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This book First published in 1914 explains everything you need to know about making pottery. Its chapters include:

I. Historical Summary II. Clays and Pastes III. Built Shapes IV. Moulding, Casting, and Pressing V. Jigger and Jolley Work VI. Thrown Shapes VII. Turning Or Shaving VIII. Tile-Making IX. Drying: Finishing X. Firing Biscuit XI. Glost Firing XII. Glazes and Lustres XIII. Decoration XIV. Figurines XV. Kilns XVI. The Educational Value of Pottery APPENDIX I. Equipment for a Small Pottery or a School APPENDIX II. Glossary and General Information 

Free shipping! This vintage book on magic was first published in 1910 and I have converted it to CD for your viewing pleasure. It covers the following subjects



INTRODUCTION

PRINCIPLES OF SLIGHT OF HAND APPLICABLE TO SMALL OBJECTS

TRICKS WITH COINS

TRICKS WITH HANDKERCHIEFS

TRICKS WITH BALLS

HAT TRICKS

ANTI-SPIRITUALISTIC TRICKS

AFTER DINNER TRICKS

MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS

STAGE TRICKS

SHADOWGRAPHY


 

If you are learing to do magic this book would be of great help to you. Free shipping to the U.S. and it territories and Canada

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Free shipping! This book first published in 1919 covers most everything you need to know about stained glass . Its chapters include CHAPTER I Introductory, and Concerning the Raw Material 29 CHAPTER II Cutting (elementary)—The Diamond—The Wheel—Sharpening—How to Cut—Amount of Force—The Beginner's Mistake—Tapping—Possible and Impossible Cuts—"Grozeing"—Defects of the Wheel—The Actual Nature of a "Cut" in Glass 33 CHAPTER III Painting (elementary)—Pigments—Mixing—How to Fill the Brush—Outline—Examples—Industry—The Needle and Stick—Completing the Outline 56 CHAPTER IV Matting—Badgering—How to preserve Correctness of Outline—Difficulty of Large Work—Ill-ground Pigment—The Muller—Overground Pigment—Taking out Lights—"Scrubs"—The Need of a Master 72 CHAPTER V Cutting (advanced)—The Ideal Cartoon—The Cut-line—Setting the Cartoon—Transferring the Cut-line to the Glass—Another Way—Some Principles of Taste—Countercharging 83 CHAPTER VI Painting (advanced)—Waxing-up—Cleanliness—Further Methods of Painting—Stipple—Dry Stipple—Film—Effects of Distance—Danger of Over-Painting—Frying 94 CHAPTER VII Firing—Three Kinds of Kiln—Advantages and Disadvantages—The Gas-Kiln—Quick Firing—Danger—Sufficient Firing—Soft Pigments—Difference in Glasses—"Stale" Work—The Scientific Facts—How to Judge of Firing—Drawing the Kiln 105 CHAPTER VIII The Second Painting—Disappointment with Fired Work—A False Remedy—A Useful Tool—The Needle—A Resource of Desperation—The Middle Course—Use of the Finger—The Second Painting—Procedure 118 CHAPTER IX Of Staining and Aciding—Yellow Stain—Aciding—Caution required in Use—Remedy for Burning—Uses of Aciding—Other Resources of Stained Glass Work 129 CHAPTER X Leading-Up and Fixing—Setting out the Bench—Relation of Leading to mode of Fixing in the Stone—Process of Fixing—Leading-Up Resumed—Straightening the Lead—The "Lathykin"—The Cutting-Knife—The Nails—The Stopping-Knife—Knocking Up 133 CHAPTER XI Soldering—Handling the Leaded Panel—Cementing—Recipe for Cement—The Brush—Division of Long Lights into Sections—How Joined when Fixed—Banding—Fixing—Chipping out the Old Glazing—Inserting the New and Cementing 144 PART II CHAPTER XII Introductory—The Great Questions—Colour—Light—Architectural Fitness—Limitations—Thought—Imagination—Allegory 154 CHAPTER XIII Of Economy—The Englishman's Wastefulness—Its Good Side—Its Excess—Difficulties—A Calculation—Remedies 156 CHAPTER XIV Of Perfection—In Little Things—Cleanliness—Alertness—But not Hurry—Realising your Conditions—False lead lines—Shutting out Light—Bars—Their Number—Their Importance—Precedence—Observing your Limitations—A Result of Complete Training—The Special Limitations of Stained Glass—Disguising the lead line—No full Realism—No violent Action—Self-Effacement—No Craft-Jugglery—Architectural Fitness founded on Architectural Knowledge—Seeing Work in Situ—Sketching in Glass—The Artistic Use of the Lead—Stepping Back—Accepting Bars and Leads—Loving Care—White Spaces to be Interesting—Bringing out the "Quality" of the Glass—Spotting and Dappling—"Builders-Glazing" versus Modern Restoring 163 CHAPTER XV A Few Little Dodges—A Clumsy Tool—A Substitute—A Glass Rack—An Inconvenient Easel—A Convenient Easel—A Waxing-up Tool—An Easel with Movable Plates—Making the most of a Room—Handling Cartoons—Cleanliness—Dust—The Selvage Edge—Drying a "Badger"—A Comment 182 CHAPTER XVI Of Colour 198 CHAPTER XVII Of Architectural Fitness 234 CHAPTER XVIII Of Thought, Imagination, and Allegory 248 CHAPTER XIX Of General Conduct and Procedure—Amount of Legitimate Assistance—The Ordinary Practice—The Great Rule—The Second Great Rule—Four Things to Observe—Art v. Routine—The Truth of the Case—The Penalty of Virtue in the Matter—The Compensating Privilege—Practical Applications—An Economy of Time in the Studio—Industry—Work "To Order"—Clients and Patrons—And Requests Reasonable and Unreasonable—The Chief Difficulty the Chief Opportunity—But ascertain all Conditions before starting Work—Business Habits—Order—Accuracy—Setting out Cartoon Forms—An Artist must Dream—But Wake—Three Plain Rules 264 CHAPTER XX A String of Beads 290  Free shipping on this item

Free shipping! If the art of glass blowing interest you perhaps this CD will be something you might like to own. It has seven chapters with a lot of info in each one. Chapter names are:



GLASS-BLOWER’S APPARATUS.

VARIETIES OF GLASS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT.

CUTTING AND BENDING GLASS—FORMING GLASS APPARATUS BEFORE THE BLOW-PIPE—MAKING AND GRINDING STOPPERS TO APPARATUS, ETC.

MAKING THISTLE FUNNELS, U-TUBES, ETC.—COMBINING THE PARTS OF COMPLICATED APPARATUS—MERCURY, AND OTHER AIR-TIGHT JOINTS—VACUUM TAPS—SAFETY TAPS—AIR-TRAPS.

GRADUATING AND CALIBRATING GLASS APPARATUS.

GLASS TUBING.

VITREOUS SILICA.

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Free shipping! This is a vintage steam engine reference manual first printed in 1911 on CD. The contents are as follows:

• Action of Steam Engines
• Rating and General Proportions of Steam Engines
• Steam Engine Details
• Steam Engine Economy
• Types of Steam Engines
• Steam Engine Testing

Fifty six pages.

Complete and simple directions on CD for making all the most useful and ornamental knots in common use, with chapters on splicing, pointing, seizing, serving, etc.  Adapted for the use of travelers, campers, yachtsmen, Boy Scouts, and all others having to use or handle ropes for any purpose. Illustrated with 156 original cuts showing how each knot, tie or splice is formed and Its appearance when complete. This cd is full of useful information on the art of knot tieing and would be a great help if printed and packed along with all your other supplies.

This cd covers almost every aspect of beekeeping.

First published in 1940 this book has all the info you will need in the art of fly tying. its contents are as follows:

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION


TOOLS, HOOKS, AND MATERIALS



Tools--Fly-Tiers Vise Hackle Pliers, scissors

Hooks

Materials--Quill Bodies, Herl Bodies, Hackles

Tails, Cheeks or Shoulders, Ribbing,

Wings, Tying Silk

BUCKTAIL STREAMERS

15

WET FLIES

22

DRY FLIES

27

NYMPHS and Their Construction

32

Nymphs: Their Construction

The Helgramite

BASS FLIES AND FEATHER STREAMERS

42

FAMOUS BUCKTAIL AND FEATHER STREAMERS

47

FLOATING BUGS and Their Construction

49

It has 102 pages. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks for looking

If the art of glass blowing interest you perhaps this CD will be something you might like to own. It has five chapters with a lot of info in each one. Chapter names are:

CHAPTER I

Materials and Apparatus

Varieties and defects of glass—Devitrification—Annealing

glass—Blowpipe and bellows—Light—Arrangement

of exercises.

CHAPTER II

General Operations

Cutting, bending, constricting and flanging the tubing—Methods

of rotation and blowing.

CHAPTER III

Elementary Exercises

Joining two pieces of tubing of the same diameter—The

"tee" tube—Joining two tubes of different diameters—Blowing

bulbs.

CHAPTER IV

Advanced Exercises

Sealing a tube through another tube: The gas-washing

tube, suction pump, and Kjeldahl trap.

CHAPTER V

Modified Methods and Special Operations

Capillary tubing—Glass rod—Mending stopcocks—Closed

circuits of tubing—Spirals—Ground joints—Sealing

in platinum wire—Sealing vacuum tubes—Closed

tubes for heating under pressure.

Index


 Please feel free to contact me with any questiions you may have. Free shipping to the U. S. and Canada. All other international buyers please contact me for rates to your country. Thanks for looking