John D. MacDonald is best known as the creator of that famous adventure and folk hero, Travis McGee. In DARKER THAN AMBER McGee and his philosophical cohort Meyer rescue a beautiful Eurasian woman from her "friends." Her eyes, "just a little darker than amber," pull them into a crisis that nearly finishes them. As the mystery unfolds, McGee follows to its end the trail of a band of murderous profiters.
Constructing Medieval Furniture~Plans and Instructions with Historical Notes
This book offers you designs for building sixteen reproductions of furnishings from the Middle Ages. The detailed plans are based on careful study and measurement of rare originals, and the complete, step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and notes on woodworking, metalworking, and finishes provide you with the means of recreating these pieces accurately in your own home shop.
This comprehensive book is a treatment of the steps involved in bringing an older piece of treasured furniture back to usable, beautiful condition. Included are more than 100 projects and techniques, dealing with a wide variety of materials, finishes, and restoration processes. Using the over 250 illustrations and detailed instructions.
All in color! Beading, fringing, pintucks, and puffing--if the sewing machine can do it, then the technique is here! Want instructions for those indispensible basics? You'll find advice on a variety of ways to do bias binding; buttonholes; edge finishes; gathering; hem finishes (seven of them, from corded to shadow); mitering corners; seam finishes; topstiching; and zippers. Or make any item eye-catching with an array of creative touches.
