Mechanick Exercises: Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works, was written, printed and published by Joseph Moxon between 1683 &amp; 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 Royal Society of London. Mechanick Exercises popularized the secrets of the skilled trades of Smithing, Joinery, House Carpentry, Turning and Bricklaying, along with the making of Sun Dials. Mechanick Exercises is as important a reference today as a description of early skilled trades as it was in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Mechanick Exercises: Or the Doctrine of Handy-Works

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Moxon Typography, Joseph

Crafts & Hobbies

Toolemera Press

"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 : Gate-leg, Card, Tea, Work, Tip-Top, Breakfast, Tavern Clocks : Grandfather, Banjo Chairs : Windsor, Hepplewhite, Empire Mirrors : Colonial, Old Fashioned With notes on wood finishing

Working Drawings of Colonial Furniture

Bryant, Frederick J.

Antiques & Collectibles

"To be successful in woodwork construction the possession of two secrets is essential - to know the right joint to use, and to know how to make that joint in the right way." WOODWORK JOINTS: HOW THEY ARE SET OUT, HOW MADE AND WHERE USED; WITH FOUR HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS AND INDEX; REVISED EDITION, C1920, by William Fairham, is one of the Woodworker Series of handcraft books published by Evans Bros., London, during the first quarter of the 20th Century. Covering both the major and minor woodworking joints, Fairham gives us clear, concise and well illustrated instructions on when to use and how to make joints in Carpentry, Joinery and Cabinet-Making. "...written for the practical man...", WOODWORK JOINTS is an essential resource for learning and improving hand tool skills as authored by an experienced woodworker and educator. Toolemera Press facsimile reprints are published to preserve the classic books of crafts and industries. All titles are drawn from our personal library and reproduced as close to the original as possible.

Woodwork Joints

Fairham, William

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 editions from the late 19th Century through the early 20th Century, The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making provides a thorough review of the tools and techniques of hand crafted cabinet-making as practiced during the 1800's, as evidenced by this period review: The Popular Science Monthly 1892: May - October; Vol. 41, p. 274 Mr. David Denning's hand-book on The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making ... will be welcomed by amateurs and young craftsmen, and even experienced workman may derive pleasure and profit from it. It relates to the construction of cabinet furniture, the use of tools, the formation of joints, etc., explaining the ordinary reliable methods of the workshop, but not exploiting novelties in style or process. It marks the distinction between cabinet-making and joinery, and between cabinet-making and decoration; gives a review of the development of furniture, in which the tricks and deceits of a class of dealers in pretended antiques are exposed; and then furnishes practical information, with more than two hundred illustrations, concerning the various matters pertaining to cabinet-making - furniture woods, glue, nails, tools, wooden appliances made by the user, grinding and sharpening tools, joints, structural details, construction of parts, drawing, veneering, etc., and the construction of various articles.

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.

Denning, David

History

"...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 basics of hand tool use as well as advanced techniques. Intended for Manual Arts classes, Woodwork Tools presents the practical skills needed by woodworkers of any skill levels.

Woodwork Tools and How to Use Them

THE MECHANIC'S COMPANION, by Peter Nicholson, describes in detail the skilled building trades of the 19th Century: Carpentry; Joinery; Bricklaying; Masonry; Slating; Plastering; Painting; Smithing &amp; Turning. In print for more than half a century, THE MECHANIC'S COMPANION was a primary reference for the amateur, the student and the practical mechanic. Published first in 1812 as Mechanical Exercises, then in 1831 as The Mechanic's Companion, this reprint of the 1850 edition is a true facsimile of the original book from our personal library. THE TOOLEMERA PRESS publishes classic books on early tools, trades and industries.

The Mechanic's Companion

Nicholson, Dr Peter

Furniture Making: Advanced Projects In Woodwork

One of a series of texts authored by Ira Griffith for use in the Manual Arts classroom and shop, FURNITURE MAKING: ADVANCED PROJECTS IN WOODWORK features the furniture and accessories of the Arts & Crafts period. Beginning with projects focused on basic hand skills and progressing to those that require greater thought and planning in execution, FURNITURE MAKING provides five introductory exercises and forty-six measured drawings of Arts & Crafts furnishings. The Toolemera Press preserves history by publishing classic books on tools, trades and industries drawn from our personal library. We will never use a PDF from any free online depository.

Griffith, Ira S.

CABINET CONSTRUCTION, originally published c1930 by Evans Bros., London, as part of The Woodworker Series, presents for the beginning, the intermediate as well as the advanced woodworker a thorough review of the "...separate and distinct parts which go to make up pieces of ordinary furniture, and to treat each detail in a way that will guide the reader through it's construction in any style and in any size." Along with WOODWORK JOINTS and WOODWORK TOOLS, also reprinted by The Toolemera Press, CABINET CONSTRUCTION is a core book for the bookshelf of any woodworker.

Cabinet Construction

Brough, James Carruthers

A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel, 1891, was a highly regarded and widely popular self-educational craft book of the 19th century Arts &amp; Crafts movement. Embracing the naturalistic themes of William Morris and others, Leland introduced the public to wood carving as an expressive art form for use on purely decorative as well as on functional forms such as furniture, tankards and platters. The Toolemera Press Classic Reprint of A Manual Of Wood Carving is a true facsimile reproduced from the original book in our personal library.

A Manual of Wood Carving

Leland, Charles Godfrey

WOOD CARVING was published in 1896 "...to fill a long-felt want for a graduated course of exercises, these being suggested by a long and varied professional and teaching experience... by Joseph Phillips, Medallist and Instructor of Wood Carving, Modelling, &amp;c., in the counties of Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumberland and Notts and approved by the Home Arts and Industries Association, Royal Albert Hall, London." Unlike many 19th century books on relief wood carving which feature only illustrative examples with little in the way of explanatory text, WOOD CARVING by Joseph Phillips provides a carefully graduated series of twelve lessons, each of which is accompanied by a photograph of the relief carving discussed with annotations to explain the steps taken in the creation of the form. Grounded in the spirit of the British Arts &amp; Crafts movement of the late 19th century, WOOD CARVING by Joseph Phillips is a one-of-a-kind text of value to the beginner, the intermediate as well as the advanced carver who seeks to learn from a practitioner of the craft and of the period.

Wood Carving: A Carefully Graduated Educational Course

Phillips,Joseph

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