Essential Natural Plasters is the most comprehensive guide to making and using natural plasters for all types of buildings. It covers clay, lime, and gypsum plasters; waterproof tadelakt plaster; fibers and additives; interior and exterior use; substrate preparation; mixing, testing, and tinting; and practical application tips.
A finely crafted meditation on the importance of making things and pushing yourself to grow as a person
This book was published as an in-depth guide to the selection, mixing and application of lime and clay based plasters, renders, paints and washes.
The complete practical woodworking book - a definitive reference guide for the beginner and the accomplished woodworking enthusiast alike.
A practical guide to all things wood fire, both indoors and out; packaged in an earthy, 'grow your own' style - perfect for the male gift market.
In English Decoration, London-based architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a major new survey of the best of the English style.
Clearing clutter can radically transform your life. Drawing on her wealth of experience as a feng shui, space clearing and clutter clearing consultant, Karen Kingston explains how clutter is stuck energy that has far-reaching physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects. This book will motivate you to clutter-clear as never before, once you realise just how much your junk has been holding you back!Learn:- Why people keep clutter- How clutter causes stagnation in every area of your life- Why clearing clutter is essential for effective feng shui- How to clear clutter quickly and effectively- Karen Kingston's top ten clutter clearing tips
Nomad at Home dissects the desire to wander the globe from the point of view of the design-led traveller, those for whom 'it is a better thing to travel hopefully than to arrive'.
A complete guide to growing tobacco at a scale suitable for home-growers. It's first chapter is a Quick Start summary of the basics of tobacco growing. The remainder of the book fleshes out all the details of growing, harvesting, and curing. Various finishing methods are explored, including Cavendish, Latakia, plugs, twists, pressing methods, and perique. Blend instructions and recipes are provided for cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco. There are also a chapters on tobacco varieties and the whole leaf trade. 200 black and white images. Appendixes -Tobacco Glossary -Tobacco-Safe Plastics -Kiln / Flue-Cure Chamber Plans -Tobacco Pests -Fertilizers -Experimental Crossing -Resources Library of Congress Control Number: 2019917726
Whether you need to repair a strap on a favourite handbag or mend a leak in a washing machine, How to Repair Everything is packed full of tips and tricks of the trade for the person who likes to do-it-yourself.
Human life today is full of cares, anxieties, worries, complexities, unhappiness, and rat-races all over the world. Most people do not know that causes of our miseries lie mostly in our faulty and defective house building architecture - whether in dwelling units, business premises or any other constructions, inviting adverse cosmic interplanetary influence. This can easily be avoided and life can be made happier and peaceful with harmonious relationships, glories of success and achievements if the knowledge of the rich ancient Indian proven Architectural Science called "Vastu Shastra" is adhered to right from selection of a plot of land to completion of construction. The effect is magical. The book, "The Need of Vastu Shastra" is an honest and philanthropic effort and attempt of the author in plain words and candid language to open the door of the lighthouse of knowledge of this ideal Architectural Science to the people at large to make their life happier and easier. The book can be termed an encyclopedia of ideal architectural science and a panacea for all peacelessness and unhappiness of human life. The book deals with Ancient Indian architectural science of building constructions technology, equilibrium with directional alignment of magnetic field, energy sources of nature, positioning of five elements, and material to ensure prosperity and happiness. It gives a picturesque description of how a complete balance of the five elements, Fire, Air, Space, Earth, and Water, are associated with premises and construction controls prosperity, fortune, peace, and harmony in life. The book also deals with the subject of how Vastu of an existing defective construction can be corrected without demolishing it. It is a must-read book for all equally - one having an existing construction or one intending to construct one. Certain colored images have been provided in the book.
Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs was produced from the original, one of a kind c1930 Japanese Architects Design Proposal book in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher: Toolemera Press. www.toolemerapress.comNOTE: This reprint was produced in-house on professional flat bed scanners from the original book in my personal collection. The Architects Designs were intended for a community outside of Osaka, Japan and were for use by local carpenters. As such, there are no titles or dimensions.SHOJI: A Japanese screen or sliding door used to partition living spaces. KUMIKO: A decorative and practical Japanese woodworking system consisting of lattice pieces held together through precision joinery lacking any nails or other metal supportsToolemera Press preserves the printed history of early crafts, trades and industries. Visit www.toolemerapress.com for the online museum and book shop.
Are you looking to get into bouldering/climbing?Would you like to learn how to climb like the pros do? If you answered yes to these questions then this book is for you. Learn how to get started as well as everything you need to know about the sport and how to climb like a pro. Using these climbing techniques and tips will help you get started & climb better than ever before! Introducing the secrets bouldering professionals use to scale the most difficult surfaces! With decades of tested strategies, this ebook will show you the fastest and most effective way to learn the sport! Whats Included: - Getting Started.- Bouldering Background.- Scales & Grades.- What Gear to Use.- How to Climb & Fall.- Spotting.- Bouldering Types.+ MUCH MORE! If you want to be stronger and more effective at climbing, then this guide is for you. --> Scroll to the top of the page and click add to cart to purchase instantly
This edition of the "Machinery's Reference Series" deals with iron and steel, exploring how they are smelted, refined, and used in various mechanical processes of the iron and steel industry. It also contains chapters on the physical and chemical characteristics of these metals, and which tools they are best used to make based on this. Erik Oberg's "Iron and Steel" is perfect for novices or apprentices, and would make a handy reference guide for more experienced metalworkers. Contents include: "Principles of Iron and Steel Manufacture", "Steel Castings", "Open-hearth Furnaces", "Tests on Steel Castings", "Steel Hardened Metals", "Development and Use of High-speed Steel", "Hardening Steel, by E. R. Markham", "Case-Hardening", "The Brinell Method of Testing the Hardness of Metals", "Uses of Steel Castings", "Reliability of Steel Castings", "Manganese Steel", "Nickel Steel", "Tungsten Steel", "Molybdenum", etc. This book contains simple explanations and step-by-step instructions for any processes dealt with, making it ideal for novices or apprentices, as well as a handy reference guide for more experienced metalworkers using steel or iron. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on metalwork.
Donald Lee Smith came on the electrical energy sceen in the mid 1980s after a very active life in geology and teaching high school science. Since his death over 12 years ago there has been little progress in English forums in replicating his various systems, which is rather a mystery. We have watched the lack of progress with great dissapointment for some years now. About half of the information Don shared with the public relating to Resonance Systems has been online for years. The other half consists in material form his original publications and the two oldest videos that we recently uploaded to YouTube. These videos actually provided the main context for his later videos and the information in the online book and documents floating around. This book fills in the gaps and provides a fuller context. This is all the available Don Smith books, video transcripts, and relevant emails in one place. It has a Systematic Index, regular Index, and many helps to understand Don's technology. It lists and illustrates all the models shown with many color pages. We hope this book will bring order to the existing chaos, and give people the practical tools to learn how to use everyday parts all around them to provide for their energy needs. It is really that simple. The problem is getting past bias and disinformation.
Determine whether it is better for you to go gridless or modify your energy grid-based systemDesign a floor plan utilizing the best passive and active energy options including deep porch overhangs for coolingFind the right contractors to oversee the project and set up a contractSelect the right building materials, appliances, and lighting to maximize energy savingsAssess the pros and cons of wind and solar energy alternative-power systems including generator optionsCreate and operate your own "private utility company" for power generation, waste disposal and water collection for use with fire hydrants coupled to a 3000 gallon water storage tank and booster pump system that also irrigates orchard and provides backup water storageSet up a maintenance schedule for your system including how to equalize the batteries
Say goodbye to clutter, reduce stress, and live simply with this easy-to-use guide to downsizing!Whether you are selling your family home, blending households into a new home, or cleaning out your aging parents’ home, sorting through a lifetime’s worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful experience. Decluttering guru Peter Walsh recently went through the process of downsizing his childhood home and dividing his late parents’ possessions among his family. He realized that making these decisions about mementos and heirlooms creates strong emotions and can be an overwhelming chore. In Let It Go, Peter will help you turn downsizing into a rejuvenating life change with his useful tips and practical takeaways, including how to:• Understand the emotional challenges that accompany downsizing• Establish a hierarchy of mementos and collectibles• Calculate the amount of stuff you can bring into your new life• Create strategies for dividing heirlooms among family members without dramaThis new phase brings unexpected freedoms and opportunities, and Peter walks you through every step of the process. You’ll feel freer and happier than you ever thought possible once you Let It Go.
A valuable directory that illustrates and lists over 1000 fully-indexed patents, covering all American machinist s tools patented through 1905 and the more important ones patented between 1906 and 1916. Each patent is represented by at least one illustration, and each is indexed in three separate ways: alphabetically by patentee name, chronologically by date and patent number, and by type of tool. Required for anyone interested in American machinist s tools.
A lush, photographic guide to unconventional homes around the world and the free spirits who live and work in them.
The essential guide to retrofitting old houses to be energy efficient and sustainable. Now revised and updated throughout.
Camille Soulayrol, co-editor-in-chief of Marie Claire Id¿, is an author, stylist, and visual designer.
USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A popular minimalist blogger and author of The More of Less shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living.One of today's most influential minimalist advocates takes us on a decluttering tour of our own houses and apartments, showing us how to decide what to get rid of and what to keep. He both offers practical guidelines for simplifying our lifestyle at home and addresses underlying issues that contribute to over-accumulation in the first place. The purpose is not just to create a more inviting living space. It's also to turn our life's HQ-our home-into a launching pad for a more fulfilling and productive life in the world.
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