25 Ergebnisse - Zeige 21 von 25.

The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion: Containing Rules and Regulations in Everything Relating to the Arts of Painting, Gilding, Varnishing, and Glass-Staining: Numerous Useful and Valuable Receipts, Tests for the Detection of Adulterations in Oils, Colours, &c., And a Statement of the Diseases and Accidents to Which Painters, Gilders, and Varnishers are Peculiarly Liable, With the Simplest and Best Methods of Prevention and Remedy. P...

Mechanick Exercises: Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works, was written, printed and published by Joseph Moxon between 1683 & 1685 and reprinted in 1703. Breaking away from Guild restrictions, Moxon wrote of what he knew from his experiences as a practitioner of skilled trades. A mathematician, writer, printer, publisher and maker of maps, globes and scientific instruments, Joseph Moxon was also the first tradesman to be awarded membership in the Roy...

Because of the increasing demand for woodworking projects embracing the designs of the famous masters, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton, the author has endeavored to secure dimensioned sketches and photographs of old fashioned furniture." Frederick J. Bryant. Active in the early 20th Century Manual Arts education movement, Frederick J. Bryant sought out period furniture, found in local Maine towns, of "singular form and beauty". Tables :...

...to know just how to handle and manipulate the saw or the plane or the chisel to effect the desired result with a minimum of effort and without injury to either tool or material - that is knowledge worth having..." Woodwork Tools was published c1922 as part of The Woodworker Series, by Evans Bros., London. Authored by William Fairham, a well-respected practicing woodworker and technical school instructor. Woodwork Tools introduces both the b...

The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making: A Practical Handbook To The Construction Of Cabinet Furniture, The Use Of Tools, Formation Of Joints, Hints On Designing And Setting Out Work, Veneering, Etc. By David Denning, 1891. David Denning wrote four influential books on: cabinet-making, fretwork, carving and finishing. His works were and are frequently quoted and referenced in books by woodworkers, for woodworkers. In print through numerous edition...