Parramón Book 101 Watercolor Techniques

This work explains with rigor and clarity the main processes of cabinetmaking, carving and work on the lathe, marquetry and the restoration of wooden objects and furniture. Articulated as a practical manual, it constitutes a detailed guide to develop the different woodworking processes. The first chapter shows the most common woods and explains their main characteristics, as well as the materials and tools necessary to develop each technique. The following four chapters correspond to the different disciplines. They show in detail the particular technical aspects of each one, as well as the practice, explained step by step, where four exercises are offered with the complete creation process, from the project to the finished work, and the restoration, establishing a sequence to progress in the fundamental aspects of woodworking.

Esta obra, estructurada en dos grandes partes, es un compendio sobre la realización de vitrales y su restauración. En la primera parte el lector encontrará los conocimientos indispensables sobre materiales, herramientas y técnicas de realización, así como ocho proyectos paso a paso de diversos tipos de vitrales, desde el vitral emplomado hasta el vitral realizado con silicona, una técnica novedosa, prácticamente desconocida. La segunda parte del libro aborda los materiales y las técnicas básicas de la restauración, en especial del vitral emplomado, ilustrado con dos proyectos paso a paso.