholars in the world qualified to write such a book, and certainly Kramer is one of them. . . . One of the most valuable features of this book is the quantity of texts and fragments which are published for the first time in a form available to the general reader. For the layman the book provides a readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture. For the specialist it presents a synthesis with which he may not agree but from which he will nonetheless derive stimulation."—American Journal of Archaeology "An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity."—Library Journal
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Download or read book LSD My Problem Child written by Albert Hofmann and published by Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist Albert Hofmann, Ph.D. He traces LSD's path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition. In LSD: My Problem Child, we follow Dr. Hofmann's trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD, and listen in as he corresponds with other notable figures about his remarkable discovery. Underlying it all is Dr. Hofmann's powerful conclusion that mystical experiences may be our planet's best hope for survival. Whether induced by LSD, meditation, or arising spontaneously, such experiences help us to comprehend "the wonder, the mystery of the divine, in the microcosm of the atom, in the macrocosm of the spiral nebula, in the seeds of plants, in the body and soul of people." More than sixty years after the birth of Albert Hofmann's problem child, his vision of its true potential is more relevant, and more needed, than ever.
Download or read book Air Force Handbook 10 644 Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Operations 27 March 2017 written by United States Government Us Air Force and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air Force Handbook 10-644 Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) Operations 27 March 2017 This handbook describes the various environmental conditions affecting human survival, and describes isolated personnel (IP) activities necessary to survive during successful evasion or isolating events leading to successful recovery. It is the fundamental reference document providing guidance for any USAF service member who has the potential to become isolated; deviations require sound judgment and careful consideration. This publication provides considerations to be used in planning and execution for effective mission accomplishment of formal USAF Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training, environmentally specific SERE training, and combat survival continuation training programs. The tactics, techniques, and procedures in this publication are recognized best practices presenting a solid foundation to assist USAF service members to maintain life and return with honor from isolating events.
Download or read book Fox and McDonald s Introduction to Fluid Mechanics written by Robert W. Fox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through ten editions, Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics has helped students understand the physical concepts, basic principles, and analysis methods of fluid mechanics. This market-leading textbook provides a balanced, systematic approach to mastering critical concepts with the proven Fox-McDonald solution methodology. In-depth yet accessible chapters present governing equations, clearly state assumptions, and relate mathematical results to corresponding physical behavior. Emphasis is placed on the use of control volumes to support a practical, theoretically-inclusive problem-solving approach to the subject. Each comprehensive chapter includes numerous, easy-to-follow examples that illustrate good solution technique and explain challenging points. A broad range of carefully selected topics describe how to apply the governing equations to various problems, and explain physical concepts to enable students to model real-world fluid flow situations. Topics include flow measurement, dimensional analysis and similitude, flow in pipes, ducts, and open channels, fluid machinery, and more. To enhance student learning, the book incorporates numerous pedagogical features including chapter summaries and learning objectives, end-of-chapter problems, useful equations, and design and open-ended problems that encourage students to apply fluid mechanics principles to the design of devices and systems.
Download or read book B P R D The Warning 1 written by John Arcudi and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The team rushes to track down the mysterious gentleman who's been appearing in Liz's visions, as a slew of old enemiesfrom frog creatures, to the Black Flame, to the last remnants of Hyperboreamenace the Bureau from all sides in a catastrophic escalation to Armageddon. Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi and drawn by Guy Davis, this series immediately follows the events of _B.P.R.D.: Killing Ground_.
Download or read book Prefab Architecture written by Ryan E. Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prefab Architecture . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than 'Prefabrication 101.' It is the Joy of Cooking writ large for the architecture and construction industries." From the Foreword by James Timberlake, FAIA THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE ON PREFAB ARCHITECTURE FOR ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS Written for architects and related design and construction professionals, Prefab Architecture is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building in situ (on-site) and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project life cycles. In addition, Prefab Architecture provides: A selected history of prefabrication from the Industrial Revolution to current computer numerical control, and a theory of production from integrated processes to lean manufacturing Coverage on the tradeoffs of off-site fabrication including scope, schedule, and cost with the associated principles of labor, risk, and quality Up-to-date products featuring examples of prefabricated structure, enclosure, service, and nterior building systems Documentation on the constraints and execution of manufacturing, factory production, transportation, and assembly Dozens of recent examples of prefab projects by contemporary architects and fabricators including KieranTimberlake, SHoP Architects, Office dA, Michelle Kaufmann, and many others In Prefab Architecture, the fresh approaches toward creating buildings that accurately convey ature and expanded green building methodologies make this book an important voice for adopting change in a construction industry entrenched in traditions of the past.
Download or read book The Darkroom Cookbook written by Steve Anchell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of darkroom developing and printing will never go out of style. Master darkroom specialist Steve Anchell is back to prove it in this long-awaited third edition of his enormously successful Darkroom Cookbook. Packed with over 200 "recipes," some common and others rare gems, you'll discover something new every time you open this guide, whether you're new to the darkroom or have been making your own prints for years. In addition to the formulas, you'll find tons of useful information on developers, push-processing, where to get darkroom equipment, how to set up your own darkroom, how to work and play in your darkroom safely, and much more. This handy guide will become a constant companion for every darkroom enthusiast creating prints at home or in the studio. In addition to complete updates throughout to reflect changes in the availability of chemicals and equipment, this third edition contains all new information on: *Reversal processing *Enlarged negatives *Pyro formulas *Plus expanded sections on printing, pyro, and toning prints Also included for the first time are special technique contributions as well as stunning black and white imagery by Bruce Barnbaum, Rod Dresser, Jay Dusard, Patrick Gainer, Richard Garrod, Henry Gilpin, Gordon Hutchings, Sandy King, Les McLean, Saïd Nuseibeh, France Scully Osterman, Mark Osterman, Tim Rudman, Ryuijie, John Sexton, and John Wimberly. Be sure to visit www.darkroomcookbook.com to find useful links, an interactive user forum, and more! Steve Anchell is a photographer and author of The Variable Contrast Printing Manual, and co-author of The Film Developing Cookbook. He has been teaching darkroom and photography workshops since 1979. Steve is a member of the Freestyle Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals. "With its unrivalled collection of photographic formulae and easy to understand explanations of photographic processes, The Darkroom Cookbook has long been a favorite with darkroom workers everywhere. Now, with further additions to its formulary, more topics, and contributions by renowned darkroom experts, this new edition promises to be an indispensable Aladdin's Cave resource to darkroom enthusiasts of all levels. -Tim Rudman, photographer and author "The Darkroom Cookbook is an essential compendium of photographic information for anyone interested in high-quality darkroom work. -John Sexton, photographer
Download or read book Ecodefense written by Dave Foreman and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania written by Jon C. Lovett and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King Leopold s Ghost written by Adam Hochschild and published by Picador. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves, King Leopold of Belgium took hold of the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. In his devastatingly barbarous colonization of this area, Leopold stole its rubber and ivory, pummelled its people and set up a ruthless regime that would reduce the population by half. . While he did all this, he carefully constructed an image of himself as a deeply feeling humanitarian. Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize in 1999, King Leopold’s Ghost is the true and haunting account of this man’s brutal regime and its lasting effect on a ruined nation. It is also the inspiring and deeply moving account of a handful of missionaries and other idealists who travelled to Africa and unwittingly found themselves in the middle of a gruesome holocaust. Instead of turning away, these brave few chose to stand up against Leopold. Adam Hochschild brings life to this largely untold story and, crucially, casts blame on those responsible for this atrocity.
