Crowood: 676 books
3D Printing for Model Engineers
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Since the release of the first commercially available 3D printer in 2009, a thriving consumer market has developed, with a huge variety of kits now available for the home constructor. In their short existence, these printers have developed into capable machines able to make robust and useful objects...
Learning a Musical Instrument
A Guide for Adult Learners
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
This book is a useful guide for adult learners who are thinking of taking up a musical instrument for the first time or who want to pick up from where they left off as children. The author helps the reader to answer such questions as which instrument they should choose, the level of difficulty involved...
Understanding Your Digital Camera
Art and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
This book has been written for photographers who want to switch their camera off automatic mode and take control of its image-making potential. With visual examples throughout, it explains how to use the camera's settings and functions to take better and more creative photographs. By introducing new...
Brickwork and Paving
For House and Garden
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
This is a comprehensive guide to clay bricks and mortars, their physical and aesthetic properties, and their use in a wide range of building projects. Clear, accessible text, supported by full-colour illustrations and an extensive glossary, provides practical instruction in choosing, using and making...
High Performance Fencing
The Seventh Essential
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Legendary fencing instructor Maitre Bac H. Tau described what he called the 'six essentials that are in a fencer's mind': 'The first is called spirit; the second, rhythm; the third, thought; the fourth, technique; the fifth, tactic, and the last is strategy.' As a fencer you can fight with spirit,...
by Richard Lofting
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Vintage and Classic Tractor Restoration is a complete guide to the subject, looking at how to initially purchase a tractor, through private means or at auction, and then how to restore it back to its former glory, as it would have looked when it left the factory. It is even possible to preserve a...
Making Vintage Wedding Dresses
Inspiring Timeless Style
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
From the heavily beaded tubular dress of the 1920s through to the body-skimming shift dress of the 1960s, this book looks at and celebrates the historic shapes, detailing and romance of vintage wedding gowns. Equipped with instructions, patterns and photos, it explores the history of wedding wear...
Medieval Tailor's Assistant
Common Garments 1100-1480
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2015
The Medieval Tailor's Assistant is the standard work for both amateurs and professionals wishing to re-create the clothing of the Medieval era for historical interpretation or drama. This new edition extends its range with details of fitting different figures and many more patterns for main garments...
by Rebecca Skeels
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Soldering is one of the most commonly used processes in jewellery, but its potential is often overlooked. This practical book explains the basics of the method but goes on to suggest ways in which soldering can be used to explore ideas and produce unique pieces. Topics covered include further applications...
Modelling Heavy Industry
A Guide for Railway Modellers
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
Railway layouts often depict a branch line in a rural or urban setting, with the majority of locomotive models available representing passenger trains. However, increasingly, ready-to-run models of industrial locomotives are becoming available, providing a unique opportunity to place them into an...
Adjustable Spanner
History, Origins and Development to 1970
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
The Adjustable Spanner is the product of thirty years' collecting and original research, fired by Ron Geesin's acquisition of the SLIK adjustable spanner that hung in his father's garage. At the core of this book is a concise history of this much-maligned tool. Serious and comical observations parallel...
Dog Groomer's Manual
A Definitive Guide to the Science, Practice and Art of Dog Grooming
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
The Dog Groomer's Manual is the definitive reference book covering all aspects of the work of the dog groomer. This highly illustrated book will help owners, students and professional dog groomers develop their skills and knowledge. It will enable them to adapt the principles of grooming appropriately,...
Knitting
Stitch-led Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Knitting is one of the most versatile and exciting of textile structures, and this book rediscovers its potential by exploring new ideas for design through the power of the stitch. Written for the dedicated knitter, it goes into the fine detail of how knitting works, questioning and examining how...
Stumpwork Embroidery
Techniques and projects
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
Stumpwork is a highly decorative and imaginative embroidery technique, which typically uses raised and padded stitches that are rich in texture. This practical book explains how to create your own piece of stumpwork embroidery. Beginning with an introduction to the appropriate materials, equipment...