Best Antique & Collectible Care & Restoration

Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop is a find companion volume to Goddard's book The Wonder of Knifemaking and provides all the details you need to start making knives on a budget.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"While you might not be able to pull off a knife shop for $50, the book does give plenty of ideas on how to build your own equipment at a fraction of the cost of new, factory-built equipment."
"Owned this book before, but it got lost in the moving shuffle."
"Very Nice Product."
"Great book for starters and for some more experienced blade smiths as well."
"excellent instructive book."
"If i like knives and want to make them , this is a must have."
"Great book for someone (Like me!)."

The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter, how to care for it, and what to do with it―from National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials, from type-ins to typewritten blogs, from custom-painted typewriters to typewriter tattoos. "... a lively, lavishly illustrated history of this newly revered machine backed by a comprehensive user's guide ... A clever, illuminating, and irresistible book of typewriter appreciation and a call for 'digital detox' and 'slow communication.'". "Polt's account will attract those curious about the changes in technology and social patterns, since this book is really a culture critique masquerading as a history."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Packed full of information for anyone who loves typewriters or just wants to learn more about them."
"bought this as a gift for our son who is a writer and we all enjoyed looking thru it."
"Richard out did himself in this masterpiece of experiential knowledge."
"The best book you can buy for typewriter fans!"
"Great resource full of useful information and tips."

In Calling the Wild: The History of Arkansas Duck Calls -- A Legacy of Craftmanship and Rich Hunting Tradition , avid Arkansas duck call collector and author Mike Lewis chronicles the history of Arkansas duck call making and captures the spirit of over fifty renowned call makers with enthralling, evocative historical profiles. Co-founder of the Callmakers and Collectors Association of America, his books include Duck Calls: An Enduring American Folk Art and The Legacy of the American Duck Call ) ( Howard Harlan, collector, internationally known championship call maker and author ). "Combined with extensive research and keen appreciation of the craftsmanship and historical significance of Arkansas duck call makers, Calling the Wild is an invaluable guide and keepsake for the call collector community, duck call historians and the hunter sure to be transformed back to that memorable, long-ago hunt. " Calling The Wild is a fascinating and well -researched exploration of the history of the duck call in Arkansas and a tribute to the innovation and craftsmanship of the state’s callmakers.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I highly recommended it to anyone interested in duck hunting, call collecting, wildlife, hunting history, or just enjoys a well done book."
"I preordered the book and it came on schedule."
"Best Book yet on Duck calls."
Best Antique & Collectible Care & Restoration

Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop is a find companion volume to Goddard's book The Wonder of Knifemaking and provides all the details you need to start making knives on a budget.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"While you might not be able to pull off a knife shop for $50, the book does give plenty of ideas on how to build your own equipment at a fraction of the cost of new, factory-built equipment."
"Owned this book before, but it got lost in the moving shuffle."
"Very Nice Product."
"Great book for starters and for some more experienced blade smiths as well."
"excellent instructive book."
"If i like knives and want to make them , this is a must have."
"Great book for someone (Like me!)."
Best Sports Memorabilia & Collectibles

2017 GIFT IDEAS | COLORING BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS | MOTHERHOOD. Grab some colored pencils and markers, this coloring book, and run to the bathroom (don't forget the wine)!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this as a gift for a friend of mine and she loved it!"
"Great pics, easy to color, and makes you giggle....three ways to my heart!"
"Cute for a new mom... Not like she'll have time to color in it, though."
"This book is hilarious."
"The pages are thick and it's one sided pages, so you can use markers, the texture of the books' cover is smooth and rather nice to feel."
"this book makes me laugh i love it i remember when my kids where little they are adults now and have kids the art is amazing in this book as well as the snarky sayings."
"great coloring book...do hope there is one coming out for moms with older kids...teens and even adult kids lol."
"Love this coloring book!"
Best Sword & Knife Collecting

Looking for instructions in bladesmithing that'll put you on the cutting edge of the custom blade market? Jim Hrisoulas is a master bladesmith specializing in medieval broadswords and daggers and Damascus pattern welding.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Lot of practical, straight forward knowledge here, especially if you're a beginner."
"Very good and very thorough."
"This was a gift."
"It discusses things such as types of steel, types of tools needed, techniques used to produce a knife, and even introduces some more advanced techniques such as forge welding."
"Bought it for my husband for a gift and he loves it!"
"This was a very easy and informative book."
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2017 GIFT IDEAS | COLORING BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS | MOTHERHOOD. Grab some colored pencils and markers, this coloring book, and run to the bathroom (don't forget the wine)!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this as a gift for a friend of mine and she loved it!"
"Great pics, easy to color, and makes you giggle....three ways to my heart!"
"Cute for a new mom... Not like she'll have time to color in it, though."
"This book is hilarious."
"The pages are thick and it's one sided pages, so you can use markers, the texture of the books' cover is smooth and rather nice to feel."
"this book makes me laugh i love it i remember when my kids where little they are adults now and have kids the art is amazing in this book as well as the snarky sayings."
"great coloring book...do hope there is one coming out for moms with older kids...teens and even adult kids lol."
"Love this coloring book!"
Best Antique & Collectible Reference

144 new pages for a grand total of 528 pages of pure Smith & Wesson 14 new revolver models added since last edition Dozens of new variations of the M&P pistol New S&W rifles and shotguns, including many new M&P 15 rifles Hundreds of detailed, full-color photos Smith & Wesson gun values and collector information. Jim Supica is Director of NRA Museums.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this as a first time reference book for dating Smith and Wesson revolvers. It helps estimate date of manufacture but not a pin point like a Letter from Smith."
"It was a little thin on information on a particular model I was curious about (a 4505) and looked to have taken the info on that gun right out of the blue book."
"Christmas 2013 I received another gift card, purchased this one, the third edition."
"This book is a must for people who love and or collect Smith & Wesson firearms, even has guns that the blue book of gun values doesn't have with great information and details!"
"Prices, history, collectibility, production numbers, etc..."
"These two authors did a fantastic job at putting this history together from 1852 forward.."
"THE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOK IS BEYOND ANYTHING YOU HAVE EVER READ ON SMITH & WESSON."
"My primary interest in purchaseing theis book was to verify the dates of manufacture, and or shipping dates of my firearms."