Hills wit is the constant ironic foil to his vision & to call this a mere crime novel is to say Everest is a nice little hill Frances Hegarty Mail on Sunday A ravaged wood a man in uniform long dead
- this is not a World War One battlefield but Wanwood House a pharmaceutical research centre. Peter Pascoe attends his grandmothers funeral & scattering her ashes leads him too into wartorn woods in search of his great-grandfather who fought & died in Passchendaele. Seeing the wood for the trees is the problem for Andy Dalziel when he finds himself fancying an animal rights activist depite her possible complicity in a murderous assault & her appalling taste in whisky. A mind-bending puzzle leading us on the wild side of the pastoral.
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Carving is an area of woodworking that has wide appeal & can start as simply as whittling figures with a pocket knife. Since the cost of entry is so low many people are willing to give it a try. But some people are put off by the conflicting information about what tools to buy how to sharpen them & by the bewildering range of carving styles. This book with its commonsense approach to tools & sharpening & its broad survey of the many styles is the perfect introduction for the novice carver. The projects will help the beginner become familiar with the tools & learn skills while trying a variety of carving styles to see which suits them best. The projects range from the traditional to the contemporary & reflect the tastes of todays woodcarvers. ...

Master every technique you need to tackle a wide range of projects: choose the right woods & tools; make sketches or dummy models; carve in relief & in the round; explore pierced relief & applique; learn how to strengthen fragile forms & deal with unexpected splits & knots; shape bowls inside & out; & choose a finish that will complement your carving. Techniques & projects are shown with practical step-by-step photography
- youll also find a directory of wood finishes to complete your projects in a variety of ways depending on the wood you use. Using the techniques you will learn in The Wood Carving Bible you will also find instructions to make all kinds of carved projects; salad servers a trinket box an elegant fruit bowl a pumpkin-shaped box & a floating duck decoy.
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Wood finishing doesnt have to be complicated or confusing. It can be boiled down" to simple step-by-step instructions. & thats what this book offers; no science no art just easily-to-follow directions with lots of pictures to show you every step of the process. Inside youll find specific instructions on how to finish common woods using widely-available finishing materials-the kind of wood stains & finish coats every home center paint store or hardware store carries. Just match the wood to the final color & result you want. Then follow the step-by-step instructions & eliminate the guesswork. Wood Finishing 101 is by Bob Flexner who has been writing about & teaching wood finishing to hobbyists & professionals for over 20 years. Let Bobs years of experience guide you to beautiful results using his easy to understand directions." ...

This book covers everything you need to know about creating the perfect wood fire indoors & out including: the best woods to burn how to split logs how to store & season firewood creating the perfect woodstore how to lay & tend a fire choosing wood for scent cooking on an open fire & campfires. Illustrated with a mix of line drawings & evocative photographs this is fundamentally a practical handbook but with plenty of gift appeal. ...

Wood in Construction -- How to Avoid Costly Mistakes focuses on the basic principles & appropriate use of wood in construction & illustrates how to avoid or minimise problems to ensure that wood performs as expected when used in a construction application. Based on the authors extensive experience of manufacturing processes & practical applications in the timber construction joinery shop-fitting & furniture industries Wood in Construction provides a guide to using wood in building in the real world. It describes the main causes of difficulty when using wood & shows how to avoid or minimise problems reducing the difficulties for the architect engineer or specifier builder & building owner. Technical enough to explain why things should be done in specific ways but also practical enough to demonstrate how to use wood correctly & avoid doing the wrong things this is an invaluable resource for construction specifiers (architects engineers) carpenters structural engineers building surveyors small/medium sized builders. ...

Made from strong high quality wood Wood Worx kits are easy to assemble & finish
- everythiing needed to produce an awesome result
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Woodbine Willie was the affectionate nickname of the Reverend Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy an Anglican priest who volunteered as a chaplain on the Western Front during the First World War. Renowned for offering both spiritual support & cigarettes to injured & dying soldiers he won the Military Cross for his reckless courage running into No Man's Land to help the wounded in the middle of an attack. After the war Kennedy was involved in the Industrial Christian Fellowship & he wrote widely. This superb biography is based on original interviews with those who knew & loved him. A deep & real concern for his fellow men drove him relentlessly & this book shows how vital was the role he played on the battlefields of the trenches & then the slums. Bob Holman described by the Daily Telegraph as 'the good man of Glasgow' has made a mission of living alongside the disadvantaged of British society. An accomplished writer who contributes regularly to the Guardian he is the author of several books including Keir Hardie (Lion Books). ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Complete roughshooters guide to a responsible approach to woodcock shooting A contemporary review of the species including the effects of climate change The best types of gun cartridges & gear for the sport This beautifully illustrated book with stunning photographs is not just about shooting woodcock it also takes a comprehensive look at the woodcock from population numbers to migration & the effects of climate change.

Includes:: information on the essential tool for any keen woodcock shooter: the specialist Springer Spaniel. The book ends with a review of the future of woodcock including protecting the species & the sport.

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