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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to designing, building, and maintaining a yacht, with information on everything from deck planking to installing skylights. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated, "Practical Yacht Construction" is highly recommended for yacht owners, designers, and builders with little previous experience. Contents include: "Lead Keep", "Keel and False Keel", "Stem and Apron", "Stern Post and Deadwood"...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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This vintage book contains a catalogue of leather goods hand-made by Roycroft artists in the early twentieth century. Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in leather work and the historical work of the famous Roycroft artists. Contents include: "Modelled Leather", "Terms", "The Leather-...

This vintage book contains a concise treatise on sheet metal work, being a guide to the common problems encountered by those who are engaged in it. Written in simple language and including short, clear explanations, this volume would be ideal for young apprentices and novice metal workers. Contents include: "Having a Given Circle, to Find the Side of an Equivalent Square", "To Find the Area of a Circular Ring", "Diameters and Circumferences of...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise on the manufacture of leather, with details on deliming, depilation, the chemical qualities of skins and hides, puering, bating, drenching, and much more. Although old, much of the information contained within this book is timeless and will be of considerable utility to the modern reader with an interest in tanning. Contents include: "Introductory Sketch of Leather Manufacture", "The Living C...

This vintage book contains an instructional treatise on sheet metal drafting. It aims to presents the underlying principles of sheet metal pattern drafting, with each chapter discussing a different principle in depth. With detailed illustrations and a wealth of useful, practicable information, this volume will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in the subject. Contents include: "Sheet Metal Drafting", "Orthographic Projectio...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the problems of geometry and measurement encountered by sheet metal workers. It comprises a series of examples that show the working out of the circumferences, areas, and capacities for various shapes-an exercise that is intended to enable the student to deal with any ordinary problem that may arise in the workshop. Contents include: "Length of Material Required for a Round Pipe", "Amount of ...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to blacksmithing, with information on and instructions for the correct use of tools and equipment, horseshoeing, carriage and wagon building, and much more. With detailed illustrations and simple directions, this volume will be of considerable utility to novice metalworkers and farriers, and would make for a useful addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Forge-Forge and B...

This vintage book contains a collection of notes originally written for the guidance of the staff in an iron and steel works laboratory. It is an abbreviated version of "Laboratory Notes on Iron and Steel Analyses" that was condensed to meet the needs of those who did not want to enter for the complete analytical course. Contents include: "Analysis of Steel", "Estimation of Combined Carbon", "Colorimetric Method", "Notes on the Process", "Rapi...

This vintage book contains a collection of articles on the subject of blacksmithing, many of which were originally to be found in "The Blacksmith and Wheelwright". Covering a variety of topics and full of interesting historical information, this is a book that will appeal to those with a keen interest in blacksmithing and metalworking. Contents include: "Weapons and Armor", "Iron in Ecclesiastical Art", "Specimen of an Iron Hinge", "Knocker", ...

This vintage book contains a practical instruction manual for the apprentice or assistant sheet metal worker. It includes detailed instructions on cutting, forming, soldering, and preparing full-sized details from architects blue prints, developing the patterns, laying out the work on sheet metal, forming and bending, and assembling. It was originally designed not only to assist the novice to understand the theory of the subject, but mainly to...

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on high-speed and carbon tool steels. "High-Speed and Carbon Tool Steels" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the state of the steel manufacturing industry in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It also contains information that will be of utility to modern metal workers and would make for a valuable addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "T...

This vintage book contains a detailed and practical guide to decorating leather. Profusely illustrated and containing many examples of leather decoration from various sources, this volume will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in leather working and decorating. Contents include: "The Decoration of Leather in the Past", "Tools and Leather", "Methods of Working in Leather", "Leather Mosaic", "Dyes, Patines and Gilding...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to the different types of patterns used by tin, sheet iron, and copper plate workers, as well as recipes for varnishes, lacquers, cements, Japans, and more. With detailed diagrams and a wealth of practical information, this volume will appeal to those with a keen interest in metalworking and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "An Envelope for a...

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the various methods employed in the area measurement of leather. Although old, much of the information contained within this volume is timeless and will be of considerable utility to modern leather workers. "Technologic Papers of the Bureau of Standards No. 153 - Area Measurement of Leather" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of the leather working indu...

This is a vintage textbook designed for students learning to use a forge at school. It comprises a series of exercises coupled with all the necessary explanatory notes and working drawing required for proper instruction. "Notes for Forge Shop Practice" would be ideal for someone seeking an introduction to blacksmithing and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Notes on Iron. Cast, Malleable...

This vintage book contains a complete survey of the artistic working of iron in Great Britain from the earliest times until 1922. Profusely illustrated and full of fascinating historical information, this volume is highly recommended for modern readers with an interest in the history and development of artistic ironwork. Contents include: "The Production of Iron in Britain", "Romano-British Ironwork", "Mediaeval Ironwork", "The Renaissance", "...