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"Don't panic at the prospect of home repair and maintenance! With this informative and well-organized guide you'll have the knowledge and instruction you need to deal with or prevent scores of the most common problems in your home. Its 460 full-color photographs and step-by-step instructions show how things work, what can go wrong, and whether there is a quick fix. You'll know when to call repair service and when you can fix the issue yourself. From...

"Do you love working on cars, boats, or bikes? This title helps readers explore careers in vehicle repair and maintenance. Learn about the history of the trade, skills and tools needed to be successful, and ways to build skills before starting training" -- Publisher's website.

Lennard Zinn is the worlds leading expert on bike maintenance and repair. Now in its seventh edition, his friendly step-by-step guide explains the tools and parts youll need to repair new and old mountain bikes, alongside everything from guidelines on wheel size selection for your frame size, suspension settings, and travel to procedures for mounting and sealing tubeless tire systems and more. With more than 750 hand-drawn illustrations and exploded-parts...

How many times have you paid hundreds of dollars to fix the kitchen sink? Or waited hours for the plumber that never shows when he says he will? It's no surprise many homeowners have wasted time and money on even the most basic home repair needs. Finding the right tool, knowing how to use it, and understanding the root of the problem are daunting tasks. Home Fix-It 101 will put an end to outrageous repair bills and your frustration. Known throughout...

See the latest deck designs from four of the country's premier deck builders. Each company represents a different part of the country.

Learn how to repair wood stocks, bed a rifle for accuracy, tune a rifle's trigger and select aftermarket parts that will enhance your rifle-shooting ability and take your gun's potential to the next level! From hunting rifles to tactical and benchrest precision, even today's modular AR-15 and AR-10, author Patrick Sweeney covers them all and shows you how to gunsmith your own rifles at home, and rifle upgrades that maximize their true potential. Do...

Meet Brian Harris, a (mostly) retired, self-proclaimed jack of all trades with a penchant for DIY and inventive money-saving schemes. Armed with a soldering gun, his trusty nine-foot ladder, and of course the handyman's secret weapon-duct tape-Brian's projects start out as simple chores: trim a tree branch, stain the cedar siding on his home...but all too often they end in costly disaster.Sometimes he's trying to do the right thing, like the time...

Old houses are charming, but owning one can be a labor of love. Expert carpenter and house "doctor" Christopher Evers equates old homes with ailing patients, describing how you can successfully "treat" your old house and make it good as new. With over 300 clear, line illustrations, Evers provides a practical guide to repairing, renovating, and preserving your old house--basement to attic--so you can enjoy it for years to come. Evers gives detailed...

Tells how to choose and maintain a bicycle, and describes basic parts of the bicyle and repair techniques.