Tools Books

As an apprentice machinist, I have been looking for a book that was up-to-date and something that would show me die-cut, grinders, jigs for my metal work. This is not only the only book I've found, it is full of great illustrations, which helped me on the first job right after I bought the book. Even if you just fiddle around w/metals in your garage, you're going to get a lot out of this book. People told me to look for the name Audel and now I know why.

Randy Thom is an Academy Award-winning sound engineer who got his start in non-commercial radio. This book covers all the important basics to making good-sounding audio productions. Although it is geared towards radio production, the information, presented in clear, easy-to-understand language, is relevant for audio production for film, video, web-based production, as well as radio.

These are wonderful tapes. Whenever I need a little boost in life so that I feel refreshed and myself again I will put one of these tapes in. They are very grounding and encouraging. I highly recommend these tapes if you are looking for something to help you recharge and relax.

I got this book a couple of months ago and must say, I am impressed. There are a lot of "Mental Aspects of Baseball" books, but none are as clear and insightful about ways for players to instantly push their game to a new level. Little cues to look for, what to do when you're picked off, how to size up the defense, and much more, covering all aspects of the game.
Baseball is very difficult and requires a lot of practice to master the mechanics of pitching, hitting, and fielding, so much of the literature in the sport focuses on these things. And because even with a lot of practice, the failure rates are so high, much is written about maintaining proper perspectives and postitive attitudes.
This book is a slap at over-coaching and the loss of sandlot play in recent years. It says kids have been playing organized baseball from such young ages that they don't think for themselves anymore. If a coach puts up the 'stop sign' they stop, even when they know they can make it to the next base. They don't bunt or steal without getting the sign to do that first, even when they know it will work. They are afraid of the coaches wrath, and they are not taking advantage of opportunities presented to pressure the defense, to steal on a lazy catcher or a predictable pitcher. They play safe, to avoid making mistakes and their coaches' anger, rather than playing aggressively and using every angle they can to win a game. How do you learn to get a maximum lead if you are not willing to go too far and get picked off once in a while? Coaches need to let the kids play sometimes, not just to win today, but to learn today what they can use tomorrow.

Want your player to be the best he can and make a quantuum leap in his baseball IQ in a short time? Get this book and let the kid have fun abusing all the perfect little robots out there. I have seen this work now, and it is amazing what an average kid with a good baseball head and an aggressive attitude can do even at Varsity High School levels.

Retired and wanting something to pass the time with I started on fly fishing and tying. This book has the handy pictures to give first some basic instructions and then seven patterns that will get you to tying others like them. Now I do up my own patterns using the lessons lerned from this book. I haven't used any other books on starting off, but I am satisfied that this one does the job and a good job at that.
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MWM lays out the basics in a way anyone can understand. He uses photos to show how he stripes a hot rod light housing and also shows many basic designs that you can immediately start practicing with. This book doesn't overwhelm you with a bunch of fancy lines and lettering, rather, it lists the materials you'll need to start striping and shows some basic technique. A quick read of about 20 minutes but you'll find yourself referring back to it over and over. I've read all of the pinstriper instructional book/pamphlets out there and i think i got the most out of this one.

Compiled, edited and arranged by quilting expert Sherrye Landrum, "Basic Quilting: All The Skills And Tools You Need To Get Started" is a fundamental introduction and instruction manual on quilting specifically designed for the novice beginner. Aspiring quilters are provided with expert and seasoned advice on choosing fabrics, batting, backing, thread, and quilt designs. Complete, illustrated, and methodical instructions are given for specific 'novice friendly' projects such as creating a pot holder, making a tote bag, quilting a table runner, and more. With expert contributions by Charlene Atkinson and photographs by Alan Wycheck, "Basic Quilting" is an ideal, spiral bound, instructional manual for anyone aspiring to acquire the basics of quilting that launch them into the creative and valued needlecraft hobby of quilting.

This book is a "must have" for longaberger collectors. All second hand baskets are based on "the bentley". You won't be sorry you made this purchase.

Beautiful pictures and nice story! The eight flash cards included are of the characters. My 3 year old son loves them!

I checked out five books from the library on setting up a home shop from scratch. Even Norm has one. This one was the best by far of what I was looking for so I bought a copy. Although I don't have the same space available, I was able to utilize alot of the secrets from this book to make my available space much better.