Homebuilding Basics Carpentry
 From Amazon.com: A longtime teacher of carpentry with nearly 50 years of experience as a production framer, Larry Haun is considered to be one of the masters of his trade. His expertise in building accurately, efficiently, and safely makes him the [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Kitplane Construction
If your thinking of building a Kitplane, you NEED this book: This is an easy to read book about the pitfalls, traps, concerns and absolute joys of building and flying your own Kitplane. Not a comprehensive text, but it is an *Excellent* place to start! I [... more]
CDN$71.95
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Precision Framing
You need this book: I have many books on framing and this is one of the best. I found the info on using engineered I-beams in clear language. This series (For Pros, by Pros) is worth every penny of the price. Technique and experience: This book provides [... more]
CDN$42.00
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Framing Roofs
where's the info: The rafter jig idea was great, but there just wasn't enough info and detail to actually build it (I thought). I must admit, I'am not a pro as this book "by pros for pros" claims, but I guess if I was a pro, then I would [... more]
CDN$21.00
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A Roof Cutter's Secrets to Framing the Custom Home
Aviod this Book: Common, Will. You obviously know your roof cutting, but that doesn't mean you can write. In fact I found this book so poorly illustrated and worded that it took me hours to recover. Anyone with experience in carpentry will certainly [... more]
CDN$39.95
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Wiring a House
A great read on this subject: This book is a great read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. About the only improvement i could say is even more detail and more pages as i enjoyed it so much i wanted even more. I believe this will help me with my home [... more]
CDN$27.95
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Finish Carpentry
Not if you want detailed explanations of trimwork....: I'm a big fan of Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking so I figured this was a great opportunity to capture some very useful information on "how to" (as the book is billed) install trim [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Small Homes: Design Ideas for Great American Houses
Good book, not a great one.: Typical of the books publisher by Taunton, this is a well produced work -- nicely arranged, good photos, and with about the right amount of verbiage for each house. My less than five star rating is because I personally didn't [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Building Your Own Home For Dummies
Very average among the home building books available: One of the biggest problems in the "build your own home" literature world is the lack of an A to Z bible of all things considered when undertaking such a project. The Dummies book authors [... more]
CDN$25.99
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A Roof Cutter's Secrets: To Framing the Custom Home
Aviod this Book: Common, Will. You obviously know your roof cutting, but that doesn't mean you can write. In fact I found this book so poorly illustrated and worded that it took me hours to recover. Anyone with experience in carpentry will certainly [... more]
CDN$41.50
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Strawbale Homebuilding
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 720 EAN: 9780958639743 ISBN: 0958639744 Number Of Pages: 156 Publication Date: 2001-03-22 [... more]
CDN$29.97
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Homebuilding and Woodworking
The Woodwright's Shop meets Eric Sloan: You will not be able to put this book down! The incredible richness of the information and the quality of both the pen and ink drawings and the narative are outstanding. This book really brings together the why and [... more]
CDN$17.95
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