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Title:
Good clean fun : misadventures in sawdust at Offerman Woodshop
Author:
Offerman, Nick, 1970- author.
ISBN:
9781101984659
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2016]
Physical Description:
344 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Setting Up Your Shop -- OWS Yearbook -- On Wood -- Milling -- Matthew Micucci: Pop Top -- The Best Way To Fell A Tree -- Krys Shelley: Pencil Holder -- Laura Zahn -- Matty Micucci: Kazoo -- Jimmy DiResta -- Krys Shelley: Whisky Coasters -- Shop Fashion -- Nick Offerman: Berry Stool -- Mira Nakashima -- Josh Salsbur: Jupiter Side Table -- Christian Becksvoort -- Nick Offerman: Beaver Tail Paddle -- Bear Mountain Boats: Ted Moores And Joan Barrett -- Ric Offerman: Scrappy Birdhouse -- A Quiz About Wood -- Jane Parrott: Craftsman Lamp -- Laura Mays -- Matt Offerman: Slab Cribbage Board -- Peter Galbert/North Bennet Street School -- Thomas Wilhoit: Claro Walnut Slab Table -- Garry Knox Bennett -- Michele Diener: Slingshot Dining Chair -- Cookout -- RH Lee: Slumber Jack Bed -- Essay On Wood.
Abstract:
Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest-to-god hard day's work: Offerman Woodshop. Captained by hirsute woodworker, actor, comedian, and writer Nick Offerman, the shop produces not only fine handcrafted furniture, but also fun stuff -- kazoos, baseball bats, ukuleles, mustache combs, even cedar-strip canoes. Now Nick and his ragtag crew of champions want to share their experience of working at the Woodshop, tell you all about their passion for the discipline of woodworking, and teach you how to make a handful of their most popular projects along the way. This book takes readers behind the scenes of the woodshop, both inspiring and teaching them to make their own projects and besotting them with the infectious spirit behind the shop and its complement of dusty wood-elves. In these pages you will find a variety of projects for every skill level, with personal, easy-to-follow instructions, augmented by mouth-watering color photos (Nick calls it "wood porn"). You will also find writings by Nick offering recipes for both comestibles and mirth, humorous essays, odes to his own woodworking heroes, insights into the ethos of woodworking in modern America, and other assorted tomfoolery.
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Document ID:
SD_ILS:2251951
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