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The Building Trades Pocketbook is an exhaustive reference guide for all things related to construction. It includes chapters covering a variety of aspects of building, including masonry, structural design, bricklaying, roofing, carpentry, joinery, plastering, painting, and more. This profusely-illustrated volume is ideal for tradespeople of all kinds and will also appeal to DIY enthusiasts new and old. Contents include: "Acetylene", "Air Flow"...

How to Repair Shoes is a comprehensive guide to shoe-mending with chapters on necessary equipment, how to use the tools, preparing materials, running a shop, and much more. With helpful illustrations and simple instructions, this timeless guide will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in shoe repair. Contents include: "The Proper Way to keep a Shoeshop", "Making a Waxed End", "Some Points to bear in mind abou...

Short Methods" is a vintage guide to tailoring with a particular focus on producing men's clothing. It contains simple instructions on and expert tips for designing, cutting, and making coats, vests, overcoats, trousers, overalls, jackets, and much more. Profusely-illustrated and easy-to-follow, this volume is ideal for tailors and those with an interest in making their own clothing. The drafts are simple, comprehensible, perfect and correct a...

First published in 1873, this vintage book contains a detailed guide to tailoring, focusing on cutting a variety of garments for both men and women. It contains diagrams indicating how the fabric should be measured and cut, as well as detailed explanations and directions for doing the cutting itself. "A Scientific Guide to Practical Cutting" will be of utility to those with an interest in tailoring or making their own cost-effective clothing. ...

Brickwork is a form of masonry that utilises bricks and mortar. Rows of bricks-or, 'courses'-are placed on top of each other in order to create a structure such as a wall. This is volume I of William Frost's "The Modern Bricklayer", a detailed guide to all aspects of bricklaying, including slating, tiling, planning, materials, tools, and more. Contents include: "House Drains", "Egg-Shaped and Circular Sewers", "Sand Courses", "Retaining Walls"...

Everyday Alterations" is a handbook of the causes, effects, and remedies for some of the more common errors in cutting and making men's garments, including shirts, coats, trousers, shorts, etc. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful diagrams, this volume will be of utility to anyone with a practical interest in fixing and altering clothes. Contents include: "Alteration on Coats", "Alteration on Vests", "Alterations on Trousers",...

Bookbindings Old and New" is a vintage book concerning bookbinding and the Grolier Club, a club and for bibliophiles in New York City founded in January 1884. 'Bookbinding' refers to the process of physically assembling a book using ordered paper sheets which are folded together into sections or left as a stack of individual sheets. This is then bound together along one edge by either sewing or using a flexible adhesive. This volume will appea...

First published in 1889, "Modern Bookbinding Practically Considered" contains an interesting lecture on the subject of bookbinding by William Matthews. Bookbinding refers to the process of physically assembling a book using ordered paper sheets which are folded together into sections or left as a stack of individual sheets. This is then bound together along one edge by either sewing or using a flexible adhesive. This volume will appeal to bibl...

The Scientific Tailor" is a vintage guide to tailoring concentrating on the science and mathematics that underpin its principles. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful diagrams, this handy volume is perfect for those with a keen interest in tailoring for pleasure or for profit. Contents include: "First", "Second", "Third", "To Take the Measures", "The Neck Measure", "The Bust Measure", "The Hip Measure", "The Chest Measure", "T...

Tapestry" is an 1878 work by Alfred de Champeaux on the subject of tapestry, a form of textile art traditionally woven by hand on a loom. It explores the history and origins of tapestry making, looking at notable producers and developments throughout history. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the history and evolution of tapestry work, and it would make for a marvellous addition to collections of related literature. Contents...

Part of the "Carpentry for Boys" series, this vintage book contains a course of lessons on elementary woodwork designed for children or teenagers that focuses on tools and their uses. Carpentry is a skilled trade where the main work performed is the shaping, cutting, and installation of building materials used for the things like ships, buildings, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrat...

First published in 1916, this volume contains a classic guide to carpentry, including chapters on everything from the fundamental principles to useful formulas and how to apply them to practical work. Carpentry refers to the skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of wood. Profusely illustrated and easy-to-digest, this volume is perfect for apprentices and those looking for an introduction to ...

First published in 1863, this book contains a classic guide to carpentry and joinery. Carpentry refers to the skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of wood, and joinery is the collective term for the wooden components of a building. This fantastic volume will appeal to those with an interest in wood work, and constitutes a must-have addition to serious DIY collections. Contents include: "To ...

The Carpenter's and Joiner's Hand-Book" is a classic guide to carpentry and cabinet making, covering a wide range of aspects and elements. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated throughout, this handy volume will be of considerable utility to carpenters and others with a practical interest in wood work. Contents include: "General Direction for Seasoning and Preserving Timber", "Charring Timber", "Another Method", "A Compos...

This vintage book contains a classic guide to cabinetmaking, with a particular focus on finishing. Wood finishing is the process of refining or protecting wooden surfaces, particularly during the production of furniture. Contents include: "General Observations", "To Clean the Face of Soft Mahogany, of Other Porous Woods", "Another Way to Clean and Finish Mahogany Work", "To Darken Mahogany", "Gluing up and Veneering Card-table-tops, Secretary ...

Carpentry is a skilled trade where the main work performed is the shaping, cutting, and installation of building materials used for the things like ships, buildings, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. This vintage book contains a fantastic guide to all things carpentry, offering information on everything from foundation making to roof construction, plastering, and much more. "Constructive Carpentry" will appeal to those with a practical i...

Framing is an element of construction that refers to the fitting together of pieces of wood or metal to give a structure support and shape. This vintage book contains a complete introductory guide to the subject, offering instructions and information pertaining to the construction and installation of frames for barns, mills, warehouses, church spires, etc. This volume is highly recommended for woodworkers with an interest in framing, as well a...

This edition of the "Machinery's Reference Series" deals with iron and steel, exploring how they are smelted, refined, and used in various mechanical processes of the iron and steel industry. It also contains chapters on the physical and chemical characteristics of these metals, and which tools they are best used to make based on this. Erik Oberg's "Iron and Steel" is perfect for novices or apprentices, and would make a handy reference guide f...

This edition of the "Machinery's Reference Series" deals with iron and steel, exploring their properties, uses in manufacturing, how they can be hardened, and much more. Contents include: "Principles of Iron and Steel Manufacture", "Steel Castings", "Open-Hearth Furnaces", "Tests on Steel Castings", "Steel Hardened Metals", "Development and Use of High-speed Steel", "Hardening Steel, by E. R. Markham", "Case-Hardening", "The Brinell Method of ...

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the subject of steel, exploring in particular how it is selected, hardened, and annealed. "Annealing" refers to a hardening process whereby steel is heated above the re-crystallization temperature and subsequently cooled in a furnace, water, or oil. Tempering is a process that removes "stress" by heating steel below the re-crystallization temperature and then is cooling it in the air. This volu...