Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2008 Price Guide (Antique Trader Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide)
by Kyle Husfloen
from Krause Publications
Features 5,500 color photos - with more color photos in the ceramics section than in the competition's entire book.
Satisfies your on the go collecting needs - with easy-to-follow listings in a compact format.
Gain authoritative insight from a recognized antiques expert with extensive appraisal experience
Antique Trader Antiques and Collectibles Price earns best-selling honors year after year by providing precise descriptions and current pricing, in a polished and practical package you can refer to with ease and confidence. With 14,000+ listings in more than 50 general categories, and 5,500 superb color photos in an easy-to-carry format, you will find the answers you need to make smart on-the-spot collecting decisions in this guide. Trust Antique Trader® expertise to help you assess and identify pieces with accuracy!
Clock Repairing as a Hobby: An Illustrated How-To Guide for the Beginner
by Harold C. Kelly
from Skyhorse Publishing
Conservation Treatment Methodology
by Barbara Appelbaum
from Butterworth-Heinemann
Conservation Treatment Methodology presents a systematic approach to decision-making for conservation treatments. The methodology is applicable to all cultural property, independent of object type or material, and its use will enable conservators to be more confident in their treatment decisions.
Conservation Treatment Methodology is illustrated with numerous examples that emphasize the equal importance of the physical and cultural aspects of objects for decision-making. The book also explains how the history of an object and the meaning that it holds for its owner or custodian contribute to determining its treatment.
Conservation Treatment Methodology is an essential text for conservators, historic preservation specialists, and restorers, as well as students. Since it is not a technical manual about how to carry out treatments, the book will also be of value to art historians and museum personnel who work with conservators.
"This book is unique in its overarching, multidisciplinary approach. The writing is not only clear, but entertaining and engaging."
Dan Kushel, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Art Conservation Department, Buffalo New York) State College
Barbara Appelbaum is one of the premier objects conservators in the United States and the author of Guide to Environmental Protection of Collections. Practicing in New York, Appelbaum was trained at New York University and began her career at The Brooklyn Museum. The author treats a wide range of object types. Projects of note have included George Washingtons leather portfolio, a Marcel Duchamp urinal, and a Marilyn Monroe dress.
Gunsmithing - Pistols & Revolvers
by Patrick Sweeney
from Krause Publications
The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide
by Don Danenberg
from Voyageur Press
Now MBI Publishing Company’s two top-selling boating titles—written by one of the world’s top authorities on the subject of antique wooden boat restoration—are available in one volume. In this comprehensive restoration guide for owners and enthusiasts of wooden powerboats of all makes and models built from the early 1920s through the 1960s, author Don Dannenberg covers all major woodworking aspects of restoration: surveying, disassembly, repair, reconstruction, and varnishing. But when it comes to restoring a classic wooden powerboat, getting the frame, planking, and deck right is just one part of the story. Danenberg also walks enthusiasts through the topics of hardware, running gear, electrical wiring, plumbing, instruments, upholstery, trailers, and maintenance. Fully illustrated with step-by-step color photos and written in an entertaining style in which the author stresses sound reconstruction techniques over preservation of original components, this comprehensive volume also includes resource listings, glossaries, and School of Hard Knocks sidebars.
The Old Outboard Book
by Peter Hunn
from International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
"Incredible amount of detail about all those kickers from the past, including an appendix with comprehensive model-year information."
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"This book is the one to buy if you are interested in collecting antique outboard motors."
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Flea Market Finds & How to Restore Them
by Caroline Atkins
from Collins & Brown
An Ounce of Preservation : A Guide to the Care of Papers and Photographs
by Craig A. Tuttle
from Rainbow Books
Archivist Craig Tuttle's book, targeted at the lay person, provides the answer to the question of how to preserve papers and photographs. In An Ounce of Preservation, he provides a clear and concise discussion of the causes of paper and photograph deterioration and he teaches the reader to recognize the damage caused by such environmental conditions as temperature, humidity, fungi, insects and rodents, light exposure, pollutants, water damage, framing, lamination, fasteners and adhesives, fire and theft. Included in the long list of paper-based and photographic items which can be preserved and repaired are letters, books, posters, works of art on paper, certificates and awards, comic books, journals, scrapbooks, magazines, newspapers, stamps, report cards, sports cards, greeting cards, postcards, black and white and color photographs, negatives, slides and movie film. An Ounce of Preservation also includes information on the care and handling of paper-based items and photographic materials and techniques for the repair and cleaning of mildly damaged items. In addition, there are four appendices which provide a reference guide to damage/cause,a descriptive list of preservation supplies, where these supplies can be purchased and sources to contact for additional information on paper and photograph preservation. As an added bonus, the book includes a chapter on how to arrange paper and photographic collections for easy storage and retrieval. Also included is a preservation glossary, a bibliography, an index and 14 black and white photographs, which illustrate the different types of damage to paper-based items and photographs.
Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop, Revised
by Wayne Goddard
from Gun Digest Books
-Reveals secrets to crafting durable knives without spending a lot of money
-Speaks to a ready audience: BLADE Show -- largest custom cutlery show in the U.S. draws 10,000 people each year
-Presents simple, expert instruction in full color photos
Knife-makers, veteran and novice, know and trust Wayne Goddard's techniques and teaching, and it shows in the level of craftsmanship featured at the nation's knife shows. The very book that changed the face of bladesmithing is revamped, with full color photo instructions and the tried-and-true format knife-makers will refer to for years to come.
This page-turner covers:
-Tools needed to make knives, and outfitting a personal workshop without breaking the bank.
-Forging and heat-treating techniques, to help improve existing bladesmithing skills
-200+ color photos demonstrate basic knife making techniques
The easiest guide to making knives is Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop, Revised.
How to Restore Classic John Deere Tractors: The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Guide to Rebuilding and Restoring Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors
by Tharran E. Gaines
from Voyageur Press
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