Woodworking
woodworking: Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was certainly one of the first materials worked by primitive human beings. Today wood is an integral part of all our lives, from the homes we live in, the furniture we use, to the wonder of beautiful sculptures. If you would like to study more about woodworking, we have 11 (11) wonderful old books on the subject. These 11 books are all on one CD, which is available for just $8.00 (including free postage) from our eBay Store called
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1. Working Wood published in 1901 by the ICS Reference Library has over 800 pages. A series of text-books prepared for the students of International Correspondence Schools including: Wood Working; Wood Turning; Pattern Making; Green-Sand Molding; Core Making; Dry-Sand and Loam Work; Cupola Practice; and Mixing Cast Iron. 2. A Course in Wood Turning written in 1911 by Archie Milton has over 40 pages. "This book is the outgrowth of problems given to high school pupils by the writers, and has been compiled in logical sequence. Stress is laid upon the proper use of tools, and the problems are presented in such a way that each exercise, or project, depends somewhat on the one preceding." 3. Handbook on Wood Preservation put together by The American Wood Preservers Association in 1916, 80 pages in length. 4. Handwork In Wood written by William Noyes in 1910 is 240 pages in length. "This book is intended primarily for teachers of woodwork, but the author hopes that there will also be other workers in wood, professional and amateur, who will find in it matter of interest and profit." 5. Modern Wood Engraving written in 1839 has 30 plates and is 40 pages in length. "Though the word 'engraving' is applied alike to impressions from plates of copper and blocks of wood, the means by which the impressions are obtained in the two arts of copper and wood engraving, are directly opposite to each other." 6. Practical Cabinet Maker: and Furniture Designer by Hodgson in 1910 is a 370 page book covering many aspects of cabinet making. 7. Cabinet Makers Guide by G.A. Siddens written in 1837 has 240 pages. Rules and Instructions in the Art of Varnishing, Dying, Staining, Jappanning, Polishing, Lackering, and Beautifying Wood, Ivory, Tortoiseshell and Metal, with Observations on their Management and Application. Including An Appendix Containing Several Valuable Tables. 8. Rustic Carpentry by Paul Hasluck written in 1907 has 160 pages. Rustic carpentry does not demand great skill in woodworking, but it does require a large amount of artistic perception. The tools needed are but few, and the materials employed are comparatively cheap, although in many districts they are becoming dearer every year." 9. Modern Carpentry by Thomas Silloway written in 1858 has 220 pages. "The following work has been prepared as a book of reference for the master-carpenter, and as a manual of instruction for the journeyman and the apprentice." 10. Wood-Working for Amateur Craftsman written by Ira Griffith in 1911 is 122 pages in length. "Among the various planes used by wood-workers are the following: block plane, smooth plane, jack plane, jointer and a special plane known as a combination plane. Not all of these planes are absolutely necessary for simple work such as a beginner would do, but they are desirable." 11. Handcraft In Wood And Metal written byJohn Hooper and Alfred Shirley in 1913 is 280 pages in length. "The authors think that lessons based upon the historical phases of craftwork, particularly in the development of types of construction in furniture and metalwork, and the growth of tools from prehistoric times, together with the study of simple applied art as displayed in historic work, will do much to increase the value of handcraft in schools." These old books have been transcribed or scanned and made into PDF files. To read them you put the CD in your computer, and open up the files with Acrobat Reader (most computers have this application).
11 eBooks on Woodworking for Only $8.00
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