Home & House Maintenance

Harness the power of permaculture to change yourself and become a regenerative force for the planet. Human Permaculture is a powerful, forward-thi...

A unique and daring collection of homes and the stories of those who have changed their lives by changing their surroundings, from YouTube sensatio...

Mark and Sally Bailey of award-winning destination homeware store Baileys Home explore the inspirational homes of artists, craftspeople and designe...

The definitive work on the use of the small (three and a half inch) lathe which has been the primer for every amateur, student and apprentice engin...

Drilling true and correctly dimensioned holes and cutting accurate threads are basic requirements in all engineering work, but as in all areas of e...

The saw is one of the most basic tools and tends to be taken very much for granted. Many hours and much effort can be saved, and more accurate work...

The increasing appearance of vertical milling machines in model engineers' and other small workshops has brought the versatility of this type of ma...

The centre-lathe is by far the most versatile machine tool in the workshop, but as soon as you depart from plain turning between centres, the quest...

The History of America—And Our Guns The history of the United States is, like it or not, interwoven with the history of firearms. The young colony ...

In this valuable book Tubal Cain takes the reader beyond the superficial or the simply practical with explanations of the composition of steel, its...

Despite the growing numbers of milling machines in amateur workshops, a majority of model engineers still rely on a lathe and a drilling machine as...

Grow your own vegetables and herbs, indoors in containers or outside in a garden. Raise chickens or goats. Build a beehive. Make your own nontoxic ...

One of the most useful functions of a modern lathe is its ability to cut any form of external or internal thread of any thread form, pitch or diame...

Comparatively easily mastered and needing few expensive tools or materials, stickmaking is an increasingly popular craft. Topics covered include: t...

If you are one of the forty million Americans who will move this year, you know the task can seem overwhelming. Now, there's help. How to Survive A...

From colour-drenched spaces to micro colour-pops, the hues we choose to live with have a huge impact on our wellbeing. Step inside 12 homes that us...

Spheres within spheres, stars within cubes, delicate lattices with no apparent means of support - wood turners over the centuries have developed a ...

The book includes hints on how to clean a dirty clothes-line, remove paint from window panes and get rid of a whole host of stains, from rust and i...

A treehouse is a wonderful idea, but how in the name of creation do you actually build one? In this delightfully illustrated handbook, David Stiles...

A concise guide to managing your digital life.Today, we collect and store an ever-increasing volume of digital personal information on convenient p...