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The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships by C. Nepean Longridge
RRP: $81.90Booksplease Price: $56.80Nelson's history has been written from every possible angle, but this is not so with his ships. Such information as there is about the ships is buried in contemporary books on naval architecture;... -
Advanced Ship Modelling Bryan King 9781854861979
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $35.20Brian King has spent a lifetime either thinking of, or actually building, model boats. This book is the result of that life's work, as well as 25 years' experience as a trained engineer and a college... -
The Milling Machine: And Accessories, Choosing and Using by Harold Hall
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.43This book deals with the process of choosing and using a milling machine and its accessories. In addition to the machine itself, the accessories include the cutters, cutter chucks, workpiece clamps,... -
Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop by Arnold Throp 9780852428436
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $10.80The increasing appearance of vertical milling machines in model engineers' and other small workshops has brought the versatility of this type of machine to the notice of a large and growing group of... -
Screw-cutting in the Lathe by Martin Cleeve 9780852428382
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.43One of the most useful functions of a modern lathe is its ability to cut any form of external or internal thread of any thread form, pitch or diameter within the overall capacity of the machine... -
Home Brewed Beers and Stouts C. J. J. Berry 9781854861238
RRP: $17.53Booksplease Price: $13.01Originally published in 1963, this was the first modern book on home brewing and was an instant success. Since then, the book has gone through many revised and improved editions and to date has sold... -
Scale Model Tugs Tom Gorman 9781854862556
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $24.67A practical illustrated guide to making scale model tug boats, offering information and guidance in line with the very latest developments in tug technology and design, and modern advances in model... -
Illustrated Dictionary of Sailing Ships, Boats and Steamers: 1300 BC to 1900 AD by Scott Robertson 9781854862020
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $26.48Old Sailors loved nothing better than vying with one another at sea or in harbour to recognise a ship or boat on the horizon. It was sometimes an important life-saving talent to have in battle... -
The Big Book of Brewing by Dave Line 9781854862358
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20This classic book is for any really enthusiastic and ambitious home brewer - the person who wants to brew high quality 'true' beers that were long thought beyond the ability of the amateur. It brings... -
Model Flight by Martin Simons 9780852429389
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $16.56This book explains in simple terms the fundamental principles of flight and the basic aerodynamic factors affecting radio controlled flying models. Neither mathematics or higher physics is required... -
Scale Aircraft for Free Flight by Vic Smeed 9781854861672
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $22.97The major difference between free-flight and radio-controlled scale models is that all the adjustments to the flight path of the former must be made before release. Free flight models must be capable... -
The New Period Ship Handbook by Keith Julier
RRP: $42.88Booksplease Price: $30.69In this revised edition of the Period Ship Handbook, the best of the original has been retained: a well-illustrated guide to the construction of static model sailing ships and the offer to the... -
Tool and Cutter Sharpening by Harold Hall
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20Sharpening workshop tools is probably the most diverse of all workshop activities and the one that is least understood by the majority of workshop owners. This is not unreasonable in view of the wide... -
Foundrywork for the Amateur by B. Terry Aspin
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20This book is regarded as the perfect introduction to casting common hot metals in moulds, providing all the information needed by amateur foundrymen. Since 1954, when Foundrywork for the Amateur was... -
Metalworker's Data Book by Harold Hall
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.43This book contains a comprehensive range of data, which is required in the metalworking workshop and by those designing a wide range of engineered items, tools and machines. It provides, in a single... -
The Amateur's Lathe by Lawrence H. Sparey 9780852422885
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.64The definitive work on the use of the small (three and a half inch) lathe which has been the primer for every amateur, student and apprentice engineer, modelmaking hobbyist, small garage proprietor... -
Milling Operations in the Lathe by Tubal Cain 9780852428405
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20Despite the growing numbers of milling machines in amateur workshops, a majority of model engineers still rely on a lathe and a drilling machine as the basic equipment. The lathe, 'the king of... -
Kites: The Practical Handbook for the Modern Kite Flyer by Ron Moulton 9781854861436
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $27.07The age old pastime of kite flying has recently experienced a dramatic increase in popularity owing to the introduction of bold new designs and materials for improved standards of efficiency. In this... -
CO2 Models to Build Vic Smeed 9781854861566
RRP: $17.53Booksplease Price: $13.01Full size photocopiable plans for eight flying models using carbon dioxide power. These classic facsimile designs originally appeared in Aeromodeller magazine between 1981 and 1987.Book... -
Parkflyer by Hinrik Schulte 9781854862365
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $17.75Developments in re-chargeable batteries and electronic systems have revolutionised electric powered radio control aircraft flying in recent years, particularly the lightweight end of the spectrum... -
Winemaking with Concentrates by Peter Duncan 9781854861184
RRP: $17.53Booksplease Price: $13.01This is the book for the winemaker who likes the ease and convenience of making wine from concentrates for those who enjoy wine but lacks the facilities to make it from grapes and other fruits. The... -
Almost Ready to Fly: Radio Control Flying 21st Century Style by David Boddington 9781854862426
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $26.48A revolution in radio control aircraft modelling is here. The traditional route to flying a radio-controlled model was to purchase materials (or a kit of parts) and build one's own model. This... -
Aircraft Workshop: Learn to Make Models That Fly by Kelvin Shacklock 9781854862167
RRP: $35.08Booksplease Price: $25.88A comprehensive guide to aircraft modelling which covers everything from the basic principles to making your first flying model through to advanced scale construction models. The key to the book is... -
The Compact Lathe by Stan Bray 9781854862273
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.39The evolution of the compact, or portable, lathe has brought many a model engineer's life-long ambition to reality. No longer regarded as the scaled-down variant of the long-established permanent... -
Historic Model Ships from Scratch by Scott Robertson 9781854861870
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $26.48Building model ships from scratch is a fascinating and inexpensive hobby. One of the oldest crafts, it was performed with the barest of tools and materials by mariners on the high seas - and also by... -
Flying Model Helicopters: From Basics to Competition by Dave Day 9781854862037
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $16.56Flying a model helicopter is a challenge almost as difficult as flying a real one, and the wise modeller will seek the fullest advice on all the possible variations and handling techniques before... -
The Period Ship Handbook: Volume 3 by Keith Julier 9781854862006
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $27.07From the simple to the sophisticated, a detailed look at the making of ten new static model ship projects which demonstrate the transition from kits to scratch building. Chapters dedicated to the... -
Spring Design and Manufacture by Tubal Cain 9780852429259
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20Few mechanics are entirely devoid of springs of one sort or another, but satisfactory operation rests on details such as spring strength and degree of movement. Yet information on calculating and... -
Growing Vines to Make Wines by Nick Poulter
RRP: $17.53Booksplease Price: $13.01This book is a fully updated amalgamation of two previously published titles - Growing Vines (1972) and Wines from your Vines (1974). It is concise, yet detailed, and covers all aspects from planting... -
Electroplating by Jack Poyner
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20The techniques of depositing a thin metallic layer on an object for decoration, corrosion protection, electrical conductivity, wear resistance and so on have been known for many years but have been... -
Gears and Gear Cutting by Ivan R. Law
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20Gears in one form or another are a part of most mechanisms, but they are by no means as simple as they may appear. This book explains simply, clearly and comprehensively the underlying theory... -
The Backyard Foundry by B. Terry Aspin
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.43At one time, most towns of any size had somewhere a small foundry that would undertake small casting jobs, often more out of interest and good neighbourliness than for commercial gain. Regrettably,... -
Scanners 7: Tuning Into Digital & Analogue Communication by Peter Rouse
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $16.56The 'Scanners' series of books have been consistent bestsellers, being the UK's leading guides to receiving equipment employed by enthusiasts to monitor the short wave and VHF/UHF wavebands used by... -
Mini-lathe Tools and Projects by David Fenner 9781854862655
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20This book follows on from the same author's introduction to the Mini-Lathe (Workshop Practice Series No. 43) and presents a series of projects which are intended to extend the versatility of this... -
Grinding, Honing and Polishing by Stan Bray 9781854862525
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20This latest volume in the Workshop Practice Series presents a general overview of the grinding, lapping, honing and polishing of metal, as well as the materials used to make grinding wheels, belts... -
Spindles by Harprit Sandhu 9781854861498
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20If you do not own a milling machine (and even if you do) what you can achieve in your workshop is greatly enhanced if you own a spindle or two for use with your lathe. Spindles come in many shapes... -
Measuring and Marking Metals by Ivan R. Law 9780852428412
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20Although much of model engineering work is a matter of making one part to fit another and thus may obviate the need for the sophisticated means of measuring often called for in production... -
Take Off: All About Radio Controlled Model Aircraft by Alex Weiss 9781854861665
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $26.48A complete and comprehensive guide to the popular hobby of radio controlled model aircraft, written with both the beginner and the experienced modeller in mind. It covers, in a logical order, every... -
Metalwork and Machining Hints and Tips by Ian C. Bradley 9780852429471
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.20Over many years in a workshop, the knowledge and ability to perform a wide number of relatively minor jobs becomes second nature to a skilled engineer, but the amateur, no matter how great his... -
Model Ships from Scratch by Scott Robertson 9781854861054
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $26.48Model ship building does not have to be an expensive hobby. The author takes you by the hand on a journey through one of the oldest crafts - nowadays a hobby - and shows how you can build an end...