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Checkerboard Library: Cool Industrial Arts series.
These three installments each provide five progressively challenging handicraft projects involving robust materials (leather, metal, and wood) and STEAM competencies. While the products vary in terms of usefulness and desirability, amateurs can learn basic DIY skills as they follow the clear instructions with accompanying close-up photographs. Includes tips, techniques, and images of tools. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Checkerboard Library: Cool Industrial Arts titles: Cool Leatherworking Projects, Cool Metalworking Projects, and Cool Woodworking Projects.