Books published by Fox Chapel Publishers International

How to reproduce the flavour and quality of commercial wines in your own home, using easily-obtained ingredients. Sauternes, hocks, madeiras and champagne are all possible with the help of this book.

Joining metal by one form or another of soft and hard soldering, or brazing with various alloys, are run-of-the-mill jobs in model and light engineering workshops. Tubal Cain examines the processes, equipment, materials and explains what is happening in the joints as they are made.

Small workshops, including those of model engineers, are making increasing use of small vertical milling machines. This book explains how to use them (and lathe milling attachments) in clear terms.

Flying a model helicopter is a challenge and the wise modeller will seek the fullest advice on all the possible variations and handling techniques before embarking on this difficult but extremely popular branch of aeromodelling. Dave Day, an acknowledged expert, helps to minimise the problems.

An extraordinary illustrated encyclopaedia of historic ship types from 1300 BC to AD 1900. The quick-reference layout guides the reader to the author's own illustration to each ship type, with a text briefly describing the name, type, rough date and purpose of each craft.

Sparkling wines, or champagnes, are synonymous with celebration and happiness. The authors have spent decades exploring the techniques of sparkling wine production and discovering the secrets of producing champagne-like wine of superb quality and pass them onto beginners and experienced winemakers in this book.

This is the book for the winemaker who likes the ease and convenience of making wine from concentrates. Invaluable to the flat-dweller who enjoys wine but lacks the facilities to make it from grapes and other fruits. The recipes are formulated from concentrates which are readily available.

A beginner's guide to building and flying model gliders. A simple and easily understood guide to radio control glider flying, it will help the complete beginner to avoid frustrating errors. No prior knowledge of flying, modelling or radio control is required.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the use of plastics in the many and varied fields of modelling. Various types and forms of plastics are described and their useful characteristics, strengths and weaknesses are detailed over the more commonly used materials such as wood and metal.

An experienced model engineer covers all the basic techniques: understanding engineering drawings, buying materials and marking out, sawing, filing, bending and forming metals. Includes a review of engineering materials, and the making of cutting tools in the home workshop for practical people who have little experience of working in metal.

This third edition comprises a compilation of tables, facts, procedures and data that the author has found invaluable in his model engineering activities including the use of data and calculations in both imperial and SI units. The book also contains helpful explanations of the hows and whys of using many of the entries.

This was the first modern book on home brewing and was an instant success when it was first published in 1963. This latest edition contains information on how to brew fine beers and stouts of authentic flavour and strength.

A fundamental requirement of the lathe operation is the ability to hold any workpiece securely on the machine. In this book, the author discusses all the practical aspects of the subject, with photographs to illustrate specific points.

First published in 1982, this new and enlarged edition covers the design, construction and care of steel boilers in general, with formulae and data used by firms of repute. Designs of three vertical boilers are included - the Sentinel, the Caradoc and a 3-inch scale version.

Describes the design, construction and use of a variety of spindles that will be of interest to the amateur engineer. Milling, grinding and drilling spindles are covered along with a unique light gear cutting frame for clockmakers.

This book examines all types of saw, hand and machine, their use, maintenance and useful tables relating to various applications.