Old Ways of Working Wood
Author | : Alex W. Bealer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
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Author | : Alex W. Bealer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alex W. Bealer |
Publisher | : Random House Value Publishing |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9780517693131 |
Here is a newly updated and revised edition of Alex Bealer's classic guide to woodworking methods that have been refined and developed over thousands of years. It teaches and preserves techniques and historical information that were lost when modern woodworking technology, dedicated to mass production, displaced the craftsman. Every woodworking operation-chopping, splitting, using the workbench, sawing, hewing, boring, chiseling, shaping, planing, turning-is described in detail. There is also information on the role of various tools in the evolution of wood products, the types and characteristics of wood, the preparation and maintenance of tools, collectible tools of antique value, and instruction on the subtleties of the craft, from rabbeting to molding. The professional woodworker, the hobbyist, the collector, the antiques dealer, and the craft enthusiast will discover valuable information in this definitive work. It is reference, guide, and history all in one volume. Over 200 line drawings by the author illustrate old, yet fascinating, ways of working wood. Book jacket.
Author | : James M. Gaynor |
Publisher | : Colonial Williamsburg |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9780879350987 |
Author | : Sherry Petersik |
Publisher | : Artisan |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2015-07-14 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 1579656765 |
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Author | : William Louis Goodman |
Publisher | : London : G. Bell |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Carpentry |
ISBN | : |
Scholarly, illustrated account.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1974-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Author | : Robert Macfarlane |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 461 |
Release | : 2012-10-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1101601078 |
From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland, an exploration of walking and thinking In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual. Told in Macfarlane’s distinctive voice, The Old Ways folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology and literature. His walks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. Along the way he crosses paths with walkers of many kinds—wanderers, pilgrims, guides, and artists. Above all this is a book about walking as a journey inward and the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move. Macfarlane discovers that paths offer not just a means of traversing space, but of feeling, knowing, and thinking.
Author | : Roland Ennos |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2020-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1982114754 |
A “smart and surprising” (Booklist) “expansive history” (Publishers Weekly) detailing the role that wood and trees have played in our global ecosystem—including human evolution and the rise and fall of empires—in the bestselling tradition of Yuval Harari’s Sapiens and Mark Kurlansky’s Salt. As the dominant species on Earth, humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage to walk upright, become top predators, and populate the world? How were humans able to develop civilizations and produce a globalized economy? Now, in The Age of Wood, Roland Ennos shows for the first time that the key to our success has been our relationship with wood. “A lively history of biology, mechanics, and culture that stretches back 60 million years” (Nature) The Age of Wood reinterprets human history and shows how our ability to exploit wood’s unique properties has profoundly shaped our bodies and minds, societies, and lives. Ennos takes us on a sweeping journey from Southeast Asia and West Africa where great apes swing among the trees, build nests, and fashion tools; to East Africa where hunter gatherers collected their food; to the structural design of wooden temples in China and Japan; and to Northern England, where archaeologists trace how coal enabled humans to build an industrial world. Addressing the effects of industrialization—including the use of fossil fuels and other energy-intensive materials to replace timber—The Age of Wood not only shows the essential role that trees play in the history and evolution of human existence, but also argues that for the benefit of our planet we must return to more traditional ways of growing, using, and understanding trees. A brilliant blend of recent research and existing scientific knowledge, this is an “excellent, thorough history in an age of our increasingly fraught relationships with natural resources” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Author | : Roy Underhill |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 0807869805 |
Roy Underhill brings to woodworking the intimate relationship with wood that craftsmen enjoyed in the days before power tools. Combining historical background, folklore, alternative technololgy, and humor, he provides both a source of general information and a detailed introduction to traditional woodworking. Beginning with a guide to trees and tools, The Woodwright's Shop includes chapters on gluts and mauls, shaving horses, rakes, chairs, weaving wood, hay forks, dough bowls, lathes, blacksmithing, dovetails, panel-frame construction, log houses, and timber-frame construction. More than 330 photographs illustrate the text.
Author | : R. Bruce Hoadley |
Publisher | : Taunton |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Timber |
ISBN | : 9780918804051 |
Inn this essential reference for woodworkers, the author explains everything from how trees grow to getting a sharp edge. Includes examples of problems and their solutions to help woodworkers through their own projects. Full-color photos and b&w illustrations.