How-to manuals on many topics
Over the years my wife and I have had to learn many skills from a wide variety of crafts. We have both had several careers that involve repairing antique items or making things from scratch. As the years accumulate we both have noticed that the broader our knowledge has become, the easier it is to solve new problems. Here are enough books we like to broaden anyone!
The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of MetalsConcrete Countertops: Design, Form, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and BathConcrete at Home
The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of M...
by Richard Hughes
$53.55
As you might expect, this stuff could kill you if you aren't a careful worker....but, other than that, this is a wonderful book.
Concrete Countertops: Design, Form, and Fin...
by Fu-Tung Cheng
$19.77
This guy is good! Tells you everything you need to know.
Concrete at Home
by Fu-Tung Cheng
$21.12
I don't have this one...but I want it!
Envisioning InformationThe Visual Display of Quantitative InformationVisual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
Envisioning Information
by Edward R. Tufte
$34.56
Data presentation nirvana.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Informat...
by Edward R. Tufte

Tufte makes the complex clear.
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities,...
by Edward R. Tufte
$32.40
Can you tell I am a Tufte groupie?! (Emma)
Thinking Visually: A Strategy Manual for Problem SolvingEasy OrigamiOrigami from Angelfish to Zen
Thinking Visually: A Strategy Manual for Pr...
by Robert H. McKim
$23.99
Great book for adults who are curious about how their brain works and effects how they work (do you sketch stuff out on a boa...
Easy Origami
by John Montroll
$3.95
The absolutely best book for beginners. Start with the first page and work back. I use this with first grade through 5th. G...
Origami from Angelfish to Zen
by Peter Engel
$11.53
One of the best books for people wanting to read about origami. Also has models that are good. he guy is brilliant (as are m...
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