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New Zealand Stamp Catalogue

$14.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

Street Magic: Street Tricks, Sleight of Hand and Illusions

$32.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

This handy book explains and shows clearly how to perform 100 close-up magic tricks and illusions. Paul Zenon, David Blaine, Dynamo and a host of other great magicians have made fooling people cool again. Paul Zenon gives you advice on how to best perform tricks, when and how to use them for the greates t effect, as well as offering his unique insight to the world of magic and illusion. ...Show more

Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand: The Definitive Guide by Andrew Matheson; Murray Reid

$49.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

For more than 25 years Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand has been the bible for New Zealand beekeepers. The only comprehensive guide to keeping bees in New Zealand, it provides both amateur and professional beekeepers with details on honey bee management throughout the year, advice on handling hive pr oducts and information about many other beekeeping subjects. As well as being a guide for beekeepers, Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand appeals to those interested in apiculture and deciding whether to keep bees, while horticulturalists and farmers find it of particular interest for crop pollination. Given New Zealand's reputation in world beekeeping the book has also been keenly sought after by beekeepers overseas. Four editions of the book have been published since 1984, including comprehensive updates to include the latest information and developments, particularly on new approaches to beekeeping now the parasitic varroa mite has become established in New Zealand and changed the face of beekeeping forever. This 5th full-colour edition gives new life to an established classic. ...Show more

Puzzle Ninja: Pit Your Wits Against The Japanese Puzzle Masters by Alex Bellos

$32.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

The Japanese logic puzzle is one of the most addictive products known to man. Alex Bellos travelled to Tokyo to meet the puzzle masters behind these habit-forming brainteasers and brought back over 200 puzzles that will flex, stretch, and blow your mind. Can you beat the puzzle masters to become a puzzl e ninja?Puzzles are so enjoyable. They get your brain sparking and the competitive spirit flowing. Solving them is one of life's simple pleasures. The puzzle masters of Japan create the world's most satisfying puzzles, so Alex Bellos travelled to Tokyo to meet them. These enigmatologists include the godfather of Sudoku, the winner of the World Puzzle Championships, an inspiring teacher who uses games to enliven his students' maths lessons, and the puzzle poet whose name has become a Sudoku solving technique. They use noms de guerre - Edamame, Lenin, Teatime, Sesame Egg - and each has a distinctive style. What unites them are their megawatt brains and the beauty of their hand-crafted puzzles, which will challenge and sharpen your mind.Bellos has collected over 200 of their most ingenious puzzles, rated easy to excruciating, and introduces 20 new types of addictive problems including Shakashaka and Marupeke. Arm yourself with pencil, eraser and laser-like focus. Let's get puzzling ... ...Show more

Ultimate Woodwork Bible A Complete Reference with Step-by-Step Techniques by Phil Davy; Ben Plewes

$29.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies | Series: C&B Crafts Bible Ser.

This is the indispensable reference to creating almost anything with wood. From selecting tools to joints and finishing, this information-packed entry in the hugely successful Crafts Bible series explains all the skills a woodworker needs. Furniture maker Ben Plewes and Good Woodworking consultant edito r Phil Davy provide top tips from leading carpenters, along with step-by-step diagrams and instructions. Learn about designing projects, construction methods, shaping and bending, adhesives and assembly, finishing and surface preparation, and hardware. For novices learning the basics or experienced woodworkers seeking a new detail, this book is an absolute must-have.New in paperback. ...Show more

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Period Furniture Details by Lonnie Bird

$49.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

This book expands on the techniques covered in The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood which apply specifically to building period furniture. Most of the material presented here was not covered in that book and includes discussion of joinery distinctive to the style as well as the role of these d etails in period furniture: Casework Techniques; Moldings & Edge Treatments; Carved & Turned Legs; Period Chair Components; Finials & Applied Carvings ...Show more

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

$42.00 NZD

Category: Hobbies

A brand-new edition of the world's most widely used drawing instruction book, expanded and updated with more than 50 per cent new material. If you enjoy sketching but feel stuck at a childlike level, this classic handbook will give you the drawing skills you have always wanted. If you are already drawin g as a professional artist, it will improve your confidence and deepen your artistic perception. As well as giving detailed advice on how to draw anything you want - including ways to step from black-and-white into colour - Edwards exploits recent developments in brain research to show how drawing skills can be used in the corporate world, in education, and even in problem-solving. Since it first appeared more than 20 years ago, this book has helped millions of people perfect their drawing skills. It can work for you, too. ...Show more

Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage

$37.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

'Adam has drawn for us an imperative how-to for creativity... I am aware of no human outside of fiction more qualified to pen this rousing paean to making. I adore this book,' Nick Offerman, star of Parks and Recreation MythBusters' Adam Savage - Discovery Channel star and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech - shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully turning your idea into reality.  Adam Savage is a maker. From Chewbacca's bandolier to a thousand-shot Nerf gun, he has built thousands of spectacular projects as a special effects artist and the co-host of MythBusters. Adam is also an educator, passionate about instilling the principles of making in the next generation of inventors and inspiring them to turn their curiosity into creation. In this practical and passionate guide, Adam weaves together vivid personal stories, original sketches and photographs from some of his most memorable projects, and interviews with many of his iconic and visionary friends in the arts and sciences - including Pixar director Andrew Stanton, Nick Offerman, Oscar-winner Guillermo Del Toro and artist Tom Sachs - to demonstrate the many lessons he has picked up from a lifetime of making. Things like: don't wait until everything is perfect - in your workshop or in your life - to begin. Plan with pencil and paper. Sweep up every day. Learn from doing. Share your toys. There is an exact tool for every task (Adam probably has four of them in his wondrous shop), but if you need to pound in a nail and all you have handy is a skill saw - hammer away. The most important thing, always, is just that you make something. Every Tool's a Hammer is sure to guide and inspire you to build, make, invent, explore and, most of all, enjoy the thrills of being a creator. ...Show more

Card Games - Fun, Family, Friends and Keeping You Sharp by Flame Tree Studio (Created by); Paul Chaser; Edward Copisarow (Foreword by); David Parlett

$16.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies | Series: Puzzle Power Ser.

Cribbage, Knockout Whist, Rummy and Klondike are among the multitude of games and variations packed into this simple companion to essential entertainment. With scoring systems and tips and tricks to amaze your friends and keep you sharp you'll find this new book an invaluable part of your leisure time, a sociable break from mobiles and TV screens. ...Show more

Complete Book of Chess by Elizabeth Dalby

$22.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

This is a complete guide to the history, techniques and tactics of chess. It includes advice on how to lay deadly traps, plan cunning moves, launch effective attacks and defend your pieces.

Duct Tape Engineer: The Book of Big, Bigger, and Epic Duct Tape Projects by Lance Akiyama

$32.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies | Series: Think, Design, Create Ser.

In Duct Tape Engineer--the book of Big, Bigger, and Epic Duct Tape Projects hands-on educator, master tinkerer, and author of Rubber Band Engineer, Lance Akiyama breaks away from table-top crafts and shows you how to design, sculpt, and build backpacks, kayaks, catapults, a queen-size bed, and even even a writing desk and chair with duct tape. These fourteen projects are designed to be long-lasting as well as fun, and include advice on solid construction techniques and even weather proofing. Packed with full-color illustrations and easy to follow instructions, Duct Tape Engineer will make the perfect gift for any maker on your list. ...Show more

Rescue, Restore, Redecorate : Amy Howard's Guide to Refinishing Furniture and Accessories by Amy Howard

$39.99 NZD

Category: Hobbies

Rescue, Restore, Redecorate has all the design and refinishing secrets you need to bring heirlooms back to life and to easily refresh flea market finds. Gathered from Amy Howard's beloved classes, these refinishing recipes and techniques are foolproof, making it incredibly easy to get great results. Alo ng with a treasure trove of finishes, Amy shares antiques and flea market shopping advice and beautiful before-and-after furniture makeovers. Book jacket. ...Show more